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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 9451] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Affidavit of Identifying 

Witness 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the information collection 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval. 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 30 

days for public comment. 

DATES: Submit comments directly to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) up to March 21, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). You may submit 

comments by the following methods: 

• Email: oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS 

form number, information collection 

title, and the OMB control number in 

the subject line of your message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk 

Officer for Department of State. 

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, 

by mail to PPT Forms Officer, U.S. 

Department of State, CA/PPT/S/L/LA 

44132 Mercure Cir., P.O. Box 1227, 

Sterling, VA 20166–1227, by phone at 

(202) 485–6373, or by email at 

PPTFormsOfficer@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Affidavit of Identifying Witness. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0088. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Passport Services, 

Office of Legal Affairs and Law 

Enforcement Liaison (CA/PPT/S/L/LA). 

• Form Number: DS–0071. 

• Respondents: Individuals. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

61,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

61,000. 

• Average Time per Response: 5 min. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 5,083 

hours. 

• Frequency: On Occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain 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 Affidavit of Identifying Witness is 

submitted in conjunction with an 

application for a U.S. passport. It is used 

by Passport Services to collect 

information for the purpose of 

establishing the identity of the 

applicant. This affidavit is completed by 

the identifying witness when the 

applicant is unable to establish his or 

her identity to the satisfaction of a 

person authorized to accept passport 

applications. 

Methodology 

The Affidavit of Identifying Witness is 

submitted in conjunction with an 

application for a U.S. passport. Due to 

legislative mandates, Form DS–0071 is 

only available at acceptance facilities, 

passport agencies, and U.S. embassies 

and consulates. This form must be 

completed and signed in the presence of 

an authorized Passport Agent, 

Acceptance Agent, or Consular Officer. 

Dated: January 20, 2016. 

Brenda S. Sprague, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport 

Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03477 Filed 2–18–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 9443] 

Advisory Committee on Private 

International Law: Public Meeting on 

Online Dispute Resolution; Correction 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; 

correction. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State 

published a Federal Register Notice on 

February 5, 2016, in 81 FR 6324 

notifying the public of an Advisory 

meeting on Online Dispute Resolution 

being held on Tuesday February 23rd. 

The notice contained an incorrect day. 

This document corrects the day. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tricia Smeltzer, Paralegal, Office of 

Private International Law, Office of 

Legal Advisor, Department of State; 

phone: 202–776–8423, email: 

smeltzertk@state.gov. 

Correction 

In the FR Doc 2016–02304, appearing 

on page 6324 in the Federal Register of 

February 5, 2015 (81 FR 6324), in the 

second column, in the third paragraph, 

in Time and Place, the first sentence is 

corrected to read: 

The meeting of the ACPIL ODR Study 

Group will take place on Tuesday February 

23, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon EST at 2430 E 

Street NW., South Building (SA 4S) (Navy 

Hill), Room 240. 

Dated: February 9, 2016. 

Timothy Schnabel, 

Attorney—Adviser, Office of Private 

International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, 

U.S. Department of State, 

[FR Doc. 2016–03253 Filed 2–18–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Action 

on SH 249, From South of FM 1774/FM 

149 in Pinehurst to FM 1774 North of 

Todd Mission, Montgomery and 

Grimes Counties, Texas 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by 

TxDOT and Federal Agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by TxDOT and Federal agencies 

that are final within the meaning of 23 

U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The environmental 


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review, consultation, and other actions 

required by applicable Federal 

environmental laws for this project are 

being, or have been, carried-out by 

TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and 

a Memorandum of Understanding dated 

December 16, 2014 and executed by 

FHWA and TxDOT. The actions relate 

to a proposed highway project, SH 249, 

from south of FM 1774/FM 149 in 

Pinehurst to FM 1774 north of Todd 

Mission, in Montgomery and Grimes 

Counties in the State of Texas. Those 

actions grant licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the project. Under MAP– 

21 section 1319, TxDOT has issued a 

combined Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision 

(ROD) for this action. 

DATES: By this notice, TxDOT is 

advising the public of final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A 

claim seeking judicial review of the 

Federal agency actions on the highway 

project will be barred unless the claim 

is filed on July 18, 2016. If the Federal 

law that authorizes judicial review of a 

claim provides a time period of less 

than 150 days for filing such claim, then 

that shorter time period still applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Carlos Swonke, P.G., Environmental 

Affairs Division, Texas Department of 

Transportation, 125 East 11th Street, 

Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: (512) 

416–2734; email: carlos.swonke@

txdot.gov. TxDOT’s normal business 

hours are 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (central 

time), Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that TxDOT and Federal 

agencies have taken final agency actions 

by issuing licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the following highway 

project in the State of Texas: SH 249, 

from south of FM 1774/FM 149 in 

Pinehurst to FM 1774 north of Todd 

Mission, in Montgomery and Grimes 

Counties. The project will be a 15-milelong, four-mainlane, controlled-access 

tollway with intermittent frontage roads 

within a typical 400-foot-wide right-ofway (ROW). The proposed freeway will 

be on new alignment. The actions by 

TxDOT and the Federal agencies, and 

the laws under which such actions were 

taken, are described in the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

and Record of Decision (ROD) issued on 

January 12, 2016, and in other 

documents in the TxDOT project file. 

