[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9325-9326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04386]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier OS-0990-New]
Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed
collection for public comment.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before May 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by calling
202-795-7714.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the document identifier 0990-New-60D and
project title for reference to [email protected] or call the
Reports Clearance Officer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1)
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for
the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Title of the Collection: Trafficking Victim Assistance Program
Social Network Analysis--Network Survey.
Type of Collection: New.
OMB No. 0990-NEW-Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation-Administration for Children and Families' Trafficking Victim
Assistance Program
Abstract
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
(ASPE), in partnership with the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is
requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new
information collection request, ``Trafficking Victim Assistance Program
(TVAP) Network Survey.'' ICF has been contracted to carry out this
project under the guidance of ASPE and ACF.
TVAP, as authorized by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000, provides comprehensive case management services to foreign-born
victims of human trafficking residing in the United States. Since its
inception, TVAP funding and infrastructure have remained relatively
unchanged: Services are paid on a per capita basis, and funds are
managed through three primary grantees that enter into cooperative
agreements with service providers (subrecipients). Given the changing
landscape and the greater understanding of the nature and extent of
trafficking, HHS is undertaking a program assessment to understand
whether any efficiencies can be gained in the program administration
and structure. Building on an earlier fiscal year 2018 assessment to
solicit qualitative feedback from a range of program stakeholders, the
information collected for this program survey aims to help HHS
determine if efficiencies can be
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gained through improved coordination among TVAP grantees, TVAP
subrecipients, and other service providers.
The data collected and analyzed under this submission will help HHS
better understand the type and extent of the relationships between the
TVAP grantees, TVAP subrecipients, and other service providers
operating in TVAP subrecipient areas. This information will enable HHS
to understand the structure of the grantee/subrecipient network and
inform recommendations for more efficient network management and
distribution of support.
Data will be collected through an electronic survey of fiscal year
2016 TVAP grantees and subrecipients. Key staff at grantee sites and
subrecipient organizations will complete a self-administered online
survey that will include questions for each respondent about services
for which referrals are made, estimated costs of services, service
coordination between grantees or subrecipients, and type and strength
of relationships between grantees and subrecipients. With this data,
ICFwill build a social/organizational network for HHS to depict how
grantee and subrecipient organizations collaborate with one another
through TVAP to better understand the existing network and identify
potential opportunities for improving the efficiency of the network.
ASPE anticipates completion of all data collection activities by
October 2018.
Annualized Burden Hour Table
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Number of Average
Forms Respondents Number of responses per burden per Total burden
respondents respondents response hours
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TVAP Network Survey........... TVAP grantees... 3 1 45/60 2.25
TVAP Network Survey........... TVAP 253 1 45/60 189.75
subrecipients.
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Total..................... ................ 256 .............. .............. 192
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Terry S. Clark,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-04386 Filed 3-2-18; 8:45 am]
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