98-3542. Information Collection Requests Under OMB Review

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7189-7190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3542]


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PEACE CORPS


Information Collection Requests Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Peace Corps.

ACTION: Notice of public use form review request to the Office of 
Management and Budget.

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SUMMARY: The Associate Director for Management invites comments on 
information collection requests as required pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). This notice announces that the 
Peace Corps has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a 
request to approve the reinstatement of the National Agency Check 
Questionnaire for Peace Corps Volunteer Background Investigation (PC-
5). Section 22 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) mandates 
that ``all persons employed or assigned to duties under the Act shall 
be investigated to insure employment or assignment is consistent with 
national interest in accordance with standards and procedures 
established by the President.'' A copy of the information collection 
may be obtained from Stuart Moran, Office of Volunteer Recruitment and 
Selection, United States PEACE CORPS, 1990 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 
20526. Mr. Moran may be contacted by telephone at [phone]. 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 methodology 
and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity 
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.

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Comments on this form should be addressed to Victoria Becker Wassmer, 
Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, NEOB, Washington, DC 
20503.

Information Collection Abstract

    Title: National Agency Check Questionnaire.
    Need for and Use of This Information: Peace Corps needs this 
information in order to process applicants for Volunteer service. The 
information is used to insure that potential Volunteer's assignment is 
consistent with the national interest in accordance with the standards 
and procedures established by the President.
    Respondents: Individuals who have applied for Peace Corps service 
and have been nominated to a specific program.
    Respondents Obligation To Reply: Required to obtain benefits.

Burden On the Public

    a. Annual reporting burden: 2,500 hrs.
    b. Annual record keeping burden: 0 hrs.
    c. Estimated average burden per response: 15 minutes.
    d. Frequency of response: one time.
    e. Estimated number of likely respondents: 10,000.
    f. Estimated cost to respondents: $4.03.
    This notice is issued in Washington, DC, on February 9, 1998.
William C. Piatt,
Associate Director for Management.
[FR Doc. 98-3542 Filed 2-11-98; 8:45 am]
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