Notice2025-02696
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for a U.S. Passport for Eligible Individuals: Correction, Name Change to Passport Issued 1 Year Ago or Less, and Limited Passport Replacement
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Published
February 18, 2025
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 these collections 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 90, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9800-9801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02696]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 12668]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for
a U.S. Passport for Eligible Individuals: Correction, Name Change to
Passport Issued 1 Year Ago or Less, and Limited Passport Replacement
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment.
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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 these collections from all interested
individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow
30 days for public comment.
DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to March
20, 2025.
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
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You must
include the DS form number, information collection title, and the OMB
control number in any correspondence (if applicable). You may
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send requests for additional information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests for copies of the proposed
collection instrument and supporting documents, to the following email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c595a4b6b6b5aab7b1e883aab7a8e886aaa8a8a0abb1b68596b1a4b1a0eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="faaa9b89898a95888ed7bc958897d7b99597979f948e89baa98e9b8e9fd49d958c">[email protected]</span></a>. You must include the DS form
number and information collection title in the email subject line.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
<bullet> Title of Information Collection: Application for a U.S.
Passport for Eligible Individuals: Correction, Name Change to Passport
Issued 1 Year Ago or Less, and Limited Passport Replacement.
<bullet> OMB Control Number: 1405-0160.
<bullet> Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
<bullet> Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport
Services, Office of Program Management and Operational Support (CA/PPT/
S/PMO).
<bullet> Form Number: DS-5504.
<bullet> Respondents: Individuals or Households.
<bullet> Estimated Number of Respondents: 767,500.
<bullet> Estimated Number of Responses: 767,500.
<bullet> Average Time per Response: 40 minutes.
<bullet> Total Estimated Burden Time: 511,700 hours.
<bullet> Frequency: On occasion.
<bullet> Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
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 for a U.S. Passport for Eligible Individuals:
Correction, Name Change to Passport Issued 1 Year Ago or Less, and
Limited Passport Replacement (form DS-5504) is used by current passport
holders who are eligible to re-apply for a passport at no cost.
Response to Public Comments
There were no comments submitted in response to the 60-day Notice.
Changes Since Last Renewal
In addition to plain language changes and general format changes,
the following content changes have been made to the collection:
The Acts or Conditions statement on the form was revised to add an
applicant statement, affirming that he or she is not required to
register as a sex offender, in accordance with International Megan's
Law (34 U.S.C. 21501 et seq., and 22 U.S.C. 212b). To comply with E.O.
14168, ``Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring
Biological Truth to the Federal Government,'' the Department updated
the form to replace the term ``gender'' with ``sex.'' The U.S. Passport
conforms with the standards set by the E.O. and the International Civil
Aviation Organization, which among other things determine the various
fields on the passport's biographical data page. Consistent with the
E.O., the revised DS-5504 will request the applicant's biological sex
at birth, male ``M'' or female ``F.'' Amendments to the fields and
instructions (section 3) have been made to reflect this.
Methodology
Passport Services collects information from U.S. citizens and non-
citizen nationals when they complete and submit the Application for a
U.S. Passport for Eligible Individuals: Correction, Name Change to
Passport Issued 1 Year Ago or Less, and Limited Passport Replacement
(form DS-5504). Passport applicants can either download the DS-5504
from the internet or obtain the form from an acceptance facility/
passport agency. The form must be completed, signed, and be submitted
by mail (or in person at Passport Agencies domestically or U.S.
embassies/consulates overseas).
Amanda E. Smith,
Managing Director for Passport Support Operations, Bureau of Consular
Affairs, Passport Services, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2025-02696 Filed 2-14-25; 8:45 am]
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