82_FR_56140 82 FR 55915 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for Approval To Travel to a Restricted Country or Area

82 FR 55915 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for Approval To Travel to a Restricted Country or Area

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 225 (November 24, 2017)

Page Range55915-55916
FR Document2017-25441

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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55915-55916]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25441]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10203]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for 
Approval To Travel to a Restricted Country or Area

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 
January 23, 2018.

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 www.Regulations.gov. You can search for the 
document by entering ``Docket Number: DOS-2017-0042'' in the Search 
field. Then click the ``Comment Now'' button and complete the comment 
form.
     Email: PPTRules@state.gov.
     Regular Mail: Send written comments to: PPT Forms Officer, 
U.S. Department of State, CA/PPT/S/L/LA 44132 Mercure Cir, P.O. Box 
1227 Sterling, VA 20166-1227.
    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 Anita Mody, U.S. Department of State, CA/PPT/
S/L/LA 44132 Mercure Cir, P.O. Box 1227 Sterling, VA 20166-1227, by 
phone at (202) 485-6507, or by email at PPTFormsOfficer@state.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
     Title of Information Collection: Request for Approval to 
Travel to a Restricted Country or Area.

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     OMB Control Number: 1405-0228.
     Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport 
Services, Office of Legal Affairs, CA/PPT/S/L/LA.
     Form Number: No form.
     Respondents: Individuals requesting they be granted a 
special validation, in accordance with 22 CFR 51.64, to use a U.S. 
passport to travel to, in, or through a country or area as to which 
U.S. passports have been declared invalid for such travel pursuant to 
22 U.S.C. 2l1a and Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 1966) and in 
accordance with 22 CFR 51.63(a).
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 250.
     Average Time per Response: 45 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden Time: 187.5 hours.
     Frequency: Each time the individual wishes to travel to 
the restricted country or area.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a 
Benefit.
    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 Secretary of State may exercise authority, under 22 U.S.C. 
211a, Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 1966), and 22 CFR 51.63, to 
invalidate all U.S. passports for travel to a country or area if he 
determines that any of three conditions exist: The country is at war 
with the United States; armed hostilities are in progress in the 
country or area; or there is imminent danger to the public health or 
physical safety of U.S. travelers in the country or area. The 
regulations of the Department of State provide that an individual's 
passport may be considered for validation for travel to, in, or through 
a country or area despite such restriction if the individual's travel 
is determined to fall within one of several categories established by 
the regulations. 22 CFR 51.64. Without the requisite validation, use of 
a U.S. passport for travel to, in, or through a restricted country or 
area may justify revocation of the passport for misuse under 22 CFR 
51.62(a)(2) and subject the traveler to felony prosecution under 18 
U.S.C. 1544 for misuse of a passport or other applicable laws.
    The categories of persons specified in 22 CFR 51.64(b) as being 
eligible for consideration for passport validation are as follows:
    (a) An applicant who is a professional reporter and journalist 
whose trip is for the purpose of collecting and making available to the 
public information about the restricted country or area;
    (b) An applicant who is a representative of the American Red Cross 
or the International Committee of the Red Cross on an officially 
sponsored Red Cross mission;
    (c) An applicant whose trip to the restricted country or area is 
justified by compelling humanitarian considerations; or
    (d) An applicant whose trip to the restricted country or area is 
otherwise in the national interest.
    The proposed information collection solicits data necessary for the 
Passport Services Directorate to determine whether an applicant is 
eligible to receive a special validation in his or her U.S. passport 
book permitting the applicant to make one round-trip to a restricted 
country or area. The information requested consists of the applicant's 
name; a copy of the front and back of the applicant's valid government-
issued photo identification card with the applicant's date of birth and 
signature; current contact information, including telephone number and 
mailing address; and a statement explaining the reason that the 
applicant thinks his or her trip is in the national interest, supported 
by documentary evidence. Failure to provide the requested information 
may result in denial of a special validation to use a U.S. passport to 
travel to, in, or through a restricted country or area.
    Effective September 1, 2017, upon determining that there is 
imminent danger to the public health or physical safety of U.S. 
travelers in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the 
Secretary of State imposed a passport restriction with respect to 
travel to the DPRK. The estimated number of recipients represents the 
Department of State's estimate of the annual number of special 
validations requests individuals will submit who wish to use their U.S. 
passport to travel to the DPRK, based on the current number of requests 
following the implementation of the Secretary of State's passport 
restriction. At this time, there are no other countries or areas that 
are the subject of passport restrictions pursuant to 22 CFR 51.63.

