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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Establishment of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics Technical Advisory
Committee
The Secretary of Labor is announcing
the establishment of a Federal Advisory
Committee. In accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2,
the Secretary of Labor has determined
that the establishment of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics Technical Advisory
Committee (the ‘‘Committee’’) is in the
public interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed upon the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics by
29 U.S.C. 1 and 2. This determination
follows consultation with the
Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration.
The Committee will present advice
and make recommendations to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on
technical aspects of the collection and
formulation of economic measures.
The Committee will function solely as
an advisory body to the BLS, on
technical topics selected by the BLS.
Important aspects of the Committee’s
responsibilities include, but are not
limited to:
a. Provide comments on papers and
presentations developed by BLS
research and program staff. The
comments will advise BLS as to whether
the academic community will regard the
work as being technically sound and
reflecting best practices in the relevant
fields.
b. Conduct research on issues
identified by BLS on which an objective
technical opinion or recommendation
from outside of BLS would be valuable.
c. Recommend BLS conduct internal
research projects to address technical
problems with BLS statistics that have
been identified in the academic
literature.
d. Participate in discussions of areas
where the types or coverage of economic
statistics could be expanded or
improved and areas where statistics are
no longer relevant.
e. Establish working relationships
with professional associations with an
interest in BLS statistics, such as the
American Statistical Association and
the American Economic Association.
The Committee will report to the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics,
agency head of the BLS.
The Committee will consist of
approximately sixteen members who
serve as Special Government
Employees. Members are appointed by
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the BLS and are approved by the
Secretary of Labor. Committee members
are economists, statisticians, and
behavioral scientists and will be chosen
to achieve a balanced membership
across those disciplines. They are
prominent experts in their fields and
recognized for their professional
achievements and objectivity.
The Committee will function solely as
an advisory body, in compliance with
the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The Charter will be
filed under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
For Further Information Contact:
Cheryl Kerr, Office of the
Commissioner, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, telephone: 202–691–7808,
e-mail: kerr.cheryl@bls.gov.
Signed at Washington, DC this 26th day of
October 2010.
Kimberley D. Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Re-Establishment of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory
Committee
The Secretary of Labor is announcing
the re-establishment of a Federal
Advisory Committee. In accordance
with the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
5 U.S.C. App. 2, the Secretary of Labor
has determined that the reestablishment of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics Data Users Advisory
Committee (the ‘‘Committee’’) is in the
public interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed upon the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics by
29 U.S.C. 1 and 2. This determination
follows consultation with the
Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration.
The Committee provides advice to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics from the
points of view of data users from
various sectors of the U.S. economy,
including the labor, business, research,
academic and government communities,
on technical matters related to the
collection, analysis, dissemination, and
use of the Bureau’s statistics, on its
published reports, and on the broader
aspects of its overall mission and
function.
The Committee will function solely as
an advisory body to the BLS, on
technical topics selected by the BLS.
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The Committee is responsible for
providing the Commissioner of Labor
Statistics: (1) The priorities of data
users; (2) suggestions concerning the
addition of new programs, changes in
the emphasis of existing programs or
cessation of obsolete programs; and
(3) advice on innovations in data
collection, dissemination and
presentation. The Committee will report
to the Commissioner of Labor Statistics,
agency head of the BLS.
The Committee will not exceed 25
members. Members are appointed by the
BLS and approved by the Secretary of
Labor. Membership of the Committee
will represent a balance of expertise
across a broad range of BLS programs.
Members will be drawn from the labor,
business, government, research and
academic communities in roughly equal
proportion. Committee members are
economists, business analysts, labor
analysts, and public policy specialists.
They are prominent experts in their
fields and are recognized for their
professional achievements.
The Committee will function solely as
an advisory body, in compliance with
the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The Charter will be
filed under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
For Further Information Contact:
Cheryl Kerr, Office of the
Commissioner, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, telephone: 202–691–7808,
e-mail: kerr.cheryl@bls.gov.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of
October 2010.
Kimberley D. Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
CORPORATION
[MCC FR 10–14]
Notice of Entering Into a Compact With
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with Section
610(b)(2) of the Millennium Challenge
Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–199, Division
D), the Millennium Challenge
Corporation (MCC) is publishing a
summary and the complete text of the
Millennium Challenge Compact
between the United States of America,
acting through the Millennium
Challenge Corporation, and the
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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, acting
through the Ministry of Water and
Irrigation. Representatives of the United
States Government and the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan executed the
Compact documents on October 25,
2010.
Dated: October 26, 2010.
Melvin F. Williams, Jr.,
VP/General Counsel and Corporate Secretary,
Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Summary of Millennium Challenge
Compact With the Hashemite Kingdom
of Jordan
The five-year Millennium Challenge
Compact with the Hashemite Kingdom
of Jordan (‘‘Compact’’) will provide up to
$275.1 million to reduce poverty and
accelerate economic growth. The
Compact is intended to support: (a)
Rehabilitation of the water supply
network for households and businesses;
(b) reinforcement of main sewer lines
and expansion of the lateral sewers into
neighborhoods that lack access to a
proper wastewater collection network;
and (c) expansion of the As-Samra
Wastewater Treatment Plant, in
partnership with a private sector
operator that will mobilize a portion of
the total cost of construction.
