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pertinent, related to the insurance of 

stonefruit. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 27, 

2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Claire White, Economist, Product 

Management, Product Administration 

and Standards Division, Risk 

Management Agency, United States 

Department of Agriculture, Beacon 

Facility, Stop 0812, Room 421, PO Box 

419205, Kansas City, MO 64141–6205, 

telephone (816) 926–7730. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The final regulation that is the subject 

of this correction revised the Stonefruit 

Crop Insurance Regulations that 

published July 29, 2010 (75 FR 44709– 

44718). 

Need for Correction 

As published, the final regulation 

contained an error which may prove to 

be misleading. The amendatory 

instruction published on page 44717 of 

the Federal Register contained language 

specific to redesignating section 3(c) as 

3(d) and revising redesignated section 

3(c) in the Stonefruit Crop Insurance 

Provisions. However, redesignated 

section 3(d) was not revised. Therefore, 

reference to revising redesignated 

section 3(d) on page 44717 is not 

needed. 

In FR Doc. 10–18359 appearing on 

page 44717 in the issue published 

Thursday, July 29, 2010, the following 

correction is made: 

§ 457.157 [Corrected] 

1. On page 44717, in the first and 

second columns, remove amendatory 

instruction 3.l and redesignate 

amendatory instructions 3.m through 

3.x as 3.l through 3.w. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

16, 2010. 

Barbara Leach, 

Acting Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23886 Filed 9–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

7 CFR Part 3430 

RIN 0524–AA60 

Competitive and Noncompetitive NonFormula Federal Assistance 

Programs—Specific Administrative 

Provisions for the New Era Rural 

Technology Competitive Grants 

Program 

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of Food 

and Agriculture (NIFA) is publishing a 

set of specific administrative 

requirements for the New Era Rural 

Technology Competitive Grants Program 

(RTP) to supplement the Competitive 

and Noncompetitive Non-formula 

Federal Assistance Programs—General 

Award Administrative Provisions for 

this program. 

DATES: This rule is effective on 

September 27, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg 

Smith, National Program Leader, Higher 

Education Programs, Science and 

Education Resources Development; 

Voice: 202–720–2067; E-mail: 

gsmith@nifa.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Summary 

On September 4, 2009, NIFA 

published an interim rule (74 FR 45972, 

September 4, 2009) to implement the 

Competitive and Noncompetitive 

Formula Federal Assistance Program— 

Specific Administrative Provisions for 

the New Era Rural Technology 

Competitive Grants Program. In the 

interim rule, NIFA invited comments 

which were due to the agency by 

January 4, 2010. We did not receive any 

comments. The only change to the rule 

is to clarify the definition on the type of 

organization that is eligible to apply 

under ‘‘Advanced Technological Center’’ 

(see Sec. 3430.902 Definitions). Most 

‘‘Advanced Technological Centers’’ are 

postsecondary, degree-granting 

academic institutions. They are another 

name for community or junior colleges 

with a specific academic focus in 

paraprofessional or trade areas such as 

electronic, mechanical, civil, and 

engineering technology. Also, these 

Advanced Technological Centers confer 

an associate degree or certificate of 

completion following successful 

completion of an academic curriculum 

sanctioned by an independent 

accreditation governing body. 

Some prospective applicants, who are 

not affiliated with a postsecondary, 

degree-granting academic institution, 

but are, instead, private businesses, do 

not offer an academic degree and are not 

sanctioned by an independent 

accreditation governing body. 

Accordingly, NIFA is not able to 

determine whether the commercial, forprofit interests of these private 

businesses are aligned with the 

following two New Era rural 

Technology program goals: 

1. To increase the number of students 

encouraged to pursue and complete a 

two (2) year postsecondary degree, or a 

certificate of completion, within an 

occupational focus of this grant 

program; and 

2. To assist rural communities by 

helping students achieve their career 

goals to develop a viable workforce for 

bioenergy, pulp and paper 

manufacturing, or agriculture-based 

renewable energy. 