Methodology

    Instructions for individuals seeking to apply for a special 
validation to use a U.S. passport to travel to, in, or through a 
restricted country or area is posted on a Web page maintained by the 
Department (travel.state.gov). The Web page directs applicants to 
submit the requested information via email to the Passport Services 
Directorate (PPTSpecialValidations@state.gov) or by mail to Special 
Validations, U.S. Department of State, CA/PPT/L/LA, 44132 Mercure 
Circle, P.O. Box 1227, Sterling, VA 20166-1227.
    Information collected in this manner will be used to facilitate the 
granting of special validations to U.S. nationals who are eligible. The 
primary purpose of soliciting the information is to establish whether 
an applicant is within one of the categories specified in the 
regulations of the Department of State codified at 22 CFR 51.64(b) and 
therefore eligible to be issued a U.S. passport containing a special 
validation enabling him or her to make one round-trip to a restricted 
country or area, and to facilitate the application for a passport of 
such applicants.

Brenda S. Sprague,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Consular Affairs, 
Department of State.
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                                                comment in response to the notice. This                 collection of information described                     Total Estimated Burden Hours: 732.
                                                notice complies with that requirement.                  below. The Paperwork Reduction Act
                                                                                                                                                              Curtis B. Rich,
                                                DATES: Submit comments on or before                     (PRA) of 1995, requires federal agencies
                                                                                                                                                              Management Analyst.
                                                January 23, 2018.                                       to publish a notice in the Federal
                                                                                                                                                              [FR Doc. 2017–25385 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am]
                                                ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Dena                    Register concerning each proposed
                                                                                                        collection of information before                      BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
                                                Moglia, Supervisor Veterans Affairs
                                                Specialist, Office of Veterans, Small                   submission to OMB, and to allow 60
                                                Business Administration, 409 3rd Street,                days for public comment in response to
                                                6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416.                        the notice. This notice complies with                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        that requirement.                                     [Public Notice: 10203]
                                                Dena Moglia, Supervisor Veterans                        DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                Affairs Specialist, Office of Veterans,                                                                       60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
                                                                                                        January 23, 2018.
                                                dena.moglia@sba.gov 202–205–7034, or                                                                          Collection: Request for Approval To
                                                Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst,                     ADDRESSES:   Send all comments to                     Travel to a Restricted Country or Area
                                                202–205–7030, curtis.rich@sba.gov.                      Dolores Rowen, Associate Director,
                                                                                                        Office of Policy and Research, National                     Notice of request for public
                                                                                                                                                              ACTION:
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This form                                                                          comment.
                                                facilitates online registration for the                 Women’s Business Council Small
                                                Boots to Business course for eligible                   Business Administration, 409 3rd Street,              SUMMARY:    The Department of State is
                                                service members and their spouses. The                  5th Floor, Washington, DC 20416.                      seeking Office of Management and
                                                collected data will be used to report                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Budget (OMB) approval for the
                                                course statistics, manage course                        Dolores Rowen, Associate Director,                    information collection described below.
                                                operations more efficiently, tailor                     Office of Policy and Research, National               In accordance with the Paperwork
                                                individual classes based on the                         Women’s Business Council Small                        Reduction Act of 1995, we are
                                                experience and interests of the                         Business Administration,                              requesting comments on this collection
                                                participants, and ultimately contact                    Dolores.rowen@sba.gov 202–205–9974,                   from all interested individuals and
                                                Boots to Business alumni.                               or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst,                organizations. The purpose of this
                                                  Solicitation of Public Comments:                      202–205–7030, curtis.rich@sba.gov;                    notice is to allow 60 days for public
                                                Comments may be submitted on (a)                                                                              comment preceding submission of the
                                                whether the collection of information is                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      This data             collection to OMB.
                                                necessary for the agency to properly                    collection is needed to fill the current              DATES: The Department will accept
                                                perform its functions; (b) whether the                  void in information available about                   comments from the public up to January
                                                burden estimates are accurate; (c)                      women’s participation in the corporate                23, 2018.
                                                whether there are ways to minimize the                  market. It will be used to enable the
                                                                                                                                                              ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                burden, including through the use of                    development of specific and actionable
