[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 77575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31900]


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PEACE CORPS


Information Collection Requests Under OMB Review; Proposed 
Collection of Information

AGENCY: Peace Corps.

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
approval. In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Peace Corps invites the general public to 
comment on this request for approval of a new proposed information 
collection, Intelligence Background Questionnaire (OMB Control Number 
0420--pending). This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
January 12, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB 
approval number and should be sent via email to: [email protected] or fax to: (202) 395-3086. Attention: Desk 
Officer for Peace Corps.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denora Miller, FOIA Officer, Peace 
Corps, 1111 20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20526, (202) 692-1236, or 
email at [email protected]. Copies of available documents submitted 
to OMB may be obtained from Denora Miller.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It has been the Peace Corps' longstanding 
policy to exclude from Peace Corps Volunteer service and Peace Corps 
employment any persons who have engaged in intelligence activity or 
related work or who have been employed by or connected with an 
intelligence Agency. It is crucial to the Peace Corps in carrying out 
its mission that there is a complete and total separation of Peace 
Corps from the intelligence activities of the United States government, 
both in reality and appearance. Any semblance of a connection between 
Peace Corps and the intelligence community would seriously compromise 
the ability of the Peace Corps to develop and maintain the trust and 
confidence of the people of the host countries. It could also put 
Volunteers at risk in the countries in which they serve.
    Title: Intelligence Background Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 0420--pending.
    Type of information collection: Existing collection in use without 
an OMB control number.
    Affected public: Individuals or households.
    Respondents' obligation to reply: Required to obtain or retain 
benefits.
    Burden to the public:

(a) Estimated number of respondents: 100
(b) Frequency of response one time: one time
(c) Estimated average burden per response: 10 minutes
(d) Estimated total reporting burden: 16.67 hours
(e) Estimated annual cost to respondents: $0.00

    General description of collection: Peace Corps' Office of the 
General Counsel uses the form to determine what kind of intelligence 
connection an applicant or an applicant's relative might have and how 
close an applicant and a relative with an intelligence connection are. 
The Office of the General Counsel uses the information to determine 
whether the intelligence connection is substantial enough to prevent 
the person from being employed at the Peace Corps or being a Volunteer 
for the Peace Corps permanently or for a set period of time from the 
last intelligence connection. If an applicant disagrees with the 
General Counsel's determination, he or she may appeal the determination 
to the Director of the Peace Corps.

    This notice issued in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2011.
Garry W. Stanberry,
Deputy Associate Director, Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-31900 Filed 12-12-11; 8:45 am]
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