The agency revised its supporting statement to further clarify the burden to 16 and 17 year-olds associated with the collection. It also made revisions to the instructions on the form to better reflect the applicability of the form to 16 and 17 year-olds. The agency is instructed that any ALDACs associated with communicating changes associated with this or related OMB Control Nos. should be provided to OIRA for review in advance of circulation
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2023
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2020
416,477
0
465,848
138,826
0
155,127
2,136,527
0
1,164,620
The information collected on the DS-3053 is used to facilitate the issuance of passports to U.S. citizens and nationals under the age of 16. The primary purpose of soliciting the information is to ensure that both parents and/or all guardians consent to the issuance of a passport to a minor under the age 16, except where one parent has sole custody or there are exigent or special family circumstances.
US Code:
22 USC 6039E
Name of Law: Information concerning resident status
US Code:
22 USC 211a
Name of Law: Authority to grant, issue, and verify passports
US Code:
8 USC 1104
Name of Law: Powers and duties of Secretary of State
US Code:
18 USC 1542-1544
Name of Law: False statement in application and use of passport
PL:
Pub.L. 106 - 113 Section 1000 (a)(7)),
Name of Law: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2000 and 2001
The decline from the previous estimates (465,848 respondents to 416,478) reflects two countervailing changes. First, the Department of State (the Department) projects fewer applicants under the age of 16 are using the form, accounting for the overall decline. However, the Department is also now incorporating calculations related to the limited subset of 16-17 year old passport applicants who may be required to submit a completed, notarized DS-3053 as part of their passport application. As discussed previously in this supporting statement, in most cases passport authorizing officials receiving passport applications from 16-17 year olds are able to ascertain parental awareness of the application without requiring a completed, notarized DS-3053.However, the Department acknowledges that in order to more accurately reflect the respondents to this form, the Department decided to add this group in for the FY2019-2021 timeframe.
$324,799
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Kim Makle 202 647-4000
No
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.
Form DS-3053 Statement of Consent: Issuance of a U.S. Passport to a Minor Under the Age 16
DS-3053_30day_2019_LegalAuthorities_FINAL.docx
Statement of Consent: Issuance of a U.S. Passport to a Minor Under the Age 16