13730 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 47 / Tuesday, March 11, 2014 / Notices 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to May 12, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

Internet may use the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) to 

comment on this notice by going to 

www.Regulations.gov. You can search 

for the document by entering ‘‘Public 

Notice 8655’’ in the Search bar. If 

necessary, use the Narrow by Agency 

filter option on the Results page. 

• Email: PPTFormsOfficer@state.gov. 

• Mail: PPT Forms Officer, U.S. 

Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20520 

• Fax: (202) 485–6496 (include a 

cover sheet addressed to ‘‘PPT Forms 

Officer’’ referencing the DS form 

number, information collection title, 

and OMB control number) 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: PPT 

Forms Officer, U.S. Department of State, 

2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 

20520 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and the OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to U.S. Department of State, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Passport Services, 

Office of Program Management and 

Operational Support, 2201 C Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20520, who may 

be reached on (202) 485–6373 or at 

PPTFormsOfficer@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Birth Affidavit. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0132. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Passport Services, 

Office of Program Management and 

Operational Support, Program 

Coordination Division (CA/PPT/S/PMO/ 

PC). 

• Form Number: DS–10. 

• Respondents: Individuals or 

Households. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

21,585 per year. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

21,585 per year. 

• Average Time per Response: 40 

minutes or 0.667 hour. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

14,390 hours. 

• Frequency: On Occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of proposed collection: The 

Birth Affidavit is submitted in 

conjunction with an application for a 

U.S. passport, and is used by Passport 

Services to collect information for the 

purpose of establishing the U.S. 

nationality of a passport applicant who 

has not submitted an acceptable United 

States birth certificate with his/her 

passport application. The Secretary of 

State is authorized to issue U.S. 

passports under 22 U.S.C. 211a et seq, 

8 U.S.C. 1104, and Executive Order 

11295 (August 5, 1966). Pursuant to 22 

CFR 51.2, only U.S. nationals may be 

issued a U.S. passport. Most passport 

applicants show U.S. nationality by 

providing a birth certificate showing the 

applicant was born in the United States. 

Some applicants, however, may have 

been born in the United States, but were 

never issued a birth certificate. Form 

DS–10 is a form affidavit for completion 

by a witness to the birth of such an 

applicant; it collects information 

relevant to establishing the identity of 

the affiant, and the birth circumstances 

of the passport applicant. If credible, the 

affidavit may permit the applicant to 

show U.S. nationality based on the 

applicant’s birth in the United States, 

despite having never been issued a U.S. 

birth certificate. We use the information 

collected on the person completing the 

affidavit to confirm that individual’s 

identity, which is relevant to confirming 

his or her relationship to the applicant 

and the likelihood that the affiant has 

actual knowledge of the circumstances 

of the applicant’s birth. 

Methodology: When needed, a Birth 

Affidavit is completed at the time a U.S. 

citizen applies for a U.S. passport. 

Dated: February 26, 2014. 

Brenda Sprague, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport 

Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05239 Filed 3–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8653] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Medical Examination for 

Immigrant or Refugee Applicant 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to May 12, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

Internet may use the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) to 

comment on this notice by going to 

www.Regulations.gov. You can search 

for the document by entering ‘‘Public 

Notice 8653’’ in the Search bar. If 

necessary, use the Narrow by Agency 

filter option on the Results page. 

• Email: 

PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and the OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Sydney Taylor at 

PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Medical Examination for Immigrant or 

Refugee Applicant. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0113. 


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• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R. 

• Form Number: Forms DS–2053, 

DS–2054, DS–3024, DS–3030, DS–3025, 

DS–3026. 

• Respondents: Immigrant or Refugee 

Applicant. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

660,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

660,000. 

• Average Time per Response: 1 hour. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

660,000. 

• Frequency: Once Per respondent. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

Forms for this collection are 

completed by panel physicians for 

refugees and aliens seeking immigrant 

visas to the U.S. The collection records 

medical information necessary to 

determine whether refugees or 

immigrant visa applicants have medical 

conditions affecting the public health 

and requiring treatment. 

