Follow-up on PC-2011-0009 (Peace Corps volunteer background checks)

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I was searching the Federal Register when I came across this, published on 17 August 2011:

https://www.federalregister.gov/arti...der-omb-review

Excerpt:

Peace Corps received 16 identical comments stating that “the Peace Corps must ensure that the proposed information collection activity screens out and excludes those individuals motivated exclusively (or near exclusively) to promote or participate in the harmful male genital mutilation known as circumcision.” As the NAC Questionnaire for Peace Corps Volunteer Background Investigation (OMB Control Number 0420-0001) requests only identifying information about Volunteer applicants in order to locate records pertaining to applicants' legal activities and legal suitability for Peace Corps Volunteer service. As those records are not likely to contain information concerning views about circumcision, it will not be possible to make such a judgment about applicants using this form.

The 16 anti-circumcision responses were apparently the only public submissions received, so they extended the comment period a further 60 days.

Note: In the 12 months since drafting a response to PC-2011-0009, I have refined and improved the anti-circumcision arguments, and incorporated new information gathered in the interim, in drafting responses to government agencies requests for comments.