[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 5 (Monday, January 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 1364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-408]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The National 
Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

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 (NIAAA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for 
review and approval of the information collection listed below. This 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on October 17, 2000, page 61342 and allowed 60-days for public 
comment. No public comments was received. The purpose of this notice is 
to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National 
Institutes of Health 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 October 1, 1995, unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Proposed Collection

    Title: The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related 
Conditions. Type of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use 
of Information Collection: This study will determine the incidence and 
prevalence of alcohol use disorders in a representative sample of the 
United States population with the primary purpose of estimating the 
extent and distribution of alcohol consumption, alcohol use disorders 
and their associated psychological and medical disabilities across 
major sociodemographic subgroups. The primary objectives of this first 
wave of this longitudinal study is to understand the relationships 
between alcohol consumption, alcohol use disorders and their related 
disabilities with a view towards designing more effective treatment and 
intervention programs. The findings will provide valuable information 
concerning: (1) Trends in alcohol use disorders and their related 
disabilities in subgroups of the population of special concern; (2) 
identification of subgroups at high risk for alcohol use disorders that 
may be complicated by associated psychological and medical 
disabilities; (3) incidence of alcohol use disorders and their 
associated disabilities with a view toward understanding their natural 
history; (4) treatment utilization of alcohol use disorders in order to 
determine unmet treatment need and linguistic, social, economic and 
cultural barriers to treatment; (5) the college-aged segment of the 
population at high risk for binge drinking and its adverse 
consequences; and (6) the identification of safe and hazardous levels 
of drinking as they relate to the development of alcohol use disorders 
and their associated disabilities. Frequency of Response: On occasion. 
Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: Adults. The annual 
reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 
48,000; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden 
Hours Per Response: 1.00; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours 
Requested: 48,000. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: 
$576,000.00. 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 proposed 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) Ways 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.

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 
Dr. Bridget Grant, Chief, Biometry Branch, Division of Biometry and 
Epidemiology, NIAAA, NIH, Willco Building, Suite 514, 6000 Executive 
Boulevard, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7003, or call non-toll-free number 
(301) 443-7370 or E-mail your request, including your address to: 
[email protected].

Comments Due Date

    Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of 
having their full effect if received on or before February 7, 2001.

    Dated: November 22, 2000.
Stephen Long,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
[FR Doc. 01-408 Filed 1-5-01; 8:45 am]
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