Justification for No Material/NonSubstantive Change
The Peace Corps proposes to make changes to the Peace Corps Confidential Reference Form, OMB Control Number: 0420-0006, Expiration Date: 3/31/2018. The changes present no material and no substantive changes.
Peace Corps uses the confidential reference form in order to learn from someone, who knows a volunteer applicant and his or her background, about whether the applicant possesses the necessary characteristics and skills to serve as a Volunteer. See 22 CFR 305.4 (eligibility and selection standards for Peace Corps volunteer service).
The Peace Corps is proposing changes to the following question in the Confidential Reference form:
2. Do you know of any reasons why this individual should not work with children?
○ Yes
○ No
The Peace Corps has noticed that a small percentage of references have answered “yes” in error for the aforementioned question. In following up on that question with those as appropriate who responded “yes”, Peace Corps staff discovered that the reference did not completely understand the question. When a reference answers “yes” to this question in error, it requires significant follow up and documentation on the part of Peace Corps staff as well as an additional time burden on the public due to the necessary follow-up. As a result, the Peace Corps proposes providing more clarity by adding additional detail to the response to reduce the number of reference errors.
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