[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 43240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18433]


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PEACE CORPS


Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Peace Corps.

ACTION: Notice of public use form review request submission 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 USC, 
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 initial Federal Register notice was published on April 
23, 2003, Volume 68, No. 78, p. 20035 for 60 days. Also available at 
GPO access: wais.access.gpo.gov. No comments, inquiries, or responses 
to the notice were received. 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 the Desk Officer for 
the Peace Corps, Office of Management and Budget, NEOB, Washington, DC 
20503. Comments should be received on or before August 20, 2003.
    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 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.

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).
    Respondents 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.

    This notice is issued in Washington, DC on July 11, 2003.
Gopal Khanna,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-18433 Filed 7-18-03; 8:45 am]
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