Notice2026-01841
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
January 30, 2026
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2026)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01841]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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 March 2,
2026 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of
the publication of this notice on the following website
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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.
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) 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 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 for a
specific duration. 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 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 aid them
during the nomination process.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 880.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly, Annually, Biennially.
Total Burden Hours: 2,540.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-01841 Filed 1-29-26; 8:45 am]
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