[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27060-27061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11364]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; 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 a non-U.S. citizen, non-Lawful Permanent
Resident (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 forms 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 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 potential 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 and address potential child protection issues.
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 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 200 1 1 200
Human Trafficking..........................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
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)
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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. 2011-11364 Filed 5-9-11; 8:45 am]
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