Justification for October 2017 Changes to the Survey

Change Request for

“Understanding the Needs, Challenges, Opportunities, Vision and Emerging Roles in Environmental Health (UNCOVER EH)”

OMB Control Number 0920-1187, expiration date: 06/30/2018

Justification: CDC is requesting the addition of one question on the approved information collection form. Some of the environmental health (EH) professionals identified by health departments may not currently be employed by the health department once the UNCOVER EH survey is released (e.g., since receiving the rosters, some staff could have left their positions or retired). Adding this question will help ensure that only current health department staff respond to the survey. Additionally, there is a change to wording in the introduction of the survey, notifying individuals not currently working at a public health department to opt out of the survey.

Except for the addition of one question to the information collection form and addition of verbiage in the introduction to the survey, there are no changes to the data collection methods nor to the currently approved burden hours.

The table below details the requested changes.

Form	Current Question/Item	Requested Change
Attachment 5a. UNCOVER EH Survey (text)	If you do not want to participate in this survey, please click the appropriate exit button on the next page to opt out.	If you do not currently work at a public health department or do not want to participate in this survey, please click the appropriate exit button on the next page to opt out.
Attachment 5a. UNCOVER EH Survey (text)	N/A	Do you currently work at a state, tribal, local, or territorial health department? o No o Yes

Attachments

Attachment 5a_REVISED Oct 2017. UNCOVER EH Survey (clean text)

Attachment 5a_REVISED Oct 2017. UNCOVER EH Survey (track changes)

Attachment 5b_REVISED Oct 2017. UNCOVER EH Survey (online)