Notice2022-16066
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Program Data (OMB #0970-0542)
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Published
July 27, 2022
Issuing agencies
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: Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking (DVHT) Program Data (OMB #0970-0542; expiration date 3/31/2023).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45107-45108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16066]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Domestic Victims of
Human Trafficking Program Data (OMB #0970-0542)
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: Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking (DVHT)
Program Data (OMB #0970-0542; expiration date 3/31/2023).
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 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#ee878088818d8182828b8d9a878180ae8f8d88c086869dc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e0898e868f838f8c8c858394898f8ea0818386ce888893ce878f96">[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 victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons in the
United States (U.S.), without regard to their immigration status. The
TVPA also authorizes HHS to establish and strengthen programs to assist
U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who have experienced sex
trafficking or severe forms of trafficking in persons (22 U.S.C.
7105(f)(1)). Acting under a delegation of authority from the Secretary
of HHS, ACF awards cooperative agreements to organizations to establish
a program to assist U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who
have experienced human trafficking--the DVHT Program. The DVHT Program
is inclusive of the following two distinct programs: the Domestic
Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach Program (DVHT-SO)
and the Demonstration Grants to Strengthen the Response to Victims of
Human Trafficking in Native Communities Program (VHT-NC). Through the
DVHT Program, grant recipients provide comprehensive case management to
domestic survivors of human trafficking in traditional case management
and Native community settings.
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), type of
trafficking experienced (sex, labor, or both), types of services and
benefits provided, along with aggregate information on outreach
activities conducted, subrecipients 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
and strengthen privacy and confidentiality. Specifically, to reduce
burden and
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strengthen client privacy and confidentiality, the following DVHT
client-level indicators have been removed: Type of Intake, Date of
Birth, Disability Status, Services Requested at Intake, Benefits
Requested at Intake, and Trafficker Relationship to Victim.
Respondents: DVHT Program Grant Recipients and Clients of those
programs, specifically DVHT-SO and VHT-NC funding recipients.
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 1700 1 0.75 1,275 425
Program Entry..................
Client Case Closure............. 1700 1 0.167 283.9 94.6
Barriers to Service Delivery and 35 4 0.167 23.4 7.8
Monitoring.....................
Client Service Use and Delivery. 1700 1 0.25 425 141.7
Victim Outreach................. 35 4 0.3 42 14
Training........................ 35 4 0.5 70 23.3
Subrecipient Enrollment......... 35 3 0.167 17.5 5.8
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 712.2.
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. 2022-16066 Filed 7-26-22; 8:45 am]
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