83 FR 40515 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 158 (August 15, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40515-40516]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17563]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 
grantees who 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 
grantees' projects and implementation approaches, including their 
service models and community partners; 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.

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    Primary data for the evaluation will be collected via surveys with 
project directors, case managers, and key community partners; and semi-
structured qualitative interviews, including telephone interviews with 
project directors, in-person interviews with select project staff, 
survivor 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 DVHT FY15 
grantees (``Domestic Human Trafficking Demonstration Projects'') is 
being conducted under a prior Information Collection Request under 
0970-0487. The data have provided insight into approaches grantees 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 DVHT FY16 will build on this earlier data 
collection for the DVHT FY15 study to understand strategies and program 
models implemented by the grantees in various program contexts. All 
data collection approved for DVHT FY15 is complete.
    Respondents: Project directors, case managers, survivor leaders, 
other select project staff, key community partners, and clients.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    Annual number   responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                  of respondents  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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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 Guide......             136              68               1             1.5             102
Client Interview Guide..........              40              20               1               1              20
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 205.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection. Email address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Emily B. Jabbour,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-17563 Filed 8-14-18; 8:45 am]
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