Open Meeting of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board (the PERAB), 53323-53324 [E9-25038]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 199 / Friday, October 16, 2009 / Notices verified, the valve(s) should be closed and secured, as appropriate. 3. ensure that the tank has its bottom outlet cap off, or outlet plug open, during the entire time the tank is being loaded. 4. ensure that bottom outlet auxiliary valve(s) (if a tank car is so equipped) is open during the entire time the tank is being loaded. 5. ensure that after loading, a tank with a bottom outlet valve that permits more than a dropping of the liquid contents of the car with the outlet cap off, or the outlet cap plug open, is not offered for transportation until proper repairs have been made. jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES 2. Unloading a Railroad Tank Car Equipped With a Bottom Outlet Valve or Valves Persons responsible for unloading a tank car equipped with a bottom outlet valve or valves should: 6. confirm that the bottom outlet valve is closed before loosening the bottom outlet cap or plug. If it cannot be confirmed that the bottom outlet valve is closed, the valve cap or plug should not be removed. Instead, the tank car should be unloaded through the fittings on top of the car, and corrective action taken to repair the bottom outlet valve. 7. ensure that during the unloading process, if leakage shows upon starting the removal of the bottom outlet cap or plug, the cap or plug should not be entirely unscrewed. Sufficient threads should be left engaged and sufficient time allowed to permit controlled escape of any accumulation of liquid in the outlet chamber. If the leakage stops, the cap or plug may be entirely removed. If leakage continues, further efforts must be made to seat the outlet valve. If this fails, the cap must be screwed up tight (or the plug secured), the tank must be unloaded through the fittings on top of the car, and corrective action must be taken to repair the bottom outlet valve. 3. Cleaning and Purging of a Railroad Tank Car Equipped With Bottom Outlet Valves Persons responsible for the cleaning and purging of tank cars equipped with bottom outlet valves, should ensure that after the cleaning and purging process is complete, the bottom outlet valves and valve assemblies are examined for debris or obstructions prior to releasing the cars for further transportation. Sources for Additional Information Questions concerning the operation and maintenance of bottom outlet valves should be referred to the car owner for special instructions to ensure continued VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:37 Oct 15, 2009 Jkt 220001 reliability of the bottom outlet valve. For specific literature on loading/unloading tank cars, refer to the AAR’s Pamphlet No. 34 titled, ‘‘Recommended Methods for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Non-Pressure Tank Cars.’’ For purposes of this safety advisory, FRA seeks cooperation from the entities who are responsible for determining that tank cars are in proper condition and safe for transportation. FRA will continue to monitor the status of tank cars equipped with bottom outlet valves in hazardous materials transportation and will take any necessary regulatory or enforcement action to ensure the highest level of safety on the Nation’s railroads. Issued in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2009. Jo Strang, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety/ Chief Safety Officer. [FR Doc. E9–24927 Filed 10–15–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Open Meeting of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board (the PERAB) Departmental Offices. Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board will meet on November 2, 2009, in the White House Roosevelt Room, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public via live Webcast at https:// www.whitehouse.gov/live. DATES: The meeting will be held on November 2, 2009 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. The PERAB will convene its next meeting in the White House Roosevelt Room, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The public is invited to submit written statements to the Advisory Committee by any of the following methods: ADDRESSES: Electronic Statements • Send written statements to the PERAB’s electronic mailbox at PERAB@do.treas.gov; or Paper Statements • Send paper statements in triplicate to Emanuel Pleitez, Designated Federal Officer, President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Office of the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, Room 1325A, Department of the Treasury, PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53323 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220. In general, all statements will be posted on the White House Web site (https://www.whitehouse.gov) without change, including any business or personal information provided such as names, addresses, e-mail addresses, or telephone numbers. The Department will also make such statements available for public inspection and copying in the Department’s Library, Room 1428, Main Department Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220, on official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time. You can make an appointment to inspect statements by telephoning (202) 622– 0990. All statements, including attachments and other supporting materials, received are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emanuel Pleitez, Designated Federal Officer, President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Office of the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, Department of the Treasury, Main Department Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220, at (202) 622– 2610. In accordance with Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. II, § 10(a), and the regulations thereunder, Emanuel Pleitez, Designated Federal Officer of the Advisory Board, has ordered publication of this notice that the PERAB will convene its next meeting on November 2, 2009, in the White House Roosevelt Room, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be broadcast on the Internet via live webcast at https:// www.whitehouse.gov/live. The purpose of this meeting is to continue discussion of the issues impacting the strength and competitiveness of the Nation’s economy. The discussion will include an update on the research and preparatory work conducted in the PERAB subcommittees. The PERAB will provide information and ideas obtained from across the country to promote the growth of the American economy, establish a stable and sound financial and banking system, create jobs, and improve the long-term prosperity of the American people. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1 53324 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 199 / Friday, October 16, 2009 / Notices Dated: October 14, 2009. Andrew Mayock, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–25038 Filed 10–15–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–25–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Funding Opportunity Title: Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) inviting applications for the FY 2009 funding round of the Financial Education and Counseling (FEC) Pilot Program. Announcement Type: Announcement of funding opportunity. