Notice of Request for Applications for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program, 25417-25418 [2013-10213]
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Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
information collection may be obtained
from Penny Carlson at the above
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Penny Carlson, Business Operations
Support Division, phone (816) 926–
2597.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: WBSCM—Offer Forms.
OMB Number: 0560–0177.
Expiration Date: November 30, 2013.
Type of Request: Extension with a
revision.
Abstract: The United States donates
agricultural commodities domestically
and overseas for famine or other relief
requirements, to combat malnutrition,
and sells or donates commodities to
promote economic development. FSA
and CCC issue invitations to purchase or
sell agricultural commodities and
services for use in domestic and export
programs. Vendors respond by making
offers using various FSA and CCC
commodity offer forms.
This extension and revision of the
information collection request is to
allow for respondents to submit
information electronically in WBSCM.
The export offer information and the
annual certification information will be
entered and received electronically in
WBSCM. Most of the domestic offer
information will be entered and
received electronically in WBSCM.
Vendors will be able to access WBSCM
to see the date and time the system
shows for receipt of bid, bid
modification, or bid cancellation
information. At bid opening date and
time, the bid information is evaluated
through the system. Acceptances will be
sent to the successful offerors
electronically. Awarded contracts will
be posted to the FSA Web site and also
to the WBSCM portal and FedBizOpps
(https://www.fbo.gov/). The reason for
the change in burden hours is due to
online system-WBSCM reducing data
collection time; paper vs. WBSCM
system.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for collecting information under
this notice is estimated to average 15 to
30 minutes per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information.
Respondents: Business and other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
76.
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Estimated Average Number of
Responses per Respondent: 23.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
858.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 237 hours.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of FSA,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(4) 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.
All responses to this notice, including
name and addresses when provided,
will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Signed on April 19, 2013.
Juan M. Garcia,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Notice of Request for Applications for
the Veterinary Medicine Loan
Repayment Program
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Institute of Food
and Agriculture (NIFA) is announcing
the release of the Veterinary Medicine
Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)
Request for Applications (RFA) at
www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.
DATES: The fiscal year (FY) 2013
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
Program (VMLRP) application package
is available at www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp
and applications are due by Friday, May
31, 2013.
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Gary
Sherman; National Program Leader,
Veterinary Science; National Institute of
Food and Agriculture; U.S. Department
of Agriculture; STOP 2240; 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2240; Voice:
202–401–4952; Fax: 202–401–6156;
Email: gsherman@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 1, 2009, the Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension
Service (CSREES) became the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
as mandated by section 7511(f) of the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (FCEA), Public Law 110–246.
Accordingly, the authority to administer
the VMLRP transferred from CSREES to
NIFA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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.
On March 26, 2013, the President
signed into law the Consolidated and
Further Continuing Appropriations Act,
2013 (Pub. L. 113–6), which
appropriated $4,430,000 for the VMLRP.
Section 7105 of 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
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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 on July 9, 2009, 74 FR 32788–
32798, 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 Web site can be
found at 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,
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will continue to be ineligible for the
VMLRP.
In FY 2010, VMLRP announced its
first funding opportunity and received
260 applications from which NIFA
issued 53 VMLRP awards totaling
$5,186,000. In FY 2011, VMLRP
announced its second funding
opportunity and received 159
applications from which NIFA issued 78
VMLRP awards totaling $7,506,000. In
FY 2012, VMLRP announced its third
funding opportunity and received 139
applications from which NIFA issued 46
VMLRP awards totaling $4,519,212.
Consequently, up to $4,000,000 is
available to support this program in FY
2013. Funding for future years will be
based on annual appropriations and
balances, if any, remaining from prior
years. 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 https://
www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.
Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of
April 2013.
Meryl Broussard,
Deputy Director, National Institute of Food
and Agriculture.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
Title: State Broadband Data and
Development Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0660–0032.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(revision/extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Number of Respondents: 56
respondents; 2,000 sub-respondents.
Average Hours per Response: 3,123,
respondents; 50 hours, sub-respondents.
Burden Hours: 549,776.
Needs and Uses: Despite the
importance of broadband to the U.S.
economy, information about broadband
availability was not widely available
until this dataset was developed. The
data collected will continue to provide
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critical information for grant-making,
regulatory and policy-making efforts,
and to improve the quality of state-level
broadband information. Numerous
public and private stakeholders
currently use the data to inform
funding, policy and commercial
decisions. Consumers and businesses
also use the data to identify where
broadband is available, the advertised
speeds and other information.
NTIA proposes to revise the currently
approved reporting requirements to
include with each submission of data
several ‘‘best practices’’ documents
including a document describing each
recipient’s methodology for collecting
and verifying data, a document that
summarizes any major changes or
corrections to data from the previous
submission and a short text file (also
known as a ‘‘readme’’ file) that
summarizes basic, technical information
for the dataset.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Semi-annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas Fraser,
(202) 395–5887.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Jennifer Jessup,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
JJessup@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to Nicholas Fraser, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or
via the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: April 25, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Request for Revocation
in Part
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) has received
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Notice of Request for Applications for the Veterinary Medicine
Loan Repayment Program
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is
announcing the release of the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
Program (VMLRP) Request for Applications (RFA) at www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.
DATES: The fiscal year (FY) 2013 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
Program (VMLRP) application package is available at www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp and applications are due by Friday, May 31, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Sherman; National Program Leader,
Veterinary Science; National Institute of Food and Agriculture; U.S.
Department of Agriculture; STOP 2240; 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-2240; Voice: 202-401-4952; Fax: 202-401-6156;
Email: gsherman@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 1, 2009, the Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) became the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) as mandated by section 7511(f)
of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA), Public Law
110-246. Accordingly, the authority to administer the VMLRP transferred
from CSREES to NIFA.
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.
On March 26, 2013, the President signed into law the Consolidated
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113-6), which
appropriated $4,430,000 for the VMLRP.
Section 7105 of 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
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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 on July 9, 2009, 74
FR 32788-32798, 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 Web
site can be found at 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 FY 2010, VMLRP announced its first funding opportunity and
received 260 applications from which NIFA issued 53 VMLRP awards
totaling $5,186,000. In FY 2011, VMLRP announced its second funding
opportunity and received 159 applications from which NIFA issued 78
VMLRP awards totaling $7,506,000. In FY 2012, VMLRP announced its third
funding opportunity and received 139 applications from which NIFA
issued 46 VMLRP awards totaling $4,519,212. Consequently, up to
$4,000,000 is available to support this program in FY 2013. Funding for
future years will be based on annual appropriations and balances, if
any, remaining from prior years. 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 https://www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.
Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of April 2013.
Meryl Broussard,
Deputy Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2013-10213 Filed 4-30-13; 8:45 am]
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