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designed for a different type of investor,
that engage in their investment and
trading activities only through certain
master funds and their subsidiaries (the
Medallion Master Funds).
(j) The term ‘‘New Medallion Vehicle’’
or ‘‘New Medallion Vehicles’’ means,
individually or collectively, New
Medallion FF, New Medallion FF
RMPRF, and New Kaleidoscope.
(k) The term ‘‘New Kaleidoscope’’
means Renaissance Kaleidoscope RF
Fund LLC, the Delaware limited liability
company established by Renaissance in
order to facilitate investment, by IRA
Holders and 401(k) Plan participants
who are not ‘‘Accredited Investors’’
under the 1933 Act, in the Medallion
Fund RF L.P. and Other Renaissance
Managed RF Funds that are not parties
in interest, or other disqualified
persons, as applicable, to the IRA
Holders’ IRAs or to the New 401(k) Plan.
(l) The term ‘‘New Medallion FF’’
means Medallion Fund RF LP, the
Bermuda Limited Partnership that is
treated as a corporation for US Federal
Income Tax purposes, established by
Renaissance in order to facilitate an
investment by an IRA Holder who is a
‘‘Qualified Purchaser’’ or
‘‘Knowledgeable Employee’’ under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the 1940 Act) in the
Medallion Master Funds, through his or
her IRA.
(m) The term ‘‘New Medallion FF
RMPRF’’ means Medallion RMPRF
Fund LP, the Bermuda Limited
Partnership that is treated as a
corporation for US Federal Income Tax
purposes established by Renaissance in
order to facilitate the investment by IRA
Holders who are neither Qualified
Purchasers nor ‘‘Knowledgeable
Employees’’ as defined in the 1940 Act,
but who are Accredited Investors, in the
Medallion Master Funds, through their
IRAs.
(n) The term ‘‘Other Renaissance
Managed RF Fund’’ means an RF Series
of any Renaissance-sponsored Fund,
other than a Medallion Fund or
Kaleidoscope Fund, that is a private
investment vehicle established in
compliance with the various federal
securities laws and other applicable
regulatory requirements and for which
Renaissance is the investment manager,
as well as the investment manager of
any master trading vehicles that may be
utilized by such a fund to invest and
trade its assets.
(o) The term ‘‘Participant’’ means a
person who is either an employee or a
Permitted Owner of Renaissance at the
time of such individual’s investment in
the New Medallion Vehicles.
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(p) The term ‘‘Permitted Owners’’
means the eight individuals permitted
to invest in the Medallion Funds
following the termination of their
Renaissance employment, comprised of
three Renaissance ‘‘founders,’’ and five
former employees who are current
owners of Renaissance.
(q) The term ‘‘Renaissance Valuation
Committee,’’ or ‘‘RVC,’’ means the
committee, established by Renaissance
in 2008, that oversees and monitors the
valuation process, and establishes the
methods of, and procedures for, valuing
various instruments traded by
Renaissance, composed of high-level
Renaissance employees who also may
be Fund investors.
(r) The term ‘‘Spouse’’ means a person
who is (1) married to a Participant, or
(2) to the extent not prohibited by
applicable law, in a civil union or
similar marriage-equivalent institution
established pursuant to State law of the
State where the Participant resides (or
otherwise recognized by the State where
the Participant resides) with a
Participant.
(s) The term ‘‘401(k) Account’’ means
the plan account established and
maintained for the benefit of a
participant in the Renaissance
Technologies LLC 401(k) Plan.
(t) The term ‘‘401(k) Account Holder’’
means a participant in the Renaissance
Technologies LLC 401(k) Plan who is
eligible to invest in a New Medallion
Vehicle through his or her 401(k)
Account.
Section VI. Effective Date
This proposed amendment, if granted,
would be effective as of the earlier of the
date of publication in the Federal
Register of such grant of amendment or
October 1, 2014.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of
August, 2014.
Lyssa Hall,
Director of Exemption Determinations,
Employee Benefits Security Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor.
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION
BOARD
Sunshine Act Meeting
AGENCY:
Merit Systems Protection
Board.
ACTION:
Notice.
Notice is hereby given of the
scheduling of a Sunshine Act Meeting
on the proposed 2015–2018 research
SUMMARY:
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agenda of the Merit System Protection
Board’s Office of Policy and Evaluation.
Tuesday, September 16,
2014, at 10 a.m.
DATE AND TIME:
National Courts Building, Room
203, 717 Madison Place NW.,
Washington, DC 20439.
PLACE:
STATUS:
Open.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tanya Page at (202) 254–4503; or James
Tsugawa at (202) 254–4506; or email
research.agenda@mspb.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Government in the Sunshine Act
(5 U.S.C. 552(b)), and in accordance
with the Merit Systems Protection
Board’s (MSPB) regulations at 5 CFR
1206.1–12, MSPB will hold a meeting
on the research activities proposed for
inclusion in the next cycle of studies to
be conducted by MSPB’s Office of
Policy and Evaluation. MSPB has
statutory responsibility to conduct
objective, nonpartisan studies that
assess and evaluate Federal merit
systems policies, operations, and
practices (see 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3)).