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 21.010. DATES: Applications for financial assistance through the FY 2009 funding round of FEC Pilot Program must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), November 19, 2009. Executive Summary: This NOFA is issued in connection with the FY 2009 funding round of the FEC Pilot Program. Through the FEC Pilot Program, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the CDFI Fund) shall provide grants to Eligible Organizations to provide a range of Financial Education and Counseling Services to Prospective Homebuyers. The goals of grants that are awarded through the FEC Pilot Program are to identify successful methods of Financial Education and Counseling Services that result in Positive Behavioral Change for financial empowerment, and to establish program models for organizations to implement measurably effective Financial Education and Counseling Services to Prospective Homebuyers. jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES I. Funding Opportunity Description A. Through the FEC Pilot Program, authorized pursuant to Section 1132 of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–289), the CDFI Fund provides financial assistance awards to Eligible Organizations to provide a range of Financial Education and Counseling Services to Prospective Homebuyers. B. Definitions: For the purposes of this NOFA, the following terms shall have the following definitions: 1. Act means section 1132(c) of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–289). 2. Affiliate means any company or entity that Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with another company. 3. Applicant means any Eligible Organization. VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:37 Oct 15, 2009 Jkt 220001 4. Application means the CDFI Fund’s funding application form, including any written or verbal information in connection therewith and any attachments, appendices and/or written or verbal supplements thereto, submitted by the Awardee to the CDFI Fund in response to this NOFA. 5. Assistance Agreement means the formal agreement between the CDFI Fund and an Awardee that includes the terms and conditions of the FEC Pilot Program award. 6. Awardee means an Applicant selected by the CDFI Fund to receive an FEC Pilot Program grant. 7. Collaborative Effort means a joint effort by two or more Eligible Organizations to carry out Financial Education and Counseling Services to Prospective Homebuyers, as described in the Application and as evidenced by a written agreement among the entities for the Performance Period. The Collaborative Effort must designate the entity that will serve as the primary FEC Pilot Program point of contact for the CDFI Fund, and that will serve as signatory to the Assistance Agreement, receive and allocate award disbursements, and report on behalf of the collaborative. 8. Community Development Financial Institution (or CDFI) means an entity certified as a CDFI by the CDFI Fund pursuant to the CDFI Program regulations set forth at 12 CFR 1805.201. 9. Control means: (i) Ownership, control, or power to vote 25 percent or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of any company, directly or indirectly or acting through one or more other persons; (ii) control in any manner over the election of a majority of the directors, trustees, or general partners (or individuals exercising similar functions) of any company; or (iii) the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the management, credit or investment decisions, or policies of any company. 10. Credit Union means any credit union that is: (i) Regulated by, and/or the member accounts of which are insured by, a State agency or instrumentality; or (ii) a cooperative association organized in accordance with provisions of the Federal Credit Union Act, chapter 14 of title 12 of the United States Code (12 U.S.C. 1751). 11. Eligible Organization means an entity that: (i) Is certified by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as Housing Counseling Agencies, in accordance with section 106(e)(1) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(e)) or is certified by the PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Office of Financial Education (OFE) of the Department of the Treasury, in accordance with section 1132(c)(2) of the Act; and (ii) meets the minimum threshold requirements, as specified in Section III(b)(2) of this NOFA, necessary to demonstrate that it has the experience and ability to provide Financial Education and Counseling Services to Prospective Homebuyers that result in documented Positive Behavioral Changes. 12. Financial Education and Counseling Pilot Program (or FEC Pilot Program) means the program created pursuant to the Act, as implemented through this NOFA. 13. Financial Education and Counseling Services means activities that increase the financial knowledge and decision-making capabilities of Prospective Homebuyers. Such education and counseling services shall prepare or assist Prospective Homebuyers to develop monthly budgets, build personal savings, finance or plan for major purchases, reduce personal debt, improve financial stability, and set and reach financial goals. Such services may include: Helping Prospective Homebuyers to improve their credit scores by understanding the relationship between credit histories and credit scores; and educating Prospective Homebuyers about the options available to build savings for short- and long-term goals. 14. HUD Housing Counseling Agency means an entity that is currently certified and maintains its certified status in accordance with section 106(e)(1) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(e)) through the Performance Period. 15. Intermediary Organization means an Eligible Organization whose strategy for delivering Financial Education and Counseling services to Prospective Homebuyers is to provide support, through financial or technical assistance, to other organizations that will, in turn, provide Financial Education and Counseling services directly to Prospective Homebuyers. 16. Local government means a city, town, township, county, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State or Federal Territory, or a general purpose political subdivision thereof that is established pursuant to legislation and designated by the chief executive to act on behalf of the jurisdiction. 17. Low-income means a family or individual income that does not exceed 50 percent of the median income of the area in which they reside, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 199 (Friday, October 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53323-53324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25038]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Open Meeting of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board 
(the PERAB)

