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OMB Control No: 0607-1002	ICR Reference No: 202606-0607-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202605-0607-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses Non-Substantive Change (June 2026)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 06/30/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/17/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2028	11/30/2028	11/30/2028
Responses	62,500	0	62,500
Time Burden (Hours)	31,250	0	31,250
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The NSSRN is collected to help fulfill the congressional mandates of the Public Health Service Act, Title 42, U.S.C. Section 294n(b)(2)(A) and Section 295k(a)-(b). These mandates ensure the development of information describing and analyzing the health care workforce and workforce-related issues. Through means of collecting, compiling, and analyzing data on healthcare professionals, this survey provides required information for decision-making regarding future directions in health professions and nursing programs in response to societal and professional needs. 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. Previous improvements to the NSSRN were made based on changes in healthcare policy, best practices in survey methodology, and a section on nurse practitioners (NPs) was added. Previously, NP data were collected in a separate survey called the National Sample Survey of Nurse Practitioners (NSSNP). The updated survey, which incorporates questions from both previous surveys, retains the name “The National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses.” The intent behind combining these two surveys was to reduce redundancy in the collection of data, which results in lower costs and burden on respondents that accompanied the administration of two separate surveys. The 2022 NSSRN had some changes to content from 2018, but it did not undergo a major redesign. To combat lower than expected response rates, the 2026 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN) plans on implementing the use of emails and text messages to send reminders to respondents.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 13 USC Section 8b
   US Code: 42 USC Section 294n(b)(2)(A) Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
   US Code: 42 USC Section 295k(a)-(b) Name of Law: Public Health Service Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 16495	04/18/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 41808	08/27/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses	Appendix B - Draft 2026 Paper Questionnaire 072320

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	62,500	62,500
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	31,250	31,250
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Revised questionnaire content.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,118,306

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Christopher Long 3017633819

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