[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50834-50835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 
www.reginfo.gov. 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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
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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