# 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS 5507, Affidavit of Parentage, Physical Presence and Support, (New-OMB No. 1405-XXXX)
**ACTION:**
Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of proposed collection of information.
**SUMMARY:**
The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
• *Title of Information Collection:* DS 5507, Affidavit of Parentage, Physical Presence and Support.
• *OMB Control Number:* New-OMB No. 1405-XXXX.
• *Type of Request:* New Collection.
• *Originating Office:* Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizens Services (CA/OCS).
• *Form Number:* DS-5507.
• *Respondents:* United States Citizens.
• *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 15,026.
• *Estimated Number of Responses:* 15,026.
• *Average Hours per Response:* 30 minutes.
• *Total Estimated Burden:* 7,513 hours.
• *Frequency:* On Occasion.
• *Obligation to Respond:* Application for Benefits. Although acquisition of citizenship is not a federal “benefit,” applicants will not be able to obtain citizenship for their child(ren) if they do not provide the information requested in the form.
**DATES:**
Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for up to 30 days from May 13, 2009.
**ADDRESSES:**
You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
• *E-mail:**[email protected].*
• *Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions):* U.S. Department of State, CA/OCS/PRI, SA-29, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20520.
• *Fax:* 202-736-9111.
• *Hand Delivery or Courier:* U.S. Department of State, CA/OCS/PRI, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037.
You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information collection title, and OMB control number in any correspondence.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
You may obtain copies of the proposed information collection and supporting documents from Derek A. Rivers, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizens Services (CA/OCS/PRI), U.S. Department of State, SA-29, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20520, who may be reached on (202) 736-9082 or *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper performance of our functions.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 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.
**Abstract of Proposed Collection**
The purpose of the information collection is to determine if U.S. citizen/national parent(s) possesses the requisite physical presence or residence in the United States prior to their child's birth to transmit U.S. citizenship (or U.S. non-citizen nationality) to the child, to establish parentage of the child, and to fulfill the requirements of 8 U.S.C. 1409(a) which requires a written statement of financial support to be provided by U.S. citizen fathers for children born out of wedlock.
**Methodology**
The information is collected in person. The Bureau of Consular Affairs is currently exploring options to make this information collection available electronically.
Dated: April 13, 2009.
Mary Ellen Hickey,
Managing Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.