NSC to bring compliance with EO 14168 and SPD15 mandates

Non-substantive Change Request

OMB Control Number 0607-0978

TITLE: Generic Clearance for Internet Panel Pretesting and Qualitative Survey Methods Testing

Date Submitted: May 22, 2025

Justification for Urgent Need: The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting a change request to comply with recent EOs and SPD-15.

Summary of Request 1: The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting a change request to revise questions to align with E.O. 14168.

Description of Changes Requested: This request updates sex questions used in the universal screeners to be in accordance with EO 14168.

☒Revision of existing questions

☒Deletion of existing questions

Description of Changes to Burden (if applicable): N/A

Other Considerations (optional): E.g., timing sensitivities, implementation requirements.

N/A

Table A: Description of Changes:

Form	Type of Change	Question/Item	Requested Change
Universal Screener	Question Revision	What sex were you assigned at birth, on your original birth certificate? Male Female	What is your sex? (if phone: Are you female or male?) Female Male
Universal Screener	Question Deletion	Do you currently describe yourself as male, female, or transgender? Male Female Transgender None of these	To be deleted
Spanish Universal Screener	Question Revision	Qué sexo le asignaron al nacer en su acta de nacimiento original? Hombre Mujer	¿Cuál es su sexo? (Phone: ¿Es usted de sexo femenino o masculino?) Femenino Masculino
Spanish Universal Screener	Question Deletion	Actualmente, ¿se describe a sí mismo(a) como hombre, mujer o transgénero? Hombre Mujer Transgénero Ninguna de las anteriores	To be deleted

Summary of Request 2: The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting a change request to comply with SPD-15 and add justification to our Supporting Statement A (SSA) about use of the SPD15 race/ethnicity question.

Description of Changes Requested: This request updates race/ethnicity questions and adds justification to our SSA about the selection of SPD15 question. Since we are not creating estimates from the race/ethnicity question, a less detailed version is sufficient for our purposes, while limiting respondent burden. Therefore, we will use the question wording and response options for the race/ethnicity question from Figure 2, rather than the more detailed version in Figure 1.

☒Revision of existing questions

☒Deletion of existing questions

Description of Changes to Burden (if applicable): N/A

Other Considerations (optional): E.g., timing sensitivities, implementation requirements.

N/A

Table B: Description of Changes (optional, helpful if multiple changes to multiple forms):

Form	Type of Change	Question/Item	Requested Change
Universal Screener	Question Deletion	Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? Yes No	To be deleted/combined with the below
Universal Screener	Question Revision	What is your race? Please select one or more. White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander? White Black or African American American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	What is your race and/or ethnicity? Select all that apply. White, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander? White Hispanic or Latino Black or African American American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
Spanish Universal Screener	Question Deletion	¿Es usted de origen hispano, latino o español? Sí No	To be deleted/combined with the below
Spanish Universal Screener	Question Revision	¿Cuál es su raza? Seleccione una o más. ¿Blanca, negra o afroamericana, indígena de las Américas o nativa de Alaska, asiática, nativa de Hawái o de otra de las Islas del Pacífico? Blanca Negra o afroamericana Indígena de las Américas o nativa de Alaska Asiática Nativa de Hawái o de otra de las islas del Pacífico

Description of Changes to Overall Burden (if applicable): N/A

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