[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5587]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Transmission and
Linkage Analysis of Alcoholism in a Southwestern American Indian Tribe;
Collection of EEG Phenotypes Associated With Alcoholism''
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, 1997, and allowed 60 days for public comment. There were two or
three telephone inquiries asking which tribes were involved, who was
doing the work, and which data collection instruments were being used,
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 Dec. 31, 1999, unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Proposed Collection
Title: ``Transmission and Linkage Analysis of Alcoholism in a
Southwestern American Indian Tribe; Collection of EEG Phenotypes
Associated with Alcoholism''. Type of Information Collection request:
New. Need and Use of Information Collection: The information proposed
for collection in this study will be used by the NIAAA to determine
resting EEG and ERP phenotypes in large American Indian families,
correlate this information with psychiatric diagnoses from previous
studies, and perform linkage analysis in order to map the genes for
these phenotypes which appear to confer vulnerability to alcoholism in
Caucasians. There are obvious great advantages in studying the large
families the NIAAA already contacted, psychiatrically interviewed, and
genotyped. The NIAAA hypothesizes that this EEG family study will
enable elucidation of the transmission and linkage of alcoholism
vulnerability in this tribe. The intent is to identify subgroups of
American Indian alcoholics who may be more responsive to particular
treatment of prevention strategies.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion. Affected Public: Individuals.
Type of Respondents: Native American adults. Estimated Number of
Respondents: 400. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Hours per Response: 3.25. And Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours Requested: 1300. 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
Type and number of respondents per Total responses Hour Total hours
respondent
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Clients--400..................................... 1 400 3.25 1300
Total Number of Respondents: 400.
Total Number of responses: 400.
Total Hours: 1300.
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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, 12420 Parklawn Drive, Suite 451, 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, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer
for NIH.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: 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, 12420 Parklawn Drive,
Suite 451, 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
3, 1998.
Dated: February 18, 1998.
Martin K. Trusty,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
[FR Doc. 98-5587 Filed 3-3-98; 8:45 am]
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