October 8, 2008
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Treasury Announces Conclusion of Enrollment Period for Temporary Money Market Guarantee Program and Technical Correction

Washington- The Treasury Department announced today a technical correction that would permit additional money market funds to participate in Treasury's Temporary Money Market Fund Guarantee Program.  Funds that have a policy of maintaining a stable net asset value or share price that is greater than $1.00 and had such policy on September 19, 2008 are now eligible to participate, provided the fund meets all of the other original requirements.

The enrollment deadline for these funds that are now eligible as a result of this technical correction is 11:59 p.m. Washington, DC time on October 10, 2008. 

This technical correction does not extend the original deadline for funds that maintain a stable share price of $1.00 and that qualified under the program originally announced on September 29, 2008.  As previously announced, the enrollment period for Treasury's Temporary Money Market Fund Guarantee Program will close today at 11:59 p.m.  Eligible funds should ensure that the required documentation is delivered to Treasury by the deadline.