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Background and Purpose 

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 

(NARETPA). This law established a new 

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment 

Program (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. In 

November 2005, the Agriculture, Rural 

Development, Food and Drug 

Administration, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109– 

97) appropriated $495,000 for CSREES 

to implement the VMLRP and 

represented the first time funds had 

been appropriated for this program. 

In February 2007, the Revised 

Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 

2007 (Pub. L. 110–5) appropriated an 

additional $495,000 to CSREES for 

support of the program, in December 

2007, the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2008 appropriated an additional 

$868,875 to CSREES for support of this 

program, in March 2009, the Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 111– 

8) was enacted, providing an additional 

$2,950,000 for the VMLRP, and in 

October 2009, the Agriculture, Rural 

Development, Food and Drug 

Administration, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 

111–80) appropriated an additional 

$4,800,000 for the VMLRP. On April 15, 

2011, the President signed into law, 

Public Law 112–10, Department of 

Defense and Full-Year Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2011, which, after 

the .2% rescission, appropriated an 

additional $4,790,400 for the VMLRP. 

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 

a shortage of veterinarians; and (2) areas 

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. This program is not 

authorized to provide repayments for 

any government or commercial loans 

incurred during the pursuit of another 

degree, such as an associate or bachelor 

degree. Loans eligible for repayment 

include educational loans made for one 

or more of the following: Loans for 

tuition expenses; other reasonable 

educational expenses, including fees, 

books, and laboratory expenses, 

incurred by the individual; and 

reasonable living expenses as 

determined by the Secretary. In 

addition, the Secretary is directed to 

make such additional payments to 

participants as the Secretary determines 

appropriate for the purpose of providing 

reimbursements to participants for 

individual tax liability resulting from 

participation in this program. Finally, 

this section requires USDA to 

promulgate regulations within 270 days 

of the enactment of FCEA (i.e., June 18, 

2008). The Secretary delegated the 

authority to carry out this program to 

NIFA. 

The final rule was published in the 

Federal Register on April 19, 2010 [75 

FR 20239–20248]. Based on comments 

received during the 60-day comment 

period upon publication of the interim 

rule [74 FR 32788–32798, July 9, 2009], 

NIFA reconsidered the policy regarding 

individuals who consolidated their 

veterinary school loans with other 

educational loans (e.g. undergraduate) 

and their eligibility to apply for the 

VMLRP. NIFA will allow these 

individuals to apply for and receive a 

VMLRP award; however, only the 

eligible portion of the consolidation will 

be repaid by the VMLRP. Furthermore, 

applicants with consolidated loans will 

be asked to provide a complete history 

of their student loans from the National 

Student Loan Database System (NSLDS), 

a central database for student aid 

operated by the U.S. Department of 

Education. The NSLDS website can be 

found at http://www.nslds.ed.gov. 

Individuals who consolidated their 

DVM loans with non-educational loans 

or loans belonging to an individual 

other than the applicant, such as a 

spouse or child, will continue to be 

ineligible for the VMLRP. 

In 2010, VMLRP announced its first 

funding opportunity and received 260 

applications from which NIFA issued 53 

VMLRP awards totaling $5,186,000. 

Consequently, up to $8,000,000 is 

available to support this program in FY 

2011. The eligibility criteria for 

applicants and the application forms 

and associated instructions needed to 

apply for a VMLRP award can be 

viewed and downloaded from the 

VMLRP Web site at http:// 

www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of 

May 2011. 

Meryl Broussard, 

Deputy Director, National Institute of Food 

and Agriculture. 

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BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

GOVERNORS 

Government in the Sunshine Act 

Meeting Notice 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, June 3, 2011; 

9:a.m. 

PLACE: Broadcasting Board of 

Governors, 330 Independence Ave., 

SW., Washington, DC 20237. 

SUBJECT: Notice of Meeting of the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors. 

SUMMARY: The Broadcasting Board of 

Governors (BBG) will meet at the time 

and location listed above. The BBG will, 

among other things, consider two 

resolutions honoring employees for 

their service, consider a resolution to 

award and present David Burke 

Distinguished Journalism Awards, and 

receive and consider a report from the 

Governance Committee regarding 

reforming the Agency’s management 

structure. Board members will also 

report on the state of U.S. International 

Broadcasting (USIB), Board efforts to 

reform USIB, and the BBG’s year-long 

strategic review. The meeting is open to 

the public, but due to space limitations 

advance registration is required. 

Member of the public seeking to attend 

the meeting in person must register at 

http://bbg.eventbrite.com/ by June 1. 

This event can also be viewed live and 

on demand at BBG’s public Web site at 

http://www.bbg.gov. 

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information should contact Paul 

Kollmer-Dorsey at (202) 203–4545. 