                                                                                                                                                              by any of the following methods:
                                                automated techniques or other forms of                  recommendations to increase
                                                                                                                                                                 • Web: Persons with access to the
                                                information technology; and (d) whether                 opportunities for women-owned
                                                                                                                                                              Internet may comment on this notice by
                                                there are ways to enhance the quality,                  businesses to obtain corporate contracts
                                                                                                                                                              going to www.Regulations.gov. You can
                                                utility, and clarity of the information.                and make an even greater contribution
                                                                                                                                                              search for the document by entering
                                                                                                        to the U.S. economy. Respondents will
                                                Summary of Information Collections                                                                            ‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2017–0042’’ in
                                                                                                        be women business owners in the U.S.
                                                                                                                                                              the Search field. Then click the
                                                  Title: Boots to Business Course                       and managers of corporate supplier                    ‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
                                                Registration.                                           diversity programs.                                   the comment form.
                                                  Description of Respondents:
                                                                                                        Solicitation of Public Comments                          • Email: PPTRules@state.gov.
                                                Transitioning Service Members.
                                                                                                                                                                 • Regular Mail: Send written
                                                  Form Number: N/A.                                       SBA is requesting comments on (a)                   comments to: PPT Forms Officer, U.S.
                                                  Estimated Annual Respondents:                         whether the collection of information is              Department of State, CA/PPT/S/L/LA
                                                15,000.                                                 necessary for the agency to properly
                                                  Estimated Annual Responses: 15,000.                                                                         44132 Mercure Cir, P.O. Box 1227
                                                                                                        perform its functions; (b) whether the                Sterling, VA 20166–1227.
                                                  Estimated Annual Hour Burden:
                                                                                                        burden estimates are accurate; (c)                       You must include the DS form
                                                79,000.
                                                                                                        whether there are ways to minimize the                number (if applicable), information
                                                Curtis B. Rich,                                         burden, including through the use of                  collection title, and the OMB control
                                                Management Analyst.                                     automated techniques or other forms of                number in any correspondence.
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–25384 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am]            information technology; and (d) whether               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                BILLING CODE 8025–01–P                                  there are ways to enhance the quality,                Direct requests for additional
                                                                                                        utility, and clarity of the information.              information regarding the collection
                                                                                                        Summary of Information Collection                     listed in this notice, including requests
                                                SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION                                                                                 for copies of the proposed collection
                                                                                                          Title: Women’s Participation in                     instrument and supporting documents,
                                                Data Collection Available for Public                                                                          to Anita Mody, U.S. Department of
                                                                                                        Corporate Supplier Diversity Programs.
                                                Comments                                                                                                      State, CA/PPT/S/L/LA 44132 Mercure
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                                                                                                          Description of Respondents: Women
                                                                                                                                                              Cir, P.O. Box 1227 Sterling, VA 20166–
                                                      60-day notice and request for
                                                ACTION:                                                 business owners in the U.S. and
                                                                                                                                                              1227, by phone at (202) 485–6507, or by
                                                comments.                                               managers of corporate supplier diversity
                                                                                                                                                              email at PPTFormsOfficer@state.gov.
                                                                                                        programs.
                                                SUMMARY:  The Small Business                                                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                Administration (SBA) intends to request                   Form Number: N/A.                                      • Title of Information Collection:
                                                approval, from the Office of                              Total Estimated Annual Responses:                   Request for Approval to Travel to a
                                                Management and Budget (OMB) for the                     3,024.                                                Restricted Country or Area.


