97622 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 236 / Monday, December 9, 2024 / Notices 

Comments: 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) 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. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7); 42 

U.S.C. 666(c)(1); and 45 CFR 303.7(a)(5). 

Mary C. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28766 Filed 12–6–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Request for Certification of 

Adult Victims of Human Trafficking 

AGENCY: Office on Trafficking in 

Persons, Administration for Children 

and Families, U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), Office on 

Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) is 

requesting a 3-year extension of the 

form: Request for Certification of Adult 

Victims of Human Trafficking (RFC) 

form (Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) #: 0970–0454, expiration April 

30, 2025). 

DATES: Comments due February 7, 2025. 

In compliance with the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

ACF is soliciting public comment on the 

specific aspects of the information 

collection described above. 

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the 

proposed collection of information and 

submit comments by emailing 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) 

provides letters of certification to 

victims of severe forms of trafficking in 

persons under the authority of the 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

2000 (TVPA), as amended 22 U.S.C. 

7105(b)(1)(C) and (E). HHS delegated 

this authority to OTIP. Certification is 

required for foreign national adult 

victims of human trafficking in the U.S. 

to apply for federally funded benefits 

and services. 

OTIP developed the RFC form for 

potential victims and their advocates, 

including case managers, attorneys, law 

enforcement officers, service providers, 

and other representatives to provide the 

required information for certification to 

HHS in accordance with the TVPA of 

2000, as amended. 

Since the RFC form originally 

received clearance, OTIP modernized its 

request process and launched Shepherd, 

an online case management system, to 

process requests for certification and 

assistance. The PDF version of the form 

should only be used in exceptional 

circumstances when the online case 

management system is inaccessible. If a 

requester encounters issues submitting a 

request through Shepherd, they may 

submit the RFC form to OTIP as a 

password protected PDF to Trafficking@

acf.hhs.gov. 

The form asks the requester for their 

identifying information, identifying 

information for the individual who 

experienced trafficking victimization in 

the event the form is submitted by a 

case manager, and information 

describing the victim’s case 

management service needs. 

Respondents: Potential victims of a 

severe form of trafficking in persons and 

their advocates, including case 

managers, attorneys, law enforcement 

officers, service providers, and other 

representatives. 

Annual Burden Estimates 

The fluctuation in certification letters 

issued by HHS primarily reflects 

changing patterns in law enforcement 

investigations and the number of T visas 

and Continued Presence status issued 

by the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). In April 2024, DHS U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(USCIS) issued a (89 FR 34864) 

updating regulations that govern the 

requirements and procedures for foreign 

nationals who have experienced human 

trafficking seeking a T visa and eligible 

family members seeking derivative T–2 

nonimmigrant status (T visa derivative). 

The Final Rule established a process for 

USCIS to conduct bona fide 

determinations (BFDs). Principal 

applicants who have submitted a 

complete bona fide T visa application 

will receive a BFD and are eligible for 

case management services and for 

benefits and services to the same extent 

as refugees through HHS Certification 

while their application is pending. OTIP 

anticipates that the USCIS Final Rule 

will significantly increase the number of 

requests for certification received. Since 

the Final Rule went into effect, OTIP 

has received approximately 100 RFCs 

per week, whereas historically, OTIP 

received approximately 8 to 12 RFCs per 

week. Burden estimates for this 

collection have been revised, 

accordingly. 

Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Total number 

of responses 

per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Annual burden 

hours 

Request for Certification of Adult Victims of Human Trafficking ............................................................................... 15,600 1 1 15,600 5,200 

Comments: 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) 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. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 236 / Monday, December 9, 2024 / Notices 97623 

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7105. 

Mary C. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28819 Filed 12–6–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for Office of Management 

and Budget Review; Child Support 

Portal Registration (Office of 

Management and Budget #: 0970–0370) 

AGENCY: Office of Child Support 

Services, Administration for Children 

and Families, U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support 

Services (OCSS), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), is 

requesting the federal Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approve the ‘‘Child Support Portal 

Registration,’’ with minor revisions, for 

an additional three years. The OCSS 

Child Support Portal (‘‘Portal’’) contains 

applications to help state child support 

agencies administer their programs. 

Authorized Portal users must register 

with OCSS to access Portal applications 

and provide OCSS with certain Portal 

application preferences. The current 

OMB approval expires on February 28, 

2025. 

DATES: Comments due January 8, 2025. 

OMB must make a decision about 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. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. You can also obtain 

copies of the proposed collection of 

information by emailing infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. Identify all emailed 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: OCSS maintains the 

Portal, which contains various 

applications through which authorized 

users may view, update, upload, or 

download information for child support 

purposes. Authorized users must 

register to access the Portal. The OCSS 

Portal authenticates registrants and then 

creates secure profiles for authorized 

users for employers, insurers, and 

financial institutions based on 

information provided in the Employer 

Services Profile and Insurance Match 

Debt Inquiry Portal Agreement and 

Profile forms. Information provided in 

the electronic National Medical Support 

Notice (e-NMSN), the electronic 

Incoming Withholding Order (e-IWO), 

and the Federally Assisted State 

Transmitted (FAST) Levy Financial 

Institution Profile forms gives OCSS the 

necessary information to set up the 

respective program user’s process and 

capture preferences. State child support 

agencies manage and authenticate 

authorization for individual users via 

the state proxy server; therefore, a Portal 

Registration form is not required. State 

users must, however, provide OCSS 

with their respective Portal preferences. 

The information OCSS collects for the 

Portal registration and profiles remains 

the same but they underwent minor 

clarification revisions and edits to 

update ‘‘Office of Child Support 

Enforcement (OCSE)’’ to ‘‘Office of 

Child Support Services (OCSS).’’ OCSS 

revised the ‘‘Registration Screen’’ 

burden after the 60-day notice 

published to correctly reflect the current 

number of respondents and removed 

‘‘agreement’’ from the Employer 

Services Profile form. OCSS also 

removed the e-NMSN Plan 

Administrator form because there are no 

respondents. 

Respondents: Employers, Financial 

Institutions, Insurers, and State Child 

Support Agencies. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Information collection instrument 

Total annual 

estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Total annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Portal Registration Screens ............................................................................. 16,268 1 0.15 2,440.20 

Employer Services Profile ................................................................................ 20,040 1 0.08 1,603.20

e-NMSN: Employer Profile ............................................................................... 20 1 0.22 4.40 

e-NMSN: State Profile ..................................................................................... 4 1 0.22 0.88 

e-IWO Employer/Payroll Provider Profile ........................................................ 117 1 0.08 9.36 

Insurance Match Debt Inquiry Agreement and Profile .................................... 6 1 0.08 0.48 

FAST Levy Financial Institution Profile ............................................................ 2 1 0.08 0.16 


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