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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. 

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 

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) 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

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 http:// 

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 

(http://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, § 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 http:// 

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] 

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. 

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. 

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 

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 


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