[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 157 (Monday, August 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49586-49587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20388]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Alcoholism Prevalence 
and Gene/Environment Interactions in Native American Tribes (a 10 Tribe 
Study) OMB No. 0925-0449, Expiration 08/31/00

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and 
Alcoholism, the National Institutes of Health 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 published in the Federal

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Register on April 3, 2000, page 17513 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.
    5 CFR 1320.5 (General requirements) Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Requirements: Final Rule requires that the agency inform the potential 
persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such 
persons are not required to respond to the collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. This 
information is required to be stated in the 30-day Federal Register 
Notice.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: Alcoholism Prevalence and Gene/Environment 
Interactions in Native American Tribes (a 10 Tribe Study). Type of 
Information Collection Request: Revision. 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: 600; Estimated Number 
of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 
3.75; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 2,250. 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) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the extension of this collection of information, including 
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(4) 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.

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. 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 within 30-days of 
the date of this publication.

    Dated: August 2, 2000.
Stephen Long,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
[FR Doc. 00-20388 Filed 8-11-00; 8:45 am]
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