[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 49115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19586]



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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 October 20, 2014.

ADDRESSES:  Written comments should be addressed to Denora Miller, 
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Office of Management, Peace Corps, 1111 20th 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20526. Denora Miller may also 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: Peace Corps Response uses the staff, 
personal and professional reference forms to learn from someone who 
knows the applicant and his or her background whether the applicant 
possesses the necessary characteristics and skills to serve as a Peace 
Corps Response Volunteer.
    OMB Control Number: 0420-0548.
    Title: Peace Corps Response Volunteer Reference Forms.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Respondents' Obligation to Reply: Voluntary.
    Burden to the Public:
    a. Number of interviewed applicants: * 700.
    b. Number of references required per interviewed applicant: ** 
2.25.
    c. Estimated number of reference forms received: 1,575.
    d. Frequency of response: One time.
    e. Completion time: 10 minutes.
    f. Annual burden hours: 263.

    * Reference information is collected only if an applicant is 
contacted for an interview.
    ** Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) must submit two 
references; one staff and one professional reference. These 
applicants comprise of approximately 75% of the total applicants 
interviewed. Applicants who have not previously served with the 
Peace Corps must submit three references; one personal and two 
professional references. These applicants comprise of approximately 
25% of the total applicants interviewed. Therefore, the number of 
references required per interviewed applicants is calculated at 
2.25.

    General Description of Collection: The information collected in the 
Peace Corps Response Reference Forms is an integral part of the 
screening and selection process and is used to determine whether an 
applicant would be a good candidate as a Peace Corps Response 
Volunteer. The information obtained from these forms is used by the 
recruitment and placement specialists within the Office of Peace Corps 
Response.
    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 12, 2014.
Denora Miller,
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-19586 Filed 8-18-14; 8:45 am]
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