Department of Agriculture January 20, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), as part of its compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites the general public to comment on proposed information collection for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP). This Notice initiates a 60-day comment period and prescribes the proposed application forms and program reporting requirements for the VMLRP that will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The NIFA may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a valid OMB control number.

The Ochoco National Forest is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of changing grazing management in four grazing allotments on the Lookout Mountain Ranger District. These four allotments are: Cox, Craig, Mill Creek, and Old Dry Creek. The proposed action will reauthorize term grazing permits, make rangeland improvements, improve transitory range condition, manage livestock use and distribution to facilitate the improvement of riparian conditions, including streambank stability, riparian vegetation, and water temperature, and will conduct riparian restoration activities on some streams in the project area. These actions are needed to achieve and maintain consistency with the Ochoco National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan, as amended.

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), an Agency within the USDA Rural Development Mission area, will hold a public meeting entitled ``Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program National Lender Roundtable.''