By including the terms postsecondary, 

degree-granting academic institution to 

the eligible applicant definition, 

applicants are more inclined to follow 

the original intent of Congress in 

providing academic coursework and 

training in technology development and 

applied research to help ensure 

workforce opportunities critical to rural 

communities. 

Authority 

Section 1405 of the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

Teaching Policy Act (NARETPA) of 

1997, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3121) 

designates the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) as the lead Federal 

agency for agriculture research, 

extension and teaching in the food and 

agricultural sciences. Section 1473E of 

NARETPA (7 U.S.C. 3319e), as 

amended, requires the establishment of 

a program to be known as the New Era 

Rural Technology Competitive Grants 

Program (RTP), which NIFA 

administers. 

In carrying out the program, the 

Secretary is authorized to make 

competitive grants to support the fields 

of (i) bioenergy, (ii) pulp and paper 

manufacturing, and (iii) agriculturebased renewable energy resources, in 

order to help ensure workforce 

opportunities critical to rural 

communities. RTP will make grants 

available to community college(s) and/ 

or advanced technology center(s), 

located in rural areas, for technology 

development, applied research, and/or 

training. 

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For fiscal year (FY) 2010, $850,000 

has been made available for the RTP, 

including administrative costs. 

Organization of 7 CFR Part 3430 

A primary function of NIFA is the 

fair, effective, and efficient 

administration of Federal assistance 

programs implementing agricultural 

research, education, and extension 

programs. As noted above, NIFA has 

been delegated the authority to 

administer this program and will be 

issuing Federal assistance awards for 

funding made available for this 

program; and thus, awards made under 

this authority will be subject to the 

Agency’s assistance regulations at 7 CFR 

part 3430, Competitive and 

Noncompetitive Non-formula Federal 

Assistance Programs—General Award 

Administrative Provisions. The 

Agency’s development and publication 

of these regulations for its non-formula 

Federal assistance programs serve to 

enhance its accountability and to 

standardize procedures across the 

Federal assistance programs it 

administers while providing 

transparency to the public. NIFA 

published 7 CFR part 3430 with 

subparts A through F as an interim rule 

on August 1, 2008 [73 FR 44897–44909], 

and adopted as a final rule September 

4, 2009 [74 FR 45736–45752]. These 

regulations apply to all Federal 

assistance programs administered by 

NIFA except for the formula grant 

programs identified in 7 CFR 3430.1(f), 

the Small Business Innovation Research 

programs with implementing 

regulations at 7 CFR part 3403, and the 

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment 

Program (VMLRP) authorized under 

section 1415A of the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

Teaching Policy Act of 1977 

(NARETPA) with implementing 

regulations at 7 CFR 3431. 

NIFA organized the regulation as 

follows: Subparts A through E provide 

administrative provisions for all 

competitive and noncompetitive nonformula Federal assistance awards. 

Subparts F and thereafter apply to 

specific NIFA programs. 

NIFA is, to the extent practical, using 

the following subpart template for each 

program authority: (1) Applicability of 

regulations, (2) purpose, (3) definitions 

(those in addition to or different from 

Sec. 3430.2), (4) eligibility, (5) project 

types and priorities, (6) funding 

restrictions (including indirect costs), 

and (7) matching requirements. 

Subparts F and thereafter contain the 

above seven components in this order. 

Additional sections may be added for a 

specific program if there are additional 

requirements or a need for additional 

rules for the program (e.g., additional 

reporting requirements). Through this 

rulemaking, NIFA is adding subpart M 

for the administrative provisions that 

are specific to the RTP. 

II. Administrative Requirements for the 

Proposed Rulemaking Executive Order 

12866 

This action has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866, and therefore, has not 

been reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

final rule will not create a serious 

inconsistency or otherwise interfere 

with an action taken or planned by 

another agency; nor will it materially 

alter the budgetary impact of 

entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan 

programs; nor will it have an annual 

effect on the economy of $100 million 

or more; nor will it adversely affect the 

economy, a sector of the economy, 

productivity, competition, jobs, the 

environment, public health or safety, or 

State, local or Tribal governments or 

communities in a material way. 

