[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22625-22626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10559]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under 
review by the Office of Management and Budget, in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a 
copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the 
HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301)-443-1129.
    The following request has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995:

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; and (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 policymakers, 
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    Total responses      response          hours
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Survey.............................................................          39,360                1           39,360               20           13,120
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Wendy A. Taylor, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: April 16, 1999.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 99-10559 Filed 4-26-99; 8:45 am]
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