Notice2025-13455
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Program Data
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Published
July 17, 2025
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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 an extension of approval with revisions of an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved information collection: Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking (DVHT) Program Data (OMB #0970-0542; expiration date 2/28/2026).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 135 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33385-33386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13455]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB #: 0970-0542]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Domestic Victims of
Human Trafficking Program Data
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 an extension of approval with revisions
of an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved information
collection: Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking (DVHT) Program Data
(OMB #0970-0542; expiration date 2/28/2026).
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#f1989f979e929e9d9d949285989e9fb1909297df999982df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc95929a939f939090999f88959392bc9d9f9ad294948fd29b938a">[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 HHS Secretary to expand benefits and
services to victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons in the
United States without
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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 assist U.S. citizens and
lawful permanent residents who have experienced human trafficking, the
DVHT Program. The DVHT Program includes two distinct programs: the
Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach Program
(DVHT-SO) and the Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities
Demonstration 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, sex, type of trafficking experienced, service
location) and services provided, along with aggregate information on
outreach activities conducted, subrecipients enrolled, and dollars
spent per service. Minor nonsubstantive updates have been made to
performance indicators under this collection to simplify response
options or to bring the collection into alignment with OTIP's grant
recipient reporting database, the Anti-Trafficking Information
Management System (ATIMS). Additionally, certain data element response
options that do not pertain to OTIP's domestic victim service programs
were removed (e.g., Refugee Cash Assistance, Refugee Medical
Assistance, Refugee Social Services). Additionally, certain data
elements have been simplified for respondent clarity.
Respondents: DVHT Program grant recipients and clients of those
programs, specifically DVHT-SO and VHT-NC funding recipients.
Annual Burden Estimates
Based on review of performance data received pertaining to the
number of clients served through DVHT programs and funding levels, the
total number of respondents for each form has been lowered. The time to
complete each form remains the same.
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Total number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Total burden Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours hours
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Client Characteristics and 900 1 0.75 675 225
Program Entry..................
Client Case Closure............. 900 1 0.167 150.3 50.1
Barriers to Service Delivery and 35 4 0.167 23.4 7.8
Monitoring.....................
Client Service Use and Delivery. 900 1 0.25 225 75
Client Outreach................. 35 4 0.3 42 14
Subrecipient Enrollment......... 35 3 0.167 17.5 5.8
Client Service Costs............ 35 1 0.75 26.25 8.75
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 386.45.
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 C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-13455 Filed 7-16-25; 8:45 am]
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