[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7266-7267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4368]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


``Screening for Alcohol Problems in the Elderly'' Study

Proposed Data Collection

    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 
(NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH) is publishing this notice 
to solicit public comment on the data collection proposed for the study 
on ``Screening for Alcohol in the Elderly''. To request copies of the 
data collection plans and instruments, call Dr. Gayle Boyd, (301) 443-
8766 (not a toll-free number).
    Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection is 
necessary, including whether the information has a practical use; (b) 
ways to enhance the clarity, quality, and use of the information to be 
collected; (c) the accuracy of the agency estimate of burden of the 
proposed collection; (d) ways to minimize the collection burden of the 
respondents. Written comments are requested within 60 days of the 
publication of this notice. Send comments to Dr. Gayle Boyd, Prevention 
Research Branch, Division of Clinical and Prevention Research (DCPR), 
NIAAA, NIH, Building 6000, Room 505, 6000 Executive Boulevard, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7003.

Proposed Project

    The Prevention Research Branch (PRB), intends to conduct the study 
for ``Screening for Alcohol Problems in the Elderly.'' The PRB is 
authorized by Section 452 of Part G of Title IV of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 USC 288) as amended by the NIH Revitalization Act of 
1993 (Pub. Law 103-43).
    The information proposed for collection will be used by the NIAAA 
to develop an alcohol problem screening instrument suitable for use 
with the population age 65 and over and that can be administered in 
health care settings. The prevalence of alcohol problems among older 
persons is not well established. The instruments used for assessment 
are often not sensitive to alcohol abuse and dependence in this 
population, and many alcohol-related problems go undetected.
    The annual burden estimates are as follows:

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                                                           Responses                                            
               Type and No. of respondents                    per          Total           Hours         Total  
                                                          respondent     responses                       hours  
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Patients, 500...........................................           1             500           .3340       167  
Physicians, 136.........................................           1             136           .0835        11.4
Total Number of Respondents, 636 (318 per year)                                                                 
Total Number of Responses, 636 (318 per year)                                                                   
Total Hours, 178.4 (89.2 per year)                                                                              
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    Dated: February 15, 1996.
Martin K. Trusty,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
[FR Doc. 96-4368 Filed 2-26-96; 8:45 am]
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