NonSub Change - Updates in Response to Presidential Actions

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To:	Kelsi Feltz
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

From:	Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

Date:	May 28, 2025

Subject:	NonSubstantive Change Requests – Administration for Children and Families Information Collection Updates in Response to recent Presidential Actions
This memo requests approval of nonsubstantive changes to Administration for Children and Families (ACF) information collections in response to the Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government Executive Order (Defending Women EO) and recent Presidential Actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as those covered under the EO Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions. ACF is submitting multiple requests with very similar updates. 

Background
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 requests for a number of implicated information collections.

Overview of Requested Changes
ACF has implemented changes 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. 
This request is specific to only these updates and includes the following information collections: 

OMB #
ICR Title
Updated ICs
Gender or DEI-related Updates
0970-0033
Annual Survey of Refugees
Annual Survey of Refugees
Gender
0970-0034
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program: ORR-3 Placement Report and ORR-4 Outcomes Report
ORR-3 Report
ORR-3 Instructions
ORR-4 Report
ORR-4 Instructions
Gender
0970-0043
Refugee Data Submission System for Formula Funds Allocations (ORR–5)
ORR-5 Form
ORR-5 Sections I-III Form
ORR-5 Instructions
ORR-5 Instructions Attachment
Gender

0970-0351
State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement
Title IV State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement
Gender and DEI
0970-0490
Microenterprise Development (MED) Program Indicators
MED Program Indicators
MED Program Indicators Instructions
Gender
0970-0490
Employer Engagement Program Performance Data
Employer Engagement Program Performance Data Form
Employer Engagement Program Performance Data Instructions
Gender
0970-0490
Ethnic Community Self-Help (ECSH) Program Data Indicators
ECSH Program Data Indicators 
ECSH Program Data Indicators Instructions
Gender
0970-0490
Office of Refugee Resettlement Refugee Family Child Care Microenterprise (RFCCMED) Program Performance Data
RFCCMED Program Performance Data Form
RFCCMED Program Performance Data Form Instructions
Gender
0970-0490
Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program (RAPP) Indicators
RAPP Indicators
RAPP Indicators Instructions
Gender
0970-0490
Refugee Individual Development Accounts (IDA) Program Indicators
IDA Program Indicators
IDA Program Indicators Instructions
Gender
0970-0490
Refugee Resettlement Refugee Career Pathways (RCP) Program Performance Data
RCP Program Performance Data Form
RCP Program Performance Data Instructions
Gender
0970-0490
Office of Refugee Resettlement Services to Afghan Survivors of Combat (SASIC) Program Performance Data Point Tool & User Guide
SASIC Program Performance Data Point Tool 
SASIC Program Performance User Guide
Gender and DEI

0970-0490
Support for Trauma-Affected Refugees (STAR) Annual Program Data Points (PDP) Tool and User Guide
STAR Annual PDP Tool 
STAR Annual PDP User Guide
Gender
0970-0550
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program Application, and Withdrawal of Application or Declination of Placement Form
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program Application
Gender
0970-0599
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Services for Survivors of Torture (SOT) Program Data Points (PDP) and Performance Progress Reports (PPR)
SOT Data Indicators Reporting Guide
SOT Program Data Points Form
Gender
0970-0624
Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program Data Reporting
Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program Data Submission: Instructions 
Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program Data Submission: Instructions Attachment
Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program Data Submission Form
Gender

0970-0558
Office of Refugee Resettlement Refugee Individual Development Accounts (IDA) Program Pre-Monitoring Questionnaire (PMQ)
IDA PMQ
DEI
0970-0558
Office of Refugee Resettlement Refugee Microenterprise Development (MED) Program Pre-Monitoring Questionnaire (PMQ)
MED PMQ
Gender and DEI
0970-0558
Office of Refugee Resettlement Refugee Career Pathways (RCP) Program Pre-Monitoring Questionnaire (PMQ)
RCP PMQ
Gender
0970-0558
Office of Refugee Resettlement Services to Afghan Survivors of Combat (SASIC) Program Notification Letter and Pre-Monitoring Questionnaire (PMQ)
SASIC PMQ
SASIC Notification Letter
Gender and DEI
0970-0477
Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Division of Economic Independence Information Collection for Prospective Grant Reviewer Opportunities
Division of Economic Independence Information Collection for Prospective Grant Reviewer Form
Gender and DEI
0970-0605
Culture of Continuous Learning Project: Case Study
Instrument 9: Organizational Self-Assessment
Instrument 11: BSC Implementation Staff and Faculty Focus Group Discussion Guide
Instrument 13: Key Informant Interviews with BSC Center Administrators Discussion Guide
Instrument 14: BSC Teachers and Support Staff Focus Group Discussion Guide
Instrument 15: BSC Parent Focus Group Discussion Guide
Instruments 17a-dii - CCL Surveys
DEI

Time Sensitivities 
In an effort to be responsive to the new administration’s requests, ACF has implemented many of these updated ICs in the field. To ensure ACF comes into compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act as soon as possible, ACF requests immediate approval.