83_FR_45082 83 FR 44911 - Establishment of MCC Economic Advisory Council and Call for Nominations

83 FR 44911 - Establishment of MCC Economic Advisory Council and Call for Nominations

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 171 (September 4, 2018)

Page Range44911-44911
FR Document2018-19039

In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, MCC intends to establish the MCC Economic Advisory Council (``The EAC''), and is hereby soliciting representative nominations. The EAC shall serve MCC in a solely advisory capacity and provide advice and guidance to Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) economists, evaluators, leadership of the Department of Policy and Evaluation (DPE), and senior MCC leadership regarding relevant trends in development economics, applied economic and evaluation methods, poverty analytics, as well as modeling, measuring, and evaluating development interventions, including without limitation social and gender inequities. In doing so, an overarching purpose of the EAC will be to sharpen MCC's analytical methods and capacity in support of continuing development effectiveness. It will also serve as a sounding board and reference group for assessing and advising on strategic policy innovations and methodological directions in MCC.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018) 
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

[MCC FR 18-10]


Establishment of MCC Economic Advisory Council and Call for 
Nominations

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, MCC intends to establish the MCC Economic Advisory 
Council (``The EAC''), and is hereby soliciting representative 
nominations. The EAC shall serve MCC in a solely advisory capacity and 
provide advice and guidance to Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) 
economists, evaluators, leadership of the Department of Policy and 
Evaluation (DPE), and senior MCC leadership regarding relevant trends 
in development economics, applied economic and evaluation methods, 
poverty analytics, as well as modeling, measuring, and evaluating 
development interventions, including without limitation social and 
gender inequities. In doing so, an overarching purpose of the EAC will 
be to sharpen MCC's analytical methods and capacity in support of 
continuing development effectiveness. It will also serve as a sounding 
board and reference group for assessing and advising on strategic 
policy innovations and methodological directions in MCC.

DATES: Nominations for EAC members must be received on or before 5 p.m. 
EDT on October 15, 2018. Further information about the nomination 
process is included below. MCC plans to host the first EAC meeting in 
late 2018. The EAC will meet at least one time per year in Washington, 
DC or via video/teleconferencing.

ADDRESSES: All nomination materials or requests for additional 
information should be emailed to MCC's Economic Advisory Council 
Designated Federal Officer, Brian Epley at MCCEACouncil@mcc.gov or 
mailed to Millennium Challenge Corporation, Attn: Brian Epley, 1099 
14th St. NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Epley, 202.772.6515, 
MCCEACouncil@mcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EAC will focus on issues related to the 
analytical products and strategy used as inputs to compact and 
threshold program development and decision making, on learning from MCC 
experience about program effectiveness and impact, and to reflect on 
the broader global development trends and context of MCC's work. The 
EAC will provide advice, recommendations, and guidance from experts in 
academia and the international development community on the design and 
implementation of programs in a structured and integrated manner. The 
Vice President for MCC's Department of Policy and Evaluation affirms 
that the creation of the EAC is necessary and in the public interest. 
The EAC is seeking members from a range of academic organizations, 
independent think tanks, and international development agencies. 
Members will be chosen to represent a diversity of expertise, 
background, and geographic experience.
    The EAC will provide advice to MCC on issues related to growth and 
development in low and middle income countries including:
    1. New perspectives on economic development;
    2. Innovative approaches to growth analytics;
    3. Innovations in program and project evaluation;
    4. Applied microeconomics and cost-benefit analytics;
    5. Poverty and income dynamics;
    6. Social development and the economics of gender; and
    7. Other innovations in the field of development economics and 
evaluation.
    Additional information about MCC and its portfolio can be found at 
www.mcc.gov. The EAC shall consist of not more than twenty (20) 
individuals who are recognized experts in their field, academics, 
innovators and thought leaders, representing (without limitation) 
academic organizations, independent think tanks, international 
development agencies, multilateral and regional development financial 
institutions, and foundations. Efforts will be made to include 
expertise from developing countries, within the resource constraints of 
the MCC to support logistic costs.
    Qualified individuals may self-nominate or be nominated by any 
individual or organization. To be considered for the EAC, nominators 
should submit the following information:
     Name, title, organization and relevant contact information 
(including phone and email address) of the individual under 
consideration;
     A letter containing a brief biography for the nominee and 
description why the nominee should be considered for membership;
     CV including professional and academic credentials;
    Please do not send company, or organization brochures or any other 
information. Materials submitted should total two pages or less, 
excluding CV. Should more information be needed, MCC staff will contact 
the nominee, obtain information from the nominee's past affiliations, 
or obtain information from publicly available sources.
    All members of the EAC will be independent of the agency, 
representing the views and interests of their respective industry or 
area of expertise, and not as Special Government Employees. All members 
shall serve without compensation. The duties of the EAC are solely 
advisory and any determinations to be made or actions to be taken on 
the basis of EAC advice shall be made or taken by appropriate officers 
of MCC.
    Nominees selected for appointment to the EAC will be notified by 
return email and receive a letter of appointment. A selection team will 
review the nomination packages. The selection team will make 
recommendations regarding membership to the Vice President for MCC's 
Department of Policy and Evaluation based on criteria including: (1) 
Professional experience, and knowledge; (2) academic field and 
expertise; (3) experience within regions in which MCC works; (4) 
contribution of diverse regional or technical professional 
perspectives, and (5) availability and willingness to serve.
    In the selection of members for the EAC, MCC will seek to ensure a 
balanced representation and consider a cross-section of those directly 
affected, interested, and qualified, as appropriate to the nature and 
functions of the EAC.
    Nominations are open to all individuals without regard to race, 
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical 
disability, marital status, or sexual orientation.

