[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6665-6666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3224]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources And Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Public Law 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects 
being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call 
the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1891.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

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Proposed Project: The National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, 
2000--NEW

    The National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN) is carried 
out to assist in fulfilling three Congressional mandates. (1) Section 
951 of P.L. 94-63 requires gathering data on: (a) The number and 
distribution of nurses, by type of employment and location practice; 
(b) the number of nurses practicing full-time and part-time within the 
U.S. and within each State; (c) the average rate of compensation for 
nurses, by type of practice and location of practice; (d) the activity 
status of the total number of nurses with advanced training or graduate 
degrees in nursing, by specialty, including nurse practitioners, nurse 
clinicians, nurse researchers, nurse educators, and nurse supervisors 
and administrators; and (f) the number of nurses entering the U.S. 
annually from other nations. (2) Section 806(f) of P.L. 105-392 
requires discipline workforce information and analytical activities for 
advanced nursing education, workforce diversity, and basic nursing 
education and practice. (3) Section 792 of Title VII of the Public 
Health Service Act calls for the collection and analysis of data on 
health professions.
    The information from this survey will serve policy makers, 
legislative bodies, health professionals, and government agencies to 
inform workforce policies. Data collected in this survey will assist in 
determining the impact that changes in the health care system are 
having on employment status of Registered nurses and their employment 
settings.
    The proposed survey design for the 2000 NSSRN follows that of the 
previous six surveys and the projected sample size is approximately 
49,200 registered nurses, with a response rate of 80%. Each respondent 
will be asked to complete a self-administered mail questionnaire 
containing items on educational background, duties, employment status 
and setting, geographic mobility, and income.
    Respondent burden is estimated as follows:

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                                                 Number of      Responses per      Hours per       Total burden
                    Form                        respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Survey......................................          39,360                1           \1\ 20           13,120
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\1\ Minutes.

    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: February 4, 1999.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 99-3224 Filed 2-9-99; 8:45 am]
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