2026-18115: 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

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 171 (Friday, September 4, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 171 (Friday, September 4, 2026)] [Notices] [Pages 56889-56890] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-18115] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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 [email protected] 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: 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. 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. 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 [[Page 56890]] 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: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 57 .............. 57 .............. 68.22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maria G. Button, Director, Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2026-18115 Filed 9-3-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P