[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 12657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6637]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Alcoholism 
Prevalence and Gene/Environment Interactions in Native American Tribes 
(a 10 Tribe Study)'' and ``A Native American Tribe With Low Alcoholism 
Prevalence: Transmission Analysis, Linkage Analysis and Gene/
Environment Interactions (a) 1 Tribe Study)''

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 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) has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and 
approve the information collection listed below. This proposed 
information collection was previously in the Federal Register on July 
1, 1996, and allowed 60 days for public comment. There were no requests 
for additional information about this data collection activity, no 
public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow 
an additional 30 days for public comment.
    The NIH may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not 
required to respond to, an information collection that has been 
extended, revised, or implemented on or after June 30, 1999, unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Proposed Collection

    Title: ``Alcoholism Prevalence and Gene/Environment Interactions in 
Native American Tribes (a 10 tribe study)'' and ``A Native American 
Tribe with Low Alcoholism Prevalence: Transmission Analysis, Linkage 
Analysis and Gene/Environment Interactions (a 1 tribe study)''. Type of 
Information Collection request: NEW. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The information proposed for collection in both studies 
will be used by the NIAAA to define the prevalence in alcoholism and 
associated problems in tribes in which the rates of alcoholism have 
been reported to be widely divergent. Additional information will be 
collected on severe trauma and stress, alcohol availability and 
socioeconomic factors to identify how these variables interact with 
hereditary factors in the development of alcoholism and related 
problems.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion. Affected Public: Individuals. 
Type of Respondents: Native American adults. Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 1100. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1. 
Average Burden Hours per Response: 6. And Estimated Total Annual Burden 
Hours Requested: 6600. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are 
no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
    The annual burden estimates are as follows:

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                                               Responses per        Total                                       
       Type and number of respondents            respondent       responses          Hours         Total hours  
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Clients:                                                                                                        
    1,100...................................               1            1,100              6.0            6,600 
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    Total Number of Respondents: 3,300 (1,100 per year).
    Total Number of Responses: 3,300 (1,100 per year).
    Total Hours: 19,800 (6,600 per year).

Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection is 
necessary, including whether the information has 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; and (d) ways to minimize the collection burden of 
the respondents. Send written comments to Ms. Ronni Nelson, Laboratory 
of Neurogenetics, Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological 
Research, NIAAA, NIH, DANAC4 (Flow Labs), 12501 Washington Ave., 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.

Direct Comments to OMB

    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time should be directed to the Office of Management 
and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office 
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for 
NIH.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans, 
contact Ms. Ronni Nelson, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Division of 
Intramural Clinical and Biological Research (DICBR), NIAAA, DANAC4 
(Flow Labs), 12501 Washington Ave., Rockville, Maryland 20852, or call 
non-toll-free number (301) 443-5781.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before April 
16, 1997.

    Dated: March 10, 1997.
Martin K. Trusty,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
[FR Doc. 97-6637 Filed 3-14-97; 8:45 am]
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