March 13, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Justice (``DOJ'' or ``the Department'') is removing its regulations implementing the government-wide common rule on nonprocurement debarment and suspension, currently located within Part 67 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and adopting the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) guidance at Title 2 of the CFR. This regulatory action implements the OMB's initiative to streamline and consolidate all federal regulations on nonprocurement debarment and suspension into one part of the CFR. These changes constitute an administrative simplification that would make no substantive change in DOJ policy or procedures for nonprocurement debarment and suspension.

On January 18, 2007, HUD published its Notice of FY2007 Notice of Funding Availability Policy Requirements and General Section to the SuperNOFA (General Section). HUD published the General Section of the FY2007 SuperNOFA in advance of the individual NOFAs to give prospective applicants sufficient time to begin preparing their applications, and to register early with Grants.gov in order to facilitate their application submission process. Today's publication contains the 38 funding opportunities or program NOFAs that constitute HUD's FY2007 SuperNOFA. In addition, today's publication provides a revised listing of programs contained in the FY2007 SuperNOFA and corrects two items contained in the General Section published on January 18, 2007.

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the B season allowance of the 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock for Statistical Area 610 of the GOA.

This document proposes adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Eurocopter France (ECF) model helicopters. This proposal would require, within the next 30 days, modifying the collective hold-down strap (strap) and thereafter inspecting it at specified intervals to ensure the rubber grommet is resting against the console or replacing the strap with an ECF designed strap that has a torsional spring at the lower end of the strap. This proposal is prompted by reports of two accidents occurring while the pilots were performing an autorotation. The pilots were unable to arrest the descent of the helicopter using collective blade pitch due to the collective stick locking in the down position when the collective was lowered during the maneuver. The actions specified by this proposed AD are intended to prevent inadvertent locking of a collective stick in flight and the flight crew not being aware of the locked condition leading to a subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Alliance, NE.

The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of the RTCA Program Management Committee.

The Department announces adjusted income eligibility guidelines to be used by State agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC). These income eligibility guidelines are to be used in conjunction with the WIC Regulations.