Methodology: A panel physician, 

contracted by the consular post in 

accordance with instructions issued by 

the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 

performs the medical examination of the 

applicant and completes the forms. The 

CDC also provides panel physicians 

with technical instructions (TIs) for 

completing the form. Panel physicians 

follow either the 1991 version or the 

2007 version of the TIs. Forms DS–2053 

and DS–3024 correspond with the 1991 

TIs; Form DS–2054 and Form DS–3030 

correspond with the 2007 TIs. Forms 

DS–3025 and DS–3026 correspond with 

both sets of TIs. Upon completing the 

applicant’s medical examination, the 

examining panel physician submits a 

report to the consular officer on Form 

DS–2053 or DS–2054. 

Dated: February 27, 2014. 

Edward Ramotowski, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05289 Filed 3–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Dispute No. WTO/DS414] 

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding 

Regarding China—Countervailing and 

Anti-Dumping Duties on Grain 

Oriented Flat-rolled Electrical Steel 

From the United States—Recourse by 

the United States to Article 21.5 of the 

DSU 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is 

providing notice that on February 13, 

2014, the United States requested the 

establishment of a dispute settlement 

panel under the Marrakesh Agreement 

Establishing the World Trade 

Organization with the People’s Republic 

of China (‘‘China’’) concerning China’s 

continuing imposition of anti-dumping 

and countervailing duties on grain 

oriented flat-rolled electrical steel from 

the United States. That request may be 

found at www.wto.org in a document 

designated as WT/DS414/16. USTR 

invites written comments from the 

public concerning the issues raised in 

this dispute. 

DATES: Although USTR will accept any 

comments received during the course of 

the dispute settlement proceedings, 

comments should be submitted on or 

before March 31, 2014, to be assured of 

timely consideration by USTR. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments should be 

submitted electronically to 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR–2014–0006. 

If you are unable to provide 

submissions at www.regulations.gov, 

please contact Sandy McKinzy at (202) 

395–9483 to arrange for an alternative 

method of transmission. If (as explained 

below) the comment contains 

confidential information, then the 

comment should be submitted by fax 

only to Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395– 

3640. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph H. Rieras, Assistant General 

Counsel, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20508, (202) 395– 

3150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

127(b)(1) of the Uruguay Round 

Agreements Act (‘‘URAA’’) (19 U.S.C. 

3537(b)(1)) requires that notice and 

opportunity for comment be provided 

after the United States submits or 

receives a request for the establishment 

of a World Trade Organization (‘‘WTO’’) 

dispute settlement panel. Pursuant to 

this provision, USTR is providing notice 

that the United States has requested a 

panel pursuant to Article 21.5 of the 

WTO Understanding on Rules and 

Procedures Governing the Settlement of 

Disputes (‘‘DSU’’). Once it is 

established, the panel will hold its 

meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, and 

could issue a report on its findings 

within nine months after its 

establishment. 

Major Issues Raised by the United 

States 

On November 16, 2012, the WTO 

Dispute Settlement Body (‘‘DSB’’) 

adopted its recommendations and 

rulings in the dispute China— 

Countervailing and Anti-Dumping 

Duties on Grain Oriented Flat-rolled 

Electrical Steel from the United States 

(‘‘China—GOES’’) (DS414). The DSB 

found that China imposed antidumping 

and countervailing duties on U.S. 

exports of grain oriented flat-rolled 

electrical steel (‘‘GOES’’) in a manner 

that breached China’s obligations under 

the Agreement on Implementation of 

Article VI of the General Agreement on 

Tariffs and Trade 1994 (‘‘AD 

Agreement’’) and the Agreement on 

Subsidies and Countervailing Measures 

(‘‘SCM Agreement’’). The DSB 

recommended that China bring its 

measures into conformity with its 

obligations under these Agreements. 

On November 30, 2012, China 

announced its intention to implement 

the DSB’s recommendations and rulings 

in this dispute and stated that it would 

need a reasonable period of time in 

which to do so. On May 3, 2013, the 

arbitrator appointed under Article 

21.3(c) of the DSU issued an Award 

providing China eight months and 15 

days to implement the DSB’s 

recommendations and rulings, expiring 

on July 31, 2013. On July 31, 2013, 

China issued a re-determination in 

relation to the duties at issue in this 

dispute, as set forth in China’s Ministry 

of Commerce (MOFCOM) Public Notice 

[2013] No. 51, including its annexes. 

This re-determination continues the 

imposition of antidumping and 


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