[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2445-2446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1239]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Trafficking Victims Certification and Reporting System.
    OMB No. New.
    Description: HHS has three specific areas of responsibility under 
the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 
106-386) that require new information. These are: (1) Issuing a letter 
certifying victims as eligible to apply for public benefits, (2) 
Expanding benefits, and (3) reporting to Congress on the number of 
people who receive benefits and services. Other requirements may result 
from the activities of an Interagency Task Force of which HHS is a 
member.
    Information concerning victims of a severe form of trafficking is 
needed to certify those individuals as eligible to apply for public 
benefits and to help them secure subsistence while they wait to assist 
the Attorney General in the prosecution of a case against the 
trafficker. Updated information on client location is critical to 
statutory intent to ensure the victim's ability to meet basic needs 
while in the U.S. to cooperate in the prosecution of a trafficker. 
Current information on the number of victims receiving benefits is 
required to be annually reported to the U.S. Congress by the Secretary. 
Such information is also essential to program management and budget 
planning.
    Respondents: Respondents are primarily state and county public 
assistance eligibility workers and the DOJ. DOL, DOS, other federal 
agencies, other law enforcement agencies, victims of trafficking and 
voluntary agency staff could contribute information as well.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                          Number of
           Instrument                  Number of        responses  per     Average burden    Total burden  hours
                                      respondents         respondent     hours per response
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DOJ Request for Victim letter of  One per request;                  1   Thirty minutes.....  100 hours.
 Certification.                    estimated 200
                                   requests annually.
Database and telephone script...  52 (+/-) state         Two for each   6000 minutes (4      100 hours (6000
                                   refugee             client. Initial   minutes x 750        minutes divided by
                                   coordinators or     call at intake,   clients x 2 calls).  60).
                                   district               plus second
                                   eligibility         call for update
                                   workers.               on benefits
                                                       being received
Trafficking Certification         One ORR staffer       One for every   Thirty seconds per   6.2 hours.
 Statistics.                       compiles.                   client    client.
    Estimated total annula          .................                     .................  206.2
     burden hours.
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    In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and

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comments may be forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children 
and Families, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.
    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.

    Dated: January 7, 2002.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-1239 Filed 1-16-02; 8:45 am]
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