[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50817-50818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20866]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 20, 2019.
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
are requested regarding: 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.
Comments regarding this information collection received by October
28, 2019 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office
Building, 725--17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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
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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.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Title: Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP).
OMB Control Number: 0524-0050.
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. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will
designate geographic and practice areas that have a shortage of food
supply veterinarians in order to carry out the VMLRP goals of
strengthening the nation's animal health infrastructure and
supplementing the Federal response during animal health emergencies.
NIFA will carry out NVMSA by entering into educational loan repayment
agreements with veterinarians who agree to provide veterinary services
in veterinarian shortage situation for a determined period of time.
NIFA will collect information using the Shortage Situation Nomination
Form, Application Form, Records and Reports, and Surveys
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected allows
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to request from VMLRP
applicants' information related to eligibility, qualification, career
interests, and recommendations necessary to evaluate their applications
for repayment of educational indebtedness in return for agreeing to
provide veterinary services in veterinarian shortage situations. The
information will also be used to determine an applicant's eligibility
for participation in the program. The information also allows the VMLRP
to assess program processes and impact, make program improvements based
on process feedback, and provide feedback to State Animal Health
Officials on veterinarian shortage situations, which can aide them
during the nomination process.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,090.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Biennially.
Total Burden Hours: 11,658.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-20866 Filed 9-25-19; 8:45 am]
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