[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 61672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24311]


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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 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 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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 13, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB 
approval number and should be sent via email to: 
[email protected] or fax to: 202-395-3086. Attention: Desk 
Officer for Peace Corps.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denora Miller, FOIA/Privacy Act 
Officer, Peace Corps, 1111 20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20526, (202) 
692-1236, or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Peace Corps uses the confidential reference 
form in order to learn from someone, who knows a volunteer applicant 
and his or her background, whether the applicant possesses the 
necessary characteristics and skills to serve as a Volunteer.
    OMB Control Number: 0420-0547.
    Title: Peace Corps Response Volunteer Application Form.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Respondents' Obligation to Reply: Voluntary.
    Burden to the Public:
    a. Number of Respondents: 1,700.
    b. Frequency of response: One time.
    c. Completion time: 60 minutes.
    d. Annual burden hours: 1,700.
    General Description Of Collection: The information collected in the 
Peace Corps Response Volunteer Application is used by Peace Corps 
Response staff to perform initial screening for potential candidates 
for Peace Corps Response assignments. Applications contain basic 
information concerning technical skills and eligibility for Peace Corps 
Response assignments.
    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 October 7, 2014.

    Dated: October 7, 2014.
Denora Miller,
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-24311 Filed 10-10-14; 8:45 am]
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