Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking (DVHT) Program Data

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 5 Victim Outreach Form	Form	Modified	Available
Form 6 Training Form	Form	Removed	Available
Form 7 Subrecipient Enrollment	Form	Modified	Available
Form 8 Categories of Assistance	Form	Modified	Available
Form 3 Barriers to Service Delivery and Monitoring Form	Form	Modified	Available
Form 2 Client Case Closure Form	Form	Modified	Available
Form 4 Client Service Use and Delivery Form	Form	Modified	Available
Form 1 Client Characteristics and Program Entry Form	Form	Modified	Available
NonSub Change Request_DVHT_10.26.23.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2023-10-26	Available
30-Day Public Comment Period OTIP Response_11.29.22_DVHT.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-11-30	Available
OMB 0970-0542_DVHT Summary of Proposed Changes_9.30.22.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-10-19	Available
OMB 0970-0542_DVHT Subrecipient Definitions ATIMS.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-10-19	Available
OMB 0970-0542_DVHT Client Definitions ATIMS.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-10-19	Available
OMB 0970-0542_Revised DVHT Reporting Reference Guide_10.17.22.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-10-19	Repair queued
OMB 0970-0542_SSA_10.26.23_Clean.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-10-26	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
239409	Victim Outreach	Form	Modified	Victim Outreach Form
239409	Victim Outreach	Instruction	Modified
239408	Training	Form	Removed	Training Form
239408	Training	Instruction	Removed
239406	Subrecipient Enrollment	Form	Modified	Subrecipient Enrollment
239406	Subrecipient Enrollment	Instruction	Modified
239405	Categories of Assistance	Form	Modified	Categories of Assistance
239405	Categories of Assistance	Instruction	Modified
239404	Barriers to Service Delivery and Monitoring	Form	Modified	Barriers to Service Delivery and Monitoring Form
239404	Barriers to Service Delivery and Monitoring	Instruction	Modified
239402	Client Case Closure	Form	Modified	Client Case Closure Form
239402	Client Case Closure	Instruction	Modified
239401	Client Service Use and Delivery	Form	Modified	Client Service Use and Delivery Form
239401	Client Service Use and Delivery	Instruction	Modified
239400	Client Characteristics and Program Entry	Form	Modified	Client Characteristics and Program Entry Form
239400	Client Characteristics and Program Entry	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0542	ICR Reference No: 202310-0970-012
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202210-0970-006
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OTIP
Title: Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking (DVHT) Program Data
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/27/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/27/2023
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2026	02/28/2026	02/28/2026
Responses	1,842	0	1,889
Time Burden (Hours)	699	0	722
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: 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 victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons in the United States (U.S.), without regard to their immigration status. The TVPA also authorizes HHS to establish and strengthen programs to assist United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who have experienced sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking in persons (22 U.S.C. § 7105(f)(1)). Acting under a delegation of authority from the Secretary of HHS, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) awards cooperative agreements to organizations to establish a program to assist U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who have experienced human trafficking through the Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking (DVHT) Program. The central purpose of the DVHT Program is to connect survivors with the services they need to improve their well-being and health outcomes. Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Program Data (OMB #0970-0542) is an active and approved collection of client-level data on those served through the DVHT Program. The information collected allows ACF to evaluate service delivery efforts, inform prevention programming, and monitor program outcomes. In addition to client-level data, information on the type and cost of services provided through the program is collected to enable ACF to respond to congressional inquiries related to program spending and to provide technical assistance to grant recipients on managing available funding for individuals and households enrolled in the program. DVHT currently inclusive of two distinct award programs: the Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking and Services Outreach Program (DVHT-SO) and the Demonstration Grants to Strengthen the Response to Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHT-NC) Program. The performance indicators and data collection instruments under OMB #0970-0542 apply to both DVHT programs. The primary objective of OTIP’s victim assistance programs, including DVHT, is to provide comprehensive, culturally and linguistically responsive case management to individuals who have experienced a severe form of trafficking in persons. Current DVHT recipients have reported concerns over competing requirements and priorities under their awards, which made it difficult to balance direct service provision against training activities for community-based providers and members of the general public. Grant recipients have also cited concerns over the lack of foundational knowledge within their communities as to what constitutes human trafficking victimization, which has impacted their ability to identify potential victims and connect those individuals with services. Beginning in FY 2024, so as to reduce reporting burden on recipients and strengthen public awareness within the geographic service areas where recipients implement their programs, training is no longer required or an allowable activity under DVHT. These updated requirements pertaining to allowable and required programmatic activities were made public through the most recent NOFOs and grant award processes and are already in effect. As such, we are requesting to remove the training indicators from OMB #0970-0542 and to make a minor update to the Outreach form for recipients to report on their public awareness activities.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 22 USC 7105(f)(1)) Name of Law: The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 45107	07/27/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 63781	10/20/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Barriers to Service Delivery and Monitoring	3	Barriers to Service Delivery and Monitoring Form
Categories of Assistance	8	Categories of Assistance
Client Case Closure	2	Client Case Closure Form
Client Characteristics and Program Entry	1	Client Characteristics and Program Entry Form
Client Service Use and Delivery	4	Client Service Use and Delivery Form
Subrecipient Enrollment	7	Subrecipient Enrollment
Training	6	Training Form
Victim Outreach	5	Victim Outreach Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,842	1,889	0	-47	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	699	722	0	-23	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This change request includes removal of the Training form and a minor change to the Outreach form. This collection captures information on DVHT 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 and public awareness activities conducted and subrecipients enrolled. Minor updates have been made to performance indicators under this collection in consultation with existing grant recipients and stakeholders, to reduce respondent burden and to bring the collection into alignment with new programmatic requirements. These updated requirements pertaining to allowable and required programmatic activities were made public through the most recent NOFOs and grant award processes and are already in effect. The revisions made to this collection, as summarized in full below, bring the collection into alignment with new programmatic requirements and allow for clients served to be more accurately represented in post-award reporting datasets. Overview of Revisions Training form To reduce burden and bring the collection into alignment with new programmatic requirements, OTIP is requesting to discontinue use of and remove the Training form data elements. We have removed the Training form from the collection and updated the burden accordingly. Outreach form OTIP proposes to add one indicator to the Outreach form: “Number of Public Awareness Activities Conducted”. DVHT seeks to increase domestic victim identification through service delivery and outreach and adds a necessary public awareness component to improve the general public’s understanding of human trafficking victimization, particularly labor trafficking. The addition of “Number of Public Awareness Activities Conducted” to the Outreach Form will bring the collection into alignment with revised DVHT requirements necessitating recipients to engage in public awareness activities.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,529

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 10/27/2023

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