[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7266-7267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4368]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
``Screening for Alcohol Problems in the Elderly'' Study
Proposed Data Collection
In compliance with 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) is publishing this notice
to solicit public comment on the data collection proposed for the study
on ``Screening for Alcohol in the Elderly''. To request copies of the
data collection plans and instruments, call Dr. Gayle Boyd, (301) 443-
8766 (not a toll-free number).
Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection is
necessary, including whether the information has a 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; (d) ways to minimize the collection burden of the
respondents. Written comments are requested within 60 days of the
publication of this notice. Send comments to Dr. Gayle Boyd, Prevention
Research Branch, Division of Clinical and Prevention Research (DCPR),
NIAAA, NIH, Building 6000, Room 505, 6000 Executive Boulevard,
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7003.
Proposed Project
The Prevention Research Branch (PRB), intends to conduct the study
for ``Screening for Alcohol Problems in the Elderly.'' The PRB is
authorized by Section 452 of Part G of Title IV of the Public Health
Service Act (42 USC 288) as amended by the NIH Revitalization Act of
1993 (Pub. Law 103-43).
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.
The annual burden estimates are as follows:
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Responses
Type and No. of respondents per Total Hours Total
respondent responses hours
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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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Dated: February 15, 1996.
Martin K. Trusty,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
[FR Doc. 96-4368 Filed 2-26-96; 8:45 am]
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