Notice2026-11345
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for Entry Into Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program
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Published
June 5, 2026
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 91, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34266-34267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11345]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 13023]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for
Entry Into Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program
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 July 6, 2026.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including
requests for copies of the proposed collection
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instrument and supporting documents, to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9e6eafafbcccedae9daddc8ddcc87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c08f839392a5a7b380b3b4a1b4a5eea7afb6">[email protected]</span></a> or CA/OC/MSU,
SA-17, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20522-1710.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
<bullet> Title of Information Collection: Request for Entry into
Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program.
<bullet> OMB Control Number: 1405-0169.
<bullet> Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
<bullet> Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas
Citizens Services (CA/OCS).
<bullet> Form Number: DS-3077.
<bullet> Respondents: Concerned parents or their agents,
institutions, or courts.
<bullet> Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,000.
<bullet> Estimated Number of Responses: 4,000.
<bullet> Average Time per Response: 30 minutes per response.
<bullet> Total Estimated Burden Time: 2,000 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 information requested will be used to support entry of the name
of a minor (an unmarried, unemancipated person under 18 years of age)
into the Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program (CPIAP). CPIAP
provides a mechanism for legal parents or other persons with legal
custody of a minor to obtain information regarding whether the
Department has received a passport application for the minor. This
program was developed as a means to prevent international parental
child abduction and to help prevent other travel of a minor without the
consent of a legal parent or legal guardian. If a minor's name and
other identifying information has been entered into the CPIAP, when the
Department receives an application for a new, replacement, or renewed
passport for the minor, the application may be placed on hold for up to
90 days and the Office of Children's Issues may attempt to notify the
requestor of receipt of the application. Form DS-3077 will be primarily
submitted by a legal parent or legal guardian of a minor. This
collection is authorized by 22 CFR 51.28, which is the regulation that
implements the statutory two-parent consent requirement and prescribes
the bases for an exception to the requirement.
Changes Since Last Renewal
<bullet> Section 2 of the DS-3077, documentation of Parentage,
Guardianship, Legal Custody OR Authority to Act on Behalf of a Parent
or Legal Guardian, as applicable: Option to select Consular Report of
Birth (CRBA) deleted. 2023 88 FR 41024 (22 CFR 51.28 revision) removed
the CRBA as evidence, by itself, of a parental relationship, sole
parentage, and/or custody.
<bullet> The Privacy Act Statement was shortened and edited for
plain language.
<bullet> The updated DS-3077 fillable form will now allow the
requester an e-signature option to type their name in the signature box
in lieu of an ink signature in part 3 of DS-3077.
<bullet> Eliminate references to transmittal by fax.
<bullet> Allow for a web-based version to exist for online
submissions.
Methodology
The completed Form DS-3077 can be filled out online and printed or
completed by hand. The form must be manually signed and submitted to
the Office of Children's Issues by email or mail with supporting
documentation. Retyping the signer's name using a digital device is as
acceptable as signing with pen and paper.
Response to Public Comments
There was one public comment in response to the 60 day notice. The
commenter expressed a preference for an exception to personal
appearance of a minor passport applicant which is not a requirement of
the DS-3077 information collection.
Elizabeth M Gracon,
Managing Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2026-11345 Filed 6-4-26; 8:45 am]
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