Who fills out the PART—agency staff or OMB?
Agency and OMB staff work together to fill out the PART. Agency staff often complete the first draft of the PART, although sometimes OMB staff carry out that task. Within agencies, PARTs are usually completed by budget office and/or program office staff. In all cases, the drafts are based on a wide variety of information including input from program staff, financial management staff, evaluations, Inspector General reports, General Accounting Office reports, congressional inquiries, etc. Once a first draft is written, OMB and agency staff review the answers and resolve differences. OMB is responsible for editing the document into final form, and making it available to the public on the internet and in the Budget.