Earlier this year, MSPB stakeholders
and the public were invited to provide
feedback and ideas for the research
agenda. During this meeting, the
proposed research agenda will be
discussed and several key stakeholders
have been invited to present their views
on the proposed research topics.
The public may attend this meeting
for the sole purpose of observation. To
facilitate entry to the National Courts
Building, persons who wish to attend
must provide their names to Tanya Page
(at tanya.page@mspb.gov) by September
10, 2014. Persons with disabilities who
require reasonable accommodation
should direct the request to the MSPB
Director of Equal Employment
Opportunity at (202) 254–4405 or V/
TDD 1–800–877–8339 (Federal Relay
Service). All such requests should be
made at least one week in advance of
the meeting. A recording of the meeting
will be made available on MSPB’s Web
site.
The research topics, organized into
six broad areas of related research, are
listed below. Further description of
these topics is available on MSPB’s Web
site (www.mspb.gov). The public can
provide comments on the proposed
research agenda by emailing
research.agenda@mspb.gov. Comments
will be accepted through October 16,
2014.
Defending Merit
1. Adverse Action Rules, Regulations,
and Practices
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2. Employment of Persons with
Disabilities in the Federal
Government
3. Freedom from Prohibited Personnel
Practices: A Vision Achieved?
4. Preventing Nepotism in the Federal
Government
5. Reprisal for Protected Activity
6. Sexual Harassment in Federal
Workplaces—An Update
7. Due Process Rights of Federal
Employees
8. Effect of 2014 Legislation Concerning
Senior Executives in the
Department of Veterans Affairs
9. Whistleblowing After the
Whistleblower Protection
Enhancement Act
Recruitment and Hiring
10. Federal Hiring: Reformed or In Need
of Reform?
11. How Do Selecting Officials Make
Hiring Decisions?
12. Identifying the Best Qualified
Candidates for Federal Positions
13. Recruiting and Retaining Employees
in STEMM Occupations
14. Supervisory and Managerial
Probation: Final Hurdle or
Formality?
Pay and Performance Management
15. A ‘‘Performance Review’’ of the
Performance Review
16. Federal Pay Systems—Experience
Outside the General Schedule
17. Position Classification: Purposes and
Practices
18. The Incidence and Impact of Poor
Performance
Supervision and Leadership
19. Dual Career Paths for Supervisors
and Technical Specialists
20. Improving the Selection of
Supervisors
21. Performance Evaluation in the
Senior Executive Service: Leading
by Example?
22. Senior Executives: Learning from
Success
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Building an Effective Workforce
23. Flexible Work
24. Technology and the Federal
Workforce
25. The Federal Job as a ‘‘Calling’’
26. The Human Resources Workforce:
Rising to the Challenge?
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27. What Do Employees Seek and
Receive from Federal Service?
28. Workforce Reshaping: Do Agencies
have the Right Tools?
29. Workforce and Succession Planning:
Is the Exercise Producing Results?
Focus on the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management
30. Hiring Reform Initiatives and
Outcomes
31. The Civil Service Reform Act Turns
40
32. USAHire—An Initiative to Improve
Entry-Level Hiring
William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
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2. Program Overview and Budget
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
CORPORATION
[MCC FR 14–04]
Notice of Entering Into a Compact With
the Republic of Ghana
Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with Section
610(b)(2) of the Millennium Challenge
Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701–7718), the
Millennium Challenge Corporation
(MCC) is publishing a summary of the
Millennium Challenge Compact
between the United States of America,
acting through the Millennium
Challenge Corporation, and the
Republic of Ghana. Representatives of
the United States Government and
Ghana executed the Compact
documents on August 5, 2014. The
complete text of the Compact has been
posted at mcc.gov.
SUMMARY:
Dated: August 8, 2014.
John C. Mantini,
Assistant General Counsel, Millennium
Challenge Corporation.
Summary of Millennium Challenge
Compact With the Republic of Ghana
1. Overview
MCC’s Board of Directors has
approved a five-year, $498.2 million
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compact with the Republic of Ghana
aimed at reducing poverty and
accelerating economic growth (the
‘‘Compact’’). The Compact is intended
to assist the Government of Ghana
(‘‘GoG’’) to increase economic growth by
addressing problems in the power sector
through private sector investment in
power generation and distribution as
well as improvements that will reduce
load shedding, power losses, and
outages that currently affect millions of
Ghanaians (the ‘‘Program’’). The
Program will support the turnaround of
Ghana’s electricity sector and stimulate
private investment to create a selfsustaining sector meeting the current
and future needs of households and
business while ensuring inclusive
access to power by its citizens.
