[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 65 (Friday, April 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16169-16170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8594]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

A Comprehensive Alcohol Education Program for Pre-Adolescents 
Using Interactive Multimedia; Submission for OMB Review; Comment 
Request

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506  (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 March 22, 1996, and allowed 60 days for public comment. 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 September 28, 1997, unless it displays a currently valid 
OMB control number.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: A Comprehensive Alcohol Education Program 
for Pre-Adolescents Using Interactive Multimedia. Type of Information 
Collection request: NEW. Need and Use of Information Collection: The 
information proposed for collection will be used by the NIAAA to 
determine the efficacy of interactive multimedia for delaying the onset 
of drinking among 7th and 8th grade males and females. Interactive 
multimedia enables the combination of the elements of television and 
movies that engage and motivate the target populations with computer-
based interaction, simulations, and games to (1) increase information 
about the negative consequences of teen drinking and (2) teach 
practical skills for avoiding and refusing alcohol. Subject 
participation will involve (1) focus groups, during development of the 
multimedia program, and (2) post-development behavioral trials.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Pre-adolescents.
    Type of Respondents: Minor Students (Grades 7th and 8th).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 308.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Hours per Response: .281.
    And Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 89.2.
    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                                        
               Type and number of respondents                     per         Total        Hours     Total hours
                                                               respondent   responses                           
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Focus Group Subjects 40.....................................            1           40          0.5           20
Trial Subjects 268..........................................            4         1072          0.5          536
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    Total Number of Respondents: 308.
    Total Number of Responses: 1112.
    Total Hours: 556.
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; 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 Dr. 
Kendall Bryant, Prevention Research Branch, Division of Clinical and 
Prevention Research (DCPR), NIAAA, NIH, Willco Building, Room 505, 6000 
Executive Boulevard, MSC 7003, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7003.

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 Dr. Kendall Bryant, Prevention Research Branch, Division of 
Clinical and Prevention Research (DCPR), NIAAA, NIH, Willco Building, 
Room 505, 6000 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7003, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-
7003, or call non-toll-free number (301) 443-8820.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are

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best assured of having their full effect if received by May 5, 1997.

    Dated: March 26, 1997.
Martin K. Trusty,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
[FR Doc. 97-8594 Filed 4-3-97; 8:45 am]
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