Furthermore, it does not raise a novel 

legal or policy issue arising out of legal 

mandates, the President’s priorities or 

principles set forth in the Executive 

Order. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 

This final rule has been reviewed in 

accordance with The Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended by 

the Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 

U.S.C. 601–612. The Department 

concluded that the rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The rule does not involve regulatory 

and informational requirements 

regarding businesses, organizations, and 

governmental jurisdictions subject to 

regulation. 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

The Department certifies that this 

final rule has been assessed in 

accordance with the requirements of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq. (PRA). The Department 

concludes that this final rule does not 

impose any new information 

requirements; however, the burden 

estimates will increase for existing 

approved information collections 

associated with this rule due to 

additional applicants. These estimates 

will be provided to OMB. In addition to 

the SF–424 form families (i.e., Research 

and Related and Mandatory), and SF– 

425, Federal Financial Report; NIFA has 

three currently approved OMB 

information collections associated with 

this rulemaking: OMB Information 

Collection No. 0524–0042, NIFA 

Current Research Information System 

(CRIS); No. 0524–0041, NIFA 

Application Review Process; and No. 

0524–0026, Organizational Information. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

This final regulation applies to the 

Federal assistance program 

administered by NIFA under the Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 

No. 10.314, New Era Rural Technology 

Competitive Grants Program. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

and Executive Order 13132 

The Department has reviewed this 

final rule in accordance with the 

requirements of Executive Order No. 

13132 and the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1501 et 

seq., and has found no potential or 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. As there is no 

Federal mandate contained herein that 

could result in increased expenditures 

by State, local, or Tribal governments, or 

by the private sector, the Department 

has not prepared a budgetary impact 

statement. 

Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

The Department has reviewed this 

final rule in accordance with Executive 

Order 13175, and has determined that it 

does not have ‘‘Tribal implications.’’ The 

final rule does not ‘‘have substantial 

direct effects on one or more Indian 

Tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian Tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian Tribes.’’ 

Clarity of This Regulation 

Executive Order 12866 and the 

President’s Memorandum of June 1, 

1998, require each agency to write all 

rules in plain language. The Department 

invites comments on how to make this 

final rule easier to understand. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 3430 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Agricultural research, 

Education, Extension, Federal 

assistance. 

■ Accordingly, the interim rule 

amending 7 CFR part 3430 which was 

published at 74 FR 45972 on September 

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4, 2009, is adopted as a final rule with 

the following change: 

PART 3430—COMPETITIVE AND 

NONCOMPETITIVE NON-FORMULA 

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS— 

GENERAL AWARD ADMINISTRATIVE 

PROVSIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 3430 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 3316; Pub. L. 106–107 

(31 U.S.C. 6101 note). 

■ 2. In § 3430.902, revise the definition 

of ‘‘Advanced Technological Center’’ to 

read as follows: 

§ 3430.902 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

Advanced Technological Center refers 

to a post-secondary, degree-granting 

institution that provides students with 

technology-based education and 

training, preparing them to work as 

technicians or at the semi-professional 

level, and aiding in the development of 

an agriculture-based renewable energy 

workforce. For this program, such 

Centers must be located within a rural 

area. 

* * * * * 

Done in Washington, DC, September 17, 

2010. 

Roger N. Beachy, 

Director, National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23883 Filed 9–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–22–P 

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

12 CFR Parts 604, 607, 612, 614, 615, 

618, and 627 

RIN 3052–AC63 

Farm Credit Administration Board 

Meetings; Assessment and 

Apportionment of Administrative 

Expenses; Standards of Conduct and 

Referral of Known or Suspected 

Criminal Violations; Loan Policies and 

Operations; Funding and Fiscal 

Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, 

and Funding Operations; General 

Provisions; and Title IV Conservators, 

Receivers, and Voluntary Liquidations; 

Technical Changes 

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of effective date. 

