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been delegated the authority to exercise 

the functions of the Secretary as 

provided in the Federal Meat Inspection 

Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601) and the 

Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) 

(21 U.S.C. 451). These statutes mandate 

that FSIS protect the public by verifying 

that meat and poultry products are safe, 

wholesome, unadulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. FSIS has 

established requirements applicable to 

meat and poultry establishments 

designed to reduce the occurrence and 

numbers of pathogenic microorganisms 

on meat and poultry products, reduce 

the incidence of foodborne illness 

associated with the consumption of 

those products, and provide a new 

framework for modernization of the 

current system of meat and poultry 

inspection. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

FSIS will collect information to ensure 

that (1) establishments have developed 

and maintained a standard operating 

plan for sanitation that is used by 

inspection personnel in performing 

monitoring regulations; (2) 

establishments have developed written 

procedures outlining specimen 

collection and handling for E.coli 

process control verification testing; (3) 

establishments developed written 

HAACP plans; (4) establishments will 

keep records for measurements during 

slaughter and processing, corrective 

action, verification check results, and 

related activities that contain the 

identify of the product, the product 

code or slaughter production lot, and 

the date the record was made; (5) 

establishments may have prerequisite 

programs that are designed to provide 

the basic environmental and operating 

conditions necessary for the production 

of safe, wholesome food; and (6) 

establishments maintain and are able to 

supply upon request the following 

information concerning the suppliers of 

source materials; the name, point of 

contact, and phone number for the 

establishment supplying the source 

materials for the lot of ground beef 

sampled; and the supplier lot numbers, 

production dates, and other information 

that would be useful to know about 

suppliers. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 7,298. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Other (daily). 

Total Burden Hours: 6,263,327. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31145 Filed 12–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. 2010–0004] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Proposed New 

System of Records; Veterinary 

Medicine Loan Repayment Program 

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of a proposed new 

Privacy Act system of records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), National Institute 

of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) 

proposes to establish a new Department 

of Agriculture system of records notice 

titled, ‘‘Veterinary Medicine Loan 

Repayment Program Records System, 

USDA/NIFA–1.’’ This newly established 

system will be included in USDA’s 

inventory of record systems. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 12, 2011. This new system will 

be effective January 12, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. 2010–0004 by 

one of the following methods: Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

E-mail: vmlrp@nifa.usda.gov. Include 

the text ‘‘VMLRP System of Records’’ in 

the subject line of the message. Fax: 

(202) 401–7752. Mail: Gary Sherman; 

National Program Leader, Veterinary 

Science; National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, 

STOP 2200, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

2200. Hand Delivery/Courier: Gary 

Sherman; National Program Leader, 

Veterinary Science; National Institute of 

Food and Agriculture; Department of 

Agriculture; Room 3146, Waterfront 

Centre; 800 9th Street, SW.; 

Washington, DC 20024. Instructions: All 

submissions received must include the 

agency name and docket number for this 

rulemaking. All comments received will 

be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Docket: 

For access to the docket to read 

background documents or comments 

received go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions, please contact: Gary 

Sherman, National Program Leader, 

Veterinary Science, National Institute of 

Food and Agriculture, Department of 

Agriculture, STOP 2220, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2220; Voice: 

202–401–4952; Fax: 202–401–6156; Email: gsherman@nifa.usda.gov. For 

privacy issues, please contact: Stasia 

Hutchison, Freedom of Information and 

Privacy Act Officer, Information Staff, 

Agricultural Research Service, Research, 

Education, and Economic, Department 

of Agriculture, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, 

STOP 5128, Beltsville, MD 20705–5128; 

Voice: 301–504–1655; Fax: 301–504– 

1647; E-mail: 

stasia.hutchison@ars.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The proposed new system of records 

will be used by NIFA staff to: (1) 

Identify and select applicants for the 

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment 

Program (VMLRP); (2) monitor loan 

repayment activities, such as payment 

tracking, deferment of service 

obligation, and default; and (3) to assist 

NIFA officials in the collection of 

overdue debts owed under the VMLRP. 

Records may be transferred to 

Administrative Billings and Collections, 

National Finance Center, Office of the 

Chief Financial Officer, USDA, for debt 

collection purposes when NIFA officials 

are unable to collect overdue debts 

owed under the VMLRP. 

