[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63882-63883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24957]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; National Human 
Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) 
Evaluation Package (OMB #0970-0519)

AGENCY: Office on Trafficking in Persons, Administration for Children 
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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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 to continue data collection with an 
increased number of respondents to the previously approved information 
collection, National Human Trafficking Training and Technical 
Assistance Center (NHTTAC) Evaluation Package (OMB #0970-0519, 
expiration 10/31/2021). This request was originally approved under 
expedited review and increased the estimated burden hours from 689 
hours to 9,497 hours. In addition, the previously approved Stop, 
Observe, Ask, and Respond to human trafficking (SOAR) Online 
Participant Feedback Form was restructured into a long and short form 
to reduce burden for information collected on SOAR Online training 
participants outside of the NHTTAC learning management system. There 
are no changes requested to the items on any forms.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. 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.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained 
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. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: These changes are requested due to the passage of the 
Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Act of 2018 
(SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2018) (Pub. L. 115-398), which 
expands the SOAR to Health and Wellness Training Program. To meet the 
provisions of the SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2018, OTIP's 
NHTTAC had to expand the administration of SOAR nationwide.
    The NHTTAC delivers training and technical assistance (T/TA) to 
inform and deliver a public health response to trafficking. In applying 
a public health approach, NHTTAC holistically builds the capacity of 
communities to identify and respond to the complex needs of all 
individuals who have been trafficked, and addresses the root causes 
that put individuals, families, and communities at risk of trafficking. 
This will ultimately help improve the availability and delivery of 
coordinated and trauma-informed services before, during, and after an 
individual's trafficking exploitation, regardless of their age, gender, 
nationality, sexual orientation, or type of exploitation.
    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 Call Center; both short-term and specialized T/TA requests 
(requests that take less than 3 hours or 3 or more hours to fulfill, 
respectively); OTIP-funded grantees; and information through NHTTAC's 
website, resources, and materials about trafficking.
    Respondents: Individuals and organizations such as NHTTAC 
consultants, T/TA participants, HTLA program participants, Survivor 
fellows, OTIP grantees, visitors to the NHTTAC website, NHTTAC-
supported conference and meeting attendees, members of the National 
Advisory Council, and scholarship applicants.

Annual Burden Estimates

    The following instruments have an increased number of respondents. 
The number of respondents for all other previously approved instruments 
remains the same. The increase in respondents increased the overall 
burden under OMB #0970-0519 from 689 hours to 9,497 hours. See https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201910-0970-012 for all 
instruments and related burden under OMB #0970-0519.

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                                     Original         Updated
                                    estimate--      estimate--       Number of    Average burden  Updated annual
           Instrument                number of       number of     responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                    respondents     respondents     respondent       response
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HTLA Fellowship Pre-Program                   24              36               1            0.25               9
 Feedback.......................

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HTLA Fellowship Post-Program                  24              36               1            0.25               9
 Feedback.......................
OTIP Grantee Feedback Form......              50             100               1           0.167              17
Short-Term T/TA Feedback Form...              30              50               1           0.167               8
Specialized T/TA Feedback Form..              50             100               1            0.25              25
Focus Group Demographic Survey..              25              50               1           0.033               2
Focus Group Guide...............              25              50               1            0.75              38
Follow-up Feedback Form.........             300             500               1           0.133              67
Interview Guide.................              25              65               1            0.75              49
Pilot Feedback Form.............              25              50               1            0.15               8
SOAR Blended Learning                         30             130               1            0.15              20
 Participant Form...............
SOAR Online Participant Feedback           1,500           5,300               1             0.1             530
 Long Form......................
SOAR Online Participant Feedback                       1,000,000               1          0.0083           8,300
 Short Form.....................
SOAR Organizational Feedback                  20              40               1           0.133               5
 Form...........................
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    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. 7104 and 22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-24957 Filed 11-18-19; 8:45 am]
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