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the Search field. Then click the
‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
the comment form. Email and regular
mail options have been suspended to
centralize receiving and addressing all
comments in a timely manner.
You may send requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents,
to the following email address:
[email protected].
You must include the DS form number
(if applicable), information collection
title, and the OMB control number in
the email subject line.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Application for Consular Report of Birth
Abroad of a Citizen of the United States
of America.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0011.
• Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Passport Services (CA/
PPT).
• Form Number: DS–2029.
• Respondents: United States Citizens
and Nationals.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
113,212.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
113,212.
• Average Time per Response: 60
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
113,212 hours.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
• Title of Information Collection:
Affidavit of Physical Presence or
Residence, Parentage, and Support.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0187.
• Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Passport Services (CA/
PPT).
• Form Number: DS–5507.
• Respondents: Individuals and
Organizations.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
162,161.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
162,161.
• Average Time per Response: 30
minutes.
• Total Estimated Time Burden:
81,081 hours.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• 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.

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• 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
• 1405–0011, DS–2029, Application
for Consular Report of Birth Abroad of
a Citizen of the United States of
America: The form is used to apply for
a Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a
U.S. citizen. The information collected
on this form will be used to certify the
acquisition of U.S. citizenship at birth of
a person born abroad. 8 U.S.C. 1104 and
22 CFR 50.5–50.7 are among the
important legal authorities pertaining to
the Department’s use of this form.
• 1405–0187, DS–5507, Affidavit of
Physical Presence or Residence,
Parentage, and Support: The form is
used to determine whether a U.S.
national parent has met the statutory
physical presence or residence
requirements to transmit U.S.
nationality to his/her child born abroad
or in a United States territory for U.S.
noncitizen nationality; to establish
parentage of the child; and to fulfill the
requirements of 8 U.S.C. 1409(a), which
permits acknowledgment of paternity
under oath and requires the U.S. citizen
father’s written agreement to provide
financial support for a child born abroad
out of wedlock to a U.S. citizen father.
Methodology
Parents normally apply for a Consular
Report of Birth Abroad at a U.S.
embassy or consulate in the consular
district in which the birth occurred. A
consular officer will interview the
parent(s)/guardian, examine the
application and supporting
documentation, and enter the
information provided into the
Department of State American Citizen
Services (ACS) electronic database. The
DS–2029 application is also available in
an online format known as eCRBA.
eCRBA allows applicants to enter their
data, upload required documents, pay
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appear at the adjudicating post for an
interview. Additionally, the applicant
may check the status of their
application.
Parent(s) may complete and submit
the Affidavit of Physical Presence or
Residence, Parentage, and Support in
person or by mail. The form may be
accessed online, completed
electronically, printed, and signed; or it
may be downloaded, printed, and
completed manually.
Paul T. Peek,
Acting Managing Director for Passport
Support Operations, Bureau of Consular
Affairs, Passport Services, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2026–21662 Filed 10–22–26; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2026–1090]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Renewal of a New
Information Collection Request:
Request for Revocation of Authority
Granted
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. FMCSA requests
approval to renew the previously
approved ICR now titled ‘‘Request for
Revocation of Authority Granted,’’ OMB
Control No. 2126–0018. This ICR allows
certain transportation industry
registrants, such as motor carriers,
freight forwarders, and property brokers,
to request the voluntary revocation of all
or part of their operating authority
registration utilizing Form OCE–46.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before November 23,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of publication
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open

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for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jeffrey Secrist, Office of Registration,
Chief, Registration Division, DOT,
FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590–0001; (202) 385–
2367; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Request for Revocation of
Authority Granted.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0018.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: For-hire motor carriers,
freight forwarders, and property brokers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,711.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Expiration Date: December 31, 2026.
Frequency of Response: Other (as
needed).
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,428 hours.

