Expedited OMB Review: Proposed Information Collection Activity; National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) Evaluation Package (OMB #0970-0519)
| Citation | 84 FR 59830 |
| Record Number | 2019-24200 |
| Published date | 06 November 2019 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Children And Families Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59830-59831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24200]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Expedited OMB Review: Proposed Information Collection Activity;
National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center
(NHTTAC) Evaluation Package (OMB #0970-0519)
AGENCY: Office on Trafficking in Persons; Administration for Children
and Families; Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office on Trafficking of Persons (OTIP), Administration
for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is requesting expedited review of an information
collection request from OMB for an increase in the number of
respondents to the previously approved information collection, National
Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC)
Evaluation Package (OMB #0970-0519, expiration 10/31/2021). This will
increase the estimated burden hours from 689 hours to 9,495 hours. In
addition, the previously approved SOAR Online participant feedback form
has been restructured into a long and a short form to reduce burden for
information collected on SOAR Online training participants outside of
the NHTTAC learning management system. There are no changes requested
to the items on any forms.
DATES: ACF is requesting that OMB approve this request under procedures
for emergency processing by December 20, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained by emailing [email protected]. All requests should
identify the title of the information collection. 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: [email protected], Attn: Desk
Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF is requesting that OMB grant a 180 day approval
for this request under procedures for expedited processing by December
20, 2019. A request for review under normal procedures will be
submitted within 180 days of the approval for this request. These
changes are requested due to the passage of the Stop, Observe, Ask, and
Respond to Health and Wellness Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-398) which
expands the SOAR to Health and Wellness Training Program. To meet the
provisions of the SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2018, OTIP's
NHTTAC must expand the administration of SOAR nationwide.
The NHTTAC delivers training and technical assistance (T/TA) to
inform and deliver a public health response to trafficking. In applying
a public health approach, NHTTAC holistically builds the capacity of
communities to identify and respond to the complex needs of all
individuals who have been trafficked and address the root causes that
put individuals, families, and communities at risk of trafficking. This
will ultimately help improve the availability and delivery of
coordinated and trauma-informed services before, during, and after an
individual's trafficking exploitation, regardless of their age, gender,
nationality, sexual orientation, or type of exploitation.
NHTTAC hosts a variety of services, programs, and facilitated
sessions to improve service provision to individuals who have been
trafficked or who are at risk of trafficking, including The Human
Trafficking Leadership Academy (HTLA); the Survivor Fellowship Program;
the NHTTAC Call Center; both short-term and specialized T/TA requests
(requests that take less than 3 hours or 3 or more hours to fulfill,
respectively); OTIP-funded grantees; and information through NHTTAC's
website, resources, and materials about trafficking.
Respondents: Individuals and organizations such as NHTTAC
consultants, training and technical assistance participants, Human
Trafficking Leadership Academy program participants, Survivor fellows,
OTIP grantees, visitors to the NHTTAC website, NHTTAC-supported
conference and meeting attendees, members of the National Advisory
Council, and scholarship applicants.
Annual Burden Estimates: The following instruments have an
increased number of respondents. The number of respondents for all
other previously approved instruments remains the same. The increase in
respondents increases the overall burden under OMB #0970-0519 from 689
hours to 9,495 hours.
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Original Updated
estimate-- estimate-- Number of Average Updated
Instrument number of number of responses per burden hours annual burden
respondents respondents respondent per response hours
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HTLA Fellowship Pre-Program 24 36 1 0.25 9
Feedback.......................
HTLA Fellowship Post-Program 24 36 1 0.25 9
Feedback.......................
OTIP Grantee Feedback Form...... 50 100 1 0.167 17
Short-Term T/TA Feedback Form... 30 50 1 0.167 8
Specialized T/TA Feedback Form.. 50 100 1 0.25 25
Focus Group Demographic Survey.. 25 50 1 0.033 2
Focus Group Guide............... 25 50 1 0.75 38
Follow-up Feedback Form......... 300 500 1 0.133 67
Interview Guide................. 25 65 1 0.75 49
Pilot Feedback Form............. 25 50 1 0.15 8
SOAR Blended Learning 30 130 1 0.15 20
Participant....................
SOAR Online Participant Feedback 1,500 5,300 1 0.1 530
Long Form......................
SOAR Online Participant Feedback 1,000,000 1 0.0083 8,300
Short Form.....................
SOAR Organizational Feedback 20 40 1 0.133 5
Form...........................
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Comments: 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
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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.
Authority: 22 U.S. Code 7104 and 22 U.S. Code 7105(c)(4).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-24200 Filed 11-5-19; 8:45 am]
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