The amount of information recorded 

on each individual will be only that 

which is necessary to accomplish the 

needs of the program. Each record will 

be established initially from an 

application form submitted to the 

VMLRP by the applicant. The National 

Veterinary Medical Service Act 

(NVMSA) added section 1415A to the 

National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

1997 (NARETPA), establishing a new 

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment 

Program (7 U.S.C. 3151a) which 

authorizes 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. 

Section 7105 of the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 

Public Law 110–246, (FCEA) amended 

section 1415A to revise the 

determination of veterinarian shortage 

situations to consider (1) geographical 

areas that the Secretary determines have 

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of veterinary practice that the Secretary 

determines have a shortage of 

veterinarians, such as food animal 

medicine, public health, epidemiology, 

and food safety. This section also added 

that priority should be given to 

agreements with veterinarians for the 

practice of food animal medicine in 

veterinarian shortage situations. 

NARETPA section 1415A requires the 

Secretary, when determining the 

amount of repayment for a year of 

service by a veterinarian, to consider the 

ability of USDA to maximize the 

number of agreements from the amounts 

appropriated and to provide an 

incentive to serve in veterinary service 

shortage areas with the greatest need. 

This section also provides that loan 

repayments may consist of payments of 

the principal and interest on 

government and commercial loans 

received by the individual for the 

attendance of the individual at an 

accredited college of veterinary 

medicine resulting in a degree of Doctor 

of Veterinary Medicine or the 

equivalent. 

The Internal Revenue Code at 26 

U.S.C. 6109 requires the applicant’s 

Social Security number for the receipt of 

loan repayment funds under the 

VMLRP. The Federal Debt Collection 

Procedures Act of 1990, Public Law 

101–647 (28 U.S.C. 3201) requires that 

an individual who has a judgment lien 

against his/her property for a debt to the 

United States shall not be eligible to 

receive funds directly from the Federal 

Government in any program, except 

funds to which the debtor is entitled as 

a beneficiary, until the judgment is paid 

in full or otherwise satisfied. Thus, 

individuals applying to the VMLRP are 

required to disclose in their applications 

whether they have a judgment lien 

against them arising from a debt to the 

United States. 

The records in this system will be 

maintained in a secure manner 

compatible with their content and use. 

NIFA staff will be required to adhere to 

the provisions of the Privacy Act and 

the USDA Privacy Act Regulations. The 

System Manager will control access to 

the data. Only authorized users whose 

official duties require the use of such 

information will have regular access to 

the records in this system. Authorized 

users are USDA employees and 

contractors responsible for 

implementing the VMLRP. The records 

will be stored initially in file folders. At 

a later stage, records will be stored on 

computer tape and discs. Prior to 

electronic storage, a Privacy Impact 

Assessment will be conducted. Manual 

and computerized records will be 

maintained in accordance with USDA 

Departmental Regulation 3080–001, 

Records Management; REE P&P 251.8, 

Records Management; REE P&P 251.8M, 

Records Management (Manual); REE 

P&P 116.0, Freedom of Information Act 

and Privacy Act Guidelines; and the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology Federal Information 

Processing Standards (FIPS Pub. 41 and 

FIPS Pub. 31). 

Data stored in computers will be 

accessed through the use of keywords 

known only to authorized users. The 

room where physical records (files and 

folders) are stored is controlled by onsite personnel and will be locked 

whenever the room is not in use, even 

during regular business hours. Security 

guards perform random checks on the 

physical security of the data after hours, 

including weekends and holidays. 

Consistent with USDA’s information 

sharing mission, information stored in 

the Veterinary Medicine Loan 

Repayment Program system of records 

may be shared with other USDA 

components, as well as appropriate 

Federal, State, local, Tribal, foreign, or 

international government agencies. This 

sharing will only take place after USDA 

determines that the receiving 

component or agency has a need to 

know the information to carry out 

national security, law enforcement, 

immigration, intelligence, or other 

functions consistent with the routine 

uses set forth in this system of records 

notice. 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, the USDA proposes to establish a 

new USDA system of records notice 

titled Veterinary Medicine Loan 

Repayment Program, USDA/NIFA–1. 

This newly established system will be 

included in the USDA’s inventory of 

record systems. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act embodies fair 

information principles in a statutory 

framework governing the means by 

which the United States Government 

collects, maintains, uses, and 

disseminates individuals’ records. The 

Privacy Act applies to information that 

is maintained in a ‘‘system of records.’’ 

