Notice2021-26559
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Performance Measures, OMB No. 0906-0044, Revision
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December 8, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
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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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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69655-69657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26559]
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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 February
7, 2022.
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e1e0f1e0b1c19011c052e061c1d0f40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b6b7a6b7e696c7469705b7369687a357c746d">[email protected]</span></a> 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e6e7f6e7b6c69716c755e766c6d7f30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0676677663747169746d466e74756728616970">[email protected]</span></a> or call Samantha Miller,
the acting HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-
9094.
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,
Revised.
Abstract: RCORP 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:
<bullet> RCORP-Implementation grants to fund established networks
and consortia to deliver SUD/OUD prevention, treatment, and recovery
activities in high-risk rural communities;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> 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 towards recovery; and
<bullet> Note that additional grant programs may be added pending
Fiscal Year 2022 and future Fiscal Year appropriations.
Additionally, all RCORP grant award recipients are supported by
eight cooperative agreements: RCORP-Technical Assistance, which
provides extensive technical assistance to award recipients; RCORP-
Evaluation, which evaluates the impact of the RCORP initiative on rural
communities; three RCORP-Behavioral Health Care Workforce Centers,
which provide workforce training and education initiatives in the
region served by the Northern Border Regional Commission; and three
RCORP-Centers of Excellence, which disseminate best practices related
to the treatment for and prevention of substance use disorders within
rural communities.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Due to the growth in the
number of grant programs included in the RCORP initiative, as well as
emerging SUD and other behavioral health trends in rural communities,
HRSA is submitting a revised package that includes changes to existing
RCORP performance measures as well as new performance measures that
better demonstrate the impact of the initiative on rural communities
and reduce burden on the grant recipients.
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, 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 the grant award
recipients of the RCORP 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. Please note that since
RCORP-Psychostimulant Support includes substantially different measures
than the other RCORP grant programs, HRSA calculated that program's
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/MAT
Expansion......................
Rural Communities Opioid 15 1 15 1.30 19.50
Response Program--
Psychostimulant Support........
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Total....................... 305 .............. 595 .............. 738.70
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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
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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. 2021-26559 Filed 12-7-21; 8:45 am]
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