Change Request Justification

Non-substantive Change Request

OMB Control Number 0920-1459

Comprehensive Evaluation of the Implementation and Uptake of the CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain

Date Submitted: 08/21/2025

Summary of request: CDC/NCIPC 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 questions used in OMB 0920-1459 “Comprehensive Evaluation of the Implementation and Uptake of the CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain” to be in accordance with EO 14168.

The table below crosswalks the changes made to all documents. Changes include both text revision and deletions.

Table A: Description of Changes (optional, helpful if multiple changes to multiple forms):	Type of Change	Question/Item	Requested Change
SSB, pg 8; last line in table	Text Revision	As the data permits, we may also explore impacts by prescriber type/specialty, diagnosis categories, patient demographics (e.g., age and gender),	As the data permits, we may also explore impacts by prescriber type/specialty, diagnosis categories, patient demographics (e.g., age and sex),
Att C Clinician Survey, Question 22	Text revision	To the best of your ability, please estimate what percent of your patient population identifies as the following:	To the best of your ability, please estimate what percent of your patient population is:
Att C Clinician Survey, Question 22	Text Deletion	If you treat few or no patients in a group, report 0 percent. Because gender can be a complex identity, the percentages may not total to 100%. Female____ % Male____ % Transgender, non-binary, or another gender _____% Unknown/Not sure ___ %	Female____ % Male____ %
Att C Clinician Survey, Question 28	Text Deletion	Are you: [Mark all that apply.] Female Male Transgender, non-binary, or another gender Not sure/Prefer not to say	Are you: Female Male
Att F Dentist Interview Guide, Question 24	Text revision	To the best of your ability, please estimate what percent of your patient population identifies as the following:	To the best of your ability, please estimate what percent of your patient population is:
Att F Dentist Interview Guide, Question 24	Text Deletion	If you treat few or no patients in a group, report 0 percent. Because gender can be a complex identity, the percentages may not total to 100%. Female____ % Male____ % Transgender, non-binary, or another gender _____% Unknown/Not sure ___ %	Female____ % Male____ %
Att F Dentist Interview Guide, Question 27	Text Deletion	Are you: [Mark all that apply.] Female Male Transgender, non-binary, or another gender Not sure/Prefer not to say	Are you: Female Male

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

Attached are two copies of each document, one with tracked changes and one clean copy.

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