Justification for changes to Peace Corps Volunteer Background Investigation Form

Justification for No Material/NonSubstantive Change

The Peace Corps proposes to make changes to the Questionnaire for Peace Corps Volunteer Background Investigation form, OMB Control Number: 0420-0001, Expiration Date: 7/31/2017. The changes present no material and no substantive changes.

The Office of Volunteer Recruitment and Selection (VRS) at the Peace Corps utilizes the Questionnaire for Peace Corps Volunteer Background Investigation form (BI form), formerly known as the National Agency Check Questionnaire for Peace Corps Background Investigation Form, as authorization from the invited Peace Corps Volunteer candidate to conduct a background check through the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or other contract background investigator of pertinent records pertaining to applicants’ interaction with the judicial system, qualifications, eligibility and suitability for Peace Corps volunteer service, as well as information relating to whether a Peace Corps assignment is consistent with the national interest, as required by the Peace Corps Act (22 USC §2519.) #22 CFR Part 305 sets out the eligibility and selection standards for Peace Corps service.

VRS intends to convert the Peace Corps Volunteer Background Investigation form from a paper form to an electronic form in order to enhance records management and applicant processing procedures. As a result, VRS updated the form instructions and deleted excerpts that referred to the paper process.