Justification for Non-Substantive Change

Non-Substantive Change Request

OMB Control Number 3245-0324

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Date Submitted: FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Summary of Request: SBA is requesting a change request to revise questions to align with E.O. 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 SBA Form 641 and SBA Form 888 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): N/A

Form	Approved Burden	Requested Burden
Form 1	TOTAL TIME TIME per response # respondents	TOTAL TIME TIME per response # respondents
Form 2	TOTAL TIME TIME per response # respondents	TOTAL TIME TIME per response # respondents
Total	TOTAL TIME	TOTAL TIME

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

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

Form	Type of Change	Question/Item	Requested Change
SBA Form 641	Question Revision	16. Gender	Sex
SBA Form 641	Question Revision	16. “Male”, “Female”, “Non Binary”, “Prefer not to say”, “Prefer to Self Describe”	Remove “Non Binary”, “Prefer not to say”, “Prefer to Self Describe”
SBA Form 641	Question Deletion	17. Sexual Orientation	Delete question
SBA Form 888	Question Revision	7. Total Trained “Woman”	Change to “Female”
SBA Form 888	Question Revision	7. Total Trained “LGBTQ”	Delete
SBA Form 888	Question Revision	7. Total Trained	Add “Male”

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