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A practical guide to the submission instructions in the Department of State's proposed rule on overseas online passport renewal. Verify the official docket and deadline before submitting. ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 How to comment on this proposal 0:14 Docket: DOS-2026-0925 | Include RIN 1400-AF97 for email | Comments may be public 1:24 Official instructions and deadline 1:41 How to Comment on Federal Rules — the book 🗳 HAVE YOUR SAY: these are open for public comment. Agencies must consider relevant public comments, so your input counts. • Passports: Expanding Online Passport Renewal Overseas (Proposed Rule), comments due October 27, 2026 Comment: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/DOS-2026-0925-0001 📘 THE BOOK: How to Comment on Federal Rules, by J.D. Scruggs A plain-English, step-by-step guide to finding rules open for comment and writing a comment agencies have to consider. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HP8V1ZFG 🌐 WEBSITE: https://fedregintel.com/rules/ Every federal rule open for comment, by deadline, updated every day. 🦋 Daily updates on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fedregintel.com 𝕏 Follow on X: https://x.com/FedRegIntel 📄 PRIMARY SOURCES 1. Passports: Expanding Online Passport Renewal Overseas (Proposed Rule, 91 FR 55505) https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/28/2026-17655/passports-expanding-online-passport-renewal-overseas 💬 JOIN THE COMMUNITY What questions should we answer about reading a Federal Register comment notice? Tell us in the comments or at https://fedregintel.com, and keep it respectful: people from every point of view are welcome here. 🔔 Subscribe for the federal rules open for public comment every weekday, plus Rulemaking 101 explainers, and share this with anyone it could help. This video is an informational summary, not legal advice. Always check the official document on federalregister.gov before relying on it.

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Want to comment on the State Department's passport renewal proposal? This short guide follows the submission instructions in the Federal Register notice. The deadline listed there is October 27, 2026.

The notice identifies docket DOS-2026-0925. To comment online, search that docket on Regulations.gov. The notice also allows comments by email to PassportOfficeofAdjudicationGeneral@state.gov. If you use email, include RIN 1400-AF97 in the subject line. The Department says comments should include the commenter's name and, if applicable, the organization represented and an address. Before submitting, read the privacy notice: information in your comment text or attachments may be publicly viewable online after review. Leave out personal details you do not want to make public. The notice says comments are due October 27, 2026. The Department says it will address relevant comments in a final rule if it chooses to finalize all or part of the proposal. Read the full notice and confirm the instructions at the official docket.

Use the exact deadline and instructions in the official notice. This video is informational, not legal advice.

Open the official notice and Regulations.gov docket from the links below. Our book, How to Comment on Federal Rules, offers a practical step-by-step guide. Visit FedRegIntel.com. This is educational information, not legal advice.

Want the full method? How to Comment on Federal Rules by J.D. Scruggs walks through finding a proposal and writing a comment that counts.

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