Notice2026-11939
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
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Published
June 15, 2026
Issuing agencies
State Department
Abstract
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. 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 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 114 (Monday, June 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36037-36038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11939]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 13037]
60-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.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below.
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 60 days for
public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to August
14, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Web: Persons with access to the internet may comment on this notice
by going to <a href="http://www.Regulations.gov">www.Regulations.gov</a>. You can search for the document by
entering ``Docket Number: DOS-2026-0661'' in the Search field. Then
click the ``Comment Now'' button and complete the comment form.
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f000c1c1d2a283c0f3c3b2e3b2a61282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6b9b5a5a4939185b68582978293d8919980">[email protected]</span></a>.
Regular Mail: Send written comments to: U.S. Department of State,
CA/OCS/MSU, SA-17, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20522-1710. You must
include the DS form number (if applicable), information collection
title, and the 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 collection instrument and
supporting documents, to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1fef2e2e3d4d6c2f1c2c5d0c5d49fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97d8d4c4c5f2f0e4d7e4e3f6e3f2b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a> or CA/OCS/MSU at SA-17, 10th
Floor, Washington, DC 20522-1710.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: Application Under the Hague
Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0076.
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizens
Services (CA/OCS).
Form Number: DS-3013, DS-3013-S, DS-3013-P.
Respondents: Person seeking return of or access to child.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
Estimated Number of Responses: 400.
Average Time per Response: 60 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 400 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary
for the proper functions of the Department.
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.
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
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, DS-3013-S and DS-3013-P) 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 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, DS-3013-S and DS-3013-P may be
submitted to the Office of Children's
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Issues by mail, by fax, or electronically accessed through
<a href="http://www.travel.state.gov">www.travel.state.gov</a>.
Elizabeth M. Gracon,
Managing Director, Overseas Citizens Services, Bureau of Consular
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2026-11939 Filed 6-12-26; 8:45 am]
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