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Background
FMCSA registers for-hire motor
carriers of regulated commodities under
49 U.S.C. 13902, surface freight
forwarders under 49 U.S.C. 13903, and
property brokers under 49 U.S.C. 13904.
Each registration is effective from the
date specified under 49 U.S.C. 13905
(c). Subsection (d) of 49 U.S.C. 13905
also provides that on application of the
registrant, the Secretary may amend or
revoke a registration, and hence the
registrant’s operating authority.
Form OCE–46 allows these registrants
to apply voluntarily for revocation of
their operating authority or parts
thereof. If the registrant fails to maintain
evidence of the required level of
insurance coverage on file with FMCSA,
its operating authority will be revoked
involuntarily. Although the effect of
both types of revocation is the same,
some registrants prefer to request
voluntary revocation. For various
business reasons, a registrant may
request revocation of some part, but not
all, of its operating authority. This
information collection, which supports
the DOT Strategic Goal of Safety,
reflects modified estimates of burden
hours and costs. For respondents, the
program adjustment has resulted in
decreased total burden hours and a
decrease in respondent costs. The
burden hour decrease is due to an
estimated decrease in the number of
annual filings of Form OCE–46 from
8,699 to 5,711 per year, resulting in a
decrease of 2,988 responses and 747
burden hours. The estimated annual
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submitting Form OCE–46 is $51,422, a
decrease of $15,765. The total annual
non-labor respondent cost has decreased
by $8,177. This decrease is due to the
decrease in the number of respondents.
While the online submission option
exists, FMCSA still estimates that
approximately 1,517 respondents
(approximately 27 percent of the total
number of respondents) will continue to
file the form by mail, which incurs
notarization and postage fees. For the
Federal Government, the program costs
have decreased by $14,513 due to the
decrease in the number of forms
received by FMCSA.
On May 14, 2026, FMCSA published
a Federal Register notice allowing for a
60-day comment period on this ICR (91
FR 27483). The comment period closed
on July 13, 2026 and no comments were
received.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Jonathan Mueller,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of
Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2026–21647 Filed 10–22–26; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2010–0074]

Denton County Transportation
Authority’s Request To Amend Its
Positive Train Control Safety Plan and
Positive Train Control System
AGENCY: Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
SUMMARY: This document provides the

public with notice that, on October 12,
2026, the Denton County Transportation
Authority (DCTA) submitted a request
for amendment (RFA) to its FRAapproved Positive Train Control Safety
Plan (PTCSP) to transition to an
integrated dispatch system. The purpose
of the transition is to eliminate the need
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two separate workstations and dispatch
systems to perform Centralized Traffic
Control (CTC) and Enhanced Automatic
Train Control (E–ATC) Temporary
Speed Restriction (TSR) operations. As
this RFA may involve a request for
FRA’s approval of proposed material
modifications to an FRA-certified
positive train control (PTC) system, FRA
is publishing this notice and inviting
public comment on DCTA’s RFA to its
PTCSP.
DATES: FRA will consider comments
received by November 12, 2026. FRA
may consider comments received after
that date to the extent practicable and
without delaying implementation of
valuable or necessary modifications to a
PTC system.
ADDRESSES: Comments: Comments may
be submitted by going to https://
www.regulations.gov and following the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and the
applicable docket number. The relevant
PTC docket number for this host
railroad is Docket No. FRA–2010–0074.
For convenience, all active PTC dockets
are hyperlinked on FRA’s website at
https://railroads.dot.gov/researchdevelopment/program-areas/traincontrol/ptc/railroads-ptc-dockets. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov; this includes any
personal information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal, Train
Control, and Crossings Division,
telephone: 816–516–7168, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In general,
title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.)
section 20157(h) requires FRA to certify
that a host railroad’s PTC system
complies with 49 CFR part 236, subpart
I, before the technology may be operated
in revenue service. Before making
certain changes to an FRA-certified PTC
system or the associated FRA-approved
PTCSP, a host railroad must submit, and
obtain FRA’s approval of, an RFA to its
PTCSP under 49 CFR 236.1021.
Under 49 CFR 236.1021(e), FRA’s
regulations provide that FRA will
publish a notice in the Federal Register
and invite public comment in
accordance with 49 CFR part 211, if an
RFA includes a request for approval of
a material modification of a signal or
train control system. Accordingly, this
notice informs the public that DCTA
submitted an RFA to its PTCSP for its
E–ATC system, which seeks FRA’s
approval for updates to dispatch system
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