Notice2026-18115
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Performance Measures, OMB No. 0906-XXXX-New
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Published
September 4, 2026
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 171 (Friday, September 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56889-56890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18115]
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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; Information Collection
Request Title: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Performance
Measures, OMB No. 0906-XXXX-New
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 October 5,
2026.
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 a copy of the clearance
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Samantha Miller, the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcccddccd9cecbd3ced7fcd4cecfdd92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3d3c2d3c6d1d4ccd1c8e3cbd1d0c28dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a> or call
(301) 443-9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information Collection Request Title: Rural
Communities Opioid Response Program Performance Measures, OMB No. 0906-
XXXX-New.
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, 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:
<bullet> RCORP-Northern Border Rural Workforce which aims to
improve health care in rural areas within the Northern Border Regional
Commission's service area by enhancing behavioral health workforce
capacity.
<bullet> RCORP-Pathways which aims to create innovative new youth-
focused behavioral health care support programs, while also offering
behavioral health care career pathway opportunities in rural
communities.
<bullet> 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.
A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on May 27, 2026,
vol. 91, No.101; pp. 31464-65. 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 new ICR that includes performance measures for the new
RCORP-Northern Border Rural Workforce, Pathways, and Overdose Response
grant programs. HRSA developed performance measures 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, 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) provider prevention,
treatment, and recovery services; (d) sustainability; and (e)
development of workforce/career pathway programs. Performance measures
for the RCORP initiative include common elements about consortium/
network activities, direct services provided and service access,
workforce, and sustainability while also capturing tailored measures
for each specific program.
Likely Respondents: The respondents will be the recipients of
RCORP-Northern Border Rural Workforce, Pathways, and Overdose Response
grant programs
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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-Northern Border Rural 8 1 8 1.21 9.68
Workforce......................
RCORP-Pathways.................. 12 1 12 2.72 32.64
RCORP-Overdose Response......... 37 1 37 0.70 25.90
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Total....................... 57 .............. 57 .............. 68.22
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Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2026-18115 Filed 9-3-26; 8:45 am]
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