Non-Substantive Change Request

Title: Who’s at Risk: From Hazards to Communities – An Approach for Operationalizing CDC Guidelines to Determine Risks, and Define, Locate and Reach At-Risk Populations in Public Health Emergencies

Request for Nonmaterial/Non-substantive Change to an OMB Approved Information Collection

OMB Control Number: 0920-1221

Detail/Justification for requested change:

Requesting to change question #2 on the Community Emergency Preparedness Survey from:

2. What sex were assigned at birth, on your birth certificate?  Male  Female Refused Don’t know
3. Do you currently describe yourself as male, female, or transgender?  Male  Female  Transgender  None of these
4. Just to confirm, you were assigned at {_FILL based on first question__} at birth and now describe yourself as {FILL based on 2nd question}. Is that correct?  Yes  No Refused  Don’t know

To the proposed change:

Question 2. Sex:  Female Male

Form	Approved Question	Proposed Change
Survey	2. What sex were assigned at birth, on your birth certificate?  Male  Female Refused Don’t know 3. Do you currently describe yourself as male, female, or transgender?  Male  Female  Transgender  None of these 4. Just to confirm, you were assigned at {_FILL based on first question__} at birth and now describe yourself as {FILL based on 2nd question}. Is that correct?  Yes  No Refused  Don’t know	Change Approved Questions 2-4 to: Question 2. Sex:  Female Male

This non-substantive change is requested to address the sensitivity of the respondent to the current question as worded. This change will still capture the needed information regarding demographics of the target population and does not change or alter the purpose or methodology of the project. This non-substantive change will reduce the burden on respondents by approximately 15 seconds for each respondent. This will reduce the overall burden of respondents by 375 minutes.