[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 12143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03862]


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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 May 1, 2017.

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: Confidential Reference Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0420-0006.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Respondents Obligation to Reply: Voluntary.
    Respondents: Individuals.
    Burden to the Public:
    Estimated burden (hours) of the collection of information:


a. Number of respondents................  18,000.
b. Frequency of response................  one time.
c. Completion time......................  10 minutes.
d. Annual burden hours..................  3,000 hours.
 


    General Description of Collection: The reference form is a tool 
that the Peace Corps employs to ensure a standardized suitability 
review of applicants. The Assessment and Placement Officer requests the 
completion of the reference form and uses the information therein to 
assist in determining the suitability and competitiveness of the 
applicant.
    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 February 23, 2017.
Denora Miller,
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-03862 Filed 2-27-17; 8:45 am]
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