Notice2022-16065
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Trafficking Victim Assistance Program Data (OMB #0970-0467)
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Published
July 27, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting renewal with revisions of an approved information collection: Trafficking Victim Assistance Program Data (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0467).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45106-45107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16065]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Trafficking Victim
Assistance Program Data (OMB #0970-0467)
AGENCY: Office on Trafficking in Persons, Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP), Administration
for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is requesting renewal with revisions of an approved
information collection: Trafficking Victim Assistance Program Data
(Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0467).
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#422b2c242d212d2e2e2721362b2d2c022321246c2a2a316c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cca5a2aaa3afa3a0a0a9afb8a5a3a28cadafaae2a4a4bfe2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA),
as amended, authorizes the Secretary of HHS to expand benefits and
services to foreign nationals in the United States who are victims of
severe forms of trafficking in persons. OTIP funds time-limited
comprehensive case management services to foreign national adults
confirmed and potential victims of a severe form of human trafficking,
as defined by the TVPA of 2000, as amended, who are seeking or have
received HHS certification. TVAP establishes local regional presence to
coordinate project activities and direct services. Case management
services must be provided to qualified persons directly by full-time
case managers that are staffed by the prime recipient and may also be
provided through a network of per capita service providers, which
provide direct services and community referrals.
OTIP proposes to continue to collect information to measure grant
project performance, provide technical assistance to grant recipients,
assess program outcomes, inform program evaluation, respond to
congressional inquiries and mandated reports, and inform policy and
program development that is responsive to the needs of victims.
The information collection captures information on participant
demographics (e.g., age, gender identity, race/ethnicity, country of
origin), type of trafficking experienced (sex, labor, or both), types
of services and benefits provided, along with aggregate information on
the amount of money spent on each type of service provided, outreach
activities conducted, sub recipients enrolled, and the types of
trainings provided to relevant audiences. Minor updates have been made
to performance indicators under this collection in consultation with
existing grant recipients and stakeholders, to reduce respondent
burden, strengthen client privacy and confidentiality, and bring the
collection into alignment with program requirements under the revised
TVAP. Specifically, to reduce burden and strengthen client privacy and
confidentiality, the following TVAP client-level indicators have been
removed: Type of Intake, Date of Birth, Disability Status, Services
Requested at Intake, Benefits Requested at Intake, Trafficker
Relationship to Victim. To bring the collection into alignment with the
revised TVAP requirements, outreach-specific indicators have been
added, specifically: Number of Outreach
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Activities Conducted, Date of Outreach Activity, Outreach Settings,
Target Population(s), Number of Victims Identified, Screening Tool(s)
Used.
Respondents: Trafficking Victim Assistance Program Grant Recipients
and Clients of those programs, specifically the: Trafficking Victim
Assistance Program (HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0150), Aspire: Child
Trafficking Victim Assistance Demonstration Program (HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-
OTIP-TV-0099), Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach
Program-Pacific Region Demonstration Program (VHT-SO Pacific) (HHS-
2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0038) and the Lighthouse: Services, Outreach, and
Awareness for Labor Trafficking (Lighthouse) Demonstration Program
(HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0059).
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number Average
Instrument Total Number of responses burden hours Total burden Annual burden
of respondents per respondent per response hours hours
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Client Characteristics and 6,600 1 0.75 4,950 1,650
Program Entry..................
Client Case Closure............. 6,600 1 0.167 1,102.2 367.4
Barriers to Service Delivery and 386 4 0.167 257.85 85.95
Monitoring.....................
Client Service Use and Delivery. 6,600 1 0.25 1,650 550
Victim Outreach................. 386 4 0.3 463.2 154.4
Training........................ 386 4 0.5 772 257.3
Subrecipient Enrollment......... 193 2 0.167 64.5 21.5
TVAP Spending................... 193 1 0.5 96.5 32.2
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,118.75.
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. 2022-16065 Filed 7-26-22; 8:45 am]
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