[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 248 (Thursday, December 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74416-74417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28360]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Notice of Meeting; National Advisory Committee on the Sex 
Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States

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

ACTION: Announcement of meeting and call for public comment on states' 
efforts 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 January 6, 2022. 
The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to finalize the 
distribution plan for the Committee's January 2022 report. The members 
of the Committee request comment from the public to inform their 
ongoing work. Please submit your comments to [email protected] with the 
subject ``NAC Comments,'' as soon as possible and before January 3, 
2022.

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 6, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually. Please register for this 
event online at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/national-advisory-committee.

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 on behalf 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 January 3, 2022. 
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

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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 January 3, 2022, 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: December 27, 2021.
Megan E. Steel,
Deputy Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-28360 Filed 12-29-21; 8:45 am]
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