[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 132 (Monday, July 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40755-40756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17273]


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PEACE CORPS


Information Collection Requests Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Peace Corps.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and

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Budget (OMB) for approval. In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 USC Chapter 35), the Peace Corps invites the general 
public to comment on this request for approval of a new proposed 
information collection, Peace Corps Response Application (OMB Control 
Number 0420-0005). This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10

DATES: Submit comments on or before September 9, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Denora Miller, Freedom of 
Information Act Officer. 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 information collected by the Volunteer 
Application is used by the Peace Corps to collect essential information 
from individuals, including technical and language skills, and 
availability for Peace Corps service. The Volunteer Application is the 
document of record for an individual's decision to apply for Peace 
Corps service.
    Title: Peace Corps Volunteer Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0420-0005.
    Type of Review: New.
    Affected Public: General public.
    Respondents' Obligation To Reply: Voluntary.
    Burden to the Public:
    (a) Estimated number of respondents--14,000;
    (b) Estimated average burden--6 hours;
    (c) Frequency of response--one time;
    (d) Annual reporting burden--84,000 hours; and
    (e) Estimated annual cost to respondents--$0.00
    General Description of Collection: The Volunteer Application is 
used by Peace Corps in its assessment of an individual's qualifications 
to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer including practical and cross-
cultural experience, maturity, and motivation and commitment.
    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 are to respond, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when 
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.

    This notice issued in Washington, DC, on July 5, 2011.
Earl W. Yates,
Associate Director, Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-17273 Filed 7-8-11; 8:45 am]
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