[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67632-67633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28110]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Patterns and Consequences 
of Alcohol Use in Non-Reservation Indians

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, regarding the opportunity for 
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comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute on 
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health 
(NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Patterns and Consequences of Alcohol 
Use in Non-Reservation Indians. Type of Information Collection Request: 
New. Form Number: No form number has been assigned because this is a 
new survey. Need and Use of Information Collection: This survey will be 
done in preparation for a broader study to follow. The broader study 
will examine the enhanced vulnerability of some American Indian people 
to alcohol abuse, alcoholism and adverse consequences of drinking. Most 
of the existing research has been restricted to reservation-residing 
tribes. This study will examine non-reservation individuals and thus be 
better representative of the majority of American Indians. Second, the 
samples in existing studies are predominantly male. This fact may 
reflect the disproportionate occurrence of substance abuse disorders in 
American Indian males. However, it may also reflect a sampling bias. 
Third, sources of the reported heterogeneity among tribes in drinking 
practices and outcomes are seldom examined systematically. Therefore, 
there is a need for the systematic study of male and female non-
reservation residing American Indians and their patterns/consequences 
of alcohol use. The proposed telephone survey is a feasibility study to 
ascertain: (a) The effectiveness of this research modality in reaching 
non-reservation American Indians in Oklahoma (as many as 25% of non-
reservation American Indians do not have access to a private phone) (b) 
the appropriateness of the length of the instrument and (c) the clarity 
and specificity of the questions. Respondents will be asked twenty-
eight questions about community perceptions of substance use, service 
availability, familial substance use, general health concerns, and 
current problems related to these issues. Respondents will be American 
Indian individuals over the age of 21 who meet initial criteria and who 
are reached by random telephone sampling within Oklahoma. Information 
gained and strategies tested in the telephone survey will also inform 
methodologies and survey protocols for subsequent in person and mail 
surveys of American Indians that will investigate American Indian 
health concerns. The NIAAA is the federal agency with primary 
responsibility for supporting and conducting biomedical and behavioral 
research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of 
alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. One of the Institute's goals 
is to examine and address alcohol consumption, its biomedical sequelae 
and the prevention and treatment of alcohol dependence and alcohol 
related pathology in specific American Indian populations. Frequency of 
Response: Once per respondent. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of 
Respondents: American Indian adults over 21 years of age. The reporting 
burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 50. Estimated 
Number of Responses per Respondent: One response per respondent. 
Average Burden Hours per Response: One-third hour per individual. 
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 16.7 hours. There are no 
costs to respondents. There are no capital costs, operating costs or 
maintenance costs to report.
    Request for Comments: Written comments and suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on the following points: (1) 
Whether the data collection 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; (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.

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 Carmen M. Richardson, NIH/NIAAA/OCR, 6000 
Executive Boulevard, Suite 302, MSC 7003, Bethesda, MD 20892-7003, or 
e-mail your request to: [email protected]. Ms. Richardson can be 
contacted by telephone at 301-443-1285.
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: October 29, 2002.
Stephen Long,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
[FR Doc. 02-28110 Filed 11-5-02; 8:45 am]
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