[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 179 (Thursday, September 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63505-63506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22142]


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PEACE CORPS


Information Collection Request; Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Peace Corps.

ACTION: 60-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 60 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 November 14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Denora Miller, FOIA/Privacy 
Act Officer. Denora Miller can be contacted by telephone at 202-692-
1236 or email at [email protected]. Email comments must be made in 
text and not in attachments.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Peace Corps Volunteer Application Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0420-0005.
    Type of Request: Revison.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Respondents Obligation to Reply: Voluntary.
    Respondents: Potential Volunteers.
    Burdent to the Public:

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a. Estimated number of respondents.......  23,000.
b. Estimated average burden per response.  60 minutes.
c. Frequency of response.................  One Time.
d. Annual reporting burden...............  23,000 hours.
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    General description of collection: The information collected by the 
Volunteer Application is used by the Peace Corps to collect essential 
information from individual applicants, including technical and 
language skills, and availability for Peace Corps service. The 
information is used by the Peace Corps Office of VRS in its assessment 
of an individual's qualifications to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer, 
including

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practical and cross-cultural experience, maturity, motivation and 
commitment. Selection for Peace Corps service is based on that 
assessment.
    Request for Comment: Peace Corps invites comments on whether the 
proposed collections of information are 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 is issued in Washington, DC, on August 30, 2016.
Denora Miller,
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-22142 Filed 9-14-16; 8:45 am]
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