[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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