[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 112 (Friday, June 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28073-28074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13851]


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PEACE CORPS


Notice of Information Collection

AGENCY: Peace Corps.

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.

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    Title: Intention To Conduct a Survey of and Focus Groups With 
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.

SUMMARY: The Peace Corps has submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of information 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 
proposed collection will survey a sample of Returned Peace Corps 
Volunteers about their thoughts about their in-country experience, 
post-service transition, post- service education and career, and their 
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. 
In addition to the survey, the Office of Strategic Information, 
Research, and Planning wishes to conduct focus groups with Returned 
Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) about their 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 and to support accurate interpretation of 
Agency level data.
    The initial Federal Register notice was published on April 30, 
2009, Volume 74, No. 82, pg. 20004 for 60 days. Also available at GPO 
Access: http://wais.access.gpo.gov. No comments, inquiries or responses 
to the notice were received. A copy of the proposed information 
collections can be obtained from 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. Submit comments on or before July 
13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the Peace Corps Desk 
Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 
17\th \Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. And to Susan Jenkins, Office 
of Strategic Information, Research and Planning, Peace Corps, 1111 20th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC

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20526. Dr. Jenkins can be contacted by telephone at 202-692-1241 or e-
mail at [email protected].

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: 1,500.
    f. Estimated cost to respondents: $0.00/$0.00.

    Dated: May 22, 2009.
Garry Stanberry,
Deputy Associate Director for Management.
[FR Doc. E9-13851 Filed 6-11-09; 8:45 am]
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