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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
respondents
Instrument
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Trafficking Victims Tracking System form .......................................................
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: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All
requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection.
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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
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comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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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]
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