[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 243 (Monday, December 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79385-79386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31901]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB; Comment Request; National Epidemiologic
Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions--III
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement 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 October 15, 2010, 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: 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 total annual
Type of respondents number of responses per burden hours burden hours
respondents respondent per 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.
Direct Comments to OMB: 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, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974,
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.
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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 30-days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: December 15, 2010.
Keith Lamirande,
Acting Executive Officer, NIAAA, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-31901 Filed 12-17-10; 8:45 am]
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