[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4667-4668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01265]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking 
Program Data (New Collection)

AGENCY: Office on Trafficking in Persons, Administration for Children 
and Families, HHS.

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 proposing to collect data for the Domestic Victims of 
Human Trafficking Program (DVHT). The DVHT Program is inclusive of 
three distinct programs: The Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking and 
Services Outreach Program, Demonstration Grants to Strengthen the 
Response to Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities Program, 
and the Strengthen the Health Care Response for Victims of Human 
Trafficking Program grants. The data collection instruments are 
intended to collect information for all three DVHT programs.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB is required to 
make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 
60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. 
Therefore, a comment

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is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 
days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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: The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as 
amended, authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
establish a program to assist United States citizens and lawful 
permanent residents who are victims of severe forms of trafficking (22 
U.S.C. 7105(f)). OTIP will award cooperative agreements to implement 
the DVHT program, which will include: (1) The Domestic Victims of Human 
Trafficking and Services Outreach Program, (2) Demonstration Grants to 
Strengthen the Response to Victims of Human Trafficking in Native 
Communities Program, and (3) the Strengthen the Health Care Response 
for Victims of Human Trafficking Program. Through the DVHT program, 
grantees will provide comprehensive case management to domestic 
survivors of severe forms of human trafficking in a traditional case 
management, Native community, or health care setting. The intent of the 
program is to connect survivors with the services they need to improve 
their lives and health outcomes.
    OTIP proposes to collect information to measure grant project 
performance, provide technical assistance to grantees, assess program 
outcomes, improve 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, and country of origin); types of 
trafficking experienced (e.g., sex, labor, or both); types of 
enrollment; types of services requested and provided, along with their 
cost; barriers to service delivery; subrecipients enrolled into the 
grantee's network; victim outreach activities; and the types of 
training provided to subrecipient organizations or other partners.
    Respondents: Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking and Services 
Outreach Program grantees, Demonstration Grants to Strengthen the 
Response to Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities Program 
grantees, and the Strengthen the Health Care Response for Victims of 
Human Trafficking Program grantees.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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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                 1,908               1               1           1,908             636
 Enrollment Form................
Client Service Use and Delivery            1,908               3             .25           1,431             477
 Form...........................
Client Case Closure Form........           1,908               1            .167             319             106
Barriers to Service Delivery and              36              15            .167              90              30
 Monitoring Form................
DVHT Spending Form..............              36               3             .75              81              27
Partnership Development and                   25               1             .25               6               3
 Expansion: Enrollment Form.....
Partnership Development and                   25               1            .083               2               1
 Expansion: Exit Form...........
Training Form...................              36              15              .5             270              90
Victim Outreach Reporting Form..              36              15              .3             162              54
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,424.

    Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7105(f).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-01265 Filed 1-24-20; 8:45 am]
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