The Compact focuses on turning
around the main public electricity
distribution company through the
introduction of private sector
participation as well as targeted
infrastructure investments and reforms
in power generation. The targeted
investments and reforms will jointly
contribute to a more functional, credit
worthy, and self-sustaining power
sector.
Due to the desire to create sustainable
change and economic growth, MCC has
made the Compact contingent on private
sector participation (‘‘PSP’’) as well as
reforms intented to improve the
financial position of the distribution
utilities, enable gas supply for the
energy sector, and ensure a cost
reflective tariff regime. In addition, MCC
included a second tranche of
conditional program funding to be made
available only if essential reforms
milestones are met, including actual
implementation of the PSP transaction
and continued progress toward a cost
reflective tariff.
The Compact includes base funding of
$308.2 million and conditional funding
of up to $190 million which would be
released only after significant agreedupon reforms are adopted by the GoG.
The budget is shown in Figure 1 below.
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Sunshine Act Meeting
AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the scheduling of a Sunshine Act
Meeting on the proposed 2015-2018 research agenda of the Merit System
Protection Board's Office of Policy and Evaluation.
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at 10 a.m.
PLACE: National Courts Building, Room 203, 717 Madison Place NW.,
Washington, DC 20439.
STATUS: Open.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tanya Page at (202) 254-4503; or James
Tsugawa at (202) 254-4506; or email research.agenda@mspb.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine
Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)), and in accordance with the Merit Systems
Protection Board's (MSPB) regulations at 5 CFR 1206.1-12, MSPB will
hold a meeting on the research activities proposed for inclusion in the
next cycle of studies to be conducted by MSPB's Office of Policy and
Evaluation. MSPB has statutory responsibility to conduct objective,
nonpartisan studies that assess and evaluate Federal merit systems
policies, operations, and practices (see 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3)).
Earlier this year, MSPB stakeholders and the public were invited to
provide feedback and ideas for the research agenda. During this
meeting, the proposed research agenda will be discussed and several key
stakeholders have been invited to present their views on the proposed
research topics.
The public may attend this meeting for the sole purpose of
observation. To facilitate entry to the National Courts Building,
persons who wish to attend must provide their names to Tanya Page (at
tanya.page@mspb.gov) by September 10, 2014. Persons with disabilities
who require reasonable accommodation should direct the request to the
MSPB Director of Equal Employment Opportunity at (202) 254-4405 or V/
TDD 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay Service). All such requests should be
made at least one week in advance of the meeting. A recording of the
meeting will be made available on MSPB's Web site.
The research topics, organized into six broad areas of related
research, are listed below. Further description of these topics is
available on MSPB's Web site (www.mspb.gov). The public can provide
comments on the proposed research agenda by emailing
research.agenda@mspb.gov. Comments will be accepted through October 16,
2014.
Defending Merit
1. Adverse Action Rules, Regulations, and Practices
[[Page 47684]]
2. Employment of Persons with Disabilities in the Federal Government
3. Freedom from Prohibited Personnel Practices: A Vision Achieved?
4. Preventing Nepotism in the Federal Government
5. Reprisal for Protected Activity
6. Sexual Harassment in Federal Workplaces--An Update
7. Due Process Rights of Federal Employees
8. Effect of 2014 Legislation Concerning Senior Executives in the
Department of Veterans Affairs
9. Whistleblowing After the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
Recruitment and Hiring
10. Federal Hiring: Reformed or In Need of Reform?
11. How Do Selecting Officials Make Hiring Decisions?
12. Identifying the Best Qualified Candidates for Federal Positions
13. Recruiting and Retaining Employees in STEMM Occupations
14. Supervisory and Managerial Probation: Final Hurdle or Formality?
Pay and Performance Management
15. A ``Performance Review'' of the Performance Review
16. Federal Pay Systems--Experience Outside the General Schedule
17. Position Classification: Purposes and Practices
18. The Incidence and Impact of Poor Performance
Supervision and Leadership
19. Dual Career Paths for Supervisors and Technical Specialists
20. Improving the Selection of Supervisors
21. Performance Evaluation in the Senior Executive Service: Leading by
Example?
22. Senior Executives: Learning from Success
Building an Effective Workforce
23. Flexible Work
24. Technology and the Federal Workforce
25. The Federal Job as a ``Calling''
26. The Human Resources Workforce: Rising to the Challenge?
27. What Do Employees Seek and Receive from Federal Service?
28. Workforce Reshaping: Do Agencies have the Right Tools?
29. Workforce and Succession Planning: Is the Exercise Producing
Results?
Focus on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
30. Hiring Reform Initiatives and Outcomes
31. The Civil Service Reform Act Turns 40
32. USAHire--An Initiative to Improve Entry-Level Hiring
William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2014-19351 Filed 8-12-14; 11:15 am]
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