Justification Memo

Departmental
Management

Office of Advocacy
and Outreach

1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Whitten Building Room, STOP 9821
Washington, DC 20250-9821

Mr. Andrew Perraut
USDA Desk Officer
Office of Regulatory Affairs
Office of Management and Budget
725 17th Street, N.W, Room 10202
New Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20503
Dear Mr. Perraut:
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) number has issued the number 0503-0016 for the
Department of Agriculture’s “USDA/1994 Tribal Scholars Program.” We are requested to make
modifications utilizing the change worksheet mechanism. This program targets students at the Nation’s
thirty-two currently operating 1994 Land-Grant Institutions, also known as the 1994 Tribal Colleges and
Universities (TCUs), or the 1994 TCUs.
The changes are as follows:
1. Update the “Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights” to the “Office of Departmental
Management, Office of Advocacy and Outreach” throughout the document and in related published
materials for FY2-11 and;
2. Modify the description of the benefits of the Tribal Scholarship from “Transportation Stipend” to
“Stipend” on page 2 of the Tribal Scholars Application and for published materials beginning
FY2011.
These changes enable USDA to better ensure that Tribally-controlled colleges and universities and
American Indians and Alaska Native communities can participate equitably in its employment and other
programs.
If you have any questions or need more information, please contact me, Lawrence Shorty, Team Leader,
USDA 1994 Programs, at (202) 720-7265 or by e-mail to Lawrence.Shorty@osec.usda.gov.
Sincerely,

Lawrence Shorty
Team Leader, USDA 1994 Programs
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