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the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Information Collection Requirement 

TSA is seeking to renew its OMB 

control number, 1652–0003, Aircraft 

Operator Security. TSA has 

implemented aircraft operator security 

standards at 49 CFR part 1544 which 

require each aircraft operator to which 

this part applies to adopt and 

implement a security program. As part 

of these security programs, affected 

aircraft operators are required to 

maintain and update, as necessary, 

records of compliance with the security 

program provisions outlined in 49 CFR 

part 1544. This regulation also requires 

affected aircraft operators to make their 

security programs and associated 

records available for inspection by TSA 

to ensure transportation security and 

regulatory compliance. Under this 

regulation, aircraft operators must 

ensure that flight crew members and 

employees with unescorted access 

authority or who perform screening 

functions (1) submit to a criminal 

history records check (CHRC); (2) 

conduct the CHRC; and (3) require the 

individual to provide identifying 

information, including fingerprints. The 

collection requirements associated with 

aircraft operator security programs 

remain critical in the aftermath of the 

terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. 

The current estimated annual reporting 

burden for approximately 66 respondent 

air carriers is 34,320 hours. 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on October 7, 

2008. 

Kurt Guyer, 

Acting Program Manager, Business 

Improvements and Communications,Office of 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. E8–24170 Filed 10–9–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2457–08; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 

2008–0036] 

RIN 1615–ZA74 

Revision of Effective Date for Direct 

Mail Program for Submitting Form N– 

400, Application for Naturalization; 

Withdrawal of Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, DHS. 

ACTION: Withdrawal of Notice. 

SUMMARY: On September 12, 2008, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(USCIS) published a notice in the 

Federal Register revising the Direct 

Mail Program for the filing of Form N– 

400, Application for Naturalization. The 

Notice announced that in certain 

instances Form N–400 would be filed at 

a USCIS lockbox facility rather than at 

the USCIS Service Center. The Notice 

was to take effect on October 14, 2008. 

USCIS has decided to delay 

implementation while technical issues 

are resolved. Accordingly, the Notice 

published on September 12, 2008, at 73 

FR 53034 is withdrawn. Applicants 

should continue to file their Form N– 

400 according to the instructions on the 

form. 

DATES: The Notice published on 

September 12, 2008, at 73 FR 53034 is 

withdrawn as of October 10, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Kathleen Stanley, Chief, Lockbox 

Operations Division, Office of the Chief 

Financial Officer, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts 

Avenue, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20529, Telephone (202) 272–1969. 

Background 

On September 12, 2008, USCIS 

published a Notice in the Federal 

Register at 73 FR 53034 that announced 

revisions to its Direct Mail Program so 

that certain filings of Form N–400, 

Application for Naturalization, would 

be filed at a designated lockbox facility 

instead of a USCIS Service Center. 

USCIS is delaying the implementation 

of this revision to the Direct Mail 

Program while technical issues are 

resolved. Until further notice, 

applicants should submit their Form N– 

400 according to the instructions on the 

form. The current filing instructions can 

also be viewed on the USCIS Web site 

at http://www.uscis.gov. 

When the technical issues are 

resolved, USCIS will publish a new 

Notice in the Federal Register to advise 

the public on the revisions to the filing 

instructions. 

The Federal Register Notice also 

announced that if you are the spouse of 

an active member of the Armed Forces, 

you should file your Form N–400 at the 

Nebraska Service Center (NSC), whether 

you are filing from within the U.S. or 

abroad. Although the Notice is 

withdrawn, active members of the 

Armed Forces should continue to file 

their Form N–400 at the NSC. This is 

consistent with the current instructions 

on the Form N–400. 

You can find general eligibility 

requirements for naturalization at our 

Web site (http://www.uscis.gov). You 

can also download ‘‘A Guide to 

Naturalization (Form M–476),’’ which 

provides information on the benefits 

and responsibilities of citizenship, an 

overview of the naturalization process, 

and eligibility requirements. 

October 3, 2008. 

Jonathan R. Scharfen, 

Acting Director, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services. 

[FR Doc. E8–24095 Filed 10–9–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5186–N–41] 

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities 

To Assist the Homeless 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies 

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and 

surplus Federal property reviewed by 

HUD for suitability for possible use to 

assist the homeless. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 10, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington, 

DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; 

TTY number for the hearing- and 

speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these 

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or 

call the toll-free Title V information line 

at 800–927–7588. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the December 12, 1988 

court order in National Coalition for the 

Homeless v. Veterans Administration, 

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD 

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, 

identifying unutilized, underutilized, 

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excess and surplus Federal buildings 

and real property that HUD has 

reviewed for suitability for use to assist 

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the 

purpose of announcing that no 

additional properties have been 

determined suitable or unsuitable this 

week. 

Dated: October 2, 2008. 

Mark R. Johnston, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. 

[FR Doc. E8–23786 Filed 10–9–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5218–N–01] 

Notice of Funding Availability for the 

Section 202 Demonstration PreDevelopment Grant Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

Overview Information 

A. Federal Agency Name: Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

Office of Housing. 

B. Funding Opportunity Title: Section 

202 Demonstration Pre-Development 

Grant Program. 

