[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42082-42083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13827]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; 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 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA 
submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted 
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB 
will accept further comments from the public during the review and 
approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day 
comment period for this notice has closed.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than July 31, 
2023.

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 Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email [email protected] or call 
Samantha Miller, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at 
(301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Information Collection Request Title: Rural Communities Opioid 
Response Program Performance Measures--OMB No. 0906-0044--Revision.
    Abstract: HRSA administers the Rural Communities Opioid Response 
Program (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.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on April 23, 
2023, vol. 88, No. 63; pp. 19651-52. There were no public comments.
    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 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.

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                                     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/MAT
 Expansion......................
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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Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-13827 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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