SUMMARY: The Farm Credit 

Administration (FCA or Agency), 

through the FCA Board (Board), issued 

a direct final rule with opportunity for 

comment on June 24, 2010, amending 

our regulations to eliminate 

unnecessary, redundant or outdated 

regulations, to correct cross-reference 

errors, and to clarify the intent of a 

regulatory provision. The opportunity 

for comment expired on July 26, 2010. 

The FCA received no comments and 

therefore, the direct final rule becomes 

effective without change. In accordance 

with 12 U.S.C. 2252, the effective date 

of the direct final rule is 30 days from 

the date of publication in the Federal 

Register during which either or both 

Houses of Congress are in session. Based 

on the records of the sessions of 

Congress, the effective date of the 

regulations is September 20, 2010. 

DATES: Effective Date: Under the 

authority of 12 U.S.C. 2252, the 

regulation amending 12 CFR parts 604, 

607, 612, 614, 615, 618, and 627 

published on June 24, 2010 (75 FR 

35966) is effective September 20, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jacqueline R. Melvin, Policy Analyst, 

Office of Regulatory Policy, Farm 

Credit Administration, McLean, 

Virginia 22102–5090, (703) 883–4498, 

TTY (703) 883–4434, 

or 

Mary Alice Donner, Senior Attorney, 

Office of General Counsel, Farm 

Credit Administration, McLean, 

Virginia 22102–5090, (703) 883–4020, 

TTY (703) 883–4020. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Farm 

Credit Administration (FCA or Agency), 

through the FCA Board (Board), issued 

a direct final rule with opportunity for 

comment under parts 604, 607, 612, 

614, 615, 618, and 627 on June 24, 2010 

(75 FR 35966) amending our regulations 

to eliminate unnecessary, redundant or 

outdated regulations, to correct crossreference errors, and to clarify the intent 

of a regulatory provision. The 

opportunity for comment expired on 

July 26, 2010. The FCA received no 

comments and therefore, the direct final 

rule becomes effective without change. 

In accordance with 12 U.S.C. 2252, the 

effective date of the direct final rule is 

30 days from the date of publication in 

the Federal Register during which 

either or both Houses of Congress are in 

session. 

The direct final rule carries out the 

FCA Board’s commitment to the 

principles contained in the Board’s 

Policy Statement on Regulatory 

Philosophy, which includes the 

elimination of outdated regulations and 

technical amendments to ensure that 

regulations are accurate. In furtherance 

of that objective, the June 24, 2010, rule 

makes a number of technical changes to 

the agency’s regulations. 

(12 U.S.C. 2252(a)(9) and (10)) 

Dated: September 20, 2010. 

Roland E. Smith, 

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23976 Filed 9–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–21624; Directorate 

Identifier 2005–NE–17–AD; Amendment 39– 

16439; AD 2010–20–05] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Turbome ́ca 

S.A. ARRIEL 2B Turboshaft Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an 

existing airworthiness directive (AD) for 

Turbome ́ca S.A. ARRIEL 2B turboshaft 

engines. That AD currently requires 

initial and repetitive inspections, 

cleaning, lubrication, and checks for 

proper operation of the hydromechanical unit (HMU) acceleration 

controller axle except on engines that 

incorporate modification TU 132. That 

AD also provides an optional 

terminating action for the repetitive 

inspections. This AD requires the same 

actions, but expands the applicability to 

include all engines that do not 

incorporate modification TU 149. This 

AD results from reports of engines with 

modification TU 132 incorporated 

experiencing stuck controller axles in 

the metering valve body. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent loss of control of 

engine fuel flow in manual control 

mode or mixed control mode, which can 

lead to engine overspeed, and in-flight 

engine shutdown resulting in a forced 

autorotation landing or accident. 

DATES: Effective October 12, 2010. The 

Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of October 12, 2010. 

We must receive any comments on 

this AD by October 27, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to comment on this AD. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

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