Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 67167-67168 [2014-26708]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
• Administration for Children and Families

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67167-67168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26708]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Request for Assistance for Child Victims of Human 
Trafficking.
    OMB No.: 0970-0362.
    Description: The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2008, Public Law 110-457, directs the 
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), upon receipt of 
credible information that an alien child may have been subjected to a 
severe form of trafficking in persons and is seeking Federal assistance 
available to victims of trafficking, to promptly determine if the child 
is eligible for interim assistance. The law further directs the 
Secretary of HHS to determine if a child receiving interim assistance 
is eligible for assistance as a victim of a severe form of trafficking 
in persons after consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, and nongovernmental organizations with expertise 
on victims of severe form of trafficking.
    In developing procedures for collecting the necessary information 
from potential child victims of trafficking, their case managers, 
attorneys, or other representatives to allow HHS to grant interim 
eligibility, HHS devised a form. HHS has determined that the use of a 
standard form to collect information is the best way to ensure 
requestors are notified of their option to request assistance for child 
victims of trafficking and to make prompt and consistent determinations 
about the child's eligibility for assistance.
    Specifically, the form asks the requestor for his/her identifying 
information, for information on the child, information describing the 
type of trafficking and circumstances surrounding the situation, and 
the strengths and needs of the child. The form also asks the requestor 
to verify the information contained in the form because the information 
could be the basis for a determination of an alien child's eligibility 
for federally funded

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benefits. Finally, the form takes into consideration the need to 
compile information regarding a child's circumstances and experiences 
in a non-directive, child-friendly way, and assists the requestor in 
assessing whether the child may have been subjected to trafficking in 
persons.
    The information provided through the completion of a Request for 
Assistance for Child Victims of Human Trafficking form will enable HHS 
to make prompt determinations regarding the eligibility of an alien 
child for interim assistance, inform HHS' determination regarding the 
child's eligibility for assistance as a victim of a severe form of 
trafficking in persons, facilitate the required consultation process, 
and enable HHS to assess potential child protection issues. HHS 
proposes to make several small, technical changes to the form, 
including the elimination of an unnecessary paragraph and updated 
references to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as 
amended, to reflect changes to that law.
    Respondents: Representatives of governmental and nongovernmental 
entities providing social, legal, or protective services to alien 
persons under the age of 18 (children) in the United States who are 
neither U.S. citizens nor Lawful Permanent Residents and who may have 
been subjected to severe forms of trafficking in persons.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Request for Assistance for Child Victims of               40                1                1               40
 Human Trafficking..........................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 40.
    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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: 
ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection. Email address: 
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
    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, Fax: 202-395-7285, 
Email: OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for the 
Administration for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-26708 Filed 11-10-14; 8:45 am]
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