Change Request Memo

Non-substantive Change Request

OMB Control Number 0920-1392

The Study to Explore Early Development (SEED) Follow-up Study

Date Submitted: 02/26/2025

Summary of request: CDC/NCBDDD is requesting a change request to revise questions to align with EO 14168 Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.

Description of Changes Requested: This request updates sex questions used in The Study to Explore Early Development (SEED) Follow-up Study to be in accordance with EO 14168. Please check the boxes below if your request includes:

☒ Revision of an existing question(s)

☒ Deletion of an existing question(s)

Description of Changes to Burden (if applicable):

There is no change in Burden Hours associated with the modifications made to comply with EO 14168.

Other Considerations (optional): For this change request, we are modifying data collection instruments for the SEED Follow-up Study to meet the requirements of EO 14168. All questions related to individual’s sex have been revised to only ask for a response of male and female. In addition, we are removing any language related to gender and gender identity. This project was previously approved by OMB on 4/12/2023.

Table A: Description of Changes (optional, helpful if multiple changes to multiple forms):	Type of Change	Question/Item	Requested Change
Attachment 2f – Core Survey	Question Revision	Section F – Question 6 (page 28)	Removed “gender identity” from the last response option to now say “Treated or judged unfairly because of their sexual orientation”
Attachment 7e – Young Adult Self-Report Survey	Revision	Contents (page 1), Section I (page 15)	Removed “Gender Identity” from the title and description of Section I
Attachment 7e – Young Adult Self-Report Survey	Question Deletion	Section I - Questions 1 and 2 (page 15)	Removed questions from survey
Attachment 7e – Young Adult Self-Report Survey	Question Revision	Section I - Question 3 (page 15)	Removed the response option, “Pansexual (attracted to people of any gender identity regardless of biological sex)”
Attachment 3a – BRIEF-2	Question Revision	Parent Form (page 1)	Blocked out the “Gender” response option
Attachment 7f – WHO-QoL, BREF	Question Revision	Record Form, About You section – Question 1 (page 2)	Changed “Gender” to “Sex”
Attachment 3b – Short Sensory Profile 2	Question Revision	Record Form, Caregiver Questionnaire (page 1)	Changed “Gender” to “Sex”