Notice2021-15526
Proposed Information Collection Activity; National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) Performance Indicators
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Published
July 21, 2021
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting approval for a new information collection: National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) Performance Indicators.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38489-38490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15526]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; National Human
Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) Performance Indicators
AGENCY: Office on Trafficking in Persons, Administration for Children
and Families, Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting approval for a new information collection: National Human
Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) Performance Indicators.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the information collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#274e49414844484b4b4244534e484967464441094f4f5409404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee878088818d8182828b8d9a878180ae8f8d88c086869dc0898198">[email protected]</span></a>. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington,
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
written, should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000, as amended at 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii),
authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make a
grant for a national communication system--the NHTH--to assist victims
of severe forms of trafficking in persons in seeking help, receiving
referrals, and reporting potential trafficking cases.
HHS made an award in the form of a Cooperative Agreement to a
single, competitively selected grantee to maintain and support
operation of the NHTH throughout the United States and U.S.
territories. The NHTH is a toll-free hotline that operates 24 hours a
day, every day of the year.
The Cooperative Agreement delineates the roles and responsibilities
for the administration of the grant program, which include:
1. Operating the NHTH with experienced and trained anti-trafficking
advocates;
2. Operating the NHTH website and responding to online signals;
3. Promoting NHTH services to increase the identification and
protection of victims of severe forms of human trafficking;
4. Providing timely information and service referrals to human
trafficking victims using a trauma-informed, person-centered,
culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate approach;
5. Notifying law enforcement agencies of potential cases of human
trafficking as well as instances when a trafficking victim is in
imminent danger; and
6. Documenting emerging trafficking schemes to assist in the
detection and investigation of trafficking cases.
The NHTH grantee collects information about signalers (individuals
who contact the hotline) and from signalers regarding potential victims
of a severe form of trafficking in persons and human trafficking cases.
Given the unique relationship the NHTH has to the public, OTIP is
seeking clearance to collect information about and from these signalers
that will be summarized and reported to OTIP by the NHTH grantee in the
aggregate. The NHTH Performance Indicators information collection will
provide data for OTIP to assess the extent to which the grantee meets
required program activities to:
<bullet> Ensure potential victims of trafficking remain able to
access assistance by constantly monitoring and mitigating factors
impacting NHTH operations;
<bullet> Assist the grantee to assess and improve their project
over the course of the project period;
<bullet> Disseminate insights related to human trafficking cases
and trends to inform anti-trafficking strategies and policies; and
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<bullet> Provide information to Congress, other federal agencies,
stakeholders, the public, and other countries on the aggregate outputs
and outcomes of the NHTH operations.
Respondents: Potential victims, representatives of governmental
entities, law enforcement, first responders, members of the community,
representatives of nongovernmental entities providing social, legal, or
protective services to individuals in the United States who may have
been subjected to severe forms of trafficking in persons utilize the
NHTH as signalers.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number of Total number of Average burden
Instrument respondents responses per hours per Total burden Annual burden
(signalers) respondent response hours hours
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National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) Performance Indicators... 585,300 1 0.43333333 253,630 84,543
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 84,543.
Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7105.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-15526 Filed 7-20-21; 8:45 am]
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