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[Federal Register: September 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 189)]
[Notices]               
[Page 60418-60419]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2010-HA-0134]

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Graduate 
School of Nursing, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Uniformed Services University of the Health 
Sciences proposes a new public information collection. 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 
information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the information collection on respondents, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 
29, 2010.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Room 3C843, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please contact Sandra C. Garmon 
Bibb, DNSc, RN, Department of Health Systems, Risk and Contingency 
Management, Graduate School of Nursing, Uniformed Services University 
of the Health Sciences; (301) 295-1206.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Military Nurse Recruitment 
Surveys; OMB Control Number 0720-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain and assess the willingness of potential student populations 
to consider accepting an undergraduate nursing education in return for 
a commission as a nurse officer in the Armed Forces with a required 
service obligation.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,000 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 4,000 (2,000 non-nursing students and 2,000 
nursing students).
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: One time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are students in nursing school programs, or attending 
institutions where nursing school programs are offered; possibly to 
include qualified applicants who are not accepted for admission due to 
space limitations.
    The United States healthcare system is facing an acute nursing 
shortage of unprecedented magnitude. This shortage is also affecting 
the Nursing Corps of the three military services. In this environment 
of a short supply of nurses, several initiatives are being explored to 
increase the number of nurses recruited annually by the military 
services. Data are needed for planning that will allow for an 
assessment of the potential impact of recruitment incentives on the 
receptiveness of targeted populations of likely future nurses and 
nursing students. In order to maintain the level of recruitment 
required by the military to maintain an adequate nursing workforce, a 
more thorough assessment of the future military nursing workforce is 
required. The national survey of young adults ages 18-40 will capture 
critical information on public perceptions of and interest in nursing 
and military careers and aid policy planning efforts to estimate 
available labor supply. The survey of nursing students enrolled in 
nursing programs throughout the US will provide critical data on the 
willingness of those with a demonstrated interest in nursing to 
consider a military nursing career.

    Dated: September 10, 2010.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-24532 Filed 9-29-10; 8:45 am]
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