Notice2022-17787
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
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August 18, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50834-50835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17787]
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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
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite 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. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on March 14, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
Title: National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses.
OMB Control Number: 0607-1002.
Form Number(s): NSSRN (paper questionnaire).
Type of Request: Regular submission, reinstatement with changes
request of a previously approved collection.
Number of Respondents: 37,500 Registered Nurses (RNs) and 25,000
Nurse practitioners (NPs) for a total of 62,500 respondents.
Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes for RNs and 33 minutes for
NPs.
Burden Hours: 32,500.
Needs and Uses: Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services' (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration's
(HRSA) National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA), the
National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (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. Such data have become particularly
important to better understand workforce issues given the recent
dynamic changes in the RN population and, the transformation of the
healthcare system.
The Census Bureau will request survey participation from up to
125,000 RNs using one of two modes. The first mode is a web instrument
(Centurion) survey. All letters mailed to respondents will include a
web link to complete the survey. The second mode is a mailout/mail back
of a self-administered paper-and-pencil interviewing (PAPI)
questionnaire. There will be one paper questionnaire mailing. All
respondents will have access to a telephone questionnaire assistance
line that they will be able to get login assistance, language support,
and even complete
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the interview with a Census telephone interview agent.
The National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses is proposing one
experiment for the 2022 cycle utilizing unconditional monetary
incentives. For the 2022 cycle, NSSRN is proposing $5 with an initial
web invitation letter for 90% of the sample receiving. 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. The remaining 10% of the sample will not receive an
unconditional monetary incentive and will be the control group.
Affected Public: Nurses.
Frequency: The 2022 collection is the second administration of the
NSSRN. Data collection is every four years.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Census Authority: Title 13, United States Code
(U.S.C.), Section 8(b) (13 U.S.C. 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).
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0607-1002.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-17787 Filed 8-17-22; 8:45 am]
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