The Birth Affidavit is submitted in
conjunction with an application for a U.S. passport and is used by
Passport Services to collect information for the purpose of
establishing the citizenship of a passport applicant who has not
submitted an acceptable United States birth certificate with
his/her passport application.
US Code:
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USC 211a Name of Law: Authority to grant, issue, and verify
passports
EO: EO 11295 Name/Subject of EO: Rules governing the
granting, issuing, and verifying of United States passports
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.