1. Program Overview
The Compact program consists of
three tightly integrated infrastructure
projects that address critical problems
in water distribution, wastewater
collection and wastewater treatment.
The projects are focused in Zarqa
Governorate, home to the country’s
second and fourth largest cities, Zarqa
and Ruseifa, and more than half the
country’s small-scale industry. A history
of neglect coupled with rapid
population growth, particularly an
influx of refugees from Iraq over the past
decade, has strained critical water and
wastewater infrastructure throughout
the area. Residents continuously
complain of sewer main overflows and
water pipes made of cheap, flexible
tubing that run above ground through
city streets, where they are subject to
considerable wear and tear.
In combination, the three projects are
designed to increase the effective supply
of water that reaches household and
commercial users throughout Zarqa
Governorate. This increase comes from
two sources. First, repairs to the
reservoirs, pumps, and pipes that make
up the water delivery network will
reduce the physical loss of water during
transmission and distribution, directly
increasing the amount of potable water
available to end users. Second, greater
collection and treatment of wastewater
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will create an increased supply of highquality treated wastewater appropriate
for use in irrigated agriculture. This
treated wastewater is expected to
become a substitute for the fresh water
currently used in agriculture, allowing
fresh water to be directed to higher
value uses in urban areas, including
Zarqa, before it is collected as
wastewater and then treated and reused.
This arrangement extends the use of
each unit of fresh water.
2. Project Descriptions
Water Network Restructuring and
Rehabilitation Project (Water Network
Project) (Estimated $102.57 Million)
At present, an estimated 57 percent of
the potable water supplied into the
water transmission and distribution
network in Zarqa Governorate is lost
through physical leaks; additional losses
are attributable to administrative
mismanagement. The Water Network
Project is designed to reduce high rates
of water loss through construction and
repairs to reservoirs, pump stations and
up to 67 km of primary, 927 km of
secondary, and 256 km of tertiary pipes,
along with replacement of household
connections and meters, in the two
poorest, most heavily populated water
service areas of Zarqa Governorate. The
project is also designed to convert the
system from high-pressure, periodic
distribution to more frequent, gravityfed distribution that should improve
customer service, reduce wear and tear
on critical infrastructure, and extend the
lifespan of the network. The project
includes technical and financial
assistance to very poor households to
improve plumbing, water storage,
sewage connections, and general
awareness of best practices for basic
sanitation and efficient water use.
Wastewater Network Reinforcement and
Expansion Project (Wastewater Network
Project) (Estimated $58.22 Million)
Zarqa Governorate is served by an
outdated sewer system that limits the
collection of wastewater and endangers
public health. The system frequently
overflows into city streets and the
surrounding environment, relies on
pump stations that have insufficient
capacity, and serves only 72 percent of
the population. The Wastewater
Network Project is designed to replace
or rehabilitate up to 29 km of
undersized trunk lines and expand
lateral sewers by up to 140 km in the
neighborhoods of East Zarqa and West
Zarqa, both of which lack proper sewer
connections. The extension of lateral
sewer lines is expected to raise coverage
rates from 72 percent to about 85
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Re-Establishment of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users
Advisory Committee
The Secretary of Labor is announcing the re-establishment of a
Federal Advisory Committee. In accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the Secretary
of Labor has determined that the re-establishment of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee (the ``Committee'') is
in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties
imposed upon the Commissioner of Labor Statistics by 29 U.S.C. 1 and 2.
This determination follows consultation with the Committee Management
Secretariat, General Services Administration.
The Committee provides advice to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
from the points of view of data users from various sectors of the U.S.
economy, including the labor, business, research, academic and
government communities, on technical matters related to the collection,
analysis, dissemination, and use of the Bureau's statistics, on its
published reports, and on the broader aspects of its overall mission
and function.
The Committee will function solely as an advisory body to the BLS,
on technical topics selected by the BLS.
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The Committee is responsible for providing the Commissioner of
Labor Statistics: (1) The priorities of data users; (2) suggestions
concerning the addition of new programs, changes in the emphasis of
existing programs or cessation of obsolete programs; and (3) advice on
innovations in data collection, dissemination and presentation. The
Committee will report to the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, agency
head of the BLS.
The Committee will not exceed 25 members. Members are appointed by
the BLS and approved by the Secretary of Labor. Membership of the
Committee will represent a balance of expertise across a broad range of
BLS programs. Members will be drawn from the labor, business,
government, research and academic communities in roughly equal
proportion. Committee members are economists, business analysts, labor
analysts, and public policy specialists. They are prominent experts in
their fields and are recognized for their professional achievements.
The Committee will function solely as an advisory body, in
compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
The Charter will be filed under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
For Further Information Contact: Cheryl Kerr, Office of the
Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, telephone: 202-691-7808, e-
mail: kerr.cheryl@bls.gov.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of October 2010.
Kimberley D. Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2010-27483 Filed 10-29-10; 8:45 am]
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