Notice2021-26167
Notice of Meeting; National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States
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December 2, 2021
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Abstract
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, that a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States (Committee) will be held on December 9 and 10, 2021. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to review state self-assessment survey responses and finalize their January 2022 report. The members of the Committee request comments from the public to inform their ongoing work and January 2022 report. Please submit your comments to NAC@nhttac.org with the subject "NAC Comments," as soon as possible and before December 6, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 229 (Thursday, December 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 68499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26167]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Notice of Meeting; National Advisory Committee on the Sex
Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States
AGENCY: Office on Trafficking in Persons, Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Announcement of meeting and call for public comment on states'
efforts to improve the nation's response to the sex trafficking of
children and youth.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the Preventing Sex
Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, that a meeting of the
National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and
Youth in the United States (Committee) will be held on December 9 and
10, 2021. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to review
state self-assessment survey responses and finalize their January 2022
report. The members of the Committee request comments from the public
to inform their ongoing work and January 2022 report. Please submit
your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c28c838182acaab6b6a3a1ecadb0a5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ade3eceeedc3c5d9d9ccce83c2dfca">[email protected]</span></a> with the subject ``NAC Comments,'' as
soon as possible and before December 6, 2021.
DATES: The meeting will be held on December 9 and 10, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually. Please register for this
event online at <a href="https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/national-advisory-committee">https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/national-advisory-committee</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Chon (Designated Federal
Officer) at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f3a111b2b0d1e1919161c141611183f1e1c195117170c51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="581d363c0c2a393e3e313b3331363f18393b3e7630302b763f372e">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 205-5778, or 330 C
Street SW, Washington, DC 20201. Additional information is available at
<a href="https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/the-national-advisory-committee">https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/the-national-advisory-committee</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The formation and operation on behalf of the
Committee are governed by the provisions of Public Law 92-463, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), which sets forth standards for the formation
and use of federal advisory committees.
Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Committee is to advise
the Secretary and the Attorney General on practical and general
policies concerning improvements to the nation's response to the sex
trafficking of children and youth in the United States. HHS established
the Committee pursuant to Section 121 of the Preventing Sex Trafficking
and Strengthening Families Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-183).
Tentative Agenda: The agenda can be found at <a href="https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/the-national-advisory-committee">https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/the-national-advisory-committee</a>. To
submit written statements, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#753b3436351b1d010114165b1a0712"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cd2dddfdcf2f4e8e8fdffb2f3eefb">[email protected]</span></a> by December 6, 2021.
Please include your name, organization, and phone number. More details
on these options are below.
Public Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and
41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of
space, this meeting is open to the public virtually.
Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140
and Sec. 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the public
may submit written statements in response to the stated agenda of the
meeting or to the Committee's mission in general. Organizations with
recommendations on strategies to engage states and stakeholders are
encouraged to submit their comments or resources (hyperlinks
preferred). Written comments or statements received after December 6,
2021, may not be provided to the Committee until its next meeting.
Verbal Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140d, the Committee is
not obligated to allow a member of the public to speak or otherwise
address the Committee during the meeting. Members of the public are
invited to provide verbal statements during the Committee meeting only
at the time and manner described in the agenda. The request to speak
should include a brief statement of the subject matter to be addressed
and should be relevant to the stated agenda of the meeting or the
Committee's mission in general.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public
review and copying within 90 days at <a href="https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/the-national-advisory-committee">https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/the-national-advisory-committee</a>.
Dated: November 29, 2021.
Linda Hitt,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-26167 Filed 12-1-21; 8:45 am]
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