In the December 7, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture ("NIFA") solicited nominations of veterinary service shortage situations for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program for FY2016, as authorized under the National Veterinary Medical Services Act, 7 U.S.C. 3151a. This notice initiated the nomination period and prescribed the procedures and criteria to be used by state, insular area, DC, and federal lands to nominate veterinary shortage situations. Each year, all eligible nominating entities may submit nominations, up to the maximum indicated for each entity in this notice. NIFA is conducting this solicitation under a previously approved information collection (OMB Control Number 0524-0046). Shortage situation nominations, both new and carryover, must be submitted by February 10, 2016.
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