A ‘‘system of records’’ is a group of any 

records under the control of an agency 

for which information is retrieved by 

the name of an individual or by some 

identifying number, symbol, or other 

identifying particular assigned to the 

individual. In the Privacy Act, an 

individual is defined to encompass 

United States citizens and lawful 

permanent residents. 

The Privacy Act requires each agency 

to publish in the Federal Register a 

description denoting the type and 

character of each system of records that 

the agency maintains, and the routine 

uses that are contained in each system 

in order to make agency recordkeeping 

practices transparent, to notify 

individuals regarding the uses to which 

their records are put, and to assist 

individuals to more easily find such 

files within the agency. 

Below is the description of the 

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment 

Program system of records, USDA/ 

NIFA–1. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), 

USDA has provided a report of this 

system of records to the Administrator, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget; Chairman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs, United States Senate; and 

Chairman, Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform, U.S. House of 

Representatives. 

Signed at Washington, DC on December 6, 

2010. 

Thomas J. Vilsack, 

Secretary of Agriculture. 

System of Records: 

USDA/NIFA–1 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment 

Program (VMLRP) Record System, 

USDA/NIFA–1 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

None. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained at the Office 

of Extramural Programs, National 

Institute of Food and Agriculture 

(NIFA), Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), 800 9th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system include: Individuals who 

have applied for, who have been 

approved to receive, who are receiving, 

or who have received funds under the 

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment 

Program (VMLRP); and individuals who 

are interested in participation in the 

VMLRP. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Categories of records in this system 

include: Name, address, Social Security 

number, program application and 

associated forms, service pay-back 

obligations, employment data, 

professional performance and 

credentialing history of licensed 

veterinarians; personal, professional, 


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and demographic background 

information; standard school budgets; 

financial data including loan balances, 

deferment, forbearance, and repayment/ 

delinquent/default status information; 

commercial credit reports; educational 

data including tuition and other related 

educational expenses; educational data 

including academic program and status; 

employment status verification (which 

includes certifications and verifications 

of continuing participation in qualified 

service); Federal, State and county tax 

related information, including copies of 

tax returns. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

7 U.S.C. 3151a; 26 U.S.C. 6109; 

28 U.S.C. 3201 

PURPOSE(S): 

The purpose of this system is to: (1) 

Identify and select applicants for the 

VMLRP; (2) monitor loan repayment 

activities, such as payment tracking, 

deferment of service obligation, and 

default; and (3) assist NIFA officials in 

the collection of overdue debts owed 

under the VMLRP. Records may be 

transferred to ‘‘Administrative Billings 

and Collections, National Finance 

Center, Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer, USDA, for debt collection 

purposes when NIFA officials are 

unable to collect overdue debts owed 

under the VMLRP. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a 

portion of the records or information 

contained in this system may be 

disclosed outside USDA as a routine use 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as 

follows: 

A. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), 

including United States Attorney 

Offices, or other Federal agency 

conducting litigation or in proceedings 

before any court, adjudicative or 

administrative body, when it is 

necessary to the litigation and one of the 

following is a party to the litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation: 

1. USDA or any component thereof; 

2. Any employee of USDA in his/her 

official capacity; 

3. Any employee of USDA in his/her 

individual capacity where DOJ or USDA 

has agreed to represent the employee; or 

4. The United States or any agency 

thereof, is a party to the litigation or has 

an interest in such litigation, and USDA 

determines that the records are both 

relevant and necessary to the litigation 

and the use of such records is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

USDA collected the records. 

B. To a congressional office from the 

record of an individual in response to 

an inquiry from that congressional office 

made at the written request of the 

individual to whom the record pertains. 

C. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration or other Federal 

government agencies pursuant to 

records management inspections being 

conducted under the authority of 44 

U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

D. To an agency, organization, or 

individual for the purpose of performing 

audit or oversight operations as 

authorized by law, but only such 

information as is necessary and relevant 

to such audit or oversight function. 

E. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when: 

1. NIFA suspects or has confirmed 

that the security or confidentiality of 

information in the system of records has 

been compromised; 

2. USDA has determined that as a 

result of the suspected or confirmed 

compromise there is a risk of harm to 

economic or property interests, identity 

theft or fraud, or harm to the security or 

integrity of this system or other systems 

or programs (whether maintained by 

USDA or another agency or entity) or 

harm to the individual that rely upon 

the compromised information; and 

3. The disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with USDA’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

compromise and prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

F. To contractors and their agents, 

grantees, experts, consultants, and 

others performing or working on a 

contract, service, grant, cooperative 

agreement, or other assignment for 

USDA, when necessary to accomplish 

an agency function related to this 

system of records. Individuals provided 

information under this routine use are 

subject to the same Privacy Act 

requirements and limitations on 

disclosure as are applicable to USDA 

officers and employees. 

