[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45107-45108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16066]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Domestic Victims of 
Human Trafficking Program Data (OMB #0970-0542)

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: Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking (DVHT) 
Program Data (OMB #0970-0542; expiration date 3/31/2023).

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 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 victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons in the 
United States (U.S.), without regard to their immigration status. The 
TVPA also authorizes HHS to establish and strengthen programs to assist 
U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who have experienced sex 
trafficking or severe forms of trafficking in persons (22 U.S.C. 
7105(f)(1)). Acting under a delegation of authority from the Secretary 
of HHS, ACF awards cooperative agreements to organizations to establish 
a program to assist U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who 
have experienced human trafficking--the DVHT Program. The DVHT Program 
is inclusive of the following two distinct programs: the Domestic 
Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach Program (DVHT-SO) 
and the Demonstration Grants to Strengthen the Response to Victims of 
Human Trafficking in Native Communities Program (VHT-NC). Through the 
DVHT Program, grant recipients provide comprehensive case management to 
domestic survivors of human trafficking in traditional case management 
and Native community settings.
    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), type of 
trafficking experienced (sex, labor, or both), types of services and 
benefits provided, along with aggregate information on outreach 
activities conducted, subrecipients 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 
and strengthen privacy and confidentiality. Specifically, to reduce 
burden and

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strengthen client privacy and confidentiality, the following DVHT 
client-level indicators have been removed: Type of Intake, Date of 
Birth, Disability Status, Services Requested at Intake, Benefits 
Requested at Intake, and Trafficker Relationship to Victim.
    Respondents: DVHT Program Grant Recipients and Clients of those 
programs, specifically DVHT-SO and VHT-NC funding recipients.

                                             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                  1700               1            0.75           1,275             425
 Program Entry..................
Client Case Closure.............            1700               1           0.167           283.9            94.6
Barriers to Service Delivery and              35               4           0.167            23.4             7.8
 Monitoring.....................
Client Service Use and Delivery.            1700               1            0.25             425           141.7
Victim Outreach.................              35               4             0.3              42              14
Training........................              35               4             0.5              70            23.3
Subrecipient Enrollment.........              35               3           0.167            17.5             5.8
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 712.2.
    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. 2022-16066 Filed 7-26-22; 8:45 am]
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