Paul Kollmer-Dorsey, 

Deputy General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2011–13580 Filed 5–26–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 8610–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry And Security 

Regulations and Procedures Technical 

Advisory Committee; Notice of 

Partially Closed Meeting 

The Regulations and Procedures 

Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) 

will meet June 14, 2011, 9 a.m., Room 

4830, in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, 

14th Street between Constitution and 

Pennsylvania Avenues, NW., 

Washington, DC. The Committee 

advises the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Export Administration on 

implementation of the Export 

Administration Regulations (EAR) and 

provides for continuing review to 

update the EAR as needed. 

Agenda 

Public Session 

1. Opening remarks by the Chairman. 

2. Opening remarks by Bureau of 

Industry and Security. 

3. Export Enforcement update. 

4. Regulations update. 

5. Working group reports. 

6. Automated Export System (AES) 

update. 

7. Presentation of papers or comments 

by the Public. 

Closed Session 

8. Discussion of matters determined to 

be exempt from the provisions relating 

to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 

app. 2 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). 

The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference to 20 participants on 

a first come, first serve basis. To join the 

conference, submit inquiries to Ms. 

Yvette Springer at 

Yvette.Springer@bis.gov no later than 

June 7, 2011. 

A limited number of seats will be 

available for the public session. 

Reservations are not accepted. To the 

extent that time permits, members of the 

public may present oral statements to 

the Committee. The public may submit 

written statements at any time before or 

after the meeting. However, to facilitate 

the distribution of public presentation 

materials to the Committee members, 

the Committee suggests that presenters 

forward the public presentation 

materials prior to the meeting to Ms. 

Springer via e-mail. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the delegate of the General Counsel, 

formally determined on February 9, 

2011, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 (10)(d)), that 

the portion of the meeting dealing with 

matters the disclosure of which would 

be likely to frustrate significantly 

implementation of an agency action as 

described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) shall 

be exempt from the provisions relating 

to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 

app. 2 10(a)1 and 10(a)(3). The 

remaining portions of the meeting will 

be open to the public. 

For more information, call Yvette 

Springer at (202) 482–2813. 

Dated: May 23, 2011. 

Yvette Springer, 

Committee Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–13389 Filed 5–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Notice of Scope Rulings 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: May 31, 2011. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(‘‘Department’’) hereby publishes a list of 

scope rulings completed between 

October 1, 2010, and December 31, 

2010. In conjunction with this list, the 

Department is also publishing a list of 

requests for scope rulings and 

anticircumvention determinations 

pending as of December 31, 2010. We 

intend to publish future lists after the 

close of the next calendar quarter. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Hancock, AD/CVD Operations, China/ 

NME Group, Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202– 

482–1394. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Department’s regulations provide 

that the Secretary will publish in the 

Federal Register a list of scope rulings 

on a quarterly basis. See 19 CFR 

351.225(o). Our most recent notification 

of scope rulings was published on 

February 25, 2011. See Notice of Scope 

Rulings, 76 FR 10558 (February 25, 

2011). This current notice covers all 

scope rulings and anticircumvention 

determinations completed by Import 

Administration between October 1, 

2010, and December 31, 2010, inclusive, 

and it also lists any scope or 

anticircumvention inquiries pending as 

of December 31, 2010. As described 

below, subsequent lists will follow after 

the close of each calendar quarter. 

Scope Rulings Completed Between 

October 1, 2010, and December 31, 2010 

People’s Republic of China 

A–570–501: Natural Bristle Paint 

Brushes and Brush Heads from the 

People’s Republic of China. 

Requestor: A. Richard Tools 

Company; its two brushes made from 

Tampico vegetable fibers are not within 

the scope of the antidumping duty 

order; October 15, 2010. 

A–570–886: Polyethylene Retail 

Carrier Bags from the People’s Republic 

of China. 

Requestor: The St. John Companies; 

four models of patient-belongings bags 

are not within the scope of antidumping 

duty order; October 1, 2010. 

A–570–890: Wooden Bedroom 

Furniture from the People’s Republic of 

China. 

Requestor: Target Corporation; its 

kid’s accent table is not within the 

scope of the antidumping duty order; 

November 1, 2010. 

A–570–890: Wooden Bedroom 

Furniture from the People’s Republic of 

China. 

Requestor: Legacy Classic Furniture; 

its heritage court bench is within the 

scope of the antidumping duty order; 

November 22, 2010. 

A–570–890: Wooden Bedroom 

Furniture from the People’s Republic of 

China. 

Requestor: Emerald Home 

Furnishings; its granite and wood vanity 

are not within the scope of the 

antidumping duty order; December 20, 

2010. 

A–570–890: Wooden Bedroom 

Furniture from the People’s Republic of 

China. 

Requestor: Delta Enterprise 

Corporation; its crib and changing table 

combo collection is not within the scope 

of the antidumping duty order; 

December 21, 2010. 

A–570–909: Certain Steel Nails from 

the People’s Republic of China. 

Requestor: Mazel & Co., Inc.; its 

roofing nails falling within certain 

ASTM standard gaps are within the 

scope of the antidumping duty order; 

December 22, 2010. 

Italy 

A–475–801: Ball Bearings and Parts 

Thereof from Italy. 

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