G. To an appropriate Federal, State, 

Tribal, local, international, or foreign 

law enforcement agency or other 

appropriate authority charged with 

investigating or prosecuting a violation 

or enforcing or implementing a law, 

rule, regulation, or order, where a 

record, either on its face or in 

conjunction with other information, 

indicates a violation or potential 

violation of law, which includes 

criminal, civil, or regulatory violations, 

whether arising by general statute or 

particular program statute, or by 

regulation, rule or order issued pursuant 

thereto if the information disclosed is 

relevant to any enforcement, regulatory, 

investigative, or prosecutive 

responsibility of the receiving entity. 

H. USDA will disclose information 

about individuals from this system of 

records in accordance with the Federal 

Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. No. 

109–282; codified at 31 U.S.C. 6101, et 

seq.); section 204 of the E-Government 

Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–347; 44 U.S.C. 

3501 note), and the Office of Federal 

Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 

et seq.), or similar statutes requiring 

agencies to make available publicly 

information concerning Federal 

financial assistance, including grants, 

subgrants, loan awards, cooperative 

agreements and other financial 

assistance; and contracts, subcontracts, 

purchase orders, task orders, and 

delivery orders. 

I. Disclosure may be made to the 

parent locator service of the Department 

of Health and Human Services or 

authorized persons defined by Public 

Law 93–647 under 42 U.S.C. 653 of the 

name and current address of record of 

an individual who don’t pay child 

support. 

J. NIFA may disclose information 

from this system of records to private 

parties such as present and former 

employers, references listed on 

applications and associated forms, other 

references and educational institutions. 

The purpose of such disclosures is to 

evaluate an individual’s professional 

and or academic accomplishments and 

plans, performance, credentials, and 

educational background, and to 

determine if an applicant is suitable for 

participation in the VMLRP. 

K. NIFA may disclose from this 

system of records a delinquent debtor’s 

or a defaulting participant’s name, 

address, Social Security number, and 

other information necessary to identify 

him/her; the amount, status, and history 

of the claim, and the agency or program 

under which the claim arose, as follows: 

1. To another Federal agency so that 

agency can affect a salary offset for debts 

owed by Federal employees; if the claim 

arose under the Social Security Act, the 

employee must have agreed in writing 

to the salary offset. 

2. To another Federal agency so that 

agency can affect an authorized 

administrative offset; i.e., withhold 

money, other than Federal salaries, 

payable to or held on behalf of the 

individual. 

3. To the Treasury Department, 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to 

request an individual’s current mailing 

address to locate him/her for purposes 


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of either collecting or compromising a 

debt or to have a commercial credit 

report prepared. 

L. NIFA may disclose information 

from this system of records to another 

agency that has asked the USDA to 

affect a salary or administrative offset to 

help collect a debt owed to the United 

States. Disclosure is limited to the 

individual’s name, address, Social 

Security number, and other information 

necessary to identify the individual, 

information about the money payable to 

or held for the individual, and other 

information concerning the offset. 

M. NIFA may disclose to the IRS 

information about an individual 

applying for the VMLRP to find out 

whether the applicant has a delinquent 

tax account. This disclosure is for the 

sole purpose of determining the 

applicant’s creditworthiness and is 

limited to the individual’s name, 

address, Social Security number, other 

information necessary to identify him/ 

her, and the program for which the 

information is being obtained. 

N. NIFA may report to the IRS, as 

taxable income, the written-off amount 

of a debt owed by an individual to the 

Federal Government when a debt 

becomes partly or wholly uncollectible, 

either because the time period for 

collection under statute or regulations 

has expired, or because the Government 

agrees with the individual to forgive or 

compromise the debt. 

O. NIFA may disclose to debt 

collection agents, other Federal 

agencies, and other third parties who 

are authorized to collect a Federal debt, 

information necessary to identify a 

delinquent debtor or a defaulting 

participant. Disclosure will be limited to 

the individual’s name, address, Social 

Security number, and other information 

necessary to identify him/her; the 

amount, status, and history of the claim, 

and the agency or program under which 

the claim arose. 

