Change Justification

March 24, 2025

NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGE REQUEST

FOR

DOE Form F 540

OMB Number 1910-5175

In response Executive Order 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity and Executive Order 14148, Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions, both of which revokes Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations and Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, respectively, the DOE F 540 Form is being updated to remove references to “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) and “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility” (DEIA), as well as references to “environmental justice,” (EJ) and “Justice40 initiative language” from all DOE forms. DOE Form F 540 has been revised to comply with recent Executive Orders and aligning language with federal requirements.