Emergency Clearance Letter to OMB

May 20, 2020

By Electronic Submission

The Office of Management and Budget

725 17^th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20503

Dear OIRA Desk Officer:

Pursuant to 5 C.F.R. § 1320.13, the Peace Corps requests emergency approval by May 22, 2020, of the use of the Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPC) Evacuation Survey. The RPCV Evacuation Survey is an essential vehicle which the Peace Corps uses to collect information from RPCVs who was recently evacuated due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19). We are seeking an emergency clearance to obtain lessons learned from the impacted RPCVs about the Peace Corps evacuation process as outlined in 22 CFR 305.4.

The Peace Corps has determined that this request meets the criteria of 5 CFR 1320.13, in that the collection of information is needed prior to the expiration of time periods established under 5 CFR 1320, it is essential to the mission of Peace Corps to collect this information. The use of normal clearance procedures, which will take at least 90 days, will hinder the mission of the Peace Corps by not allowing us to screen. The emergency notice that Peace Corps will publish in the Federal Register is also enclosed. If granted, the emergency approval is only valid for 180 days. The Peace Corps plans to follow this emergency request with a submission for a 3 year approval through OMB’s normal PRA clearance process.

If you have any questions and/or confirm a publication date, please contact Virginia Burke, Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Officer at vburke@peacecorps.gov.

Sincerely,

Virginia Burke

Privacy Act Officer