P. NIFA may disclose information 

from this system of records to any third 

party that may have information about 

a delinquent debtor’s or a defaulting 

participant’s current address, such as a 

U.S. post office, a State motor vehicle 

administration, a university’s office of 

the registrar or dean’s office, a 

professional organization, an alumni 

association, etc., for the purpose of 

obtaining the individual’s current 

address. This disclosure will be strictly 

limited to information necessary to 

identify the individual, without any 

reference to the reason for the agency’s 

need for obtaining the current address. 

Q. NIFA may disclose information 

from this system of records to other 

Federal agencies that also provide loan 

repayment at the request of these 

Federal agencies in conjunction with a 

matching program conducted by these 

Federal agencies to detect or curtail 

fraud and abuse in Federal loan 

repayment programs, and to collect 

delinquent loans or benefit payments 

owed to the Federal Government. 

R. NIFA will disclose from this 

system of records to the Department of 

Treasury, IRS: (1) A delinquent debtor’s 

or a defaulting participant’s name, 

address, Social Security number, and 

other information necessary to identify 

the individual; (2) the amount of the 

debt; and (3) the program under which 

the debt arose, so that the IRS can offset 

against the debt any income tax refunds 

which may be due to the individual. 

S. NIFA may disclose information 

provided by a lender or educational 

institution to other Federal agencies, 

debt collection agents, and other third 

parties who are authorized to collect a 

Federal debt. The purpose of this 

disclosure is to identify an individual 

who is delinquent in loan or benefit 

payments owed to the Federal 

Government and the nature of the debt. 

T. NIFA may disclose records to 

USDA contractors and subcontractors 

for the purpose of recruiting, screening, 

and matching veterinarians for 

employment in qualified shortage area 

positions under the VMLRP. In 

addition, USDA contractors and 

subcontractors: 

1. May disclose biographic data and 

information supplied by potential 

applicants 

(a) to references listed on application 

and associated forms for the purpose of 

evaluating the applicant’s professional 

qualifications, experience, and 

suitability, and 

(b) to a State or local government 

medical licensing board and/or to the 

Federation of State Medical Boards or a 

similar nongovernmental entity for the 

purpose of verifying that all claimed 

background and employment data are 

valid and all claimed credentials are 

current and in good standing; 

2. May disclose biographic data and 

information supplied by references 

listed on application and associated 

forms to other references for the purpose 

of inquiring into the applicant’s 

professional qualifications and 

suitability; and 

3. May disclose professional 

suitability evaluation information to 

NIFA officials for the purpose of 

appraising the applicant’s professional 

qualifications and suitability for 

participation in the VMLRP. 

Contractors maintain, and are also 

required to ensure that subcontractors 

maintain, Privacy Act safeguards with 

respect to such records. 

Disclosure to consumer reporting 

agencies: 

Disclosure pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b)(12): Disclosures may be made 

from this system to ‘‘consumer reporting 

agencies’’ as defined in the Federal 

Claims Collection Act of 1966, as 

amended (31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3)). The 

purposes of these disclosures are: (1) To 

provide an incentive for debtors to 

repay delinquent debts to the Federal 

Government by making these debts part 

of their credit records, and (2) to enable 

NIFA to improve the quality of loan 

repayment decisions by taking into 

account the financial reliability of 

applicants, including obtaining a 

commercial credit report to assess and 

verify the ability of an individual to 

repay debts owed to the Federal 

Government. Disclosure of records will 

be limited to the individual’s name, 

Social Security number, and other 

information necessary to establish the 

identity of the individual, the amount, 

status, and history of the claim, and the 

agency or program under which the 

claim arose. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records in this system are stored 

electronically or on paper in secure 

facilities. The records are stored in file 

folders and electronic media, including 

computer tape, discs, servers, connected 

to local area networks, and Internet 

servers. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records may be retrieved by name, 

Social Security number, or other 

identifying numbers or characteristics. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records in this system are 

safeguarded in accordance with 

applicable rules and policies, including 

all applicable USDA automated systems 

security and access policies. Strict 

controls have been imposed to minimize 

the risk of compromising the 

information that is being stored. Access 

to the computer system containing the 

records in this system is limited to those 

individuals who have a need to know 

the information for the performance of 

their official duties and who have 

appropriate clearances or permissions. 

Physical records (files and folders) are 

stored in an enclosed office that is 

controlled by on-site personnel and will 

be locked whenever the room is not in 

use, even during regular business hours. 