The FEIS/ROD, and other documents in 

the TxDOT project file are available by 

contacting TxDOT at the addresses 

provided above. The TxDOT FEIS/ROD 

can be viewed and downloaded from 

the project Web site at https://

www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/

studies/houston/sh249-extension.html 

or by visiting the TxDOT Houston 

District Office at 7600 Washington 

Avenue, Houston, TX 77007; the TxDOT 

Bryan District Office at 2591 North Earl 

Rudder Freeway, Bryan, TX 77803; or 

the TxDOT Montgomery County Area 

Office at 901 N. FM 3083 East, Conroe, 

TX 77303. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions as of the issuance date 

of this notice and all laws under which 

such actions were taken, including but 

not limited to: 

1. General: National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–4351]; FederalAid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109]. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401– 

7671(q). 

3. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of 

Transportation Act of 1966 [49 U.S.C. 303]; 

Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement 

(Wildflowers), 23 U.S.C. 319. 

4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 

U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section 1536], Marine 

Mammal Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 1361], 

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 

U.S.C. 661–667(d)], Migratory Bird Treaty 

Act [16 U.S.C. 703–712]. 

5. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 

106 of the National Historic Preservation Act 

of 1966, as amended [16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]; 

Archeological Resources Protection Act of 

1977 [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)–11]; Archeological 

and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 469– 

469(c)]; Native American Grave Protection 

and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 

3001–3013]. 

6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 

1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)–2000(d)(1)]; 

American Indian Religious Freedom Act [42 

U.S.C. 1996]; Farmland Protection Policy Act 

(FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201–4209]. 

7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean 

Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251–1377 (Section 404, 

Section 401, Section 319); Land and Water 

Conservation Fund (LWCF), 16 U.S.C. 4601– 

4604; Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 

U.S.C. 300(f)–300(j)(6); Rivers and Harbors 

Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C. 401–406; Wild and 

Scenic Rivers Act, 16 U.S.C. 1271–1287; 

Emergency Wetlands Resources Act, 16 

U.S.C. 3921, 3931; TEA–21 Wetlands 

Mitigation, 23 U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(m), 

133(b)(11); Flood Disaster Protection Act, 42 

U.S.C. 4001–4128. 

8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection 

of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 Floodplain 

Management; E.O. 12898, Federal Actions to 

Address Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low Income Populations; 

E.O. 11593 Protection and Enhancement of 

Cultural Resources; E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred 

Sites; E.O. 13287 Preserve America; E.O. 

13175 Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514 

Protection and Enhancement of 

Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112 Invasive 

Species. (Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Program Number 20.205, Highway 

Planning and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) 

Issued on: February 8, 2016. 

Michael T. Leary, 

Director, Planning and Program Development, 

Federal Highway Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03031 Filed 2–18–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on MoPac (Loop 1) Intersections, 

Travis County, Texas 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), U.S. DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by 

TxDOT and Federal Agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by Texas Department of 

Transportation (TxDOT) and Federal 

agencies that are final within the 

meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The 

actions relate to a proposed highway 

project, MoPac (Loop 1) Intersections 

from north of Slaughter Lane to south of 

La Crosse Avenue, Travis County, 

Texas. Those actions grant licenses, 

permits, and approvals for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, TxDOT is 

advising the public of final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A 

claim seeking judicial review of the 

Federal agency actions on the highway 

project will be barred unless the claim 

is filed on or before July 18, 2016. If the 

Federal law that authorizes judicial 

review of a claim provides a time period 

of less than 150 days for filing such 

claim, then that shorter time period still 

applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Carlos Swonke, P.G., Environmental 

Affairs Division, Texas Department of 

Transportation, 125 East 11th Street, 

Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: (512) 

416–2734; email: carlos.swonke@

txdot.gov. TxDOT’s normal business 

hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (central 

time) Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that TxDOT and Federal 

agencies have taken final agency actions 

by issuing licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the following highway 

project in the State of Texas: MoPac 

(Loop 1) Intersections, Travis County, 

Texas. The proposed improvements will 

involve grade separating the cross 

streets of Slaughter Lane and La Crosse 

Avenue such that MoPac will pass 

under the existing cross streets. Traffic 

traveling northbound and southbound 

in this corridor will no longer need to 


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