[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 64 (Monday, April 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 17513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8103]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Alcohol Prevalence and 
Gene/Environment Interactions in Native American Tribes (a 10 Tribe 
Study)

SUMMARY:  In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute on 
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the National Institutes of Health 
(NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Alcohol Prevalence and Gene/Environment 
Interactions in Native American Tribes (a 10 Tribe Study). Type of 
Information Collection Request: Extension. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The Ten Tribe Study is being conducted to collect 
psychiatric and personal data from tribes with different rates of 
alcoholism. This data will be analyzed to determine, if possible, why 
tribes with similar lifestyles have different rates of alcoholism and 
alcohol abuse. Specifically, the information gathered during this study 
will be used to: (1) determine prevalence rates of alcoholism in 10 
demographically sampled Native American tribes using structured or 
semi-structured interviews to rigorously diagnose alcoholism; (2) 
systematically diagnose conditions which are often comorbid with 
alcoholism including drug abuse, depression, and antisocial 
personality; (3) address crucial antecedents and consequences of 
alcoholism and environmental issues in alcohol vulnerability such as 
post-traumatic stress, violence, acculturation, and child abuse; and 
(4) investigate genetic vulnerability factors for tribal populations 
with high, moderate, and low alcoholism prevalence. This study has been 
ongoing for three years and is to be extended for three additional 
years. Frequency of Response: Once per respondent. Affected Public: 
Individuals. Type of Respondents: Adults. The annual reporting burden 
is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,800; Estimated Number 
of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 4.0; 
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 7,200. There are no 
Costs to Respondents to report. There are no Capital Costs to report. 
There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
    Request For Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the 
following points: (1) Whether the extension of this collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the function of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Way to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Ms. Ronni Nelson, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, 
Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research, NIAAA, NIH, 
12420 Parklawn Drive, Suite 451, Rockville, Maryland 20852 or E-mail 
your request, including your address to: [email protected]. Ms. Nelson can 
be contacted by telephone at 301-443-5781.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before June 
2, 2000.

    Dated: March 28, 2000.
Stephen Long,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
[FR Doc. 00-8103 Filed 3-31-00; 8:45 am]
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