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STATE RIN: 1400-AF98 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Passports: Procedure for Processing 
Abstract:

The Department is amending 22 C.F.R. Part 51 by removing language that requires that all portions of the passport issuance process be completed by a person. This language change will provide greater flexibility in the modernization of passport processing, which could include new technologies for pre-screening applications and the automation of passport renewals.

 
Agency: Department of State(STATE)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: None     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 22 USC 2651a    22 USC 211a   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final rule  11/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jennifer Tinianow
Department of State
2201 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20520
Phone:202 485-8800
Email: passportofficeofadjudicationsgeneral@state.gov