Peace Corps 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Peace Corps will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment in the Federal Register.

The Peace Corps and CNCS finalize a proposed joint rule to amend the regulations that the Peace Corps and CNCS follow to process complaints of discrimination by volunteers and applicants for volunteer service. The current regulations were promulgated in January 1981 when the Peace Corps and domestic volunteer programs (such as VISTA, now subsumed by CNCS) were one entity under an organization called ACTION. At that time, Congress extended the statutory protections of the Civil Rights Act and other laws to such volunteers. Congress has since separated out the two agencies and has expressly removed the Peace Corps. As such, the regulations need to be updated.

The Peace Corps published a document in the Federal Register of December 8, 2020, concerning request for comments on an information collection request submission for OMB Review. The purpose of this notice is to reopen the document comment period.

The Peace Corps published a document in the Federal Register of December 7, 2020, concerning request for comments on an information collection request submission for OMB Review. The purpose of this notice is to reopen the document comment period.