AGENCY: Departmental Offices.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board will meet on 
November 2, 2009, in the White House Roosevelt Room, 1600 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. The 
meeting will be open to the public via live Webcast at https://www.whitehouse.gov/live.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 2, 2009 at 10 a.m. Eastern 
Time.

ADDRESSES: The PERAB will convene its next meeting in the White House 
Roosevelt Room, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The 
public is invited to submit written statements to the Advisory 
Committee by any of the following methods:

Electronic Statements

     Send written statements to the PERAB's electronic mailbox 
at PERAB@do.treas.gov; or

Paper Statements

     Send paper statements in triplicate to Emanuel Pleitez, 
Designated Federal Officer, President's Economic Recovery Advisory 
Board, Office of the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, Room 1325A, 
Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20220.
    In general, all statements will be posted on the White House Web 
site (https://www.whitehouse.gov) without change, including any business 
or personal information provided such as names, addresses, e-mail 
addresses, or telephone numbers. The Department will also make such 
statements available for public inspection and copying in the 
Department's Library, Room 1428, Main Department Building, 1500 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220, on official business 
days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time. You can make 
an appointment to inspect statements by telephoning (202) 622-0990. All 
statements, including attachments and other supporting materials, 
received are part of the public record and subject to public 
disclosure. You should submit only information that you wish to make 
available publicly.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emanuel Pleitez, Designated Federal 
Officer, President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Office of the 
Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, Department of the Treasury, Main 
Department Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20220, at (202) 622-2610.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Section 10(a) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. II, Sec.  10(a), and the 
regulations thereunder, Emanuel Pleitez, Designated Federal Officer of 
the Advisory Board, has ordered publication of this notice that the 
PERAB will convene its next meeting on November 2, 2009, in the White 
House Roosevelt Room, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 
beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be broadcast on the 
Internet via live webcast at https://www.whitehouse.gov/live. The 
purpose of this meeting is to continue discussion of the issues 
impacting the strength and competitiveness of the Nation's economy. The 
discussion will include an update on the research and preparatory work 
conducted in the PERAB subcommittees. The PERAB will provide 
information and ideas obtained from across the country to promote the 
growth of the American economy, establish a stable and sound financial 
and banking system, create jobs, and improve the long-term prosperity 
of the American people.


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    Dated: October 14, 2009.
Andrew Mayock,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-25038 Filed 10-15-09; 8:45 am]
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