The CFR controls this, not the designee's handbook.
Let's get the whole story straight from the regs, shall we?
61.110 Night flying exceptions.
(a) Subject to the limitations of
paragraph (b) of this section, a
person is not required to comply with the
night flight training requirements of this subpart if the
person receives
flight training in and resides in the State of Alaska.
(b) A
person who receives
flight training in and resides in the State of Alaska but does not meet the
night flight training requirements of this section:
(1) May be issued a pilot certificate with a limitation “Night flying prohibited”; and
(2) Must comply with the appropriate
night flight training requirements of this subpart within the 12-calendar-month period after the issuance of the pilot certificate. At the end of that period, the certificate will become invalid for use until the
person complies with the appropriate
night training requirements of this subpart. The
person may have the “Night flying prohibited” limitation removed if the
person -
(i) Accomplishes the appropriate
night flight training requirements of this subpart; and
(ii) Presents to an
examiner a logbook or training record endorsement from an
authorized instructor that verifies accomplishment of the appropriate
night flight training requirements of this subpart.
(c) A
person who does not meet the
night flying requirements in
§ 61.109(d)(2), (i)(2), or (j)(2) may be issued a private pilot certificate with the limitation “Night flying prohibited.” This limitation may be removed by an
examiner if the holder complies with the requirements of
§ 61.109(d)(2), (i)(2), or (j)(2), as appropriate.
61.110 is "Night flying exceptions,"
not "Alaska night flying exceptions." Paragraphs (a) and (b) relate to Alaska. Paragraph (c) does not. The last paragraph is a general exception that isn't limited to any particular state.
