74 FR 16 pgs. 4784-4785 - Notice of Information Collection
Type: NOTICEVolume: 74Number: 16Pages: 4784 - 4785
FR document: [FR Doc. E9-1668 Filed 1-26-09; 8:45 am]
Agency: Peace Corps
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
PEACE CORPS
Notice of Information Collection
AGENCY:
Peace Corps.
ACTION:
Notice and request for OMB review and comment.
Title: Focus Groups with Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice invites the public to comment on the collection of information by the Peace Corps and gives notice of the Peace Corps' intention to requestOffice of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the information collection. The Peace Corps' Office of Strategic Information, Research and Planning wishes to conduct focus groups with Returned Peace CorpsVolunteers (RPCVs) about their post-service transition, post-service education and career, and their third goal activities of promoting a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans. The data will be used to assess the range and type of services available to RPCVs and to support accurate interpretation of Agency level data. The initial Federal Register notice was published on December 2, 2008, Volume 73, No. 232, pg. 73356 for 60 days. Also available at GPO Access: wais.access.gpo.gov . No comments, inquiries or responses to the notice were received. A copy of the proposed information collections can be obtained from Susan Jenkins, Office of Strategic Information, Research and Planning, Peace Corps, 1111 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20526. Dr. Jenkins can be contacted by telephone at 202-692-1241 or e-mail at SJenkin2@peacecorps.gov . E-mail comments must be made in text and not in attachments. Comments on the collections should be addressed to the attention of Dr. Jenkins and should be received on or before February 26, 2009.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments should be sent to the Peace Corps Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. And to Susan Jenkins, Office of Strategic Information, Research and Planning, Peace Corps, 1111 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20526. Dr. Jenkins can be contacted by telephone at 202-692-1241 or e-mail at SJenkin2@peacecorps.gov .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Jenkins, Office of Strategic Information, Research and Planning, Peace Corps, 1111 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20526.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Focus Groups with Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
Need for and Use of This Information: The third strategic goal in the Peace Corps' 2009 to 2014 strategic plan, is to "Foster outreach to Americans through agency programs that assist Volunteers and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers to help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans." The Agency meets this goal through programs that encourage outreach to the American public through a variety of means such as personal interaction, electronic communication, and cross-cultural education curricula. The challenge for the Peace Corps in advancing such outreach is to ensure that the programs are publicized and on target in matching Volunteers and RPCVs with appropriate audiences, and that the agency uses technology effectively. The agency administers a Volunteer survey and project specific surveys to gather information about how active Volunteers support this goal. But, there is no similar mechanism for gathering such information from Returned Volunteers. These focus groups will be conducted to test the assumption that promoting a better understanding of the cultures in which they served is a lifelong commitment that becomes integrated into their lives but that RPCVs do not necessarily report such interactions to the agency. These focus groups will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussion with RPCVs about the long-term outcomes of their Service on their promotion of a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans. The information gathered will be used by the Office of Strategic Information, Research and Planning to identify the breadth and scope of third core goal activities by Returned Volunteers.
Respondents: 96.
Respondents' Obligation To Reply: Voluntary.
Burden on the Public:
a. Annual reporting burden: 144 hours.
b. Annual recordkeeping burden: 0 hours.
c. Estimated average burden per response: 90 minutes.
d. Frequency of response: One-time.
e. Estimated number of respondents: 96.
f. Estimated cost to respondents: $0.00/$0.00.
Wilbert Bryant,
Associate Director for Management.
[FR Doc. E9-1668 Filed 1-26-09; 8:45 am]
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