[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73356-73357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28636]


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PEACE CORPS


Notice of Information Collection

AGENCY: Peace Corps.

ACTION: Notice of information collection for review by OMB and public 
comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice 
invites the public to comment on the collection of information by the 
Peace Corps and gives notice of the Peace Corps' intention to request 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the information 
collection. The Peace Corps' Office of Strategic Information, Research 
and Planning wishes to survey a sample of Returned Peace Corps 
Volunteers about their feelings about their in-country experience, 
post-service transition, post-service education and career, and their

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third core goal activities of promoting a better understanding of other 
peoples on the part of Americans. The data collected will inform agency 
programming and help the Agency to assess, through updated and 
objective data, the extent of RPCVs' cross-cultural activities with 
their family, friends, and communities throughout the United States 
with whom RPCVs come in contact. The data will be used specifically by 
the Office of Domestic Programs to review the range and type of 
services and support available to RPCVs and by the Office of Strategic 
Information, Research, and Planning to support Agency level reporting.

DATES: Submit comments on or before February 2, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Susan Jenkins, Office of 
Strategic Information, Research and Planning, Peace Corps, 1111 20th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20526. Dr. Jenkins can be contacted by 
telephone at 202-692-1241 or e-mail at [email protected]. E-mail 
comments must be made in text and not in attachments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Jenkins, Office of Strategic 
Information, Research and Planning, Peace Corps, 1111 20th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20526.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Survey of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
    Need for and Use of This Information: The survey is the fourth in a 
series of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer surveys that have been 
administered approximately every ten years. This iteration will be a 
voluntary, web-based survey to gather information about Volunteers' in-
country experience, post-service transition, post-service education and 
career, and their third goal activities of promoting a better 
understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans. The data will 
be used to assess the range and type of services available to RPCVs, 
improve Peace Corps operations (e.g., recruitment for PC Response), and 
support Agency level performance reporting. Where possible, data will 
be compared across surveys to look for trends over time. Data will be 
collected from a simple random sample of Returned Peace Corps 
Volunteers sufficient to gather data with a 99 percent confidence level 
and a confidence interval of plus or minus 5.
    Respondents: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
    Respondents' Obligation To Reply: Voluntary.
    Burden on the Public:
    a. Annual reporting burden: 750 hours.
    b. Annual respondent recordkeeping burden: 0 hours.
    c. Estimated average burden per response: 30 minutes.
    d. Frequency of response: One-time.
    e. Estimated number of respondents: 1500.
    f. Estimated cost to respondents: $0.00/$0.00.

    Dated: November 24, 2008.
Wilbert Bryant,
Associate Director for Management.
[FR Doc. E8-28636 Filed 12-1-08; 8:45 am]
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