81_FR_41434 81 FR 41312 - Request for Statements of Interest

81 FR 41312 - Request for Statements of Interest

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 122 (June 24, 2016)

Page Range41312-41312
FR Document2016-14980

Pursuant to the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014, Public Law 113-183, notice is hereby given of an opportunity to submit a Statement of Interest for the National Advisory Committee on Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States (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. The Committee will be composed of not more than 21 members whose diverse experience and background enable them to provide balanced points of view with regard to carrying out the duties of the Committee.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016) 
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Request for Statements of Interest

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families.

ACTION: Request for Statements of Interest for the National Advisory 
Committee on the Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United 
States.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening 
Families Act of 2014, Public Law 113-183, notice is hereby given of an 
opportunity to submit a Statement of Interest for the National Advisory 
Committee on Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States 
(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. The Committee will be composed 
of not more than 21 members whose diverse experience and background 
enable them to provide balanced points of view with regard to carrying 
out the duties of the Committee.

DATES: Statements of Interest must be received by 5 p.m. EST, July 20, 
2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Kate Cooper, ACF Office on 
Trafficking in Persons, phone (202) 205-4554 or email 
[email protected]. Additional information and the Statement of 
Interest Form are available at www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/endtrafficking/forms.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 29, 2014, President Obama 
signed the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act 
(Pub. L. 113-183). The Act established a National Advisory Committee on 
the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States to 
advise the Secretary and the Attorney General on practical and general 
policies concerning the cooperation of Federal, State, local, and 
tribal governments; child welfare agencies; social service providers; 
physical health and mental health providers; victim service providers; 
State or local courts with responsibility for conducting or supervising 
proceedings relating to child welfare or social services for children 
and their families; Federal, State, and local police; juvenile 
detention centers and runaway and homeless youth programs; schools; the 
gaming and entertainment industry; and businesses and organizations 
that provide services to youth, on responding to sex trafficking.
    The Secretary shall appoint members of the Committee in 
consultation with the Attorney General and National Governors 
Association. At least one Committee member shall be a former sex 
trafficking victim and two Committee members shall be Governors of 
States. Each member of the Committee shall be appointed for the 5-year 
life of the Committee. The Committee will advise on the development and 
implementation of successful interventions with children and youth who 
are exposed to conditions that make them vulnerable to, or victims of, 
sex trafficking; and recommendations for administrative or legislative 
changes necessary to use programs, properties, or other resources 
owned, operated, or funded by the Federal Government to provide safe 
housing for children and youth who are sex trafficking victims.
    The Committee shall develop two tiers of recommended best practices 
for States to follow in combating the sex trafficking of children and 
youth based on multidisciplinary research and promising, evidence-based 
models and programs, including sample training materials, protocols, 
and screening tools to identify victims of trafficking and those at 
risk for trafficking; multidisciplinary strategies to identify victims, 
manage cases, and improve services; sample protocols and 
recommendations for cross-system collaborations; criteria and 
guidelines for safe residential placements for foster children who have 
been sex trafficked; and training guidelines for caregivers serving 
children and youth outside the home.
    The Committee will share best practices and recommendations with 
State Governors and child welfare agencies on a quarterly basis.
    The Committee shall submit an interim report to the Secretary, 
Attorney General, and Congress within 3 years after the establishment 
of the Committee and a final report within 4 years after the 
establishment of the Committee.
    The Committee shall convene at least twice a year. This is an 
unpaid position and Committee members will not be considered employees 
of the Federal Government other than reimbursement of travel expenses 
and a per diem allowance in accordance with Federal Government 
regulations.

