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Download as PDF 64580 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 241 / Monday, December 17, 2018 / Notices amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 including prevention services, envisioned under the Affordable Care Act. B. Requests for Nominations The APOE shall consist of no more than 20 members. The Chair shall either be appointed from among the 20 members, or a Federal official will be designated to serve as the Chair. The charter requires that meetings shall be held up to four times per year. Members will be expected to attend all meetings. The members and the Chair shall be selected from authorities knowledgeable in one or more of the following fields: • Senior citizen advocacy. • Outreach to minority and underserved communities. • Health communications. • Disease-related advocacy. • Disability policy and access. • Health economics research. • Behavioral health. • Health insurers and plans. • Health IT. • Social Media. • Direct patient care. • Matters of labor and retirement. Representatives of the general public may also serve on the APOE. This notice also requests nominations for 10 individuals to serve on the APOE to fill current vacancies and 10 vacancies that will become available in 2019. This notice is an invitation to interested organizations or individuals to submit their nominations for membership (no self-nominations will be accepted). The CMS Administrator will appoint new members to the APOE from among those candidates determined to have the expertise required to meet specific agency needs, and in a manner to ensure an appropriate balance of membership. We have an interest in ensuring that the interests of both women and men, members of all racial and ethnic groups, and disabled individuals are adequately represented on the APOE. Therefore, we encourage nominations of qualified candidates who can represent these interests. Any interested organization or person may nominate one or more qualified persons. Each nomination must include a letter stating that the nominee has expressed a willingness to serve as a Panel member and must be accompanied by a curricula vitae and a brief biographical summary of the nominee’s experience. While we are looking for experts in a number of fields, our most specific needs are for experts in outreach to minority and underserved communities, health communications, disease-related advocacy, disability policy and access, health economics research, behavioral VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Dec 14, 2018 Jkt 247001 health, health insurers and plans, Health IT, social media, direct patient care, and matters of labor and retirement. We are requesting that all submitted curricula vitae include the following: • Date of birth. • Place of birth. • Title and current position. • Professional affiliation. • Home and business address. • Telephone and fax numbers. • Email address. • Areas of expertise. Phone interviews of nominees may also be requested after review of the nominations. In order to permit an evaluation of possible sources of conflict of interest, potential candidates will be asked to provide detailed information concerning such matters as financial holdings, consultancies, and research grants or contracts. Members are invited to serve for 2year terms, contingent upon the renewal of the APOE by appropriate action prior to its termination. A member may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until a successor takes office. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. III. Copies of the Charter The Secretary’s Charter for the APOE is available on the CMS website at: https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/ apex/FACAPublicCommittee?id =a10t0000001gzsCAAQ, or you may obtain a copy of the charter by submitting a request to the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this notice. Dated: December 3, 2018. Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [FR Doc. 2018–27198 Filed 12–14–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects: Trafficking Victim Assistance Program Data Collection. Title: Trafficking Victim Assistance Program Data Collection. OMB No.: 0970–0467. Description: The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), as amended, authorizes the Secretary of PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Health and Human Services to expand benefits and services to foreign nationals in the United States who are victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons. Such benefits and services may include services to assist potential victims of trafficking (Section 107(b)(1)(B) of the TVPA, 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)). The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) awards cooperative agreements to organizations to provide case management services to foreign national victims of human trafficking pursuing HHS Certification and their qualified family members. The awarded organizations must provide comprehensive case management and referrals to qualified persons, either directly through its own organization or by partnering with other organizations through subcontracts or both. Persons qualified for services under this grant are victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons who have received HHS Certification or Eligibility, potential victims of a severe form of trafficking who are actively seeking to achieve HHS Certification or Eligibility, family members with derivative T visas, and minor dependent children of foreign victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons or potential victims of trafficking. To help measure each grant project’s performance and the success of the program in assisting the target population, to assist grantees to assess and improve their projects over the course of the project period, and to fulfill instructions for a consolidated report to several committees of the House of Representatives, OTIP proposes to collect information from TVAP grantees on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis, including participant demographics (e.g., age, sex, and country of origin), types of trafficking experienced (sex, labor, or both), types of enrollment, types of services provided, types of health screening and medical services received, the names of the entities providing medical services, the amount of money expended on each type of service provided, the amount of money expended on each type of client enrollment, types of partnerships developed through the grant, and the types of training and technical assistance provided to subrecipient organizations or other partners. This information will help OTIP assess the project’s performance in assisting foreign national victims of trafficking and will better enable TVAP grantees to meet the program objectives and to monitor and evaluate the quality of case management services provided by any subcontractors. OTIP will also include aggregate information in reports E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1 64581 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 241 / Monday, December 17, 2018 / Notices to Congress to help inform strategies and policies to assist foreign national victims of human trafficking. Respondents: Trafficking Victim Assistance Program Grantees. