83 FR 44055 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 168 (August 29, 2018)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 168 (August 29, 2018)
| Page Range | 44055-44055 | |
| FR Document | 2018-18760 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 44055] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-18760] [[Page 44055]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects Title: Request for Certification for Adult Victims of Human Trafficking. OMB No.: 0970-0454. Description: The Trafficking Victims Protection Act, Public Law 106-386 (TVPA) requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to certify adult alien (``foreign'') victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons (``human trafficking'') who are willing to assist law enforcement in the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking, unless unable to cooperate due to physical or psychological trauma, and who have either made a bona fide application for T nonimmigrant status that has not been denied or been granted Continued Presence (CP) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the HHS Administration for Children and Families issues HHS Certification Letters that grant adult foreign victims of human trafficking eligibility for federal and state benefits and services to the same extent as refugees. In general, OTIP initiates the certification process when it receives a notice from DHS that DHS has granted a foreign victim of trafficking CP or T nonimmigrant status, or has determined an application for T nonimmigrant status is bona fide. To issue HHS Certification Letters, it is necessary for OTIP to collect information from a victim, or a victim's representative, such as an attorney, case manager, or law enforcement victim specialist, including an address to send the HHS Certification Letter. OTIP will ask if the victim is in need of a case management services and the current location (city, state) of the victim, and refer the victim to an appropriate service provider in his or her area, if requested. OTIP will also ask about the victim's primary language and urgent concerns, such as medical care or housing, and transmit this information to the service provider with the victim's consent. Finally, OTIP collects information, such as the victim's sex and the type of human trafficking the victim experienced, to provide to Congress in an annual report on U.S. Government activities to combat trafficking that is prepared by the U.S. Department of Justice. Congress requires HHS and other appropriate Federal agencies to report, at a minimum, information on the number of persons who received benefits or other services under subsections (b) and (f) of section 7105 of Title 22 of the U.S. Code in connection with programs or activities funded or administered by HHS. HHS includes in these annual reports additional aggregate information that it collects about the victims when assisting each victim to obtain certification or eligibility. Previously, OTIP collected HHS Certification information via email. However, as email is not a secure means of transfer, OTIP developed the form to facilitate the submission of consistent information and improve program reporting. The provider will fill out the form, and return the form via password protected email or encryption. OTIP will store this information and any other details regarding the victim's case in OTIP's secure database. Other details maintained in the victim's file may include OTIP staff actions, referrals, and notes regarding the victim's interest in receiving services. Maintaining victim records within OTIP's database will ensure efficient service delivery for victims, allow OTIP staff to track victims' progress toward certification, verify their eligibility for benefits, and organize information for reporting aggregate data to Congress. Respondents: Nongovernmental entities providing social or legal services, or victim/survivors of trafficking may use this form to submit a request for certification. The use of this form is optional; the victim or his/her representative has the option to make a request for certification via telephone. Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden respondents respondent per response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trafficking Victims Tracking System form........ 800 1 .25 200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200. In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), 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, 33 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201. Attn: ACF 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. Robert Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-18760 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-47-P
![Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 168 / Wednesday, August 29, 2018 / Notices 44055
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND notice from DHS that DHS has granted administered by HHS. HHS includes in
HUMAN SERVICES a foreign victim of trafficking CP or T these annual reports additional
nonimmigrant status, or has determined aggregate information that it collects
Administration for Children and an application for T nonimmigrant about the victims when assisting each
Families status is bona fide. To issue HHS victim to obtain certification or
Certification Letters, it is necessary for eligibility.
Proposed Information Collection OTIP to collect information from a Previously, OTIP collected HHS
Activity; Comment Request victim, or a victim’s representative, such Certification information via email.
Proposed Projects as an attorney, case manager, or law However, as email is not a secure means
enforcement victim specialist, including of transfer, OTIP developed the form to
Title: Request for Certification for
an address to send the HHS Certification facilitate the submission of consistent
Adult Victims of Human Trafficking.
OMB No.: 0970–0454. Letter. information and improve program
Description: The Trafficking Victims OTIP will ask if the victim is in need reporting. The provider will fill out the
Protection Act, Public Law 106–386 of a case management services and the form, and return the form via password
(TVPA) requires the Department of current location (city, state) of the protected email or encryption. OTIP
Health and Human Services (HHS) to victim, and refer the victim to an will store this information and any other
certify adult alien (‘‘foreign’’) victims of appropriate service provider in his or details regarding the victim’s case in
severe forms of trafficking in persons her area, if requested. OTIP will also ask OTIP’s secure database. Other details
(‘‘human trafficking’’) who are willing to about the victim’s primary language and maintained in the victim’s file may
assist law enforcement in the urgent concerns, such as medical care or include OTIP staff actions, referrals, and
investigation and prosecution of human housing, and transmit this information notes regarding the victim’s interest in
trafficking, unless unable to cooperate to the service provider with the victim’s receiving services. Maintaining victim
due to physical or psychological trauma, consent. records within OTIP’s database will
and who have either made a bona fide Finally, OTIP collects information, ensure efficient service delivery for
application for T nonimmigrant status such as the victim’s sex and the type of victims, allow OTIP staff to track
that has not been denied or been granted human trafficking the victim victims’ progress toward certification,
Continued Presence (CP) from the U.S. experienced, to provide to Congress in verify their eligibility for benefits, and
Department of Homeland Security an annual report on U.S. Government organize information for reporting
(DHS). The Office on Trafficking in activities to combat trafficking that is aggregate data to Congress.
Persons (OTIP) within the HHS prepared by the U.S. Department of Respondents: Nongovernmental
Administration for Children and Justice. Congress requires HHS and entities providing social or legal
Families issues HHS Certification other appropriate Federal agencies to services, or victim/survivors of
Letters that grant adult foreign victims report, at a minimum, information on trafficking may use this form to submit
of human trafficking eligibility for the number of persons who received a request for certification. The use of
federal and state benefits and services to benefits or other services under this form is optional; the victim or his/
the same extent as refugees. subsections (b) and (f) of section 7105 of her representative has the option to
In general, OTIP initiates the Title 22 of the U.S. Code in connection make a request for certification via
certification process when it receives a with programs or activities funded or telephone.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Average
Number of
Number of burden Total burden
Instrument responses per
respondents hours per hours
respondent response
Trafficking Victims Tracking System form ....................................................... 800 1 .25 200
Estimated Total Annual Burden The Department specifically requests comments and suggestions submitted
Hours: 200. comments on: (a) Whether the proposed within 60 days of this publication.
In compliance with the requirements collection of information is necessary
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Robert Sargis,
for the proper performance of the
(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), the functions of the agency, including Reports Clearance Officer.
Administration for Children and whether the information shall have [FR Doc. 2018–18760 Filed 8–28–18; 8:45 am]
Families is soliciting public comment practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the BILLING CODE 4184–47–P
on the specific aspects of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the
information collection described above.
proposed collection of information; (c)
Copies of the proposed collection of
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing information to be collected; and (d)
to the Administration for Children and ways to minimize the burden of the
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Families, Office of Planning, Research collection of information on
and Evaluation, 33 C Street SW, respondents, including through the use
Washington, DC 20201. Attn: ACF of automated collection techniques or
Reports Clearance Officer. Email other forms of information technology.
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All Consideration will be given to
requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection.
VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:04 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/83_FR_44223/page/1.svg)
Document Created: 2018-08-29 00:13:51
Document Modified: 2018-08-29 00:13:51
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 44055 |
2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR