[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 215 (Monday, November 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68630-68631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28128]


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PEACE CORPS


Information Collection Requests Under OMB Review

November 3, 2010.
AGENCY: Peace Corps.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice 
invites the public to comment on the proposed collection of information 
by the Peace Corps' Office of Communications. The Peace Corps' Office 
of Communications wishes to collect feedback from Peace Corps 
applicants and Returned Volunteers to help understand which factors are 
driving recruitment attrition, as well as what information or education 
needs would increase the conversion ratio. Former applicants and 
Returned Volunteers will be contacted by e-mail and will be asked to 
complete a quantitative online survey to better understand candidate 
motivation to serve as a volunteer, their perceptions of Peace Corps 
and their experience with Peace Corps' recruitment and selection 
process.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 7, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Denora Miller, FOIA Officer, 
1111 20th Street, NW., DC 20526. Denora Miller can be contacted by 
telephone at 202-692-1236 or e-mail at [email protected]. E-mail 
comments must be made in text and not in attachments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denora Miller at Peace Corps address 
above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this survey is to collect 
feedback from Peace Corps applicants

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and Returned Volunteers to help understand which factors are driving 
recruitment attrition, as well as what information or education needs 
would increase the conversion ratio. An online survey will be conducted 
among 1,200 Peace Corps applicants and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers 
including 300 from each of the following segments: Inquire--complete an 
initial inquiry but do not begin or submit an application; Begin 
application--but either do not submit it or move forward; Submit 
complete application--but then elect not to proceed by stopping 
communication or actively withdrawing during the review process; 
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers--who recently closed Peace Corps 
service in the past two years. Including Returned Peace Corps 
Volunteers in the study will provide information to understand what is 
working in the application process and will help guide the strategies 
for correcting the conversion loss. There is no statutory or regulatory 
requirement for this information.
    Method: The information will be collected through an online survey.
    Title: Peace Corps Conversion Loss Survey.
    OMB Control Number: [To be assigned.]
    Type of Review: New.
    Affected Public: Former applicants to the Peace Corps and Returned 
Peace Corps Volunteers.
    Respondents' obligation to reply: Voluntary.
    Estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time 
for an average respondent to respond: 1,200.
    Estimated time to complete survey: 20 minutes average on-line 
written response time.
    Estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with this 
collection: 400 hours.
    Frequency of Response: 1 time.
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,200.
    General description of collection: To understand which factors are 
driving recruitment attrition, as well as what information or education 
needs would increase the conversion ratio.
    Request for Comment: Peace Corps invites comments on whether the 
proposed collection of information is 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 respond, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques, when appropriate, 
and other forms of information technology.

    This notice issued in Washington, DC on November 3, 2010.
Garry W. Stanberry,
Deputy Associate Director for Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-28128 Filed 11-5-10; 8:45 am]
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