[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45106-45107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16065]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Trafficking Victim 
Assistance Program Data (OMB #0970-0467)

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

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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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 renewal with revisions of an approved 
information collection: Trafficking Victim Assistance Program Data 
(Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0467).

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, ACF is 
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information 
collection described above.

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), 
as amended, authorizes the Secretary of HHS to expand benefits and 
services to foreign nationals in the United States who are victims of 
severe forms of trafficking in persons. OTIP funds time-limited 
comprehensive case management services to foreign national adults 
confirmed and potential victims of a severe form of human trafficking, 
as defined by the TVPA of 2000, as amended, who are seeking or have 
received HHS certification. TVAP establishes local regional presence to 
coordinate project activities and direct services. Case management 
services must be provided to qualified persons directly by full-time 
case managers that are staffed by the prime recipient and may also be 
provided through a network of per capita service providers, which 
provide direct services and community referrals.
    OTIP proposes to continue to collect information to measure grant 
project performance, provide technical assistance to grant recipients, 
assess program outcomes, inform 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, gender identity, race/ethnicity, country of 
origin), type of trafficking experienced (sex, labor, or both), types 
of services and benefits provided, along with aggregate information on 
the amount of money spent on each type of service provided, outreach 
activities conducted, sub recipients enrolled, and the types of 
trainings provided to relevant audiences. Minor updates have been made 
to performance indicators under this collection in consultation with 
existing grant recipients and stakeholders, to reduce respondent 
burden, strengthen client privacy and confidentiality, and bring the 
collection into alignment with program requirements under the revised 
TVAP. Specifically, to reduce burden and strengthen client privacy and 
confidentiality, the following TVAP client-level indicators have been 
removed: Type of Intake, Date of Birth, Disability Status, Services 
Requested at Intake, Benefits Requested at Intake, Trafficker 
Relationship to Victim. To bring the collection into alignment with the 
revised TVAP requirements, outreach-specific indicators have been 
added, specifically: Number of Outreach

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Activities Conducted, Date of Outreach Activity, Outreach Settings, 
Target Population(s), Number of Victims Identified, Screening Tool(s) 
Used.
    Respondents: Trafficking Victim Assistance Program Grant Recipients 
and Clients of those programs, specifically the: Trafficking Victim 
Assistance Program (HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0150), Aspire: Child 
Trafficking Victim Assistance Demonstration Program (HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-
OTIP-TV-0099), Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach 
Program-Pacific Region Demonstration Program (VHT-SO Pacific) (HHS-
2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0038) and the Lighthouse: Services, Outreach, and 
Awareness for Labor Trafficking (Lighthouse) Demonstration Program 
(HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0059).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total number       Average
           Instrument              Total Number    of responses    burden hours    Total burden    Annual burden
                                  of respondents  per respondent   per response        hours           hours
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Client Characteristics and                 6,600               1            0.75           4,950           1,650
 Program Entry..................
Client Case Closure.............           6,600               1           0.167         1,102.2           367.4
Barriers to Service Delivery and             386               4           0.167          257.85           85.95
 Monitoring.....................
Client Service Use and Delivery.           6,600               1            0.25           1,650             550
Victim Outreach.................             386               4             0.3           463.2           154.4
Training........................             386               4             0.5             772           257.3
Subrecipient Enrollment.........             193               2           0.167            64.5            21.5
TVAP Spending...................             193               1             0.5            96.5            32.2
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,118.75.
    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. 7105)

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-16065 Filed 7-26-22; 8:45 am]
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