To be fair, Irv, they didn't ignore it - they made a genuine human mistake in using 'ballonist' validity requirements. But once the error is made, it takes a lot longer to fix!
This time the CAA are determined that it won't go to press until the NPPL P&SC has confirmed that what has been drafted by the CAA is what the Committee has agreed to. That's why the last meeting had to be delayed a couple of weeks - to get the document through 'legal' and back to FCL in time to be debated fully.