[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75580-75581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29661]


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PEACE CORPS


Information Collection Request; Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Peace Corps.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before February 10, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Denora Miller, FOIA/Privacy 
Act Officer, Peace Corps, 1111 20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20526. 
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: The information collected by the Volunteer 
Application is used by the Peace Corps

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to collect essential information from individuals, including technical 
and language skills, and availability for Peace Corps service. The 
Peace Corps will be changing its application process to better match 
applicants to programs based on their skills and interests. Due to this 
change in the way applicants are processed and an overall agency effort 
to reduce the burden on applicants by only asking the most essential 
questions, the agency is developing a new application.
    Title: Peace Corps Volunteer Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0420-pending.
    Type of Review: New.
    Affected Public: General public.
    Respondents' Obligation To Reply: Voluntary.

Burden to the Public

    a. Estimated number of respondents: 20,000.
    b. Estimated average burden per response: 1 hour.
    c. Frequency of response: one time.
    d. Annual reporting burden: 20,000.
    e. Number of applications received electronically (99%): 19,800.
    f. Number of applications received in hard copy (1%): 200.
    General Description of Collection: The Volunteer Application is 
used by Peace Corps in its assessment of an individual's qualifications 
to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer. It is the document of record for 
an individual's decision to apply for Peace Corps service.
    Request for Comment: Peace Corps invites comments on whether the 
proposed collections of information are 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 December 6, 2013.

    Dated: December 12, 2013.
Denora Miller,
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-29661 Filed 12-11-13; 8:45 am]
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