[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20035-20036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10005]


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PEACE CORPS


Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Peace Corps.

ACTION: Notice of public use form review request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB Control Number 0420-0533).

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1981 (44 U.S.C., 
Chapter 35), the Peace Corps has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request for approval of information collections, OMB 
Control Number 0420-0533, the Peace Corps Crisis Corps Volunteer 
Application Form. This is a renewal of an active information 
collection. The purpose of this information collection is necessary to 
recruit qualified Volunteers to serve in the Peace Corps' Crisis Corps 
Program. The information provided in the application is used by Crisis 
Corps staff to perform initial screening for potential candidates for 
specific Crisis Corps assignments. The purpose of this notice is to 
allow for public comment on whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Peace Corps, including whether their information will have 
practical use; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of

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information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and the clarity 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. A copy of the information 
collection may be obtained from Mr. Dan Sullivan, Director of the 
Crisis Corps, Peace Corps, 1111 20th Street, NW., Room 7305, 
Washington, DC 20526. Mr. Sullivan may be contacted by telephone at 
202-692-2250. Comments on the form should also be addressed to the 
attention of Mr. Sullivan and should be received on or before June 23, 
2003.

Information Collection Abstract

    Title: Peace Corps' Crisis Corps Volunteer Application Form.
    Need for and Use of this Information: The Peace Corps' Crisis Corps 
Volunteer Application Form is completed by previous Peace Corps 
Volunteers; known as Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs). The RPCVs 
apply to serve in the Crisis Corps after successfully completing their 
Peace Corps service. The Peace Corps' Crisis Corps Application is 
completed by applicants for Crisis Corps assignments to provide basic 
information concerning technical and language skills, and availability 
for Crisis Corps assignments. The application form from the RPCVs is 
used to perform initial screenings for potential candidates for 
specific Crisis Corps assignments. The Crisis Corps is an exciting 
Peace Corps Program that utilizes RPCVs to help communities overseas 
recover and rebuild in the aftermath of natural disasters and 
humanitarian crises. There are no other means of obtaining the required 
data. The Crisis Corps is working toward an electronic application; 
this version is not available at this time. The Crisis Corps Program 
fulfills the first and second goals of the Peace Corps as required by 
Congressional legislation.
    Respondents: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs).
    Respondent's Obligation to Reply: Voluntary.
    Burden on the Public:
    a. Annual reporting burden: 54 hours.
    b. Annual record keeping burden: 0 hours.
    c. Estimated average burden per response: 5 minutes.
    d. Frequency of response: one time.
    e. Estimated number of likely respondents: 650.
    f. Estimated cost to respondents: $1.97.
    At this time, responses will be returned by mail.

    This notice is issued in Washington, DC on April 11, 2003.
Gopal Khanna,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-10005 Filed 4-22-03; 8:45 am]
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