Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda, 61846 [2015-26086]

Download as PDF 61846 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 198 / Wednesday, October 14, 2015 / Notices Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda The Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee will meet on Friday, November 20, 2015. The meeting will be held in the Postal Square Building, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC. The Committee provides advice and makes recommendations to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on technical aspects of the collection and formulation of economic measures. The BLS presents issues and then draws on the expertise of Committee members representing specialized fields within the academic disciplines of economics, statistics and survey design. The meeting will be held in rooms 1– 3 of the Postal Square Building Conference Center. The schedule and agenda for the meeting are as follows: 8:45 a.m. Commissioner’s welcome and review of agency developments 9:15 a.m. Census-BLS Microproductivity project 11:15 a.m. Discussion of future priorities 12:45 p.m. Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) Redesign 2:30 p.m. American Time Use Survey (ATUS) Web Collection 4:00 p.m. Approximate conclusion The meeting is open to the public. Any questions concerning the meeting should be directed to Sarah Dale, Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee, on 202–691–5643. Individuals who require special accommodations should contact Ms. Dale at least two days prior to the meeting date. Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of October 2015. Eric P. Molina, Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. 2015–26086 Filed 10–13–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–24–P MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [MCC FR 15–04] Notice of Entering Into a Compact With the Republic of Liberia Millennium Challenge Corporation. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:39 Oct 13, 2015 In accordance with Section 610(b)(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701–7718) as amended (the Act), and the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, 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 Liberia. Representatives of the United States Government and Liberia executed the Compact documents on October 2, 2015. The complete text of the Compact has been posted at https://assets.mcc.gov/ documents/compact-liberia.pdf. SUMMARY: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Jkt 238001 Dated: October 7, 2015. Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, Vice President and General Counsel, Millennium Challenge Corporation. Summary of Millennium Challenge Compact With the Republic of Liberia Overview MCC has signed a five-year, nearly $257 million Compact with the Republic of Liberia aimed at reducing poverty and accelerating economic growth. The Compact seeks to address two binding constraints to economic growth in Liberia: Lack of access to reliable and affordable electricity, and inadequate road infrastructure. Program Overview and Budget Liberia first became compact eligible in fiscal year (‘‘FY’’) 2013, but failed the scorecard in FY 2014, largely due to a change (by the indicator provider, not the government of Liberia) in the methodology for collecting and reporting on data associated with the Natural Resource Protection Indicator. As a result, MCC’s Board of Directors authorized MCC to continue development of a compact, but with the expectation that Liberia again pass the scorecard prior to the compact coming forward for approval. In FY 2015, Liberia passed its scorecard: It met ten of the twenty indicators, including the Control of Corruption and Democratic Rights ‘‘hard hurdles.’’ An analysis completed in September 2013 found lack of access to reliable and affordable electricity and inadequate road infrastructure to be binding constraints to growth in Liberia. The high cost and unreliability of publicly provided electricity (at $0.52 per kilowatt-hour, one of the world’s highest electricity tariffs), coupled with limited electricity grid infrastructure PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (currently the electric utility, Liberia Electric Corporation (‘‘LEC’’), has an installed generating capacity of only 22 megawatts (‘‘MW’’) mean that less than two percent of Liberia’s approximately four million citizens have access to the network, imposing a significant barrier to Liberia’s long-term economic development. Similarly, inadequate capacity to plan for, finance and execute maintenance on the predominately unpaved road network, coupled with sustained rainfall for nearly half the year (which renders many of these roads impassable), undermines national and regional trade opportunities, threatens sustained political stability and severely constrains economic growth and social diversification. The Compact will address these issues through the following investments in wide-ranging policy reforms, institutional strengthening, and infrastructure: • Increasing Liberia’s domestic generation capacity by up to 88 MW through investment in rehabilitation of the Mount Coffee Hydropower Project (with the European Investment Bank, and the governments of Norway and Germany); • Supporting sustainability in the power sector by, among other things, providing training for LEC employees and support to establish an independent regulator; and • Supporting sustainability in the roads sector, including re-establishing regional maintenance centers and standing up a dedicated fund. The budget for the Compact is approximately $257 million, allocated as follows (figures are approximate due to rounding): COMPACT BUDGET SUMMARY Project/activity Energy Project: Mt. Coffee Rehabilitation Activity ........................... Mt. Coffee Support Activity LEC Training Center Activity ................................... Energy Sector Reform Activity ............................... Energy Project Subtotal ......................... Roads Project: National Road Maintenance Activity ................ Roads Sector Reform Activity ............................... Roads Project Subtotal ......................... Monitoring and Evaluation Project: E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1 Budget (in US $) $146,800,000 $18,100,000 $5,500,000 $31,190,000 $201,590,000 $15,000,000 $6,070,000 $21,070,000

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 
of Meeting and Agenda

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee will 
meet on Friday, November 20, 2015. The meeting will be held in the 
Postal Square Building, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC.
    The Committee provides advice and makes recommendations to the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on technical aspects of the collection 
and formulation of economic measures. The BLS presents issues and then 
draws on the expertise of Committee members representing specialized 
fields within the academic disciplines of economics, statistics and 
survey design.
    The meeting will be held in rooms 1-3 of the Postal Square Building 
Conference Center. The schedule and agenda for the meeting are as 
follows:

8:45 a.m. Commissioner's welcome and review of agency developments
9:15 a.m. Census-BLS Micro-productivity project
11:15 a.m. Discussion of future priorities
12:45 p.m. Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) Redesign
2:30 p.m. American Time Use Survey (ATUS) Web Collection
4:00 p.m. Approximate conclusion

    The meeting is open to the public. Any questions concerning the 
meeting should be directed to Sarah Dale, Bureau of Labor Statistics 
Technical Advisory Committee, on 202-691-5643. Individuals who require 
special accommodations should contact Ms. Dale at least two days prior 
to the meeting date.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of October 2015.
Eric P. Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor 
Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2015-26086 Filed 10-13-15; 8:45 am]
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