Nonsub Chg - EO Updates 2025

To: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

From: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation

Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

Date: February 27, 2025

Subject: NonSubstantive Change Request – Pre-testing of ACF Data Collection Activities (OMB #0970-0355)

This memo requests approval of nonsubstantive changes to the approved information collection, Pre-testing of ACF Data Collection Activities (OMB #0970-0355).

Background

The Pre-testing of ACF Data Collection Activities umbrella generic allows ACF to identify if and when an information collection may be simplified for respondents, respondent burden may be reduced, among other possible improvements.

In January 2025, the current Administration released multiple EOs and memoranda requiring updates to information collections that request gender and/or gender identity, to only request “Sex” with the options Male/Female. Additionally, presidential actions focused on the removal of DEI-specific activities. To be responsive to the new administration, ACF is submitting change request for materials under the generic.

 

Overview of Requested Changes 

ACF has implemented changes to the Supporting Statement A and an individual GenIC (Measuring Self- and Co-Regulation in Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Programs – Part 2) to remove language related to DEI and update gender collected data to denote sex as a biological variable in current approved information collection requests to comply with the directives.  

ACF has also removed the following GenIC as the focus was specific to testing sexual orientation and gender identity items:

• Administration for Children and Families Youth Programs – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Items

Time Sensitivities

Expeditious review is appreciated to allow ACF to submit individual requests under this generic.