Notice2023-06804
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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Published
April 3, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
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 88, Number 63 (Monday, April 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9aeafbeaffe8edf5e8f1daf2e8e9fbb4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="552534253027223a273e153d2726347b323a23">[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#037362736671746c7168436b7170622d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4d3d2c3d283f3a223f260d253f3e2c632a223b">[email protected]</span></a> 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:
<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-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 toward recovery;
<bullet> RCORP-Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Access grants
aim to establish new access points in rural facilities where none
currently exist; and
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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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