WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Department Of State has issued a notice called: United States Passports Moving to Single-Sized Passport Book.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 20 by Matthew D. Pierce, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Passport Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State.

Summary: The U.S. Department of State currently issues two passport book sizes-a 26-page book and a 50-page book. A determination was made to shift the U.S. passport book to a single-sized, 38-page passport book, with the release of the next redesign.

For more information, contact Amber Long, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Modernization and Systems Liaison, tel.: 202/485-6520, email: AskPPTInternationalAffairs...