83 FR 9325 - Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 43 (March 5, 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 43 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9325-9326]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04386]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-0990-New]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-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 May 4, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by calling 
202-795-7714.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier 0990-New-60D and 
project title for reference to [email protected] or call the 
Reports Clearance Officer.

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, ``Trafficking Victim Assistance Program 
(TVAP) Network Survey.'' ICF has been contracted to carry out this 
project under the guidance of ASPE and ACF.
    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. Building on 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

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gained through improved coordination among TVAP grantees, TVAP 
subrecipients, and other service providers.
    The data collected and analyzed under this submission will help HHS 
better understand the type and extent of the relationships between the 
TVAP grantees, TVAP subrecipients, and other service providers 
operating in TVAP subrecipient areas. 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.
    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 for each respondent about services 
for which referrals are made, estimated costs of services, service 
coordination between grantees or subrecipients, and type and strength 
of relationships between grantees and subrecipients. With this data, 
ICFwill build a social/organizational network for HHS 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.

                                          Annualized Burden Hour Table
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                                                                     Number of        Average
             Forms                 Respondents       Number of    responses  per    burden per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondents      response          hours
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TVAP Network Survey...........  TVAP grantees...               3               1           45/60            2.25
TVAP Network Survey...........  TVAP                         253               1           45/60          189.75
                                 subrecipients.
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    Total.....................  ................             256  ..............  ..............             192
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Terry S. Clark,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-04386 Filed 3-2-18; 8:45 am]
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