Form VMLRP1 NIFA VMLRP Shortage Situation Nomination Form

	NIFA Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)		National Institute of Food and Agriculture US Department of Agriculture Form NIFA 2009-0001 OMB Approval No. 0524-0046 Expiration Date:
Veterinarian Shortage Situation Nomination Form
		To be submitted under the authority of the chief State or Insular Area Animal Health Official
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)

This form must be used for Nomination of Veterinarian Shortage Situations to the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP), Authorized Under the National Veterinary Medical Service Act (NVMSA)

Note: Please submit one separate nomination form for each shortage situation. See the State Animal Health Official (SAHO) section of the VMLRP web site (www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp) for the number of nominations permitted for your state or insular area.

Location of Veterinary Shortage Area for this Nomination

Location of Veterinary Shortage:
	(e.g., County, State/Insular Area; must be a logistically feasible veterinary practice service area)
Approximate Center of Shortage Area (or Location of Position if Type III):
	(e.g., Address or Cross Street, Town/City, and Zip Code)

Overall Priority of Shortage:

 Moderate Priority

 High Priority

 Critical Priority

Type of Veterinary Practice Area/Discipline/Specialty (Choose only one Type)

	Type I Shortage: Private Practice
	Food Animal Medicine (awardee obligation: at least 80 percent time or 32 hr/week)
	Must cover(check at least one)	May cover
	 Beef Cattle	 Beef Cattle
	 Dairy Cattle	 Dairy Cattle
	 Swine	 Swine
	 Poultry	 Poultry
	 Small Ruminant	 Small Ruminant
	 Other: _____________________	 Other: _____________________

	Type II Shortage: Private Practice – Rural Area
	Food Animal Medicine (awardee obligation: at least 30 percent time or 12 hr/week)
	Must cover (check at least one)		May cover
	 Beef Cattle		 Beef Cattle
	 Dairy Cattle		 Dairy Cattle
	 Swine		 Swine
	 Poultry		 Poultry
	 Small Ruminant		 Small Ruminant
	 Other: _____________________		 Other: _____________________

	Type III Shortage: Public Practice (awardee obligation: at least 49 percent time or 19.6 hr/week)
	Employer: _____________________ Position Title: _____________________
	Please select one or more specialty/disciplinary areas:
	 Food Safety
	 Public Health
	 Epidemiology
	 Other: _____________________

Please describe the importance and objectives of a veterinarian filling this shortage situation as well as being located in the community, area, state/insular area, or position requested above (limit your response to 200 words or less).

Please describe the activities of a veterinarian meeting this shortage situation in the community, area, state/insular area, or position requested above (limit your response to 200 words or less).

Please describe any past efforts to recruit and retain a veterinarian in the shortage situation identified above (limit your response to 100 words or less).

Please describe the risk of this veterinarian position not being secured or retained. Include the risk(s) to the production of a safe and wholesome food supply and to animal, human, and environmental health not only in the community but in the region, state/insular area, nation, and/or international community (limit your response to 250 words or less).

(Optional) If the nominator wishes to specify a service time for this shortage situation that is higher than the minimum required for the shortage type checked on Page 1, please specify the percent time in the box below (based on a 40-hour work week). Leave the box blank if the service time for this shortage situation is for the minimum percent time of the shortage type indicated.

%

Minimum Service time required for each shortage type

Type I: 80 percent time or 32 hours/week

Type II: 30 percent time or 12 hours/week

Type III: 49 percent time or 19.6 hours/week

SAHO nominator must check both boxes below in order for NIFA to consider this nomination for official designation

	By checking this box, I affirm that this form represents a nomination and is subject to NIFA review and approval.
	By checking this box, I affirm that it is my professional opinion that this is a bona fide food supply or public health-related veterinary shortage situation. I affirm due diligence has been invested to identify this area as a shortage situation of at least moderate priority (severity).

Authorized State or Insular Area Animal Health Official or designee:

Name:
Title:
Organization:
Email:
Telephone Number:
	(Area code required)

Public reporting for OMB control number 0524-0046 is estimated to average two hours, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a current valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to NIFA, OGFM, 800 9^th St. SW, Washington, DC 20024, Attention Policy Section. Do not return the completed form to this address.

Form NIFA 2009-0001

OMB Information Collection Approval No. 0524-0046

Expiration Date: 8/31/2013

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