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Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Request for Certification of Military or 

Naval Service. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form N–426. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

Households. This form will be used by 

USCIS to request a verification of the 

military or naval service claim by an 

applicant filing for naturalization on the 

basis of honorable service in the U.S. 

armed forces. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 45,000 responses at 20 minutes 

(.333) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 14,985 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, please visit the 

USCIS Web site at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov/. 

We may be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Products Division, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: April 13, 2009. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5300–N–01A] 

Notice of HUD’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 

Policy Requirements and General 

Section to HUD’s FY2009 NOFAs for 

Discretionary Programs; Amendment 

to Application Submission 

Requirements and Other Technical 

Corrections 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of HUD’s FY2009 NOFA 

Policy Requirements and General 

Section to HUD’s FY2009 NOFAs for 

Discretionary Grant Programs; 

amendments and technical corrections. 

SUMMARY: On December 29, 2008, HUD 

published its Notice of Fiscal Year (FY) 

2009 Notice of Funding Availability 

(NOFA); Policy Requirements and 

General Section to HUD’s FY2009 

NOFAs for Discretionary Programs 

(General Section). As in years past, 

HUD’s FY2009 General Section provides 

the policy requirements applicable to all 

of the NOFAs that HUD will publish in 

FY2009. The General Section also 

provides important information 

regarding the application submission 

requirements. In the December 29, 2008, 

General Section, HUD noted that 

applicants would continue to be 

required to submit their applications 

electronically through Grants.gov. 

Today’s publication amends this 

requirement to provide that application 

submission requirements will be 

provided in the individual program 

NOFAs that HUD will publish 

throughout FY2009. Today’s publication 

also amends the December 29, 2008, 

General Section to reflect Executive 

Order 13502, entitled ‘‘Use of Project 

Labor Agreements for Federal 

Construction Projects.’’ Finally, today’s 

publication announces changes in how 

HUD will notify the public of the 

issuances of NOFAs and makes minor 

technical corrections to instructions 

regarding registration with the Central 

Contractor Registration (CCR). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information regarding HUD’s 

FY2009 General Section, contact the 

Office of Departmental Grants 

Management and Oversight, Office of 

Administration, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Room 3156, Washington, DC 

20410–5000; telephone number 202– 

708–0667. This is not a toll-free number. 

Persons with hearing or speech 

impairments may access this number 

via TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 800–877– 

8339. Questions regarding the 

submission of applications or specific 

program requirements should be 

directed to the agency contacts 

identified in each program NOFA. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 29, 2008, HUD published its 

FY2009 NOFAs General Section (73 FR 

79548). HUD’s FY2009 General Section 

outlines the threshold, civil rights, and 

other requirements applicable to all of 

the NOFAs that HUD will publish in 

FY2009. HUD’s General Section also 

establishes application submission 

requirements. 

I. Amendment to Application 

Submission Requirements 

In the December 29, 2008, General 

Section, HUD stated that, ‘‘HUD would 

continue to require that applicants 

submit their applications electronically 

through Grants.gov’’ (page 79548). Since 

publication of the FY2009 General 

Section, the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) has requested that 

agencies identify alternative methods of 

accepting grant applications, in order to 

ensure that assistance made available 

through the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009, (Pub. L. 111– 

5, enacted February 17, 2009) (the 

Recovery Act) can be effectively 

distributed with minimal disruptions. 

Based on this request, HUD has 

reviewed the application submission 

requirements outlined in the FY2009 

General Section and has determined it 

will allow additional methods for 

applicants to submit applications. 

Moreover, in order to provide HUD’s 

program offices the maximum flexibility 

regarding developing alternative 

methods of accepting grant applications, 

HUD has determined that application 

submission requirements will be stated 

in the individual program NOFAs that 

HUD will publish throughout FY2009. 

Potential applicants are, therefore, 

directed to rely on application 

submission instructions provided in the 

program NOFA for which they seek 

funding for information. Specifically, 

each program NOFA will establish 

deadline dates and times and advise 

whether applicants will be required to 

submit their applications electronically 

or in paper form. The NOFA will also 

establish receipt requirements, should it 

provide for the submission of paper 

applications. Accordingly, HUD is 

amending its FY2009 General Section 

by removing and reserving Section 

IV.C., entitled ‘‘Receipt Dates and 

Times,’’ beginning at page 79565, first 

column. 

Since the establishment of the 

application submission requirements in 

each program NOFA is a significant 

departure from HUD’s prior practice, 

HUD encourages applicants to carefully 

read the program NOFA for which they 

intend to apply. Questions regarding the 

submission of applications may be 

directed to the agency contacts 

identified in each program NOFA, with 

sufficient time to permit receipt of your 

application by the deadline date 

established in the NOFA. 

II. Amendment To Conform to Recent 

Executive Order 

HUD’s FY2009 General Section 

required compliance with Executive 

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Order 13202, entitled ‘‘Preservation of 

Open Competition and Government 

Neutrality Towards Government 

Contractors’ Labor Relations on Federal 

and Federally Funded Construction 

Projects.’’ Specifically, section III.C.4.k. 

at page 79553, third column, provided 

that, ‘‘[c]ompliance with HUD 

regulations at 24 CFR 5.108 that 

implement Executive Order 13202 is a 

condition of receipt of assistance under 

a HUD program NOFA.’’ 

