44770 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 167 / Monday, August 31, 2009 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

48 CFR Part 2409 

[Docket No. FR–5098–C–03] 

RIN 2535–AA28 

HUD Acquisition Regulation (HUDAR) 

Debarment and Suspension 

Procedures; Correcting Amendment 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD. 

ACTION: Correcting amendment. 

SUMMARY: This document amends 

HUD’s regulations on debarment, 

suspension and ineligibility to correct 

cross-references to reflect changes made 

in previous rulemakings. A final rule, 

which was published on October 29, 

2007, amended HUD’s Acquisition 

Regulation (HUDAR), codified at title 48 

of the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR), to include the debarment and 

suspension procedures specifically 

applicable to HUD’s procurement 

contracts. Subsequent to the October 

2007 final rule, HUD issued regulations 

that moved HUD’s debarment and 

suspension regulations from 24 CFR 

part 24 to 2 CFR part 2424. At that time, 

HUD also adopted, by cross-reference, 

the governmentwide debarment and 

suspension regulations at 2 CFR part 

180. 

This correcting amendment revises 

the HUDAR at 48 CFR 2409.7001 to 

refer to the debarment and suspension 

regulations now located at 2 CFR parts 

2424 and 180. 

DATES: Effective Date: This correcting 

amendment is effective as of August 31, 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dane Narode, Associate General 

Counsel for Program Enforcement, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 1250 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., Suite 200, Washington DC 20024– 

0500; telephone number 202–708–2350 

(this is not a toll-free number). Hearingor speech-impaired individuals may 

access the telephone number listed 

above by calling the toll-free Federal 

Information Relay Service at 800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 27, 2007, HUD published a 

final rule titled ‘‘Implementation of 

OMB Guidance on Nonprocurement 

Debarment and Suspension’’ (72 FR 

73487). The December 27, 2007, final 

rule moved HUD’s debarment and 

suspension regulations from 24 CFR 

part 24 to 2 CFR part 2424 effective 

January 28, 2008, consistent with 

directions of the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) to all federal 

agencies to relocate agency-specific 

debarment and suspension regulations 

to a new title 2 of the CFR. The 

December 27, 2007, final rule also 

adopted the OMB governmentwide 

guidance on nonprocurement 

debarment and suspension, codified in 

2 CFR part 180, along with HUDspecific amendments, including several 

conforming amendments throughout 

HUD’s regulations. Many of these 

changes were revisions to crossreferences required by the fact that 

many HUD regulations referred to 

HUD’s debarment and suspension 

regulations, formerly codified at 24 CFR 

part 24, and these regulations needed 

updating to refer to 2 CFR part 2424. 

Specifically, HUD’s acquisition 

regulation at 48 CFR 2409.7001 contains 

HUD’s regulation on debarment and 

suspension but cross-references HUD’s 

former nonprocurement debarment 

regulations at 24 CFR part 24, and states 

that, notwithstanding language to the 

contrary at former 24 CFR 24.220(a)(1), 

the nonprocurement regulations at 24 

CFR part 24 also apply to HUD’s 

debarment and suspensions in the realm 

of procurement acquisition. 

Accordingly, this correcting 

amendment revises the cross-reference 

to 24 CFR part 24 to cross-reference 

those regulations in their current 

location, 2 CFR parts 180 and 2424. This 

change does not change the substantive 

meaning or impact of any of HUD’s 

regulations, but solely corrects an 

incorrect cross-reference. A member of 

the public relying on the cross-reference 

in 48 CFR 2409.7001 would still be 

directed to the correct regulations, as 24 

CFR part 24 now reads, in its entirety, 

‘‘The policies, procedures, and 

requirements for debarment, 

suspension, and limited denial of 

participation are set forth in 2 CFR part 

2424.’’ Part 2424, in turn, refers to part 

180. While the meaning is the same, 

correcting this cross-reference is 

obviously more convenient for the 

public. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 2409 

Government procurement. 

■ Accordingly, for the reasons described 

in the preamble, 48 CFR part 2409 is 

corrected by making the following 

correcting amendment: 

PART 2409—CONTRACTOR 

QUALIFICATIONS 

1. The authority citation continues to 

read as follows: 

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 42 U.S.C. 

3535(d). 

Subpart 2409.70—Debarment, 

Suspension, and Ineligibility 

■ 2. Revise § 2409.7001 to read as 

follows: 

2409.7001 HUD regulations on debarment, 

suspension, and ineligibility. 

HUD’s policies and procedures 

concerning debarment and suspension 

are contained in 2 CFR parts 180 and 

2424 and, notwithstanding 2 CFR 

180.220(a)(1), apply to procurement 

contracts. 

Dated: August 20, 2009. 

Shaun Donovan, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–20833 Filed 8–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 300 

[Docket No. 0907301169–91204–01] 

RIN 0648–AY02 

Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon 

Fisheries; Notification of Inseason 

Orders; Correction 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction 

SUMMARY: NMFS publishes Fraser River 

salmon inseason orders to regulate 

salmon fisheries in U.S. waters. NMFS 

maintains a telephone hotline to notify 

the public of these inseason orders. The 

telephone number for the hotline that is 

specified in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) is obsolete. This 

action corrects the language in the CFR 

to remove that number and specify that 

the correct telephone number for the 

hotline is included in the annual 

management measures for West Coast 

Salmon Fisheries, published in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Effective August 31, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Busby at 206–526–4323. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 50 CFR 

part 300, subpart F—Fraser River 

Sockeye and Pink Salmon Fisheries, 

implements the Pacific Salmon Treaty 

Act of 1985. Section 300.97 authorizes 

the Secretary of Commerce to issue 

orders that establish fishing times and 

areas consistent with the annual Pacific 

Salmon Commission regime and 


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