83 FR 12195 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 54 (March 20, 2018)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 54 (March 20, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 12195-12196] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-05581] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Title: Evaluation of Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Program OMB No.: 0970-0487. Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing data collection as part of the study, ``Evaluation of the Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking (DVHT) Program.'' This Notice addresses the cross- site process evaluation to be conducted with the 13 FY 2016 DVHT projects that were awarded 3-year cooperative agreements by the Office of Trafficking in Persons (OTIP). The intent of the DVHT Program is to build, expand, and sustain organizational and community capacity to deliver trauma-informed, strength-based, and victim-centered services for domestic victims of severe forms of human trafficking through coordinated case management, a system of referrals and the formation of community partnerships. The objective of the evaluation is to describe the ways in which projects achieve the goals of the DVHT Program and examine types of models that serve victims of human trafficking. Evaluation questions are focused on understanding project and service delivery models, process, and implementation, including partnership and collaboration development; services offered to and received by victims; strategies to identify and engage survivors; ways projects define and monitor program successes and outcomes; and program challenges, achievements, and lessons learned. Information from the evaluation will assist federal, state, and community policymakers and funders in making decisions about future program models to serve domestic victims of human trafficking, as well as to refine evaluation strategies for future programs targeting trafficking victims. The evaluation of the DVHT Program will document and describe projects' implementation approaches, including their service models and community partnerships; services provided to clients (i.e., victims of severe forms of human trafficking); service delivery practices; strategies to meet survivors' immediate and long-term housing needs; and approaches to engaging survivors in program development and service delivery. Primary data for the evaluation will be collected via surveys with project directors, case managers, and projects' key community partners; and semi-structured qualitative interviews, including telephone interviews with project directors, in-person interviews with select project staff, survivor [[Page 12196]] leaders, and program partners, and individual interviews with program clients. Interviews from multiple perspectives will enhance the government's understanding of appropriate service models and practice strategies for identifying, engaging, and meeting the needs of diverse populations of victims of severe forms of human trafficking. Data collection will take place after receiving OMB approval through March 2020. Data collection for an exploratory evaluation of the FY15 DVHT projects (``Domestic Human Trafficking Demonstration Projects'') is being conducted under a prior Information Collection Request under 0970-0487. The data have provided insight into approaches projects used to enhance organizational and community capacity, identify domestic victims, and deliver case management and direct services in collaboration with their community partners. The currently proposed data collection for FY16 DVHT will build on this earlier data collection for the FY15 DVHT study. All data collection approved for FY15 DVHT is complete. Respondents: Project directors, case managers, survivor leaders, other select project staff, key community partners, and clients. Total Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden of respondents of respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Project Director Survey......... 13 7 1 .5 4 Partner Survey.................. 260 130 1 .25 33 Case Manager Survey............. 130 65 1 .33 21 Project Director Interview #1... 13 7 1 2 14 Project Director Interview #2... 13 7 1 1.5 11 Site Visit Interview............ 136 68 1 1.5 102 Client Interview................ 40 20 1 1 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 205. In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. 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. Mary Jones, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-05581 Filed 3-19-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-47-P
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Background and Brief Description the United States with high full-scale survey of the health
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting concentrations of residents from experiences and needs of women who
(FGM/C) is a practice common in many countries where FGM/C is prevalent; live in selected communities in the
countries in parts of Asia, Africa and the women’s attitudes about continuance of United States with high concentrations
Middle East that can have severe, the practice; and the health of residents from countries where FGM/
deleterious health consequences for characteristics and needs of women C is widely practiced. The pilot study
women and girls. Recent studies suggest living in the United States who have will be conducted during the first year
that more than 500,000 women and girls experienced FGM/C or are at risk for of this project and will be used to assess
in the United States may have been cut FGM/C. the feasibility of sampling and
or be at risk for FGM/C based on This study aims to capture recruiting methods for a hard-to-reach
whether women or their mothers are information on women’s history of population on a sensitive topic. Based
from countries with high prevalence of FGM/C, their experiences with health on findings from the pilot, a change
FGM/C. However, this estimate was care services, and their attitudes about request, including necessary
derived using indirect techniques that continuation of the FGM/C practice. translations, will be submitted to
do not account for the differing Findings from this study will be used to conduct the full study during the
characteristics of women in the country identify public health needs of women second and third year of this project.
of origin versus those who have and communities in the United States The full study is planned to be
migrated to the United States, or any that are affected by FGM/C, to formulate implemented in up to five community
other factors that are likely to affect the public health strategies to meet sites in the United States. The estimated
prevalence of FGM/C. Additional major identified needs, and to inform annualized burden over the three years
knowledge gaps regarding FGM/C in the prevention efforts. of this project is 311 hours.
United States include: The prevalence The proposed information collection There are no costs to respondents
of FGM/C in selected communities in will include piloting and conducting a other than their time to participate.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response (in hours)
respondent (in hours)
Women age 18 to 49 who were born in, or WHNS Eligibility 667 1 1/60 11
whose mother was born in, an FGM/C prac- Screener.
ticing country.
Women age 18–49 who were born in, or whose WHNS Questionnaire ... 400 1 45/60 300
mother was born in, an FGM/C practicing
country.
