[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16362-16364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07843]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects: National Human Trafficking Training and
Technical Assistance Center.
Title: National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance
Center (NHTTAC) Consultant and Evaluation Package.
OMB No.: New.
Description: The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (PL
106-386), Section 106(b), as amended at 22 U.S. Code Sec. 7104 and 22
U.S. Code Sec. 7105(c)(4) authorizes The Office on Trafficking in
Persons (OTIP), an office of The Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to
establish and carry out human trafficking public awareness programs and
training for government personnel. Under this authority, OTIP is
proposing a data collection through the National Human Trafficking
Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC).
NHTTAC hosts a variety of services, programs, and facilitated
sessions to improve service provision to individuals who have been
trafficked or who are at risk of trafficking, including The Human
Trafficking Leadership Academy (HTLA); the Survivor Fellowship Program;
the NHTTAC Customer Support Center; short-term and specialized T/TA
requests (requests that take less than 3 hours or 3 or more
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hours to fulfill, respectively); OTIP-funded grantees; and information
through NHTTAC's website, resources, and materials about trafficking.
Assessment, evaluation, and quality improvement are essential
components of NHTTAC T/TA delivery and requires data collection from
NHTTAC T/TA participants, consultants, and other stakeholders that are
involved in NHTTAC activities. Data will be collected after each T/TA
event to provide a feedback mechanism to improve the availability and
delivery of coordinated and trauma-informed services before, during,
and after an individual's trafficking exploitation. Whenever possible,
data will be collected from participants and consultants electronically
via a survey tailored to the specific T/TA event to maximize
convenience and minimize the burden for participants. When appropriate,
focus groups and interviews will also be leveraged to obtain contextual
information about NHTTAC activities. The types of information collected
tie directly to the outputs, short-term, and long-term objectives of
NHTTAC.
Respondents: NHTTAC consultants and T/TA participants are from a
diverse background with a wide range of experiences within the
trafficking and public health fields, including health and human
service providers.
Human Trafficking Leadership Academy (HTLA): Participants in the
HTLA comprise survivors of trafficking and anti-trafficking service
providers.
Survivor Fellowship Program: Participants are representatives from
health and human service organizations and survivors of trafficking.
Customer Support Center: Respondents are primarily health and human
service providers requesting materials or T/TA on trafficking service
provision.
Short-Term and Specialized T/TA: NHTTAC follows up with
participants 3 to 6 months after specialized T/TA activities to measure
the outcomes of the T/TA.
OTIP Grantees: NHTTAC supports OTIP grantees by providing
information, facilitating information sharing, and hosting meetings and
webinars.
NHTTAC Website: NHTTAC hosts a website of information and
resources; people who visit the website are asked for their feedback on
how the website can be improved.
Conference and Meeting Support: NHTTAC supports conferences to
share information, promising practices, and evidence-based research on
trafficking within the field. NHTTAC also supports the delivery of
cluster meetings on behalf of OTIP.
National Advisory Council: NHTTAC supports the National Advisory
Council on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United
States (NAC) by facilitating and coordinating meetings. NAC members are
asked for their feedback following meetings regarding how well the
group is working together and what could be improved in the future.
Organizational Scholarships: An organizational survivor scholarship
may be awarded to organizations for conferences that support OTIP's
stated goals and work with individuals who have been trafficked and/or
at risk of trafficking.
Professional Development Scholarships: Eligible individuals include
child welfare experts, public health professionals, medical service
providers, behavioral health professionals, advocates, service
providers, and individuals who have been trafficked. Federal, tribal,
state, and local agencies and multidisciplinary teams are also
eligible.
SOAR to Health and Wellness (SOAR): Tier I trainings of SOAR engage
respondents through a variety of modalities: (1) SOAR Online is
available to the public and comprises multiple modules. (2) SOAR
trainings at select national and regional conferences or similar
meetings. (3) SOAR resources will help inform practitioners and
professionals who work in the public health field. (4) SOAR training
for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) personnel is
similar to SOAR Online but tailored to HHS staff. (5) Emerging issues
webinars are available to the public but targeted to public health
professionals, including health and human service providers.
Tier II of SOAR targets respondents through a blended online
training to individuals who plan to incorporate the content into their
organization's policies and best practices. Organizations can also add
the SOAR Online training to their learning management systems.
Tier III of SOAR engages respondents through intensive, in-person
T/TA via SOAR for Communities. The goal is to provide strategic
planning and goal setting in communities looking to improve their
response to trafficking.
NHTTAC Consultants: T/TA expert consultants are subject matter
experts with at least 7 years of relevant professional experience.
Survivor impact consultants are individuals who have experienced human
trafficking. Each category has distinct qualifications and eligibility
requirements that are fielded through an online application process.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Survivor Fellowship Organization Feedback Form.. 10 1 .250 2.50
Survivor Fellowship Fellow Feedback Form........ 10 1 .250 2.50
Website Feedback Form........................... 300 1 .083 24.90
Consultant Feedback Form........................ 50 1 .083 4.15
Coordination Feedback Form...................... 100 1 .050 5.00
Focus Group Demographic Survey.................. 25 1 .033 .825
Focus Group Guide............................... 25 1 .750 18.75
Follow-up Feedback Form......................... 300 1 .133 39.90
General Training Feedback Form.................. 150 1 .133 19.95
Interview Guide................................. 25 1 .750 18.75
Pilot Feedback Form............................. 25 1 .150 3.75
Requester Feedback Form......................... 75 1 .117 8.78
Resource Tool Feedback Form..................... 500 1 .033 16.50
SOAR Blended Learning Participant Feedback Form. 30 1 .150 4.50
SOAR Conference Feedback Form................... 500 1 .200 100.00
SOAR Online Participant Feedback Form........... 1500 1 .100 150.00
SOAR Organizational Feedback Form............... 20 1 .133 2.66
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SOAR Specialized T/TA Feedback Form............. 200 1 .150 30.00
Webinar Participant Feedback Form............... 1000 1 .067 67.00
Survivor Impact Consultant Application.......... 20 1 .283 5.66
Expert T/TA Consultant Application.............. 20 1 .267 5.34
Organizational Scholarship Application.......... 10 1 .317 3.17
Professional Development Survivor Scholarship 30 1 .333 9.99
Application....................................
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Total Annual Burden......................... 5,908 .............. .............. 689.15
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 689 Hours.
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), 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 comments may be
forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: [email protected]. 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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-07843 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am]
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