    Dated: June 17, 2016.
Mark H. Greenberg,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
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41312 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 122 / Friday, June 24, 2016 / Notices agency’s estimate of the burden of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On and training guidelines for caregivers proposed collection of information; (c) September 29, 2014, President Obama serving children and youth outside the the quality, utility, and clarity of the signed the Preventing Sex Trafficking home. information to be collected; and (d) and Strengthening Families Act (Pub. L. The Committee will share best ways to minimize the burden of the 113–183). The Act established a practices and recommendations with collection of information on National Advisory Committee on the State Governors and child welfare respondents, including through the use Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth agencies on a quarterly basis. of automated collection techniques or in the United States to advise the The Committee shall submit an other forms of information technology. Secretary and the Attorney General on interim report to the Secretary, Attorney Consideration will be given to practical and general policies General, and Congress within 3 years comments and suggestions submitted concerning the cooperation of Federal, after the establishment of the Committee within 60 days of this publication. State, local, and tribal governments; and a final report within 4 years after child welfare agencies; social service the establishment of the Committee. Robert Sargis, providers; physical health and mental The Committee shall convene at least Reports Clearance Officer. health providers; victim service twice a year. This is an unpaid position [FR Doc. 2016–15010 Filed 6–23–16; 8:45 am] providers; State or local courts with and Committee members will not be BILLING CODE 4184–01–P responsibility for conducting or considered employees of the Federal supervising proceedings relating to Government other than reimbursement child welfare or social services for of travel expenses and a per diem DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND children and their families; Federal, allowance in accordance with Federal HUMAN SERVICES State, and local police; juvenile Government regulations. detention centers and runaway and Administration for Children and Dated: June 17, 2016. homeless youth programs; schools; the Families gaming and entertainment industry; and Mark H. Greenberg, businesses and organizations that Assistant Secretary for Children and Families. Request for Statements of Interest provide services to youth, on [FR Doc. 2016–14980 Filed 6–23–16; 8:45 am] AGENCY:Administration for Children responding to sex trafficking. BILLING CODE 4184–47–P and Families. The Secretary shall appoint members of the Committee in consultation with ACTION: Request for Statements of the Attorney General and National DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Interest for the National Advisory Governors Association. At least one HUMAN SERVICES Committee on the Trafficking of Committee member shall be a former Children and Youth in the United sex trafficking victim and two Administration for Children and States. Committee members shall be Governors Families of States. Each member of the SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Preventing Committee shall be appointed for the 5- Proposed Information Collection Sex Trafficking and Strengthening year life of the Committee. The Activity; Comment Request Families Act of 2014, Public Law 113– Committee will advise on the Proposed Projects 183, notice is hereby given of an development and implementation of opportunity to submit a Statement of successful interventions with children Title: TANF Quarterly Financial Interest for the National Advisory and youth who are exposed to Report, ACF–196. Committee on Trafficking of Children conditions that make them vulnerable OMB No.: 0970–0247. and Youth in the United States to, or victims of, sex trafficking; and Description: This information (Committee). The purpose of the recommendations for administrative or collection is authorized under Section Committee is to advise the Secretary legislative changes necessary to use 411(a)(3) of the Social Security Act. This and the Attorney General on practical programs, properties, or other resources request is for renewal of approval to use and general policies concerning owned, operated, or funded by the the Administration for Children and improvements to the Nation’s response Federal Government to provide safe Families’ (ACF) 196 form for periodic to the sex trafficking of children and housing for children and youth who are financial reporting under the Temporary youth in the United States. The sex trafficking victims. Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Committee will be composed of not The Committee shall develop two program. States participating in the more than 21 members whose diverse tiers of recommended best practices for TANF program are required by statute to experience and background enable them States to follow in combating the sex report financial data on a quarterly to provide balanced points of view with trafficking of children and youth based basis. This form meets the legal regard to carrying out the duties of the on multidisciplinary research and standard and provides essential data on Committee. promising, evidence-based models and the use of Federal funds. Failure to programs, including sample training collect the data would seriously DATES: Statements of Interest must be materials, protocols, and screening tools compromise ACF’s ability to monitor received by 5 p.m. EST, July 20, 2016. to identify victims of trafficking and program expenditures, estimate funding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: those at risk for trafficking; needs, and to prepare budget Contact Kate Cooper, ACF Office on multidisciplinary strategies to identify submissions required by Congress. Trafficking in Persons, phone (202) 205– victims, manage cases, and improve Financial reporting under the TANF sradovich on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES 4554 or email EndTrafficking@ services; sample protocols and program is governed by 45 CFR part acf.hhs.gov. Additional information and recommendations for cross-system 265. This renewal restores columns for the Statement of Interest Form are collaborations; criteria and guidelines reporting Emergency Contingency Fund available at www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ for safe residential placements for foster Grant expenditures. endtrafficking/forms. children who have been sex trafficked; Respondents: TANF Agencies. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 Jun 23, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM 24JNN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRequest for Statements of Interest for the National Advisory Committee on the Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States.
DatesStatements of Interest must be received by 5 p.m. EST, July 20, 2016.
ContactContact Kate Cooper, ACF Office on Trafficking in Persons, phone (202) 205-4554 or email [email protected] Additional information and the Statement of Interest Form are available at www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/endtrafficking/ forms.
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