[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 244 (Friday, December 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 70820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31321]


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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: 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 September 25, 2003, page 55396 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. 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: REVISION, 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, 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 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 alochol 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: 
43,093. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden 
Hours Per Response: 1.00; and 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 methdology 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: 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, 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 30 days of the date of this 
publication.

    Dated: December 15, 2003.
Stephen Long,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
[FR Doc. 03-31321 Filed 12-18-03; 8:45 am]
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