[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 175 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55820-55821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19553]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; National Human 
Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) 
Evaluation Package (OMB #0970-0519)

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

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office on Trafficking of Persons (OTIP), Administration 
for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS), is requesting renewal with revisions to the instruments 
previously approved for the National Human Trafficking Training and 
Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) Evaluation Package (Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0519, expiration March 31, 2023). 
Items were expanded to include measures related to specific skills, 
competencies, and knowledge and outcomes at the organizational and 
community levels, and the annual burden has increased for several 
forms.

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

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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 NHTTAC delivers training and technical assistance 
(T/TA) to inform and deliver a public health response to trafficking. 
In applying a public health approach, NHTTAC holistically builds the 
capacity of professionals, organizations, and communities to identify 
and respond to the complex needs of all individuals who have 
experienced trafficking or who have increased risk factors for 
trafficking and address the root causes that put individuals, families, 
and communities at risk of trafficking. These efforts ultimately help 
improve the availability and delivery of coordinated and trauma-
informed services before, during, and after an individual's trafficking 
exploitation, regardless of their age, gender identity, sexual 
orientation, race/ethnicity, nationality, or type of exploitation 
experienced.
    NHTTAC hosts a variety of services, programs, and facilitated 
sessions to improve service provision to people who have experienced 
trafficking or who have increased risk factors for trafficking, 
including The Human Trafficking Leadership Academy (HTLA); SOAR (Stop, 
Observe, Ask, and Respond) to Health and Wellness; OTIP-funded 
recipients; both short-term and specialized T/TA requests; the NHTTAC 
Customer Support; and information through NHTTAC's website, resources, 
and materials about trafficking. This information collection is 
intended to collect feedback from participants to assess a diverse 
range of T/TA provided by NHTTAC.
    Revisions have been made in order to:

 Respond to Postgraduate Institute for Medicine accreditation 
requirements through SOAR T/TA
 Reduce burden where applicable
 Provide flexibility for NHTTAC to assess new knowledge gains, 
application of skills/competencies, and outcomes of participants who 
received NHTTAC T/TA
 Understand NHTTAC's progress on improving diversity, equity, 
and inclusion

    Respondents: NHTTAC T/TA participants include OTIP grant 
recipients, individuals with lived experience, professionals who 
interact with and provide services to individuals who have experienced 
trafficking, including healthcare, behavioral health, public health, 
and human service practitioners, organizations, and communities.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Total number   Average burden
                   Instrument                      Annual number   of responses      hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours
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Universal T/TA Participant Feedback-Long Version           2,100               1            0.43             903
Universal T/TA Participant Feedback-Short                 50,000               1            0.10           5,000
 Version........................................
Intensive T/TA Participant Feedback.............             650               1            1.17             761
Follow Up Feedback..............................          10,000               1            0.50           5,000
Qualitative Guide...............................           2,000               1            1.50           3,000
Network Survey..................................             600               1            1.00             600
Client Satisfaction Survey......................           1,000               1            0.08              83
Resources Feedback..............................             500               1            0.08              42
Requester Feedback..............................             250               1            0.12              29
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,418.
    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. 7104 and 22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4))

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-19553 Filed 9-9-22; 8:45 am]
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