[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55396-55397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24194]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The National Epidemiologic 
Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

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: The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related 
Conditions.
    Type of Information Collection Request: REINSTATEMENT, OMB No. 
0925-0484, expiration date, 3/31/2004.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This study will determine 
the incidence 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,

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alcohol use disorders and their associated psychological and medical 
disabilities across major sociodemographic subgroups. The primary 
objectives of this second 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) The relationship between 
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.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 43,093.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1.00.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 43,093.
    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $776,000.00. 
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.

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 Dr. Bridget Grant, Chief, Laboratory of Biometry 
and Epidemiology, Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological 
Research, 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 within 60-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: September 15, 2003.
Stephen Long,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
[FR Doc. 03-24194 Filed 9-24-03; 8:45 am]
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