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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Tue, Dec 12 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 1432 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. Title XIV of the Act, referred to as the Services Acquisition Report Act of 2003 (SARA), amended section 8002(d) of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of
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1994 (FASA) to expressly authorize the use of timeandmaterials (T&M) and laborhour (LH) contracts for certain commercial services under specified conditions.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Tue, Dec 12 2006 11:00:00 GMT

This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 200515. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is available via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Tue, Dec 12 2006 11:00:00 GMT

This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of rules appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 200515 which amend the FAR. An asterisk (*) next to a rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared. Interested parties may obtain further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 200515 which precedes this document. These documents are also available via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Laurieann Duarte, FAR Secretariat, (202) 5014225. For clarification of content, contact

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Tue, Dec 12 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Laguna Mountains Skipper

Tue, Dec 12 2006 11:00:00 GMT

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are designating critical habitat for the Laguna Mountains skipper (Pyrgus ruralis lagunae) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 6,242 acres (ac) (2,525 hectares (ha)) fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. The critical habitat is located in San Diego County, California, on lands under Federal (3,516 ac (1,423 ha)), State (381 ac (154 ha)), and private (2,345 ac (948 ha)) ownership.

Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Regulations

Tue, Dec 12 2006 11:00:00 GMT

This final rule implements the provision of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 that gives the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to promulgate regulations for the operation and administration of the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), thereby making it a permanent program rather than a competitive grant. The purposes of the SFMNP are to provide resources in the form of fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs from farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs to lowincome seniors; to increase the domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding or aiding in the expansion of domestic farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs; and to develop or aid in the development of new and additional farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs.

Use of Census Data in the IHBG Program

Tue, Dec 12 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Senate Report 109-109, which accompanied HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 appropriations act, provides for HUD to reassess through notice and comment rulemaking its use of multirace data in the computation of the Need component of the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program allocation formula. Through the IHBG program, HUD provides Federal housing assistance to Indian tribes in a manner that recognizes the right of Indian selfdetermination and tribal self government. Consistent with the language of Senate Report 109109, this notice solicits public comment on HUD's use of multirace data in the computation of the IHBG program allocation formula. Following HUD's review and consideration of the comments received, HUD may proceed with additional rulemaking as necessary.

Tue, Dec 12 2006 11:00:00 GMT

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The President
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Memorandum of December 8, 2006

Designation of Officers of the Department of Justice
Memorandum for the Attorney General
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., I hereby order that: Section 1. Order of Succession. During any period when the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, the Associate Attorney General, and the officers designated by the Attorney General pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 508 to act as Attorney General have died, resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of Attorney General, the following officers of the Department of Justice, in the order listed, shall perform the functions and duties of the office of Attorney General, if they are eligible to act as Attorney General under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, until such time as at least one of the officers mentioned above is able to perform the functions and duties of the office of Attorney General:
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; and United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas.
Sec. 2. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 1 in an acting capacity, by virtue of so serving, shall act as Attorney General pursuant to this memorandum.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this memorandum, the President retains discretion, to the extent permitted by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., to depart from this memorandum in designating an acting Attorney General.
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Sec. 3. The Memorandum for the Attorney General of March 19, 2002, entitled ``Designation of Officers of the Department of Justice,'' is hereby revoked.
Sec. 4. The Attorney General is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 8, 2006.
[FR Doc. 06-9691
Filed 12-11-06; 10:31 am]
Billing code 4410-19-M

Electronic Filing of Transfer Agent Forms

Tue, Dec 12 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') is adopting amendments to the rules and forms under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') to require that the forms filed with respect to transfer agent registration, annual reporting, and withdrawal from registration be filed with the Commission electronically. The forms will be filed on the Commission's EDGAR database in XML format and will be accessible to Commission staff and the public for search and retrieval. The amendments will improve the Commission's ability to utilize the information reported on the forms in performing its oversight function of transfer agent operations and to publicly disseminate the information on the forms.

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant Proposals: Open Competition Seeking: Professional

Tue, Dec 12 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Announcement Type: New Grant.

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/PE/C0701.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.415.

Key Dates:

Application Deadline: February 16, 2007.

Executive Summary: The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for grants that support exchanges and build relationships between U.S. non profit organizations and civil society and cultural groups in Africa, East Asia, Europe, the Near East, North Africa, South Central Asia and the Western Hemisphere. U.S. public and nonprofit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue code section 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) may submit proposals that support the goals of The Professional Exchanges and Cultural Program. Projects should promote mutual understanding and partnerships between key professional and cultural groups in the United States and counterpart groups in other countries through multiphased exchanges taking place over

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Dec 12 2006 11:00:00 GMT

December 6, 2006.

The Department of the Treasury has submitted the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 11000, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220. [[Page 74580]]