[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 25884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12932]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Screen for Alcohol
Problems in the Elderly'' 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
February 27, 1996, and allowed 60 days for public comment. There were
seven (7) requests for additional information about this data
collection activity, but 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 September 28, 1997,
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: Screening for Alcohol Problems in the
Elderly. Type of Information Collection request: NEW. Need and Use of
Information Collection: The information proposed for collection will be
used by the NIAAA to develop an alcohol problem screening instrument
suitable for use with the population age 65 and over and that can be
administered in health care settings. The prevalence of alcohol
problems among older persons is not well established. The instruments
used for assessment are often not sensitive to alcohol abuse and
dependence in this population, and many alcohol-related problems go
undetected.
Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals
and small businesses. Type of Respondents: The elderly (65 and older)
and physicians. Estimated Number of Respondents: 636. Estimated Number
of Responses per Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours per Response:
.281. And Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 89.2. 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 Hours Total hours
respondent responses
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Patients/500............................................... 1 500 .3340 167
Physicians/136............................................. 1 136 .0835 11.4
Total Number of Respondents: 636 (318 per year).
Total Number of Responses: 636 (318 per year).
Total Hours: 178.4 (89.2 per year).
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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 Dr.
Gayle Boyd, Prevention Research Branch, Division of Clinical and
Prevention Research (CPR), NIAAA, NIH, Willco Building 6000, Room 505,
6000 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7003.
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 CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans,
contact Dr. Gayle Boyd, Prevention Research Branch, Division of
Clinical and Prevention Research (CPR), NIAAA, NIH, 6000 Willco
Building, Room 505, 6000 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-
7003, or call non-toll-free number (301) 443-8766.
COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before June
24, 1996.
Dated: May 10, 1996.
Martin K. Trusty,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
[FR Doc. 96-12932 Filed 5-22-96; 8:45 am]
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