Notice2022-01524
Submission for OMB Review; Request for Certification of Adult Victims of Human Trafficking
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Published
January 26, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP), is requesting a 3-year extension of the Request for Certification of Adult Victims of Human Trafficking (RFC) form (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0454, expiration 2/ 28/22). Minor revisions have been made to the form, including the addition of a few fields that will enable OTIP to be more responsive to congressional inquiries, federal reporting requirements, and the needs of victims.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01524]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Request for Certification of Adult
Victims of Human Trafficking
AGENCY: Office on Trafficking in Persons; Administration for Children
and Families; HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office on
Trafficking in Persons (OTIP), is requesting a 3-year extension of the
Request for Certification of Adult Victims of Human Trafficking (RFC)
form (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0454, expiration 2/
28/22). Minor revisions have been made to the form, including the
addition of a few fields that will enable OTIP to be more responsive to
congressional inquiries, federal reporting requirements, and the needs
of victims.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a
decision about the collection of information between 30 and 60 days
after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore,
a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c45424a434f434040494f584543426c4d4f4a0244445f024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1a8afa7aea2aeadada4a2b5a8aeaf81a0a2a7efa9a9b2efa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a>. All emailed requests should be
identified by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: The U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) provides letters of certification to foreign
national victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons under the
authority of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), as
amended 22 U.S.C. Section 7105(b)(1)(C) and (E). HHS delegated this
authority to OTIP. Certification is required for foreign national adult
victims of human trafficking in the United States to apply for
federally funded benefits and services.
OTIP developed a form for potential victims and their advocates,
including case managers, attorneys, law enforcement officers, service
providers, and other representatives to provide the required
information for certification to HHS in accordance with the TVPA of
2000, as amended. The RFC form (formerly titled Trafficking Victims
Tracking System) was renamed in order to create continuity between the
RFC and Request for Assistance for Child Victims of Human Trafficking
(RFA) forms (OMB Control Number 0970-0362).
Since the RFC form originally received clearance, OTIP modernized
its request process and launched Shepherd, an online case management
system, to process requests for certification and assistance on behalf
of foreign national adult and minor victims of trafficking. The PDF
version of the form should only be used in exceptional circumstances
when the online case management system is inaccessible. If a requester
encounters issues submitting a request through Shepherd, they may
submit the RFC form to OTIP as a password protected PDF to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b0f293a3d3d32383032353c1b3a383d75333328753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c785e4d4a4a454f4745424b6c4d4f4a0244445f024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>. The form asks the requester for their
identifying information, identifying information for the foreign
national adult in the event the form is submitted by a case manager,
and information describing the victim's case management service needs.
The minor revisions made to this form enable OTIP to better fulfill its
mandate in accordance with the TVPA of 2000, as amended. These
revisions also enable OTIP to be more responsive to congressional
inquiries, federal reporting requirements, and the needs of victims, as
the information provided will be factored into policy and program
development efforts.
Respondents: Potential victims of a severe form of trafficking in
persons and their advocates, including case managers, attorneys, law
enforcement officers, service providers, and other representatives.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number of Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses per hours per Total burden Annual burden
respondents respondent response hours hours
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Request for Certification of Adult Victims of Human Trafficking.... 1,300 1 1 1,300 433
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 433.
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7105.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-01524 Filed 1-25-22; 8:45 am]
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