Proposed Collection; Comment Request; `Test-Retest Study of the Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule (AUDADIS-IV) in a General Population Sample'

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Collection; Comment Request; `Test-Retest Study of the

Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule

(AUDADIS-IV) in a General Population Sample'

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, which provides for an opportunity for public

comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute on

Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health

(NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be

submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and

approval.

Proposed Collection

The Biometry Branch (BB), Division of Biometry and Epidemiology

(DBE), NIAAA, intends to conduct the `Test-Retest Study of the Alcohol

Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule (AUDADIS-

IV) in a General Population Sample' to assess the test-retest

reliability of new sections of the AUDADIS-IV in a general population

sample. The AUDADIS-IV is a fully-structured interview designed to

collect information on alcohol and drug use disorders and their

associated psychiatric and medical conditions. The NIAAA is authorized

by Section 464H of Title IV of the Public Health Act (42 U.S.C. 285n).

The information proposed for collection in this study will be used

by the NIAAA to develop and finalize psychometrically sound measures of

alcohol and drug-related disabilities for use in major epidemiologic

surveys conducted in the United States. Currently, there is a great

need for more reliable measurement of alcohol and drug use disorders

and their associated disabilities in all fields of substance use

research.

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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(First (Test Interviews) 500................................ 1 500 1 500

(Second (Retest) Interviews) 500............................ 1 500 1 500

Total Number of Respondents--500 (per year)

Total Number of Responses--1000 (per year)

Total hours--1000 (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. Bridget Grant, Biometry

Branch, Division of Biometry and Epidemiology (DBE), NIAAA, NIH, Willco

Bldg., Suite 514, 6000 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-

7003.

For Further Information

To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a

copy of the data collection plans, contact Dr. Bridget Grant, Biometry

Branch, Division of Biometry and Epidemiology, NIAAA, Willco Bldg.,

6000 Executive Boulevard, Suite 514, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7003, or

call non-toll-free number (301) 443-7370.

Comments Due Date

Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of

having their full effect if received on or before January 12, 1998.

Dated: November 5, 1997.

Martin K. Trusty,

Executive Officer, NIAAA.

[FR Doc. 97-29841 Filed 11-12-97; 8:45 am]

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