80_FR_62044 80 FR 61846 - Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda

80 FR 61846 - Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 198 (October 14, 2015)

Page Range61846-61846
FR Document2015-26086

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26086]



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


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