[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42922-42923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17753]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of 
Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting and call for public comments on 
recommendations to improve the Nation's response to the sex trafficking 
of children and youth.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the Preventing Sex 
Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, that a meeting of the 
National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and 
Youth in the United States (Committee) will be held on October 4, 2019. 
The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to discuss its work on 
its interim report on recommended best practices for states to follow 
to combat the sex trafficking of children and youth based on 
multidisciplinary research and promising, evidence-based models, and 
programs.
    The members of the Committee request any examples and comments from 
the public to inform their work and have also requested input on the 
following specific topics pertaining to combating the sex trafficking 
of children and youth in the United States:
     Screening and Identification: Intersections with 
interpersonal violence; screening or universal approaches.
     Service Provision: Models for multi-agency response 
protocols; evaluated training curricula for service providers; case 
management and specialized service models.
     Housing: Prevention efforts of public housing authorities.
     Prevention: Initiatives of city, county, and state public 
health departments.
     Data: Strategies for state Medicaid offices to collect 
quality measures regarding violence or exploitation; collection and 
protection of exploitation data in health records.
     Child Welfare: Evidence-informed or -based curricula for 
child welfare providers, child and youth service providers, and foster 
parents; child welfare policies and procedures for identifying and 
responding to trafficking; interagency data sharing agreements that 
pertain to child sex

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trafficking cases; specialized foster care models including residential 
treatment; screening tools used in child welfare agencies and whether 
or not they've been validated.
     State funding sources for prevention, training, and/or 
services in addition to federal non-IV-E funding.
    Please submit your examples and/or comments to [email protected] 
with the subject ``NAC Comments'' as soon as possible and before August 
30.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 4, 2019. The members will 
convene on October 3 to conduct subcommittee meetings and a fact 
finding site visit.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Alexandria, Virginia, at the 
invitation of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 
Space is limited. Identification will be required at the entrance of 
the facility (e.g., passport, state ID, or federal ID).
    To attend the meeting virtually, please register for this event 
online: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/resource/nacagenda1019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Chon (Designated Federal 
Officer) at [email protected] or (202) 205-4554 or 330 C 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20201. Additional information is available at 
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/the-national-advisory-committee.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The formation and operation of the Committee 
are governed by the provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 
U.S.C. App. 2), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of 
federal advisory committees.
    Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Committee is to advise 
the Secretary and the Attorney General on practical and general 
policies concerning improvements to the nation's response to the sex 
trafficking of children and youth in the United States. HHS established 
the Committee pursuant to Section 121 of the Preventing Sex Trafficking 
and Strengthening Families Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-183).
    Tentative Agenda: The agenda can be found at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/the-national-advisory-committee. To 
submit written statements or RSVP to attend in-person or make verbal 
statements, email [email protected] by September 16, 2019. Please 
include your name, organization, and phone number. More details on 
these options are below.
    Public Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of 
space, this meeting is open to the public. Seating is on a first to 
arrive basis. Security screening and a photo ID are required. Space and 
parking is limited. The building is fully accessible to individuals 
with disabilities.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140 
and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the public 
may submit written statements in response to the stated agenda of the 
meeting or to the committee's mission in general. Organizations with 
recommendations on best practices are encouraged to submit their 
comments or resources (hyperlinks preferred). Written comments or 
statements received after September 16, 2019, may not be provided to 
the Committee until its next meeting.
    Verbal Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140d, the Committee is 
not obligated to allow a member of the public to speak or otherwise 
address the Committee during the meeting. Members of the public are 
invited to provide verbal statements during the Committee meeting only 
at the time and manner described in the agenda. The request to speak 
should include a brief statement of the subject matter to be addressed 
and should be relevant to the stated agenda of the meeting or the 
Committee's mission in general.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 90 days at: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/the-national-advisory-committee.

    Dated: August 12, 2019.
Lynn A. Johnson,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2019-17753 Filed 8-16-19; 8:45 am]
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