[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77537-77538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30187]


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PEACE CORPS


Information Collection Request; Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Peace Corps.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for 
public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We 
are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 23, 2015.

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/Privacy Act 
Officer, Peace Corps, 1111 20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20526, (202) 
692-1236, or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Peace Corps uses the confidential reference 
form in order to learn from someone, who knows a volunteer applicant 
and his or her background, whether the applicant possesses the 
necessary characteristics and skills to serve as a Volunteer.
    OMB Control Number: 0420-0006.
    Title: Peace Corps Confidential Reference Form.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Respondents' Obligation to Reply: Voluntary.
    Burden to the Public:
    a. Average Number of Annual Applicants (complete the application 
process): 20,000.
    b. Number of reference required per applicant: 2.
    c. Estimated Number of reference forms received: 40,000.
    d. Frequency of response: One time.
    e. Completion time: 10 minutes.
    f. Annual burden hours: 6,667.
    General Description of Collection: The Peace Corps Confidential 
Reference Form provides information concerning an applicant's skills 
and character from people who are familiar with the applicant, such 
information exist

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nowhere else. The Placement team, in the Office of Volunteer 
Recruitment and Selection, uses the Peace Corps Confidential Reference 
Form as an integral part of the selection process to determine whether 
an applicant is likely to succeed as a Peace Corps volunteer.
    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 December 16, 2014.
Denora Miller,
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-30187 Filed 12-23-14; 8:45 am]
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