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Information Collection Request

Request for Approval to Travel to a Restricted Country or Area

ICR 202408-1405-008 · OMB 1405-0228 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
Tab 4 - Legal Authorities.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2024-08-22 Repair queued
DRAFT Legal Authorities SVP.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2021-01-07 Repair queued
Tab 3 - Supporting Statement 30-Day Renewal for Single- and Muli-Entry SVP.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2024-08-22 Missing upstream
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
270345 Request for Approval to Issue Special Validation for Travel to a Restricted Country or Area on a U.S. Passport Instruction New
227855 Request for Approval for Multiple-Entry Travel to a Restricted Country or Area Instruction Unchanged
ICR Details
1405-0228 202408-1405-008
Received in OIRA 202101-1405-002
STATE/AFA
Request for Approval to Travel to a Restricted Country or Area
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 08/22/2024
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 09/30/2024
300 150
300 150
42 42
The Secretary of State may exercise authority, under 22 U.S.C. 211a, Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 1966), and 22 C.F.R. 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 C.F.R. 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 C.F.R. 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 C.F.R. 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 official mission to the restricted country or area; (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.
None
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  89 FR 12359 04/25/2024
89 FR 12502 08/22/2024
Yes
  Total Request 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 300 150 0 150 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 300 150 0 150 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 42 42 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
The Passport Services Directorate estimates that the average time required for this information collection to determine eligibility for a single-entry special validation is 45 minutes per response, and for a multi-entry special validation the estimated time is 90 minutes. The estimated total annual burden for the collection is 150 hours per year:
$32,004
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Jennifer Tinianow 202 485-8800 [email protected]
  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.
08/22/2024