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Number of respondents Instrument Client Characteristics and Enrollment Form .................................................... Client Service Use and Delivery Form ............................................................ Client Case Closure Form ............................................................................... Barriers to Service Delivery and Monitoring Form .......................................... TVAP Spending Form ...................................................................................... Partnership Development Enrollment Form .................................................... Partnership Development Exit Form ................................................................ Training Form .................................................................................................. Technical Assistance Form ............................................................................. amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,191. 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, 330 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. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Dec 14, 2018 Jkt 247001 1100 1100 1100 91 261 261 261 261 261 comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication. Robert Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer. BILLING CODE 4184–47–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Annual Survey of Refugees (OMB #0907–0033) Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; Administration for Children and Families; HHS. ACTION: Request for public comment. AGENCY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks to continue data collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees with minor updates to improve survey administration procedures. The Annual Survey of Refugees is a yearly sample survey of refugees entering the U.S. in the previous five fiscal years. No changes to the survey instrument or estimated response burden are proposed. SUMMARY: Comments due within 30 days of publication. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 4 4 Average burden hours per response .3 .25 .167 .167 .75 .25 .083 .5 .5 Total burden hours 330 275 183.7 75.985 195.75 65.25 21.663 522 522 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: OIRA_ SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families. 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: OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: Data from the Annual Survey of Refugees are used to meet the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s Congressional reporting requirements, as set forth in the Refugee Act of 1980 (Section 413(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act). The Office of Refugee Resettlement makes aggregated survey findings available to the general public and uses findings for the purposes of program planning, policy-making, and budgeting. Respondents: The Annual Survey of Refugees secures a nationallyrepresentative sample of refugee households arriving in the United States in the previous five fiscal years. ADDRESSES: [FR Doc. 2018–27185 Filed 12–14–18; 8:45 am] DATES: Number of responses per respondent E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 241 (Monday, December 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64580-64581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27185]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects: Trafficking Victim Assistance Program Data
Collection.
Title: Trafficking Victim Assistance Program Data Collection.
OMB No.: 0970-0467.
Description: The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA),
as amended, authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
expand benefits and services to foreign nationals in the United States
who are victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons. Such
benefits and services may include services to assist potential victims
of trafficking (Section 107(b)(1)(B) of the TVPA, 22 U.S.C.
7105(b)(1)(B)). The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) awards
cooperative agreements to organizations to provide case management
services to foreign national victims of human trafficking pursuing HHS
Certification and their qualified family members. The awarded
organizations must provide comprehensive case management and referrals
to qualified persons, either directly through its own organization or
by partnering with other organizations through subcontracts or both.
Persons qualified for services under this grant are victims of a
severe form of trafficking in persons who have received HHS
Certification or Eligibility, potential victims of a severe form of
trafficking who are actively seeking to achieve HHS Certification or
Eligibility, family members with derivative T visas, and minor
dependent children of foreign victims of severe forms of trafficking in
persons or potential victims of trafficking.
To help measure each grant project's performance and the success of
the program in assisting the target population, to assist grantees to
assess and improve their projects over the course of the project
period, and to fulfill instructions for a consolidated report to
several committees of the House of Representatives, OTIP proposes to
collect information from TVAP grantees on a monthly, quarterly, or
annual basis, including participant demographics (e.g., age, sex, and
country of origin), types of trafficking experienced (sex, labor, or
both), types of enrollment, types of services provided, types of health
screening and medical services received, the names of the entities
providing medical services, the amount of money expended on each type
of service provided, the amount of money expended on each type of
client enrollment, types of partnerships developed through the grant,
and the types of training and technical assistance provided to
subrecipient organizations or other partners.
This information will help OTIP assess the project's performance in
assisting foreign national victims of trafficking and will better
enable TVAP grantees to meet the program objectives and to monitor and
evaluate the quality of case management services provided by any
subcontractors. OTIP will also include aggregate information in reports

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to Congress to help inform strategies and policies to assist foreign
national victims of human trafficking.
Respondents: Trafficking Victim Assistance Program Grantees.

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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Client Characteristics and Enrollment Form...... 1100 1 .3 330
Client Service Use and Delivery Form............ 1100 1 .25 275
Client Case Closure Form........................ 1100 1 .167 183.7
Barriers to Service Delivery and Monitoring Form 91 5 .167 75.985
TVAP Spending Form.............................. 261 1 .75 195.75
Partnership Development Enrollment Form......... 261 1 .25 65.25
Partnership Development Exit Form............... 261 1 .083 21.663
Training Form................................... 261 4 .5 522
Technical Assistance Form....................... 261 4 .5 522
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,191.
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, 330 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.
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. 2018-27185 Filed 12-14-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-47-P

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