[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 12657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6637]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Alcoholism
Prevalence and Gene/Environment Interactions in Native American Tribes
(a 10 Tribe Study)'' and ``A Native American Tribe With Low Alcoholism
Prevalence: Transmission Analysis, Linkage Analysis and Gene/
Environment Interactions (a) 1 Tribe Study)''
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(C)(2)(a) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and
approve the information collection listed below. This proposed
information collection was previously in the Federal Register on July
1, 1996, and allowed 60 days for public comment. There were no requests
for additional information about this data collection activity, no
public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days for public comment.
The NIH 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 June 30, 1999, unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Proposed Collection
Title: ``Alcoholism Prevalence and Gene/Environment Interactions in
Native American Tribes (a 10 tribe study)'' and ``A Native American
Tribe with Low Alcoholism Prevalence: Transmission Analysis, Linkage
Analysis and Gene/Environment Interactions (a 1 tribe study)''. Type of
Information Collection request: NEW. Need and Use of Information
Collection: The information proposed for collection in both studies
will be used by the NIAAA to define the prevalence in alcoholism and
associated problems in tribes in which the rates of alcoholism have
been reported to be widely divergent. Additional information will be
collected on severe trauma and stress, alcohol availability and
socioeconomic factors to identify how these variables interact with
hereditary factors in the development of alcoholism and related
problems.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion. Affected Public: Individuals.
Type of Respondents: Native American adults. Estimated Number of
Respondents: 1100. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Hours per Response: 6. And Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours Requested: 6600. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are
no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
The annual burden estimates are as follows:
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Responses per Total
Type and number of respondents respondent responses Hours Total hours
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Clients:
1,100................................... 1 1,100 6.0 6,600
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Total Number of Respondents: 3,300 (1,100 per year).
Total Number of Responses: 3,300 (1,100 per year).
Total Hours: 19,800 (6,600 per year).
Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection is
necessary, including whether the information has practical use; (b)
ways to enhance the clarity, quality, and use of the information to be
collected; (c) the accuracy of the agency estimate of burden of the
proposed collection; and (d) ways to minimize the collection burden of
the respondents. Send written comments to Ms. Ronni Nelson, Laboratory
of Neurogenetics, Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological
Research, NIAAA, NIH, DANAC4 (Flow Labs), 12501 Washington Ave.,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
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, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for
NIH.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans,
contact Ms. Ronni Nelson, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Division of
Intramural Clinical and Biological Research (DICBR), NIAAA, DANAC4
(Flow Labs), 12501 Washington Ave., Rockville, Maryland 20852, or call
non-toll-free number (301) 443-5781.
COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before April
16, 1997.
Dated: March 10, 1997.
Martin K. Trusty,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
[FR Doc. 97-6637 Filed 3-14-97; 8:45 am]
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