Request for a Nonmaterial/Non-Substantial Change (24BY)

Expanding PrEP in Communities of Color (EPICC)

OMB # 0920-1423

December 12, 2023

Summary of Changes

We are requesting a non-substantial change to the information collection request (ICR) for the EPICC Study (OMB #0920-1423).

Specifically, we are updating the demographic questions related to sex and gender in the study instruments.

In the time since the ICR was developed, the recipients were informed of the findings of a local community advisory panel held to advise on the framing of questions about sex and gender in research, especially considering how to best address these questions for youth. Updating the framing of these questions also aligns with “Recommendations on the best practices for the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data on federal statistical surveys” released by the White House in January 2023.¹ This change is responsive to input from community stakeholders and aligns with the goals and plans of this project.

The changes to demographic questions related to sex and gender are outlined in Table 1 below. The change affects the following attachments: Att 4c_Aim1ProviderPreTrainingSurvey; Att 4f_Aim2aCohortScreenerEnglish; Att 4f_Aim2aCohortScreenerSpanish; Att 4k_Aim2aCohortFollowUpSurveyEnglish; Att 4k_Aim2aCohortFollowUpSurveySpanish.

There are no changes to the burden table, SSA, SSB, or other attachments.

Attachments:

• Att 4c_Aim1ProviderPreTrainingSurvey TRACK CHANGES

• Att 4c_Aim1ProviderPreTrainingSurvey CLEAN

• Att 4f_Aim2aCohortScreenerEnglish TRACK CHANGES

• Att 4f_Aim2aCohortScreenerEnglish CLEAN

• Att 4f_Aim2aCohortScreenerSpanish CLEAN

• Att 4k_Aim2aCohortFollowUpSurveyEnglish TRACK CHANGES

• Att 4k_Aim2aCohortFollowUpSurveyEnglish CLEAN

• Att 4k_Aim2aCohortFollowUpSurveySpanish CLEAN

1 The White House. Recommendations on the best practices for the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data on federal statistical surveys. Jan 2023. Available: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/SOGI-Best-Practices.pdf. Accessed: Nov 2 2023.