[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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