2018 NSSRN 60-Day (Presubmission) Federal Register Notice

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sponsored surveys, or other
corresponding collection authorities for
surveys sponsored by other Federal
agencies. We do not now know what
other titles will be referenced, since we
do not know what survey questionnaires
will be pretested during the course of
the clearance.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; 2018 National
Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
proposed 2018 National Sample Survey
of Registered Nurses, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before August 25, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Daniel Doyle, U.S. Census
Bureau, ADDP, HQ–7H051, 4600 Silver
Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233–0001,
(301) 763–5304 (or via the Internet at
[email protected]).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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 42 U.S.C. Section
294n(b)(2)(A), foster the development of
information describing and analyzing
the health care workforce and workforce
related issues and provide necessary
information for decision-making
regarding future directions in health
professions and nursing programs in
response to societal and professional
needs. In addition, Public Health
Service Act 42 U.S.C. Section 295k(a)–
(b), the Secretary shall establish a
program, including a uniform health
professions data reporting system, to
collect, compile, and analyze data on
health professions personnel. The
Secretary is authorized to expand the
program to include, whenever he
determines it 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 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.
The proposed survey design for the
2018 NSSRN will include a probability
sample (100,000 RNs) 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
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survey will be multi-mode offering
respondents the opportunity to
participate via a web instrument and a
paper questionnaire.
The 2018 NSSRN project includes
plans to experimentally test the efficacy
of a non-monetary incentive (that is,
whether offering a pen and lanyard as
a token of appreciation increases
response, thus reducing non-response
bias and reducing costs associated with
follow-up). Additionally, the project
will test contact materials, and test
modifications to data collection
strategies based on response from prior
contact strategies.
In addition to testing non-monetary
incentives, the 2018 NSSRN will
evaluate different non-response followup mailing strategies by testing for
response improvements using different
envelopes to deliver the survey
materials. One of these strategies
utilizes testing a pressure-sealed
reminder postcard scheduled to be
mailed approximately one week after
the initial survey invite mailing. This
strategy is being implemented to
decrease the time gap during mailings
and is more cost-effective than sending
an additional paper questionnaire
packet. The ability to send reminders
enclosed with the pressure-seal system
allows for the secure delivery of login
information for the NSSRN web
instrument as well as specific
information about the survey.
Third, we plan to experimentally
evaluate the impact of adding a
supplemental fact sheet with important
statistics from prior NSSRN
administrations. During the initial
mailing, inserts with important NSSRN
facts will be tested.
Finally, for respondents who
experience technical problems with the
web instrument, have questions about
the survey, or need other forms of
assistance, the 2018 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 they
will have the ability 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.
II. Methods of Collection
Web-Push
The production 2018 NSSRN plan for
the web-push data collection design
includes 80% of the 100,000 RNs
receiving an initial invite with
instructions on how to complete the
questionnaire via the web. The web-

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push production sample of 80,000 is
broken out into two non-monetary
incentive groups: The majority, 70,000
RNs, will receive a lanyard and pen; a
small group, 10,000 RNs, will receive no
incentive so that the effectiveness of the
non-monetary incentive can be
evaluated. No additional incentives are
planned for subsequent follow-up
reminders or paper questionnaire
mailings.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.

Mixed-Mode

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The remaining 20% of the sampled
RNs will be mailed an initial invite with
instructions on how to complete the
questionnaire via the web, in addition to
a paper questionnaire in the packet.
This group of 20,000 RNs is broken out
so that 10,000 receive a lanyard and
pen, and a smaller group, 10,000 RNs,
receive no incentive so that the
effectiveness of the non-monetary
incentive can be evaluated.

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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–####.
Form Number: NSSRN.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Nurses, researchers,
and policymakers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
65,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 25
minutes per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 27,083 hours.
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 Service Act
42 U.S.C. Section 294n(b)(2)(A) and 42
U.S.C. Section 295k(a)–(b).
Confidentiality: The data collected
under this agreement are confidential
under 13 U.S.C. Section 9. All access to
Title 13 data from this survey is
restricted to those holding Census
Bureau Special Sworn Status pursuant
to 13 U.S.C. Section 23(c).
IV. Request for Comments

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or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.

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
(including hours and cost) 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
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
RIN 0691–XC068

Request for Comment; Notice of
Development of Outdoor Recreation
Satellite Account (To Define and
Measure the Economic Impact of
Outdoor Recreation)
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Advance notice of development
of satellite account to define and
measure the outdoor recreation
economy; request for comments.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BEA) and Federal Recreation
Council (FRC) are soliciting comments
from the public on the development of
a new set of national statistics that
would provide information on the
economic activity generated by outdoor
recreation in the United States as
authorized by the Outdoor Recreation
Jobs and Impact Act of 2016, Public Law
114–249.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than 30 days after publication of
this notice.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
via email to OutdoorRecreation@
bea.gov. Comments sent by any other
method or after the comment period
may not be considered. All comments
are a part of the public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Howells, Chief, Industry
Analysis Division (BE–53), Bureau of
Economic Analysis, Department of
Commerce, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
Washington, DC 20233; phone: (301)
278–9586 or via email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
September 2016, the Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA) entered an
interagency agreement with agencies of
the Federal Recreation Council (FRC).
The FRC is composed of the National
Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S.
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Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of
Land Management, Bureau of
Reclamation, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, and U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers. The
interagency agreement seeks to develop
an Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account
(ORSA). The seven agencies that make
up the FRC are prominent stewards of
federal public lands and waters for
outdoor recreation, and BEA is one of
the U.S. government’s premier
producers of official economic statistics.
The ORSA will provide a first-of-itskind look at the outdoor recreation
economy. While BEA’s current gross
domestic product (GDP) statistics
already embed economic activity
associated with outdoor recreation, the
new satellite account will allow these
activities to be separately identified and
highlighted in a way not possible with
current statistics. Ultimately, creation of
the ORSA will provide detailed data
that will deepen the public’s
understanding of the economic impact
of outdoor recreation. This will inform
decision making and improve
governance and long-term management
of public lands and waters. The first
major step in this effort is to define the
range of activities encompassed by the
outdoor recreation economy. In
evaluating potential definitions, BEA
and FRC will consider public comment
as well as input from subject matter
experts in the field of outdoor
economics. The ORSA research team
will then develop two or three potential
definitions ranging in scope from
narrow to broad. The range of activities
in each definition will determine which
industries and detailed goods and
services measured by BEA will be
classified as in scope, out of scope, or
partially in scope for the outdoor
recreation economy.
Once these initial definitions have
been established, the second major step
will be to review the list of partially-inscope goods and services, and identify
data sources and methodologies by
which the in-scope share of these
‘‘partial’’ items can be estimated.
Finally, using the information collected
in the first two steps, prototype
national-level estimates of economic
activity will be developed that could
include measures of output, value
added, compensation of employees, and
employment in the outdoor recreation
economy. BEA invites email comments
from the general public, private
industry, state and local governments,
non-profit organizations, and other
interested parties. In particular, we are
interested in feedback regarding the
following:

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