83 FR 22691 - Agency Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 95 (May 16, 2018)

In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22691-22692]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10394]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990--New]


Agency Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and 
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed 
collection for public comment.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before June 15, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or via 
facsimile to (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrette Funn, [email protected] 
or (202) 795-7714. When submitting comments or requesting information, 
please include the document identifier 0990--New--30D and project title 
for reference.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) 
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for 
the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of 
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology to minimize the information collection burden.
    Title of the Collection: Trafficking Victim Assistance Program 
Social Network Analysis--Network Survey.
    Type of Collection: New.
    OMB No. 0990-NEW--Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning 
and Evaluation--Administration for Children and Families' Trafficking 
Victim Assistance Program.

Abstract

    The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 
(ASPE), in partnership with the Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is 
requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new 
information collection request titled, ``Trafficking Victim Assistance 
Program (TVAP) Social Network Analysis--Network Survey.'' Under the 
guidance of ASPE and ACF, a contractor is carrying out this assessment. 
The data collected and analyzed under this submission will help HHS 
better understand the type and extent of the relationship between the 
TVAP grantees, TVAP subrecipients, and other service providers 
operating in TVAP subrecipient areas. It will also help illuminate each 
grantee's and subrecipient's types and number of services provided, 
estimated costs of services, service coordination between grantees or 
subrecipients and other services providers, and type and strength of 
relationships between grantees and subrecipients. This information will 
enable HHS to understand the structure of the grantee/subrecipient 
network and inform recommendations for more efficient network 
management and distribution of support.
    TVAP, as authorized by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000, provides comprehensive case management services to foreign-born 
victims of human trafficking residing in the United States. Since its 
inception, TVAP funding and infrastructure have remained relatively 
unchanged: Services are paid on a per capita basis, and funds are 
managed through three primary grantees that enter into cooperative 
agreements with service providers (subrecipients). Given the changing 
landscape and the greater understanding of the nature and extent of 
trafficking, HHS is undertaking a program assessment to understand 
whether any efficiencies can be gained in the program administration 
and structure. To supplement an earlier fiscal year 2018 assessment to 
solicit qualitative feedback from a range of program stakeholders, the 
information collected for this program survey aims to help HHS 
determine if efficiencies can be gained through improved coordination 
among TVAP grantees, TVAP subrecipients, and other service providers.
    Data will be collected through an electronic survey of fiscal year 
2016 TVAP grantees and subrecipients. Key staff at grantee sites and 
subrecipient organizations will complete a self-administered online 
survey that will include questions about each respondent's services 
provided, estimated costs of services, service coordination between 
grantees or subrecipients, and type and strength of

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relationships between grantees and subrecipients. With this data, the 
contractor, to inform ASPE and ACF, will build a social/organizational 
network to depict how grantee and subrecipient organizations 
collaborate with one another through TVAP to better understand the 
existing network and identify potential opportunities for improving the 
efficiency of the network. ASPE anticipates completion of all data 
collection activities by October 2018.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                        Average
                                       Number of        Number        burden per     Total burden
        Type of respondent            respondents    responses per   response  (in       hours
                                                      respondent        hours)
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TVAP grantees.....................               3               1           45/60            2.25
TVAP Subrecipients................             253               1           45/60          189.75
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    Total.........................             256               1           45/60             192
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Terry Clark,
 Asst. Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-10394 Filed 5-15-18; 8:45 am]
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