0524-0050 VMLRP Non-Substantive Change Request Cover Sheet #3

Non-substantive Change Request

OMB Control Number 0524-0050

NIFA Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)

Date Submitted: April 30, 2025

Summary of request: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is requesting a change for minor revisions to the VMLRP application.

Description of Changes Requested: This request removes the race and ethnicity section in the VMLRP application (formerly section 6). Collecting the data is not required (legislatively or otherwise) and NIFA has determined that the collection of this data is not necessary for the purposes of this collection. The race and ethnicity questions were only voluntary:

Revision of an existing question(s)

X Deletion of an existing question(s)

Description of Changes to Burden (if applicable): n/a (no burden estimate change)

Other Considerations (optional): n/a

Table A: Description of Changes (optional, helpful if multiple changes to multiple forms):

Form	Type of Change	Question/Item	Requested Change
VMLRP Application, Part 1	Question Removal	6	Remove optional race/ethnicity data from application entirely since not required or used

Attachments (if applicable): Revised VMLRP Application, Part 1