Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Published Date: 1/30/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Agriculture wants your thoughts on their Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program info collection. They’re checking if the questions they ask are useful and not too much work for vets applying for loan help. You’ve got until March 2, 2026, to share your ideas—no money changes yet, just making sure the process is smooth and clear.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Veterinarians: Loan Repayment for Shortage Service
The Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) lets veterinarians enter into agreements to have their educational debt repaid in exchange for providing veterinary services in veterinarian shortage situations. The program was established under law in January 2003 and NIFA will use applicant information to determine eligibility for these loan repayment agreements.
Eligibility Tied to Designated Shortage Areas
NIFA will designate geographic and practice areas that have a shortage of food-supply veterinarians, and veterinarians must agree to provide services in those designated shortage situations for a specified duration to participate in VMLRP. NIFA will collect nomination and application information to support those designations and selections.
Application Time Burden for Applicants
The information collection for VMLRP is estimated to involve 880 respondents and a total of 2,540 burden hours, with reporting frequencies listed as quarterly, annually, and biennially. NIFA will collect information via the Shortage Situation Nomination Form, Application Form, Records and Reports, and Surveys, which represents a time cost for applicants and other respondents.
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