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                                                55916                       Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 225 / Friday, November 24, 2017 / Notices

                                                  • OMB Control Number: 1405–0228.                      regulations of the Department of State                travel to the DPRK. The estimated
                                                  • Type of Request: Extension of a                     provide that an individual’s passport                 number of recipients represents the
                                                Currently Approved Collection.                          may be considered for validation for                  Department of State’s estimate of the
                                                  • Originating Office: Bureau of                       travel to, in, or through a country or area           annual number of special validations
                                                Consular Affairs, Passport Services,                    despite such restriction if the                       requests individuals will submit who
                                                Office of Legal Affairs, CA/PPT/S/L/LA.                 individual’s travel is determined to fall             wish to use their U.S. passport to travel
                                                  • Form Number: No form.                               within one of several categories                      to the DPRK, based on the current
                                                  • Respondents: Individuals                            established by the regulations. 22 CFR                number of requests following the
                                                requesting they be granted a special                    51.64. Without the requisite validation,              implementation of the Secretary of
                                                validation, in accordance with 22 CFR                   use of a U.S. passport for travel to, in,             State’s passport restriction. At this time,
                                                51.64, to use a U.S. passport to travel to,             or through a restricted country or area               there are no other countries or areas that
                                                in, or through a country or area as to                  may justify revocation of the passport                are the subject of passport restrictions
                                                which U.S. passports have been                          for misuse under 22 CFR 51.62(a)(2) and               pursuant to 22 CFR 51.63.
                                                declared invalid for such travel                        subject the traveler to felony
                                                pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2l1a and                          prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 1544 for                  Methodology
                                                Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 1966)                  misuse of a passport or other applicable                 Instructions for individuals seeking to
                                                and in accordance with 22 CFR 51.63(a).                 laws.                                                 apply for a special validation to use a
                                                  • Estimated Number of Respondents:                       The categories of persons specified in             U.S. passport to travel to, in, or through
                                                250.                                                    22 CFR 51.64(b) as being eligible for                 a restricted country or area is posted on
                                                  • Estimated Number of Responses:                      consideration for passport validation are             a Web page maintained by the
                                                250.                                                    as follows:                                           Department (travel.state.gov). The Web
                                                  • Average Time per Response: 45                          (a) An applicant who is a professional             page directs applicants to submit the
                                                minutes.                                                reporter and journalist whose trip is for             requested information via email to the
                                                  • Total Estimated Burden Time: 187.5                  the purpose of collecting and making                  Passport Services Directorate
                                                hours.                                                  available to the public information                   (PPTSpecialValidations@state.gov) or by
                                                  • Frequency: Each time the                            about the restricted country or area;                 mail to Special Validations, U.S.
                                                individual wishes to travel to the                         (b) An applicant who is a                          Department of State, CA/PPT/L/LA,
                                                restricted country or area.                             representative of the American Red                    44132 Mercure Circle, P.O. Box 1227,
                                                  • Obligation to Respond: Required to                  Cross or the International Committee of               Sterling, VA 20166–1227.
                                                Obtain or Retain a Benefit.                             the Red Cross on an officially sponsored                 Information collected in this manner
                                                  We are soliciting public comments to                  Red Cross mission;                                    will be used to facilitate the granting of
                                                permit the Department to:                                  (c) An applicant whose trip to the                 special validations to U.S. nationals
                                                  • Evaluate whether the proposed                       restricted country or area is justified by            who are eligible. The primary purpose
                                                information collection is necessary for                 compelling humanitarian                               of soliciting the information is to
                                                the proper functions of the Department.                 considerations; or                                    establish whether an applicant is within
                                                  • Evaluate the accuracy of our                           (d) An applicant whose trip to the                 one of the categories specified in the
                                                estimate of the time and cost burden for                restricted country or area is otherwise in            regulations of the Department of State
                                                this proposed collection, including the                 the national interest.                                codified at 22 CFR 51.64(b) and
                                                validity of the methodology and                            The proposed information collection                therefore eligible to be issued a U.S.
                                                assumptions used.                                       solicits data necessary for the Passport              passport containing a special validation
                                                  • Enhance the quality, utility, and                   Services Directorate to determine                     enabling him or her to make one round-
                                                clarity of the information to be                        whether an applicant is eligible to                   trip to a restricted country or area, and
                                                collected.                                              receive a special validation in his or her            to facilitate the application for a
                                                  • Minimize the reporting burden on                    U.S. passport book permitting the                     passport of such applicants.
                                                those who are to respond, including the                 applicant to make one round-trip to a
                                                use of automated collection techniques                  restricted country or area. The                       Brenda S. Sprague,
                                                or other forms of information                           information requested consists of the                 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport
                                                technology.                                             applicant’s name; a copy of the front                 Services, Consular Affairs, Department of
                                                  Please note that comments submitted                   and back of the applicant’s valid                     State.
                                                in response to this Notice are public                   government-issued photo identification                [FR Doc. 2017–25441 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am]
                                                record. Before including any detailed                   card with the applicant’s date of birth               BILLING CODE 4710–06–P
                                                personal information, you should be                     and signature; current contact
                                                aware that your comments as submitted,                  information, including telephone
                                                including your personal information,                    number and mailing address; and a                     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                will be available for public review.                    statement explaining the reason that the
                                                                                                        applicant thinks his or her trip is in the            Federal Aviation Administration
                                                Abstract of Proposed Collection                         national interest, supported by
                                                   The Secretary of State may exercise                  documentary evidence. Failure to                      Notice of Release From Federal
                                                authority, under 22 U.S.C. 211a,                        provide the requested information may                 Surplus Property and Grant Assurance
                                                Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 1966),                 result in denial of a special validation              Obligations at Ocotillo Airport, Ocotillo
                                                and 22 CFR 51.63, to invalidate all U.S.                to use a U.S. passport to travel to, in, or           Wells, California
                                                passports for travel to a country or area
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                                                                                                        through a restricted country or area.                 AGENCY:  Federal Aviation
                                                if he determines that any of three                         Effective September 1, 2017, upon                  Administration, DOT.
                                                conditions exist: The country is at war                 determining that there is imminent                    ACTION: Notice of Request to Release
                                                with the United States; armed hostilities               danger to the public health or physical               Airport Land.
                                                are in progress in the country or area;                 safety of U.S. travelers in the
                                                or there is imminent danger to the                      Democratic People’s Republic of Korea                 SUMMARY:  The Federal Aviation
                                                public health or physical safety of U.S.                (DPRK), the Secretary of State imposed                Administration (FAA) proposes to rule
                                                travelers in the country or area. The                   a passport restriction with respect to                and invites public comment on the


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Document Created: 2017-11-22 23:33:47
Document Modified: 2017-11-22 23:33:47
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of request for public comment.
DatesThe Department will accept comments from the public up to January 23, 2018.
ContactDirect requests for additional information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and supporting documents, to Anita Mody, U.S. Department of State, CA/PPT/ S/L/LA 44132 Mercure Cir, P.O. Box 1227 Sterling, VA 20166-1227, by phone at (202) 485-6507, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 55915 

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