Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form DS-2029 APPLICATION FOR CONSULAR REPORT OF BIRTH ABROAD OF A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Master Legal Authorities.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-10	Available
PRA Supporting statement DS-2029 (3).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-02-10	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
38697	Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America	Form and Instruction	Modified	APPLICATION FOR CONSULAR REPORT OF BIRTH ABROAD OF A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1405-0011	ICR Reference No: 201602-1405-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201212-1405-005
Agency/Subagency: STATE/AFA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/30/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/10/2016
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2016
Responses	71,275	0	68,627
Time Burden (Hours)	23,758	0	22,876
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,151,075	0	0

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Abstract: The collection is used to document the birth abroad of children to a U.S. citizen parent(s) who transmit U.S. citizenship to their children automatically at birth.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 22 USC 2705 Name of Law: Documentation of citizenship
   US Code: 8 USC 1401 Name of Law: Nationals and citizens of United States at birth
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 55708	09/16/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 7184	02/10/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America	DS-2029	APPLICATION FOR CONSULAR REPORT OF BIRTH ABROAD OF A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	71,275	68,627	0	2,648	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	23,758	22,876	0	882	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,151,075	0	0	1,151,075	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The average number of respondents has increased from 68,627 to 71,275. As a result of this increase in respondents, the hour burden has increased from 22,876 to 23,758. The costs to the government have changed because the method for determining the cost to the government estimations has changed since the last renewal so that the methodology is now consistent with cost estimation processes used throughout the Department of State. The cost burden to respondents went from $0 to $1,151,075.10 because during the last renewal we did not calculate the cost burden to respondents to submit the application.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,612,217

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 02/10/2016

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