Notice2023-06210
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
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Published
March 27, 2023
Issuing agencies
State Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18208-18209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06210]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12021]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application
Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child
Abduction
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
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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 up to April 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
<bullet> Title of Information Collection: Application Under the
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
<bullet> OMB Control Number: 1405-0076.
<bullet> Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved
collection.
<bullet> Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas
Citizens Services (CA/OCS).
<bullet> Form Number: DS-3013, 3013s.
<bullet> Respondents: Person seeking return of or access to child.
<bullet> Estimated Number of Respondents: 332.
<bullet> Estimated Number of Responses: 332.
<bullet> Average Time per Response: 60 minutes.
<bullet> Total Estimated Burden Time: 332 hours.
<bullet> Frequency: On occasion.
<bullet> Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
<bullet> Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
<bullet> 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 Application Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abduction (DS-3013 and DS 3013-s) is used by
parents or legal guardians who are requesting the State Department's
assistance in seeking the return of, or access to, a child or children
alleged to have been wrongfully removed from or retained outside of the
child's habitual residence and currently located in another country
that is also party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abduction (the Convention). The application
requests information regarding the identities of the applicant, the
child or children, and the person alleged to have wrongfully removed or
retained the child or children. In addition, the application requires
that the applicant provide the circumstances of the alleged wrongful
removal or retention and the legal justification for the request for
return or
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access. The State Department, as the U.S. Central Authority for the
Convention, uses this information to establish, if possible, the
applicants' claims under the Convention; to inform applicants about
available remedies under the Convention; and to provide the information
necessary to the foreign Central Authority in its efforts to locate the
child or children, and to facilitate return of or access to the child
or children pursuant to the Convention. 22 U.S.C. 9008 is the legal
authority that permits the Department to gather this information.
Methodology
The completed form DS-3013 and DS 3013-s may be submitted to the
Office of Children's Issues by mail, by fax, or electronically accessed
through <a href="http://www.travel.state.gov">www.travel.state.gov</a>.
Kevin E. Bryant,
Deputy Director, Office of Directives Management, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-06210 Filed 3-24-23; 8:45 am]
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