[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38163-38164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09888]


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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

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 July 8, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 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 Joella Roland, the 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the ICR 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, including 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 fund established networks and 
consortia to deliver SUD/OUD prevention, treatment, and recovery 
activities in high-risk rural communities.
     RCORP--Psychostimulant Support grants aim to strengthen 
and expand access to 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 Access grants aim to 
establish new access points in rural facilities where none currently 
exist.
     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.
     RCORP Overdose Response recipients address immediate needs 
in rural areas through improving access to, capacity for, and 
sustainability of prevention, treatment, and recovery services for SUD.
     RCORP Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health grants aim to 
establish and expand sustainable behavioral health care services for 
children and adolescents aged 5-17 years who live in rural communities.
     RCORP-Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome grants aim 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.
     Note that additional grant initiatives may be added 
pending fiscal year 2025 and future fiscal year appropriations.
    HRSA currently collects information about RCORP grants using 
approved

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performance measures. HRSA developed separate performance measures for 
RCORP's new Overdose Response, Behavioral Health, and Neonatal 
Abstinence Syndrome grants and seeks OMB approval for the new 
performance measures.
    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 
Overdose Response, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health, and Neonatal 
Abstinence Syndrome grants.
    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 HRSA's 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 progress on 
meeting the set goals of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
    Likely Respondents: The respondents will be the 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.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                      Number of                     Average burden
            Form name                 Number of     responses per        Total       per response   Total burden
                                     respondents      respondent       responses      (in hours)        hours
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RCORP--Implementation............             290                2             580            1.24        719.20
RCORP--Psychostimulant Support...              15                1              15            1.30         19.50
RCORP--Medication Assisted                     11                1              11            1.95         21.45
 Treatment Access................
RCORP--Behavioral Health Care                  58                1              58            2.02        117.16
 Support.........................
Rural Communities Opioid                       47                3             141            0.56         78.96
 Response--Overdose Response
 (NEW)...........................
RCORP--Child and Adolescent                     9                2              18            0.48          8.64
 Behavioral Health (NEW).........
RCORP--Neonatal Abstinence                     41                4             164            2.31        378.84
 Syndrome (NEW)..................
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    Total........................             471  ...............             987  ..............      1,343.75
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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. 2024-09888 Filed 5-6-24; 8:45 am]
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