Approved for use
through 7/2003 under the following conditions: 1) Prior to fielding
this instrument, IHS responds to the attached issues, including
questions regarding IHS' reimbursement methodology and its
estimated impact on response rates. After reviewing IHS' response
to these questions, OMB may request that IHS amend its
reimbursement methodology; 2) IHS ensures that its race/ethnicity
questions comply with OMB Directive 15; 3) IHS amends the
introductory letter to practitioner trainees to include a more
detailed description of privacy protections; 4) no later than
8/2000, IHS submits to OMB a plan for tracking general and item
nonresponse and describing the characteristics of nonresponse bias;
and 5) IHS acknowledges that the results of this survey cannot be
generalized to the entire training and treatment population; this
survey primarily will provide descrip- tive information leading to
more evaluation and research.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2003
07/31/2003
475
0
0
236
0
0
0
0
0
To evaluate and assess the overall
effectiveness of the Indian Health Service (IHS) and Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA) inter- agency sponsored national training
project titled, IHS/BIA Training Practitioners in the Assessment
and Treatment of Adolescent Sexual Perpetrators. The data is needed
to assess respondent satisfaction/dissatisfaction with the training
project, the clinical success/failure of the training on the
juvenile sex offenders, the impact of using traditional healing
treatment services with juvenile sex offenders, and to obtain
recommendations for future clinical program planning.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.