C. Announcement Type: Initial 

announcement. 

D. Funding Opportunity Number: The 

OMB approval number for this NOFA is 

2502–0267. The Federal Register 

number is FR–5218–N–01. 

E. Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number(s): 14.157, 

Section 202 Demonstration PreDevelopment Grant Program. 

F. Dates: The application deadline 

date is: December 16, 2008. All 

applications must be received and 

validated by Grants.gov no later than 

11:59:59 pm Eastern Time on the 

application deadline date. Refer to the 

General Section of the SuperNOFA 

published on March 19, 2008 (72 FR 

14882) (General Section), the FY2008 

SuperNOFA published on May 12, 2008 

(72 FR 27032) (SuperNOFA) and the 

Notice of HUD’s FY2008 SuperNOFA 

for HUD’s Discretionary Programs; 

Correction for Section 202 and Section 

811 Programs published on June 9, 2008 

(72 FR 32592) (SuperNOFA 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) and 

Section IV of this Program NOFA for 

further information about application, 

submission, and timely receipt 

requirements. 

G. Additional Overview Content 

Information: Applicants must be 

registered to apply on line at Grants.gov 

to submit an application. Private 

nonprofit organizations and nonprofit 

consumer cooperatives interested in 

applying for funding under this 

program, in addition to this Program 

Section, should carefully review the 

General Section, the SuperNOFA, and 

the SuperNOFA SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION, and the information 

detailed in this Program NOFA, which 

covers the registration, submission, 

timely receipt, and additional 

requirements for this funding 

opportunity. Applicants are advised to 

start the registration process 

immediately upon publication of this 

NOFA. Registration can take several 

weeks to complete. 

Full Text Of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Program Description. The purpose 

of this Demonstration Pre-Development 

Grant program is to assist Sponsors of 

projects that receive Fund Reservation 

Awards pursuant to the FY2008 

SuperNOFA for the Section 202 

Supportive Housing for the Elderly 

program by providing pre-development 

grant funding for architectural and 

engineering work, site control, and other 

planning related expenses that are 

eligible for funding under the Section 

202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 

program. Subsequent to providing predevelopment grant funding to the 

selected applicants, HUD will assess the 

impact of the availability of such 

funding on the ability of project 

Sponsors to expedite the development 

processing of projects from Section 202 

Fund Reservation to Initial Closing 

within 18 months. 

HUD is aware of the complexities of 

developing Section 202 projects and 

understands that a lack of predevelopment funding may be a 

contributing factor in many instances 

where project Sponsors are not able to 

move their approved projects from Fund 

Reservation award to Initial Closing 

within the required 18-month time 

frame. Funding under this program is 

not intended to duplicate Section 202 

Capital Advance funding, but rather to 

provide a source of funding for predevelopment costs that would otherwise 

not be reimbursable until Initial Closing 

or would be payable from eligible 

funding resources secured outside of 

Section 202 Capital Advance funding. 

B. Authority. The Section 202 

Demonstration Pre-Development 

program is authorized by the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 

(Pub. L. 110–161; approved December 

26, 2007). 

II. Award Information 

A. Funding Available. The 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 

(Pub. L. 110–161; approved December 

26, 2007), authorized approximately 

$20,000,000 for pre-development grants 

to private nonprofit organizations and 

consumer cooperatives in connection 

with the development of housing under 

the Section 202 Supportive Housing for 

the Elderly program. 

B. Funding Process. HUD will only 

make offers to fully fund as many 

applications as possible from the $20 

million allocated for Sponsors that 

receive Section 202 Fund Reservations 

pursuant to the FY2008 SuperNOFA. 

Applicants selected for funding under 

the FY2008 Section 202 Supportive 

Housing for the Elderly NOFA are not 

guaranteed funding under this 

demonstration program. 

C. Maximum Grant Award. The 

maximum grant amount per single 

application is $400,000. However, no 

more than $800,000 may be awarded to 

a single entity or its affiliated 

organizations. The amount of funding 

requested must be within the maximum 

grant award amounts or the application 

will not receive funding consideration. 

D. Reduction of Requested Grant 

Amount. HUD may make an award in an 

amount less than requested, if: 

1. HUD determines that any of the 

proposed pre-development activities are 

ineligible for funding under the Section 

202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 

program; 

2. HUD determines that an eligible 

applicant has not been able to provide 

sufficient evidence to support the 

proposed cost of an eligible predevelopment item or activity; 

3. HUD determines that a reduced 

grant would prevent duplicative federal 

funding; or 

4. HUD determines that proposed 

costs for pre-development activities are 

not based on comparable costs for 

eligible items and activities in the 

applicant’s community. HUD field office 

staff will review proposed costs in 

accordance with customary and 

reasonable costs for such items within 

the geographical jurisdiction of the 

respective Multifamily Hub and/or 

Multifamily Program Center Office. If 

requested by HUD, eligible applicants 

must provide supportable evidence of 

comparable costs for proposed 

activities. 

E. Term of Funded Activities. The 

grant term is 18 months from the date 

of the Section 202 Supportive Housing 

for the Elderly Agreement Letter to 

Initial Closing. Funds not expended by 

the end of the grant term are subject to 

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