The Trafficking Victims Protection Act
of 2000 (TVPA), as amended, authorizes the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (HHS) to expand benefits and services to foreign
nationals in the United States who are victims of severe forms of
trafficking in persons. Section 107(b)(1)(B)(i) of the TVPA (22
U.S.C. § 7105(b)(1)(B)(i)) authorizes the Secretary of HHS to
expand non-entitlement benefits and services to victims of severe
forms of trafficking in persons in the United States and their
family members with derivative T visas. It further states that such
benefits and services “may include services to assist potential
victims of trafficking in achieving certification and to assist
minor dependent children of victims of severe forms of trafficking
in persons or potential victims of trafficking.” Acting under a
delegation of authority from the Secretary of HHS, the ACF, Office
on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) funds time-limited comprehensive
case management services to foreign national adult confirmed and
potential victims of a severe form of human trafficking, as defined
by the TVPA of 2000, as amended, who are seeking or have received
HHS certification. TVAP must also establish local regional presence
to coordinate project activities and direct services. Case
management services must be provided to qualified persons directly
by full-time case managers that are staffed by the prime recipient
and may also be provided through a network of per capita service
providers, which provide direct services and community referrals.
This is an existing collection that is necessary to measure grant
project performance, provide technical assistance to grant
recipients, assess program outcomes, inform program evaluation,
respond to congressional inquiries and mandated reports, and inform
policy and program development that is responsive to the needs of
victims. Information from this collection also enables the OTIP to
fulfill a provision in the TVPA of 2000, as amended, that requires
the Attorney General to submit annually “a report on Federal
agencies that are implementing any provision of this chapter” (22
USC 7103(d)) and to prepare a required annual report to Congress 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 22 USC 7105(b)(f), in connection with programs or activities
funded or administered by HHS.
US Code:
22 USC 7105(b)(1)(B) Name of Law: Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (as amended)
This request pertains to an
existing information collection. The collection captures
information on TVAP participant demographics (e.g., age, gender
identity, race/ethnicity), type of trafficking experienced (sex,
labor, or both), types of services and benefits provided, along
with aggregate information on outreach activities conducted,
subrecipients enrolled, and the types of trainings provided to
relevant audiences. Minor updates have been made to performance
indicators under this collection in consultation with existing
grant recipients and stakeholders, to reduce respondent burden and
strengthen privacy and confidentiality. A currently approved form
under this collection, the TVAP Spending Form, was renamed to
Categories of Assistance and the categories have been simplified to
reduce reporting burden. The revisions made to the various forms
under this collection, as summarized in full below, reduce the
overall time required to respond and enable OTIP to better fulfill
its mandate in accordance with the TVPA of 2000, as amended. These
revisions also allow OTIP to be more responsive to congressional
inquiries, federal reporting requirements, and the needs of
victims, as the information provided is factored into policy and
program development efforts. See section A15 of Supporting
Statement A for additional details.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form 8 Categories of Assistance
OMB 0970-0467_TVAP Summary of Proposed Changes_10.7.22.docx
Categories of Assistance