[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 210 (Thursday, October 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68580-68581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23910]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting and call for public comments on strategies to 
engage stakeholders to improve the Nation's response to the sex 
trafficking of children and youth.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 December 9 and 
10, 2020. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to discuss 
state efforts in implementing the recommendations described in its 
interim report, Best Practices and Recommendations for States, as well 
as discuss gap areas and

[[Page 68581]]

barriers to addressing the sex trafficking of children and youth in the 
United States as it relates to demand, online exploitation, interstate 
compacts, and other issue areas. The Committee requests any examples 
and comments from the public to inform their work and also requests 
input on barriers pertaining to the recommendations in its interim 
report, including strategies to ensure that policies and procedures 
related to interstate compacts (e.g., Interstate Compact on the 
Placement of Children; Interstate Commission for Juveniles), as well as 
the implementation of interstate compacts, work to combat the sex 
trafficking of children and youth; strategies for states to address 
demand (for the purposes of this discussion, demand reduction refers to 
any effort to reduce the purchase of sex from a minor); and, strategies 
for states to address vulnerabilities for human trafficking as it 
relates to online exploitation, recruitment, and grooming of children 
and youth, specifically as it relates to engaging with tech companies. 
Please submit your examples and/or comments to [email protected] with the 
subject ``NAC Comments'' as soon as possible and before December 1, 
2020.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 9 and 10, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually. Please register for this 
event online at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/resource/nacagenda1220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Chon (Designated Federal 
Officer) at [email protected] or (202) 205-5778 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, email [email protected] by December 1, 2020. 
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 virtually.
    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 strategies to engage states and stakeholders are 
encouraged to submit their comments or resources (hyperlinks 
preferred). Written comments or statements received after December 1, 
2020, 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: October 23, 2020.
Megan E. Steel,
Office of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2020-23910 Filed 10-28-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-40-P