[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 63 (Monday, April 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19651-19652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06804]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Rural Communities Opioid Response Program 
Performance Measures, OMB No. 0906-0044, Revision

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.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than June 2, 
2023.

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 Samantha Miller, 
the acting HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 594-
4394.

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 (RCORP) Performance Measures, OMB No. 0906-0044, 
Revision
    Abstract: HRSA administers RCORP, which is authorized by section 
711(b)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 912(b)(5)) and 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-Implementation grants to fund established networks 
and consortia to deliver SUD/OUD prevention, treatment, and recovery 
activities in high-risk rural communities;
     RCORP-Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome grants to reduce the 
incidence and impact of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in rural 
communities by improving systems of care, family supports, and social 
determinants of health;
     RCORP-Psychostimulant Support grants to strengthen and 
expand prevention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals in 
rural areas who misuse psychostimulants; to enhance their ability to 
access treatment and move toward recovery;
     RCORP-Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Access grants 
aim to establish new access points in rural facilities where none 
currently exist; and
     RCORP-Behavioral Health Care support grants aim to expand 
access to and quality of behavioral health care services at the 
individual-, provider-, and community-levels.
     Note that additional grant initiatives may be added 
pending fiscal year 2024 and future fiscal year appropriations.
    HRSA currently collects information about RCORP grants using 
approved performance measures. HRSA developed separate performance 
measures for RCORP's new MAT Access and Behavioral Health Care Support 
grants and seeks OMB approval for the new collection.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Due to the growth in the 
number of grant initiatives included within RCORP, as well as emerging 
SUD and other behavioral health trends in rural communities, HRSA is 
submitting

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a revised ICR that includes measures for RCORP's new MAT Access and 
Behavioral Health Care Support grants.
    For this program, performance measures were developed to provide 
data on each RCORP initiative and 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, including: (a) 
provision of, and referral to, rural behavioral health care services, 
including SUD prevention, treatment and recovery support services; (b) 
behavioral health care, including SUD prevention, treatment, and 
recovery, process and outcomes; (c) education of health care providers 
and community members; (d) emerging trends in rural behavioral health 
care needs and areas of concern; and (e) consortium strength and 
sustainability. All measures will speak to the Federal Office of Rural 
Health Policy's progress toward meeting the goals set.
    Likely Respondents: The respondents will be recipients of the RCORP 
grants.
    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.
    The only revisions to the approved information collection are the 
addition of measures for the RCORP-MAT Access and RCORP-Behavioral 
Health Care Support grants. Since the performance measures for these 
grants are substantially different than other RCORP grants, HRSA 
calculated burden hours separately.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                     Number of
                                     Number of     responses per       Total      Average burden   Total burden
            Form name               respondents     respondent       responses     per response        hours
                                                    (annually)                      (in hours)
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Rural Communities Opioid                     290               2             580            1.24          719.20
 Response Program--
 Implementation/Neonatal
 Abstinence Syndrome............
Rural Communities Opioid                      15               1              15            1.30           19.50
 Response Program--
 Psychostimulant Support........
Rural Communities Opioid                      11               1              11            1.95           21.45
 Response Program--MAT Access--
 ***NEW****.....................
Rural Communities Opioid                      58               1              58            2.02          117.16
 Response Program--Behavioral
 Health Care Support--***NEW***.
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    Total.......................             374  ..............             664  ..............          877.31
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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.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-06804 Filed 3-31-23; 8:45 am]
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