Security guards perform random checks 


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on the physical security of the data after 

hours, including weekends and 

holidays. A password is required to 

access the terminal and a data set name 

controls the release of data to only 

authorized users. Data on local area 

network computer files is accessed by 

keyword known only to authorized 

personnel. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are retained and disposed of 

under the authority of the REE Policies 

and Procedures contained in REE 

Manual 251.8 ‘‘Records Management’’ 

and 251.8M ‘‘Records Management 

(Manual)’’, which establishes REE 

policies and procedures for the creation, 

maintenance, and disposition of 

records, and in accordance with the 

General Records Schedules issued by 

the National Archives and Records 

Administration. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS(ES): 

National Program Leader, Veterinary 

Science, National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking notification of 

and access to any record contained in 

this system of records, or seeking to 

contest its content, may submit a 

request in writing to the Headquarters or 

component’s Freedom of Information 

Act (FOIA) Officer, whose contact 

information can be found at http:// 

www.da.usda.gov/foia.htm under 

‘‘contacts.’’ If an individual believes 

more than one component maintains 

Privacy Act records concerning him or 

her, the individual may submit the 

request to the Chief FOIA Officer, 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. 

When seeking records about yourself 

from this system of records or any other 

Departmental system of records your 

request must conform with the Privacy 

Act regulations set forth in 6 CFR part 

5. You must first verify your identity, 

meaning that you must provide your full 

name, current address and date and 

place of birth. You must sign your 

request, and your signature must either 

be notarized or submitted under 28 

U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits 

statements to be made under penalty of 

perjury as a substitute for notarization. 

While no specific form is required, you 

may obtain forms for this purpose from 

the Chief FOIA Officer, Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. In 

addition you should provide the 

following: 

• An explanation of why you believe 

the Department would have information 

on you; 

• Identify the component(s) of the 

Department you believe may have the 

information about you; 

• Specify when you believe the 

records would have been created; 

• Any additional information that 

will help the FOIA staff determine 

which USDA component agency may 

have responsive records; 

• The dates of enrollment in the 

VMLRP and current enrollment status, 

such as pending application approval or 

approved for participation; 

• If your request is seeking records 

pertaining to another living individual, 

you must include a statement from that 

individual certifying his/her agreement 

for you to access his/her records. 

Without this bulleted information the 

component(s) may not be able to 

conduct an effective search, and your 

request may be denied due to lack of 

specificity or lack of compliance with 

applicable regulations. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Records are obtained by subject 

individual; participating lending and 

loan servicing institutions; educational 

and grantee institutions; other Federal 

agencies; consumer reporting agencies/ 

credit bureaus; National Student 

Clearinghouse; and third parties that 

provide references concerning the 

subject individual. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31205 Filed 12–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–TM–10–0106] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget, for an extension of the 

currently approved information 

collection for OMB 0581–0229 Form 

TM–28, USDA Farmers Market 

Application. Copies of this one-time 

yearly application form to participate in 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Farmers Market at 12th Street 

and Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC may be obtained by 

calling the AMS Marketing Services 

Branch contact listed. 

DATES: Comments received by February 

11, 2011 will be considered. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Contact Errol R. Bragg, Director, 

Marketing Services Division, 

Transportation and Marketing Programs, 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), 

USDA, Room 4004–South, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, 20250–0269; 202/720– 

8317, or fax 202/690–0031. 

Comments should reference docket 

number AMS–TM–10–0106,and be sent 

to Mr. Errol Bragg at the above address 

or via the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: USDA Farmers Market 

Application. 

OMB Number: 0581–0229. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2011. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing 

Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) directs 

and authorizes the Secretary of 

Agriculture to conduct, assist, and foster 

research, investigation, and 

experimentation to determine the best 

methods of processing, preparation for 

market packaging, handling, 

transporting, distributing, and 

marketing agricultural products, 7 

U.S.C. 1622(a). Moreover, 7 U.S.C. 

1622(f) directs and authorizes the 

Secretary to conduct and cooperate in 

consumer education for more effective 

utilization and greater consumption of 

agricultural products. In addition, 7 

U.S.C. 1622(n) authorizes the Secretary 

to conduct services and to perform 

activities that will facilitate the 

marketing and utilization of agricultural 

products through commercial channels. 

On December 23, 2005, the AMS 

published a final rule in the Federal 

Register (70 FR 76129) to implement 

established regulations and procedures 

under 7 CFR part 170 for AMS to 

operate the USDA Farmers Market, 

specify vendor criteria and selection 


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