[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32012-32013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13297]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Evaluation of the
National Human Trafficking Hotline: Understanding Engagement With the
Community, Law Enforcement, and Other Hotlines (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is proposing a data
collection activity as part of the Evaluation of the National Human
Trafficking Hotline (NHTH): Understanding Engagement with the
Community, Law Enforcement, and other Hotlines. This data collection
activity will examine how the NHTH processes contacts, interacts with
law enforcement and other hotline providers, and advertises its
services to potential contactors.
DATES: Comments due September 15, 2025. 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 purpose of the proposed data collection activity
is to document and examine how the NHTH processes contacts across modes
and contactor types as well as how those processes compare to other
similar hotlines, how the NHTH interacts with law enforcement and
implements criteria for sharing tips with law enforcement, how the NHTH
interacts with other national hotlines including service coordination
and information sharing, and how the NHTH communicates and advertises
its services to potential contactors.
The proposed data collection activity includes one-time, semi-
structured interviews with:
1. Staff and leadership at the NHTH. Interviews with NHTH staff and
leadership will include questions focused on NHTH processes, NHTH data
collection, communication with contactors, and interactions with law
enforcement regarding sharing tips and other hotlines.
2. Staff and leadership at other national hotlines that are similar
in scope to the NHTH. Interviews will include questions focused on
their own internal processes as well as interactions with and
perceptions of the NHTH.
3. Service providers who regularly engage with the NHTH as well as
those who do not regularly engage with the NHTH. Interviews will
include questions focused on their interactions with and perceptions of
the NHTH.
4. Law enforcement personnel who regularly engage with the NHTH as
well as those who do not regularly engage with the NHTH. Interviews
will include questions focused on perceptions of actionability of tips
that are shared by the NHTH, comparison with tips shared by other
hotlines, and the deconfliction process.
Respondents: NHTH staff, staff at other national hotlines, law
enforcement personnel, victims service providers.
Annual Burden Estimates: This information collection is expected to
take place over about 2 years. Burden estimates are shown as the total
over 2 years divided by two to provide an annual average estimate.
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Number of
Number of responses per
respondents respondent Avg. burden Total burden Annual burden
Instrument (total over (total over per response (in hours) (in hours)
request request (in hours)
period) period)
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NHTH Leadership Interview Guide. 5 1 1.5 7.5 3.75
NHTH Staff Interview Guide...... 15 1 1.5 22.5 11.25
Other Hotline Leadership 15 1 1 15 7.5
Interview Guide................
Other Hotline Staff Interview 15 1 1 15 7.5
Guide..........................
Law Enforcement Interview Guide. 20 1 1 20 10
Service Provider Interview Guide 15 1 1 15 7.5
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 47.5
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.
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(Authority: Public Law 106-386 Section 107 [22 U.S.C. 7105].)
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-13297 Filed 7-15-25; 8:45 am]
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