Notice2022-05347
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
March 14, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentCensus Bureau
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the proposed reinstatement, with change, of National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN), prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 49 (Monday, March 14, 2022)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14246-14247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05347]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the
proposed reinstatement, with change, of National Sample Survey of
Registered Nurses (NSSRN), prior to the submission of the information
collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before May 13, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1c0c5c5d18fcfd2d2d3cfe1c2c4cfd2d4d28fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e485808094ca8a9797968aa487818a979197ca838b92">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference National Sample Survey
of Registered Nurses (NSSRN) in the subject line of your comments. You
may also submit comments, identified by Docket Number USBC-2022-0006,
to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. All
comments received are part of the public record. No comments will be
posted to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> for public viewing until after the
comment period has closed. Comments will generally be posted without
change. All Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and
address) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information. You may submit
attachments to electronic comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe
PDF file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Daniel Doyle, Assistant Survey Director, (301) 763-5304, and
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9bdb8b7b0bcb5f7a9f7bdb6a0b5bc99babcb7aaacaaf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7216131c1b171e5c025c161d0b1e173211171c0107015c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services'
(HHS') Health Resources Services Administration's (HRSA) National
Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA), the National Sample
Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN) is conducted to assist in
fulfilling the Congressional mandates of the Public Health Service Act.
Under 42 U.S.C. Section 294n(b)(2)(A), the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (the Secretary) must establish a National Center for
Health Workforce Analysis
[[Page 14247]]
responsible for the development of information describing and analyzing
the health care workforce and workforce related issues as well as to
provide necessary information for decision-making regarding future
directions in health professions and nursing programs in response to
societal and professional needs. In addition, under another provision
of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 295k(a)-(b), the
Secretary is required to establish ``a program, including a uniform
health professions data reporting system, to collect, compile, and
analyze data on health professions personnel.'' Under this same
provision, the Secretary may expand the program to include, whenever
determined necessary, ``the collection, compilation, and analysis of
data . . . health care administration personnel, nurses, allied health
personnel . . . in States designated by the Secretary to be included in
the program.'' The NSSRN is designed to obtain the necessary data to
determine the characteristics and distribution of Registered Nurses
(RNs) throughout the United States, as well as emerging patterns in
their employment characteristics. These data will provide the means for
the evaluation and assessment of the evolving demographics, educational
qualifications, and career employment patterns of RNs, consistent with
the goals of congressional mandates of the Public Health Service Act
found in 42 U.S.C. Section 294n(b)(2)(A) and Section 295k(a)-(b). Such
data have become particularly important for the need to better
understand workforce issues given the recent dynamic change in the RN
population and, the transformation of the healthcare system.
NSSRN is seeking clearance to make the following changes:
<bullet> Increased sample size--The 2022 NSSRN plans to sample
125,000 RNs compared with 100,000 RNs in the 2018 NSSRN. The increased
sample will allow for the potential to have more nursing estimates
released. The 125,000 RNs will be selected from a sampling frame
compiled from files provided by the State Boards of Nursing and the
National Council of the State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). These files
constitute a sampling frame of all RNs licensed in the 50 States and
the District of Columbia. Sampling rates are set for each state based
on considerations of statistical precision of the estimates and the
costs involved in obtaining reliable national and state-level
estimates.
<bullet> Unconditional incentive--The NSSRN will experiment with
unconditional monetary incentives for the 2022 cycle, with 90% of the
sample receiving $5 with an initial web invitation letter. The
intention of the monetary incentive is to test the efficacy of reducing
nonresponse bias by encouraging response, that is, whether offering $5
increases response, thus reducing non-response bias and reducing costs
associated with follow-up mailings. The unconditional monetary
incentive will be randomly assigned to 90% of the sample prior to data
collection.
<bullet> Revised questionnaire content--There are modifications to
the questionnaire which include removing items, modifying existing
items and adding new content for the 2022 NSSRN. There is a new set of
questions that will evaluate nursing during the coronavirus pandemic.
The new content has been cognitively tested and final content decisions
are still being discussed. The final set of proposed new and modified
content will be included in the full OMB ICR for the 2022 NSSRN.
Besides the proposed changes listed above, the 2022 NSSRN will make
modifications to data collection strategies. Results from the prior
survey cycle will be used to inform the decisions.
From the prior cycle of the NSSRN, using American Association for
Public Opinion Research definitions of response, we can expect for the
2022 NSSRN a response rate of 50%.
II. Method of Collection
Web push is the data collection design for the 2022 NSSRN. All
125,000 RNs will receive an initial invitation letter with instructions
on how to complete the questionnaire via the web. Ninety percent
(112,500) of the sampled RNs will receive a $5 unconditional monetary
incentive with the initial invitation, ten percent (12,500) of sampled
RNs will not receive a monetary incentive. The experimental design will
test the efficacy of monetary incentives on this population. No
additional incentives are planned for subsequent follow-up mailings.
Following the initial invitation letter, two additional web
invitations, two reminder pressure sealed postcards and one paper
questionnaire mailing will be mailed. Similar to the 2018 NSSRN, the
2022 NSSRN will have a Telephone Questionnaire Assistance (TQA) line
available. TQA staff will not only be able to answer respondent
questions and concerns, but also will be able to collect survey
responses over the phone, using an administrative access to the web
instrument, if the respondent calls in and would like to have
interviewer assistance in completing the interview.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-1002.
Form Number(s): NSSRN.
Type of Review: Regular submission, Request for a Reinstatement,
with Change, of a Previously Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Nursing populations, researchers, policy makers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 62,500.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 31,250.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Census Authority: 13 U.S.C. Section 8(b).
HRSA Authority: Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. Section
294n(b)(2)(A) and 42 U.S.C. Section 295k(a)-(b).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include, or summarize, each comment in our
request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-05347 Filed 3-11-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on March 14, 2022.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.