Since publication of the FY2009 

General Section, the President issued 

Executive Order 13502, entitled ‘‘Use of 

Project Labor Agreements for Federal 

Construction Projects.’’ Executive Order 

13502 specifically revokes Executive 

Order 13202. As a result of issuance of 

this Executive Order, the provision in 

HUD’s regulations at 24 CFR 5.108 is no 

longer effective, and compliance with 

these regulations is no longer a 

condition of assistance. Accordingly, 

the provision on project labor 

agreements in the December 29, 2009, 

General Section is not applicable to 

HUD’s FY2009 funding. HUD is, 

therefore, amending its FY2009 General 

Section by removing and reserving 

section III.C.4.k. at page 79553, third 

column. 

III. Change HUD’s Issuance of NOFAs 

Since 1989, HUD has notified the 

public regarding the availability of 

assistance through the publication of the 

NOFA in the Federal Register. Section 

233 of Division I, Title II of the Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 111– 

8, approved March 11, 2009) authorizes 

HUD, at its discretion, to make its 

NOFAs available on HUD’s official 

government Web site, http:// 

www.hud.gov, or on other appropriate 

government Web sites, as determined by 

HUD. For FY2009, HUD intends to post 

the complete NOFA on the HUD Web 

site. For assistance made available 

through the Recovery Act, HUD will 

post funding notices at http:// 

www.hud.gov/recovery/. For assistance 

made available through the Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009, HUD will 

post NOFAs at http://www.hud.gov/ 

offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm. 

HUD will also post a synopsis of all 

HUD competitive funding opportunities 

at http://www07.grants.gov/applicants/ 

find_grant_opportunities.jsp, along with 

a link to the appropriate HUD Web site. 

In addition, HUD will publish in the 

Federal Register a brief notice 

announcing the availability of NOFAs 

on the HUD Web site. By posting its 

NOFAs on the HUD Web site, HUD 

assistance should be available more 

quickly, and at an Internet location 

more familiar to the majority of the 

public. 

IV. Technical Corrections Regarding 

Registering With CCR 

Today’s publication also makes minor 

technical amendments to instructions 

regarding registering with CCR. Since 

publication of the FY2009 General 

Section, CCR has changed its log-in 

procedures from the use of a Trading 

Partner Identification Number (TPIN) to 

the use of a USER ID and Password. 

Additionally, CCR has changed the 

telephone number and hours of 

operation of its Assistance Center. These 

corrections were made to ensure that 

applicants have updated information 

when registering with CCR. 

Corrections 

1. On page 79556, section IV.B.3.e., 

third column, HUD is correcting this 

section, to read as follows: 

e. Trading Partner Identification Number 

(TPIN). A TPIN is a password that is used to 

access the applicant organization’s Central 

Contractor Registration (CCR) data. 

Organizations that become active in CCR are 

issued a TPIN (password) to access their 

record in order to make, or request, any 

changes or updates to their CCR registration. 

Because of the sensitivity of this data, CCR 

recommends that CCR registrants not 

disclose their TPIN to anyone under any 

circumstances. CCR is changing from use of 

a TPIN to use of a USER ID and Password. 

CCR is notifying registrants of this change 

one month prior to their current registration 

expiration date and providing guidance. CCR 

registrants who are registering for the first 

time, or who are updating their registration 

information, will be required to create a 

USER ID and Password. Please review the 

User Account Guide and Frequently Asked 

Questions (FAQs) found at www.ccr.gov. 

2. On page 79557, section IV.B.4.b.(2), 

second column, HUD is correcting the 

sixth sentence, to read as follows: 

If you need assistance with the CCR 

registration process, you can contact the CCR 

Assistance Center, Monday–Friday (except 

for Federal holidays), from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

eastern time, at 888–227–2423 or 269–961– 

5757. 

Dated: April 7, 2009. 

Shaun Donovan, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Request for Nominations of Members 

To Serve on the Bureau of Indian 

Education Advisory Board for 

Exceptional Children 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Education, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act, as amended by Public Law 108–446 

(IDEA of 2004), the Bureau of Indian 

Education (BIE) requests nominations of 

individuals to serve on the Advisory 

Board for Exceptional Children 

(Advisory Board). The BIE will consider 

nominations received in response to this 

Request for Nominations, as well as 

other sources. The SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for this notice 

provides committee and membership 

criteria. 

DATES: Nomination applications must be 

received on or before May 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit nomination 

applications to Gloria Yepa, Supervisory 

Education Specialist, Bureau of Indian 

Education, Albuquerque Service Center, 

Division of Performance and 

Accountability, P.O. Box 1088, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103–1088; 

telephone 505–563–5264. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gloria Yepa, Supervisory Education 

Specialist, at the above listed address; 

telephone 505–563–5264. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Board was established in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463. The 

following provides information about 

the Advisory Board, the membership 

and the nomination process. 

Objective and Duties 

(a) Members of the Advisory Board 

will provide guidance, advice and 

recommendations with respect to 

special education and related services 

for children with disabilities in BIEfunded schools in accordance with the 

requirements of IDEA of 2004. 

(b) The Advisory Board will: 

(1) Provide advice and 

recommendations for the coordination 

of services within the BIE and with 

other local, State and Federal agencies. 

(2) Provide advice and 

recommendations on a broad range of 

policy issues dealing with the provision 

of educational services to American 

Indian children with disabilities. 

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