2019-14718. Information Collection Request; Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY:

Peace Corps.

ACTION:

60-Day notice and request for comments.

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.

DATES:

Submit comments on or before September 9, 2019.

ADDRESSES:

Comments should be addressed to Virginia Burke, FOIA/Privacy Act Officer. Virginia Burke can be contacted by telephone at 202-692-1887 or email at [e-mail]. Email comments must be made in text and not in attachments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Virginia Burke at Peace Corps address above or by telephone at 202-692-1887.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Peace Corps Returned Volunteer Impact Survey.

OMB Control Number: 0420-****

Type of Request: New.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Respondents Obligation to Reply: Voluntary.

Burden to the Public:

Estimated burden (hours) of the collection of information:

a. Number of respondents: 997.

b. Frequency of response: 1 time.

c. Completion time: 15 minutes.

d. Annual burden hours: 249 hours.

General Description of Collection: Information will be collected from Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) through an online survey that will be administered by the Peace Corps. As mandated by the Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 2501; Pub. L. 115-256, section 1(a), Oct. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 3650), the Peace Corps will conduct the survey to assess the impact of the Peace Corps on the RPCV, including the RPCV's well-being, career, civic engagement, and commitment to public service. By measuring and documenting such impact, the agency will have data that allows it to assess the continuing impact of the Peace Corps on American society, through the lives and careers that Peace Corps Volunteers build after they return to the United States from Peace Corps service.

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 July 5, 2019.

Virginia Burke,

FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management.