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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 242 / Wednesday, December 17, 2014 / Notices committed to reform and is a strong partner of MCC—taking numerous steps to improve transparency and fight corruption over 2014, even in the face of the Ebola crisis. Sierra Leone also continued to improve its overall scorecard performance by meeting 12 of 20 indicators this year versus 11 of 20 last year. However, Sierra Leone did not meet MCC’s scorecard criteria for the second year, again narrowly missing a passing score on the Control of Corruption indicator. By selecting Sierra Leone as eligible for threshold assistance, MCC aims to support the government in its efforts to continue its positive overall policy trajectory, while also allowing MCC to bolster Sierra Leone’s efforts by supporting continued institutional and policy reforms as the country emerges from its Ebola crisis. Countries reselected to continue developing threshold programs This year the Board reselected Guatemala as eligible to continue developing a threshold program. Guatemala continues to pass more than half of the scorecard overall by meeting 11 of 20 indicators. It also continues to meet the Democratic Rights hurdle. Guatemala improved on the Control of Corruption indicator and currently performs on the median in the 50th percentile. Ongoing review of partner countries’ policy performance Countries already implementing compacts do not need to be reselected each year in order to continue implementation. Once MCC makes a commitment to a country through a compact, MCC does not consider the country for reselection on an annual basis during the term of its compact. The Board emphasized the need for all partner countries to maintain or improve their policy performance. 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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee; Open Committee 
Meetings; Correction

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice, correction.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a 
notice in the Federal Register on December 8, 2014, (79 FR 72714) 
announcing the 2015 meeting dates of the Federal Prevailing Rate 
Advisory Committee. The notice incorrectly listed the year of the 
meetings. This document corrects this error.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at 
(202) 606-2858 or by email at pay-leave-policy@opm.gov.
    Correction: The correct dates are as follows:

Thursday, January 15, 2015
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Thursday October 15, 2015
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Thursday, December 17, 2015

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Sheldon Friedman,
Chairman, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 2014-29447 Filed 12-16-14; 8:45 am]
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