Notice2024-14650
The Interagency Coordination Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking Requests for Public Comments
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July 3, 2024
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The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking requests public comments on the Alcohol Intake and Health methodology developed for performing a series of studies assessing the relationship between alcohol intake and related health conditions. The Alcohol Intake and Health studies will be completed by experts with experience conducting meta-analyses, relative risk estimates, and systematic reviews related to alcohol intake and health. The studies will assess the current, best, and most applicable scientific evidence on the relationship between consumption of alcohol and health outcomes.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55274-55275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14650]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
The Interagency Coordination Committee on the Prevention of
Underage Drinking Requests for Public Comments
AGENCY: The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of
Underage Drinking (ICCPUD), Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
(OASH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of request for information.
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SUMMARY: The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of
Underage Drinking requests public comments on the Alcohol Intake and
Health methodology developed for performing a series of studies
assessing the relationship between alcohol intake and related health
conditions. The Alcohol Intake and Health studies will be completed by
experts with experience conducting meta-analyses, relative risk
estimates, and systematic reviews related to alcohol intake and health.
The studies will assess the current, best, and most applicable
scientific evidence on the relationship between consumption of alcohol
and health outcomes.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by
August 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c6b5a7abaeb5a7b6b4a786b5a7abaeb5a7e8aeaeb5e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ef9c8e82879c8e9f9d8eaf9c8e82879c8ec187879cc1888099">[email protected]</span></a>. You may submit attachments to electronic
comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Send comments related to the methods
for the Alcohol Intake and Health Study to Robert Vincent, SAMHSA
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Behaviors Health Quality and
Statistics, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E45, Rockville, MD 20857; Phone: (240) 276-
0166; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4231232f2a31233230230231232f2a31236c2a2a316c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2d1c3cfcad1c3d2d0c3e2d1c3cfcad1c38ccacad18cc5cdd4">[email protected]</span></a>. Additional information is at
ICCPUD Study on Alcohol Intake and Health (<a href="http://StopAlcoholAbuse.gov">StopAlcoholAbuse.gov</a>).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority and Purpose: The Interagency Coordinating Committee on
the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD) was created in 2004 when
Congress directed the Secretary of HHS to establish the ICCPUD to
coordinate all federal agency activities related to the problem of
underage drinking.
In April 2022, to support the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
process and be responsive to stakeholder interest in the subject, the
Alcohol Intake and Health Study (Study) was devised and approved by
ICCPUD principles. The Study is designed to assess the scientific
evidence on the relationship between chronic alcohol use and multiple
health conditions, the relationship between alcohol use and injury
risk, lifetime risks of alcohol-attributable mortality and morbidity,
and the burden of disease related to alcohol intake in the United
States. This information will be provided to HHS and USDA for
consideration during the development of the 2025-2030 Dietary
Guidelines for Americans.
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Subcommittees Task: To support the Study, the ICCPUD convened a
Technical Review Subcommittee (Subcommittee) and an external Scientific
Review Panel (SRP). The Subcommittee is composed of ICCPUD member
agencies that have subject matter and scientific expertise in alcohol
intake and health policy and research, including:
<bullet> Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
<bullet> U.S. Department of Agriculture
<bullet> Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
<bullet> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
<bullet> Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug
Control Policy
<bullet> Indian Health Service
<bullet> National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism
<bullet> National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute
<bullet> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Subcommittee will review all available literature and
synthesize the data and conclusions from the Scientific Review Panel.
The Subcommittee will assess the scientific evidence provided by the
SRP in conjunction with the findings from a complementary National
Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Review of
Evidence on Alcohol and Health (<a href="http://www.NationalAcademies.org/our-work/review-of-evidence-on-alcohol-and-health">www.NationalAcademies.org/our-work/review-of-evidence-on-alcohol-and-health</a>), provide a synthesis of the
data, and summarize the science for the 2025 Report to Congress and
provide input to the process for developing the 2025-2030 Dietary
Guidelines for Americans related to alcohol and health.
The SRP is composed of nationally and internationally renowned
subject matter experts. The SRP will conduct a series of studies to
assess the available scientific research on alcohol intake and health
and will provide the Subcommittee with an assessment of the best
available science related to the risks of alcohol use on various health
outcomes. Individuals of the SRP have expertise in the following areas:
<bullet> Public health strategies related to alcohol policies,
programs, and practices
<bullet> Health effects of alcohol
<bullet> Dietary guidance policy
<bullet> Cancer epidemiology
<bullet> Data quality and analysis
<bullet> Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
<bullet> Biostatistics
<bullet> Adverse pregnancy outcomes
All Subcommittee members and external subject matter experts are
required to declare sources of funding (direct or indirect) and any
connection (direct or indirect) with the tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, or
pharmaceutical industries, including any connection (direct or
indirect) with any entity that is substantially funded by one of these
organizations. Biographies and financial disclosures can be found on
the ICCPUD Study on Alcohol Intake and Health website:
<a href="http://www.StopAlcoholAbuse.gov/research-resources/alcohol-intake-health.aspx">www.StopAlcoholAbuse.gov/research-resources/alcohol-intake-health.aspx</a>.
Public Comments: ICCPUD requests written comment from the public on
the Alcohol Intake and Health Methodology. Public comment is intended
to ensure the broadest evidence base and available data are considered
in this study and that the Alcohol Intake and Health methodology is
scientifically rigorous. Alcohol Intake and Health methodology
materials for public comment can be accessible at
www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/research-resources/alcohol-intake-health.aspx.
Materials may be requested by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#156674787d6674656774556674787d66743b7d7d663b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7201131f1a01130200133201131f1a01135c1a1a015c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Mail: Mail/courier to SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Center for Behaviors Health Quality and Statistics, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E45,
Rockville, MD 20857.
<bullet> When providing public comment, please consider the
following questions:
[cir] Are the topic areas defined in the methodology sufficient for
understanding the relationship between alcohol intake and health?
[cir] Is the methodology clear and transparent?
[cir] Are the methods proposed scientifically valid?
[cir] Are the risks of bias identified?
[cir] Are strategies to minimize bias included?
[cir] Are there other methodological approaches that should be
considered to estimate the risk of alcohol consumption on specific
health outcomes?
[cir] Are the methods proposed subject to major limitations? If so,
what strategies could be employed to minimize these limitations?
[cir] Are there additional data sources that should be considered
and/or included for a comprehensive understanding of the burden of
alcohol-related diseases?
[cir] Are there specific scientific papers or research that should
be included in the assessment of risk or concerns regarding the overall
methodology outlined in the document?
Dated: June 28, 2024.
Paul Reed,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion.
[FR Doc. 2024-14650 Filed 7-2-24; 8:45 am]
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