This is a request that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approve, under the Paperwork Reduction
Act, an Indian Health Service (IHS) information collection
initiative to fulfill an OMB request for an independent evaluation
of the IHS Health Promotion/ Disease Prevention (HP/DP) grant
program. Indian Health Service will contract with an external
independent contractor to perform an objective evaluation of the
HP/DP grant program, provide professional oversight and technical
expertise in quantitatively evaluating the HP/DP grantees, make
recommendations for improvement, identify best/promising practices
for expansion, and propose strategies to enhance the overall HP/DP
grant program. The evaluation services will require extensive
analysis of program effectiveness, communication, coordination, and
application of technical knowledge in program evaluation. The
information collected will enable the HP/DP program to: a) Meet OMB
request for an independent external evaluator to perform extensive
analysis of HP/DP grant program effectiveness and prepare a final
report. b) Meet requirements of the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA), and c) Meet requirements of the Program
Assessment Rating Tool (PART).
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USC 241 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
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.