E8-24908. 60-Day Notice of Proposed Renewal Information Collection: Form DS-0086, Statement of Non-Receipt of a Passport, 1405-0146.

ACTION:

Notice of request for public comments.

SUMMARY:

The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the renewal of an information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

• Title of Information Collection: Statement of Non-Receipt of a Passport.
• OMB Control Number: 1405-0146.
• Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, CA/PPT/FO/FC.
• Form Number: DS-0086.
• Respondents: Individuals or Households.
• Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.
• Estimated Number of Responses: 60,000.
• Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 5,000 hours.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation To Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.

DATES:

The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 days from October 20, 2008.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments by any of the following methods:

• E-mail: [e-mail].
• Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Andrina Agnew, U.S. Department of State, CA/PPT/FO/FC, 2100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., 3rd Floor/Room 3040/SA-29, Washington, DC 20037.

You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information collection title, and 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 information collection and supporting documents, to Andrina Agnew, U.S. Department of State, CA/PPT/FO/FC, 2100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., 3rd Floor/Room 3040/SA-29, Washington, DC 20037, who may be reached at 202-663-2445 or at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:

• Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper performance of our functions.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 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 technology.

Abstract of Proposed Collection

The Statement of Non-Receipt of a Passport, Form DS-0086, is used by Consular Officers, Passport Specialists, and Acceptance Agents to collect information for the purpose of issuing a second passport to customers who have not received the passport for which they originally applied.

The information is used by the Department of State to ensure that no person shall bear more than one valid or potentially valid U.S. passport book and U.S. passport card at any one time, except as authorized by the Department, and also aids in combating passport fraud and misuse.

Methodology

Passport applicants who do not receive their passports are required to complete a Statement of Non-Receipt of a Passport, Form DS-0086. Passport applicants can either download the form from the Internet or pick one up from an Acceptance Facility/Passport Agency. The form must be completed, signed, and then submitted to the Acceptance Facility/Passport Agency for passport re-issuance.

Dated: October 10, 2008.

Brenda S. Sprague,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.