Notice2022-03499
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Performance Measures, OMB No. 0906-0044-Revision
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Published
February 18, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
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In compliance with of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA has 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9368-9369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03499]
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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; 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 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
HRSA has 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 March 21,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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 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#f58594859087829a879eb59d878694db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2b2a3b2a7b0b5adb0a982aab0b1a3eca5adb4">[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--
Revision.
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
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<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.
A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register, 86 FR 69655
(December 8, 2021). There were no public comments.
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.
The below burden estimate is significantly lower than the original
package submitted in 2019 (2,750 total burden hours). This is likely
due to the fact that (1) many of the grant recipients HRSA consulted to
obtain the burden estimate for this ICR revision have been collecting
and reporting RCORP performance measures since March 2020 and have a
better understanding of the burden required; (2) HRSA eliminated and/or
streamlined some of the more burdensome prevalence and workforce
measures; and (3) grant recipients of the RCORP-Psychostimulant program
will only report on an annual (vs. biannual) basis.
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 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. 2022-03499 Filed 2-17-22; 8:45 am]
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