Federal Register: October 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 206)

DOCID: fr27oc09-113 FR Doc E9-25822

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

State Department

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCID: fr27oc09-113

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of proposed collection of information.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-2029, Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America, OMB Control No. 1405-0011

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

  • Title of Information Collection: Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America.
  • OMB Control Number: 14050011.
  • Type of Request: Revision.
  • Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizens Services (CA/OCS).
  • Form Number: DS2029.
  • Respondents: Parents or legal guardians of United States citizen children born overseas.
  • Estimated Number of Respondents: 64,374.
  • Estimated Number of Responses: 64,374.
  • Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
  • Total Estimated Burden: 21,458 hours.
  • Frequency: On Occasion.
  • Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
    DATE(S): Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for up to 30 days from October 27, 2009.

    SUMMARY:

    Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

    We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:

  • Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary to properly perform 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.

    Abstract of proposed collection: The DS2029, Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America, is used by parents or legal guardians who claim to have a U.S. citizen child born while abroad. The information collected on this form will be used to certify the acquisition of U.S. citizenship at birth of a person born abroad.

    Methodology: The DS2029 is available to download from the Internet. An application for a Consular Report of Birth is normally made in the consular district in which the birth occurred. The parent or guardian respondent will complete the form and present it to a United States Consulate or Embassy, which will examine the documentation, determine whether it is appropriate to issue such Report and enter the information provided into the Department of State American Citizen Services (ACS) electronic database.

    Dated: August 28, 2009.
    Mary Ellen Hickey,
    Managing Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. E925822 Filed 102609; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 471006P

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

    You may obtain copies of the proposed information collection and supporting documents from Derek A. Rivers, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizens Services (CA/OCS/PRI), U.S. Department of State, SA29, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20520, who may be reached at (202) 7369082 or ASKPRI@state.gov.

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