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23664 

Vol. 75, No. 85 

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 29, 2010. 

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), Pamela_Beverly_OIRA_

Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax 

(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 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) Shortage 

Situation. 

OMB Control Number: 0524–0046. 

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 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture (NIFA) 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 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: 60. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Biennially. 

Total Burden Hours: 480. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10427 Filed 5–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 29, 2010. 

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), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 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. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Untreated Oranges, Tangerines, 

and Grapefruit from Mexico Transiting 

the United States to Foreign Countries. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0303. 

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