[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63490-63491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26022]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


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

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

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Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
    Proposed Collection: Title: National Epidemiologic Survey on 
Alcohol and Related Conditions--III. Type of Information Collection 
Request: NEW. Need and Use of Information Collection: This study will 
determine the prevalence of alcohol use patterns and alcohol use 
disorders and their associated disabilities in a representative sample 
of adults in the United States population. The primary objectives of 
this study are to: (1) Understand the relationships between alcohol use 
patterns and alcohol use disorders and their related psychological and 
medical disabilities with a view toward designing more effective 
treatment, prevention and intervention programs; (2) identify subgroups 
at high risk for alcohol use disorders that are complicated by 
associated disabilities; (3) understand treatment utilization, unmet 
treatment need, barriers to treatment, health disparities, and economic 
costs of alcohol use disorders and their associated disabilities; and 
(4) identify environmental and genetic risk factors and their 
interactions that are associated with harmful consumption patterns and 
alcohol use disorders and their associated disabilities. Frequency of 
Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of 
Respondents: Adults. Estimated Total Annual Burden:

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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden   total annual
               Type of respondents                   number of     responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response        requested
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Adults..........................................          44,900               1             1.0          44,900
Adults..........................................           1,700               2             1.7           2,890
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          47,790
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    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated to be $936,684.00. 
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 
instrument, contact Dr. Bridget Grant, Chief, Laboratory of 
Epidemiology and Biometry, DICBR, NIAAA, NIH, 5635 Fishers Lane, Room 
3077, Rockville, MD 20852, or call non-toll-free number 301- 443-7370 
or e-mail your request, including your address, to: 
[email protected].
    Comment 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 7, 2010.
Keith Lamirande,
Acting Executive Officer, NIAAA, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-26022 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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