[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 191 (Monday, October 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 51114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23937]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 30, 2009.

    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, D.C. 20250-
7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling 
(202) 720-8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

    Title: Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP).
    OMB Control Number: 0524-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: In January 2003, the National Veterinary 
Medical Service Act (NVMSA) was passed into law adding section 1415A to 
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1997. This law established a new Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment 
Program (VMLRP) (7 U.S.C. 3151a) authorizing the Secretary of 
Agriculture to carry out a program of entering into agreements with 
veterinarians under which they agree to provide veterinary services in 
veterinarian shortage situations. The purpose of the program is to 
assure an adequate supply of trained food animal veterinarians in 
shortage situations and provide USDA with a pool of veterinary 
specialists to assist in the control and eradication of animal disease 
outbreaks.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Cooperative State Research, 
Education and Extension Service will collect information using the 
Veterinarian Shortage Situation Nomination form. Applications for the 
VMLRP will be accepted from eligible veterinarians who agree to serve 
in one of the designated shortage situations in exchange for the 
repayment of an amount of the principal and interest of the 
veterinarian's qualifying educational loans. The nomination form 
includes a series of questions that will need to be answered before the 
nomination can be submitted to the peer panelists for their review and 
recommendations.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 57.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Biennially.
    Total Burden Hours: 228.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-23937 Filed 10-2-09; 8:45 am]
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