    Dated: August 28, 2018.
Jeanne M. Hauch,
VP/General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-19039 Filed 8-31-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9211-03-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 171 / Tuesday, September 4, 2018 / Notices 44911 MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE and impact, and to reflect on the Please do not send company, or CORPORATION broader global development trends and organization brochures or any other context of MCC’s work. The EAC will information. Materials submitted should [MCC FR 18–10] provide advice, recommendations, and total two pages or less, excluding CV. Establishment of MCC Economic guidance from experts in academia and Should more information be needed, Advisory Council and Call for the international development MCC staff will contact the nominee, Nominations community on the design and obtain information from the nominee’s implementation of programs in a past affiliations, or obtain information AGENCY: Millennium Challenge structured and integrated manner. The from publicly available sources. Corporation. Vice President for MCC’s Department of All members of the EAC will be ACTION: Notice. Policy and Evaluation affirms that the independent of the agency, representing creation of the EAC is necessary and in the views and interests of their SUMMARY: In accordance with the the public interest. The EAC is seeking respective industry or area of expertise, requirements of the Federal Advisory members from a range of academic and not as Special Government Committee Act, MCC intends to organizations, independent think tanks, Employees. All members shall serve establish the MCC Economic Advisory and international development agencies. without compensation. The duties of the Council (‘‘The EAC’’), and is hereby Members will be chosen to represent a EAC are solely advisory and any soliciting representative nominations. diversity of expertise, background, and determinations to be made or actions to The EAC shall serve MCC in a solely geographic experience. be taken on the basis of EAC advice advisory capacity and provide advice The EAC will provide advice to MCC shall be made or taken by appropriate and guidance to Millennium Challenge on issues related to growth and officers of MCC. Corporation (MCC) economists, development in low and middle income Nominees selected for appointment to evaluators, leadership of the Department countries including: the EAC will be notified by return email of Policy and Evaluation (DPE), and 1. New perspectives on economic and receive a letter of appointment. A senior MCC leadership regarding development; selection team will review the relevant trends in development 2. Innovative approaches to growth nomination packages. The selection economics, applied economic and analytics; team will make recommendations evaluation methods, poverty analytics, 3. Innovations in program and project regarding membership to the Vice as well as modeling, measuring, and evaluation; President for MCC’s Department of evaluating development interventions, 4. Applied microeconomics and cost- Policy and Evaluation based on criteria including without limitation social and benefit analytics; including: (1) Professional experience, gender inequities. In doing so, an and knowledge; (2) academic field and 5. Poverty and income dynamics; overarching purpose of the EAC will be expertise; (3) experience within regions 6. Social development and the to sharpen MCC’s analytical methods in which MCC works; (4) contribution of economics of gender; and and capacity in support of continuing diverse regional or technical 7. Other innovations in the field of development effectiveness. It will also professional perspectives, and (5) development economics and evaluation. serve as a sounding board and reference availability and willingness to serve. Additional information about MCC group for assessing and advising on In the selection of members for the and its portfolio can be found at strategic policy innovations and EAC, MCC will seek to ensure a www.mcc.gov. The EAC shall consist of methodological directions in MCC. balanced representation and consider a not more than twenty (20) individuals DATES: Nominations for EAC members who are recognized experts in their cross-section of those directly affected, must be received on or before 5 p.m. field, academics, innovators and interested, and qualified, as appropriate EDT on October 15, 2018. Further thought leaders, representing (without to the nature and functions of the EAC. information about the nomination limitation) academic organizations, Nominations are open to all process is included below. MCC plans independent think tanks, international individuals without regard to race, to host the first EAC meeting in late development agencies, multilateral and color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 2018. The EAC will meet at least one regional development financial mental or physical disability, marital time per year in Washington, DC or via institutions, and foundations. Efforts status, or sexual orientation. video/teleconferencing. will be made to include expertise from Dated: August 28, 2018. ADDRESSES: All nomination materials or developing countries, within the Jeanne M. Hauch, requests for additional information resource constraints of the MCC to VP/General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. should be emailed to MCC’s Economic support logistic costs. 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SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesNominations for EAC members must be received on or before 5 p.m. EDT on October 15, 2018. Further information about the nomination process is included below. MCC plans to host the first EAC meeting in late 2018. The EAC will meet at least one time per year in Washington, DC or via video/teleconferencing.
ContactBrian Epley, 202.772.6515, [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 44911 
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