Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
| Published date | 02 October 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 62304 |
| Record Number | 2020-21807 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Children And Families Administration,Health And Human Services Department |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 192 (Friday, October 2, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 192 (Friday, October 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62304-62305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21807]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
AGENCY: Office on Trafficking in Persons, Administration for Children
and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Statement of Organizations, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
restructuring the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, ACF, into
three divisions--Prevention, Protection, and Research and Policy--that
report to the OTIP Director.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Chon, Director, Office on
Trafficking in Persons, Administration for Children and Families, 330 C
Street SW, Washington, DC 20202; (202) 401-9372.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice amends Part K of the Statement
of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHSS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP).
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families
established OTIP by an amendment to the Statement of Organization for
ACF published at 80 FR 33269, June 11, 2015. The amendment added OTIP
as a new office under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Children and Families. OTIP is responsible for developing and
implementing programs that assist both foreign and domestic victims of
human trafficking as well as implementing anti-trafficking legislation,
appropriations, and Administration-driven priorities. OTIP executes its
mission through grant and contract awards and by leveraging government
and public-private partnerships. OTIP executes these responsibilities
with a combination of federal and contract staff, and
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occasional graduate-level interns. Since its inception in June 2015,
OTIP's responsibilities have expanded exponentially driven by new
statutory requirements, increased appropriations, Executive Order
directives, Administration-driven priorities, and emerging issues in
the anti-trafficking field that have necessitated an increase in inter-
and intra-agency collaboration.
The changes announced herein describe the restructuring of OTIP
within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families,
ACF, into three divisions--Prevention, Protection, and Research and
Policy--that report to the OTIP Director.
I. Under Chapter KA.20, the Office on Trafficking in Persons Makes the
Following Changes
KA.10 E. Organization. The Office on Trafficking in Persons (KAI):
OTIP has the following three strategic goals: Establish a cohesive
national human trafficking victim service delivery system; develop a
culture of data-informed anti-trafficking programming and policymaking;
and integrate survivor-informed anti-trafficking efforts into HHS
prevention strategies. OTIP implements numerous legislatively mandated
programs and policies to combat human trafficking. OTIP's activities
are authorized by federal statutes including, but not limited to, the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as amended and reauthorized; the
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; the Preventing Sex Trafficking
and Strengthening Families Act; the Frederick Douglass Trafficking
Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act; and the Stop,
Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Act (or the SOAR to
Health and Wellness Act).
The OTIP Director reports to the Assistant Secretary, ACF. The
Director provides strategic leadership and direction on anti-
trafficking programs and policies, anti-trafficking prevention efforts,
building health and human service capacity to respond to human
trafficking, strategies to increase victim identification and access to
services, and strengthen the long-term health and well-being outcomes
of survivors of human trafficking. OTIP is responsible for the overall
leadership of anti-trafficking programs and services under the purview
of ACF, including, but not limited to, developing and implementing
programs that assist both foreign and domestic victims of human
trafficking as well as implementing anti-trafficking statutory,
appropriations, and Administration-driven priorities.
OTIP has the following three divisions: Protection (victim
assistance), Prevention (capacity building, prevention, and public
awareness), and Research and Policy. A description of each of the
proposed divisions follows.
Protection Division
The Protection Division is comprised of OTIP's victim service and
assistance activities. It includes the Trafficking Victim Assistance
Program, the Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Programs, the Child
Eligibility and Adult Certification programs, Child Victim Coordination
Activities, and the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Through a
combination of grant activities and internal direct services, OTIP
assists adult and minor, foreign and domestic victims of severe forms
of trafficking in persons and participates in intra- and inter-agency
coordination efforts to inform anti-trafficking program and policy
development to improve our response to victims and efficiency in
federally supported programming.
Prevention Division
The Prevention Division develops cutting-edge training and
technical assistance, promotes survivor engagement, raises public
awareness, facilitates regional outreach and coordination, and
disseminates prevention education resources with the ultimate goal of
assisting communities and programs in building capacity to effectively
identify victims, implement trafficking prevention efforts, and
coordinate education and outreach efforts. The Division oversees the
National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center,
prevention education programming and the National Prevention Action
Plan, the SOAR to Health and Wellness program, and the Look Beneath the
Surface Public Awareness Campaign and Communication that includes
OTIP's website content and conference and meeting planning and
representation.
Research and Policy Division
The Research and Policy Division is responsible for the
identification, coordination, and implementation of the anti-
trafficking research agenda and policy development activities. The
Division coordinates program evaluation and research, prepares
documentation to comply with regulatory requirements, reviews and
analyzes proposed legislation, develops and tracks program performance
metrics, represents OTIP at internal and external data and policy
events, provides technical support for data collection efforts, guides
the development of program information systems, prepares annual and ad
hoc reports and informational materials, and ensures program
development is evidence-based and theory-driven through research and
evaluation efforts.
Linda K. Hitt,
Executive Secretariat Certifying Officer.
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