Total ............................................................... ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 311
Leroy A. Richardson, process evaluation to be conducted with challenges, achievements, and lessons
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, the 13 FY 2016 DVHT projects that were learned. Information from the
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the awarded 3-year cooperative agreements evaluation will assist federal, state, and
Associate Director for Science, Office of the by the Office of Trafficking in Persons community policymakers and funders
Director, Centers for Disease Control and (OTIP). The intent of the DVHT Program in making decisions about future
Prevention. program models to serve domestic
is to build, expand, and sustain
[FR Doc. 2018–05594 Filed 3–19–18; 8:45 am] victims of human trafficking, as well as
organizational and community capacity
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to deliver trauma-informed, strength- to refine evaluation strategies for future
based, and victim-centered services for programs targeting trafficking victims.
domestic victims of severe forms of The evaluation of the DVHT Program
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND will document and describe projects’
human trafficking through coordinated
HUMAN SERVICES implementation approaches, including
case management, a system of referrals
and the formation of community their service models and community
Administration for Children and partnerships; services provided to
Families partnerships.
clients (i.e., victims of severe forms of
The objective of the evaluation is to human trafficking); service delivery
Proposed Information Collection describe the ways in which projects practices; strategies to meet survivors’
Activity; Comment Request achieve the goals of the DVHT Program immediate and long-term housing
Title: Evaluation of Domestic Victims and examine types of models that serve needs; and approaches to engaging
of Human Trafficking Program victims of human trafficking. Evaluation survivors in program development and
OMB No.: 0970–0487. questions are focused on understanding service delivery.
Description: The Administration for project and service delivery models, Primary data for the evaluation will
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Children and Families (ACF), U.S. process, and implementation, including be collected via surveys with project
Department of Health and Human partnership and collaboration directors, case managers, and projects’
Services (HHS) is proposing data development; services offered to and key community partners; and semi-
collection as part of the study, received by victims; strategies to structured qualitative interviews,
‘‘Evaluation of the Domestic Victims of identify and engage survivors; ways including telephone interviews with
Human Trafficking (DVHT) Program.’’ projects define and monitor program project directors, in-person interviews
This Notice addresses the cross-site successes and outcomes; and program with select project staff, survivor
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leaders, and program partners, and will take place after receiving OMB case management and direct services in
individual interviews with program approval through March 2020. collaboration with their community
clients. Interviews from multiple Data collection for an exploratory partners. The currently proposed data
perspectives will enhance the evaluation of the FY15 DVHT projects collection for FY16 DVHT will build on
government’s understanding of (‘‘Domestic Human Trafficking this earlier data collection for the FY15
appropriate service models and practice Demonstration Projects’’) is being DVHT study. All data collection
strategies for identifying, engaging, and conducted under a prior Information approved for FY15 DVHT is complete.
meeting the needs of diverse Collection Request under 0970–0487.
The data have provided insight into Respondents: Project directors, case
populations of victims of severe forms managers, survivor leaders, other select
approaches projects used to enhance
of human trafficking. Data collection project staff, key community partners,
organizational and community capacity,
identify domestic victims, and deliver and clients.
TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual Number of Average
Total number Annual burden
Instrument number of responses per burden hours
of respondents hours
respondents respondent per response
Project Director Survey ........................................................ 13 7 1 .5 4
Partner Survey ..................................................................... 260 130 1 .25 33
Case Manager Survey ......................................................... 130 65 1 .33 21
Project Director Interview #1 ............................................... 13 7 1 2 14
Project Director Interview #2 ............................................... 13 7 1 1.5 11
Site Visit Interview ............................................................... 136 68 1 1.5 102
Client Interview .................................................................... 40 20 1 1 20
Estimated Total Annual Burden comments and suggestions submitted Contact Person: Angela Y. Ng, Ph.D., MBA,
Hours: 205. within 60 days of this publication. Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
In compliance with the requirements Mary Jones, Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6200,
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the [FR Doc. 2018–05581 Filed 3–19–18; 8:45 am] 1715, nga@csr.nih.gov.
Administration for Children and BILLING CODE 4184–47–P Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Families is soliciting public comment Review Special Emphasis Panel; Vascular
on the specific aspects of the and Hematology AREA Application Review.
information collection described above. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Date: April 18, 2018.
Copies of the proposed collection of HUMAN SERVICES Time: 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
information can be obtained and Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
comments may be forwarded by writing National Institutes of Health
applications.
to the Administration for Children and Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Families, Office of Planning, Research Closed Meetings Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, (Telephone Conference Call).
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Contact Person: Natalia Komissarova,
Reports Clearance Officer. Email Federal Advisory Committee Act, as Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer Center for
address: OPREinfocollection@ amended, notice is hereby given of the Scientific Review, National Institutes of
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be following meetings. Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5207,
The meetings will be closed to the MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
identified by the title of the information public in accordance with the 1206, komissar@mail.nih.gov.
collection. provisions set forth in sections
The Department specifically requests (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine;
comments on (a) whether the proposed as amended. The grant applications and
93.333, Clinical Research; 93.306, 93.333,
collection of information is necessary the discussions could disclose
93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,
for the proper performance of the confidential trade secrets or commercial
93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National
functions of the agency, including property such as patentable material,
Institutes of Health, HHS)
whether the information shall have and personal information concerning
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the individuals associated with the grant Dated: March 14, 2018.
agency’s estimate of the burden of the applications, the disclosure of which Natasha M. Copeland,
proposed collection of information; (c) would constitute a clearly unwarranted Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
the quality, utility, and clarity of the invasion of personal privacy. Committee Policy.
information to be collected; and (d) Name of Committee: Center for Scientific [FR Doc. 2018–05573 Filed 3–19–18; 8:45 am]
ways to minimize the burden of the Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member
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Conflict: Cancer Biology.
collection of information on Date: April 12, 2018.
respondents, including through the use Time: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
of automated collection techniques or Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
other forms of information technology. applications.
Consideration will be given to Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
(Telephone Conference Call).
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