[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53173-53174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20927]
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PEACE CORPS
Information Collection Request; Submission for OMB Review
AGENCY: Peace Corps.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public
comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are
conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995. Peace Corps
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received two comments noting that Peace Corps should not ``define
couples as same sex'', which will be addressed in the supporting
statement.
DATES: Submit comments on or before September 27, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Denora Miller, Freedom of
Information Act Officer. Denora Miller can be contacted by telephone at
202-692-1236 or email at [email protected]. Email comments must be
made in text and not in attachments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denora Miller at Peace Corps address
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Method: The same sex domestic partner applicants will be given this
form prior to staging.
Title: Affidavit Declaring Domestic Partner Relationship.
OMB Control Number: 0420-pending.
Type of information collection: New.
Affected public: Individuals or households.
Respondents' obligation to reply: Required to obtain or retain
benefits.
Burden to the public:
(a) Estimated number of respondents: 130
(b) Frequency of response: one time
(c) Estimated average burden per response: 2 minutes
(d) Estimated total reporting burden: 4.33 hours
(e) Estimated annual cost to respondents: $0.00
General description of collection: This form seeks information
necessary for the Peace Corps' Office of Volunteer Recruitment and
Selection to verify that same sex domestic partners applying to be
accepted and placed together as Peace Corps Volunteers meet the
agency's criteria for placement as a couple.
Request for Comment: Peace Corps invites comments on whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for proper performance
of the functions of the Peace Corps, including whether the information
will have practical use; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the information to be collected; and, ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
This notice issued in Washington, DC, on August 21, 2013.
Garry W. Stanberry,
Deputy Associate Director, Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-20927 Filed 8-27-13; 8:45 am]
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