[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 2014)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26723]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Trafficking Victims Tracking System.
OMB No.: 0970--NEW.
Description: The Trafficking Victims Protection Act, Public Law
106-386, Division A, 114 Stat. 1464 (2000), 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). Issued by the Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR) within the HHS Administration for Children and
Families, certification letters grant adult foreign victims of human
trafficking access to federal and state benefits and services to the
same extent as refugees.
In general, ORR 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
certification letters, it is necessary for ORR to collect information
from a victim's representative, such as an attorney, case manager, or
law enforcement victim specialist, including an address to send the
letter. In line with other ORR Anti-Trafficking in Persons Program
activities, ORR may ask if the victim is in need of a service provider
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. ORR will also ask about the victim's language and urgent
concerns, such as medical care or housing, and transmit this
information to the service provider.
Finally ORR 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, the TVPA, in connection with
programs or activities funded or administered by HHS. HHS includes in
these annual reports additional information about the victims that it
collects when assisting each victim to obtain certification or
eligibility. ORR will store this information and any other details
regarding the victim's case in the Trafficking Victims Tracking System
(TVTS) on ORR's secure database. Other details maintained in the
victim's file may include ORR staff actions, referrals, and notes
regarding the victim's interest in receiving services. Maintaining
victim records on TVTS will ensure efficient service for victims, allow
ORR staff to track victims' progress toward certification, verify their
eligibility for benefits, and organize information for reporting to
Congress.
The TVTS also includes information about foreign victims of
trafficking and potential victims who were minors when an eligibility
letter was sought from ORR. Information about these individuals is
collected pursuant to an OMB-approved collection, OMB Control Number
0970-0362.
In January 2011, the Archivist of the United States approved an
Electronic System Schedule for the disposition of TVTS records.
Respondents: Respondents can include attorneys, legal
representatives, social service providers, case managers, and
volunteers acting on behalf of the adult foreign victim of trafficking.
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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800 1 .1 80
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 80.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection. Email address: [email protected].
OMB Comment: 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 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: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-26723 Filed 11-10-14; 8:45 am]
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