[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14949-14950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07221]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Rural 
Communities Opioid Response Program Performance Measures, OMB No. 0906-
xxxx, New

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the 
public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the 
ICR.

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DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than June 11, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
draft instruments, email [email protected] or call Lisa Wright-
Solomon, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 
443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Rural Communities Opioid 
Response Program Performance Measures, OMB No. 0906-xxxx, New.
    Abstract: The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) is 
a multi-initiative program that aims to: (1) Support treatment for and 
prevention of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use 
disorder (OUD); and (2) reduce morbidity and mortality associated with 
SUD, to include OUD, by improving access to and delivering prevention, 
treatment, and recovery support services to high-risk rural 
communities. To support this purpose, RCORP grant initiatives include:
     RCORP-Planning grants to strengthen the capacity of multi-
sector consortia to collaborate and develop plans to deliver SUD/OUD 
prevention, treatment, and recovery services in high-risk rural 
communities;
     RCORP-Implementation grants to fund established networks 
and consortia to deliver SUD/OUD prevention, treatment, and recovery 
activities in high-risk rural communities; and
     RCORP-Medication Assisted Treatment Expansion grants to 
enhance access to medication-assisted treatment within eligible 
hospitals, health clinics, or tribal organizations in high-risk rural 
communities.
    Additionally, all RCORP grant award recipients will be supported by 
five cooperative agreements: RCORP-Technical Assistance, which provides 
extensive technical assistance to award recipients; RCORP-Evaluation, 
which will evaluate the impact of the RCORP initiative on rural 
communities; and three RCORP-Centers of Excellence, which will 
disseminate best practices related to the treatment for and prevention 
of substance use disorders within rural communities.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: For this program, 
performance measures were developed to provide data on each RCORP 
initiative and to enable HRSA to provide aggregate program data 
required by Congress under the Government Performance and Results Act 
of 1993. These measures cover the principal topic areas of interest to 
the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), including: (a) 
Provision of, and referral to, substance use disorder treatment and 
support services; (b) substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and 
recovery process and outcomes; (c) education of health care providers 
and community members; (d) number of fatal and non-fatal opioid-related 
overdoses; and (e) consortium strength and sustainability. All measures 
will speak to FORHP's progress toward meeting the goals set.
    Likely Respondents: The respondents will be the grant award 
recipients of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program 
initiatives.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                     Number of                        Average
                                     Number of     responses per       Total        burden per     Total burden
            Form name               respondents     respondent       responses     response  (in       hours
                                                    (annually)                        hours)
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Rural Communities Opioid                     243               2             486            5.66           2,750
 Response Program Performance
 Measures.......................
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    Total.......................             243  ..............             486  ..............           2,750
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    HRSA specifically requests comments on: (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.

Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-07221 Filed 4-11-19; 8:45 am]
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