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educational context, particularly 

students living with trauma, those with 

special education needs, immigrant 

students, and indigenous students. 

Additionally, special emphasis will be 

placed on closing gender gaps facing 

male students (in transition, retention, 

and graduation) and female students (in 

participation in workforce preparation). 

The Energy Project ($21.7 million) 

aims to reduce the wholesale cost of 

electricity in real terms through 

supporting the competitive procurement 

of lower cost power purchase 

agreements using energy alternatives 

that would displace higher cost imports 

by pursuing the following activity and 

outcomes: 

D Facilitating New Lower-Cost 

Renewable Generation Activity is 

designed to support Belize in 

implementing its utility scale solarpowered energy expansion plans and 

maintaining the stability of the grid. 

Policy Reform and the Compact 

MCC and Belize jointly identified the 

following key policy reform areas to 

support the sustainability of the 

proposed compact, the timing and 

content of which was negotiated with 

Belize and is included in the compact. 

Key policy reforms of the Education 

Project include reforming the Education 

Act to require national student 

assessments to meet minimum testing 

requirements, school-level results to be 

published, and a more rigorous 

evaluation process for teacher licensing 

and certification. Additional reforms 

include increasing the compulsory 

school age to 16 from 14, ensuring 

access to free secondary education to all 

primary graduates by offering free 

education at all government schools 

and, to ensure adequate geographical 

coverage, select grant-aided schools, and 

requiring each secondary school have a 

dedicated school counselor. 

Key policy reforms of the Energy 

Project include the approval of 

regulations governing the process for 

competitive procurement for electricity 

generation, limits on amendments and 

extensions of power purchase 

agreements to improve transparency and 

protect consumers and revising the grid 

code to clarify the interconnection 

requirements for variable alternative 

forms of energy. 

Compact Overview and Budget 

Below is a summary describing the 

components of the Compact with Belize. 

The anticipated budget for the overall 

program is $165,650,000, with up to 

$125,000,000 under the Compact and 

$40,650,000 of contribution from Belize. 

TABLE 1—BELIZE COMPACT PROGRAM BUDGET

[Million in US$] 

Amount 

MCC Funding by Compact Components 

1. Education Project: 

1.1 Transforming Teaching and Learning in Secondary Education .......................................................................................... $41,045,000 

1.2 Access to and Progression through Secondary Education ................................................................................................. 16,256,000 

1.3 Training and Transitioning to Work ..................................................................................................................................... 16,500,000 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................................. 73,801,000 

2. Energy Project: 

2.1 Facilitating New Lower-Cost Renewable Generation .......................................................................................................... 21,684,000 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................................. 21,684,000 

3. Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................................... 1,820,000 

4. Program Administration and Oversight ........................................................................................................................................... 27,695,000 

Total MCC Compact Funding ....................................................................................................................................................... 125,000,000 

Total Program Funding 

Total MCC Compact Funding .............................................................................................................................................................. 125,000,000 

Government of Belize Contribution ..................................................................................................................................................... 40,650,000 

Total Program ............................................................................................................................................................................... 165,650,000 

[FR Doc. 2024–20752 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9211–03–P 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE 

CORPORATION 

[MCC FR 24–06] 

Notice of Open Meeting 

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation (MCC) Economic 

Advisory Council was established as a 

discretionary advisory committee on 

October 5, 2018. Its charter was most 

recently renewed on September 30, 

2022, for two additional years. The MCC 

Economic Advisory Council serves MCC 

solely in an advisory capacity and 

provides advice and guidance to MCC 

economists, evaluators, leadership of 

the Department of Policy and 

Evaluation, 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. In doing so, the MCC 

Economic Advisory Council helps 

sharpen MCC’s analytical methods and 

capacity in support of the agency’s 

economic development goals. It also 

serves as a sounding board and 

reference group for assessing and 

advising on strategic policy innovations 

and methodological directions in MCC. 


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DATES: Friday, September 27, 2024, from 

10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

both in-person at 1099 14th Street NW, 

Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005 and 

virtually via WebEx. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Mesbah Motamed, 

202.521.3600, MCCEACouncil@mcc.gov 

or visit www.mcc.gov/about/org-unit/ 

economic-advisory-council. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda: During this meeting of the 

MCC Economic Advisory Council, 

members will receive an overview of 

MCC’s work to fulfill its poverty 

reduction through economic growth 

mission and the role of the MCC 

Economic Advisory Council. The MCC 

Economic Advisory Council will also 

discuss issues related to MCC’s work on 

concurrent regional compacts. 

Public Participation: The meeting will 

be open to the public. Members of the 

public may file written statement(s) 

before or after the meeting. If you plan 

to participate, please submit your name 

and affiliation no later than Friday, 

September 20, 2024, to 

MCCEACouncil@mcc.gov to receive 

instructions for virtual participation and 

to be placed on an attendee list. 

(Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

5 U.S.C. App.) 

Dated: September 9, 2024. 

Peter E. Jaffe, 

Vice President, General Counsel, and 

Corporate Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20755 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9211–03–P 

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY 

CORPORATION 

Solicitation of Nominations for 

Appointment to the Advisory 

Committee of the Pension Benefit 

Guaranty Corporation 

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation (PBGC) is soliciting 

nominations for appointment to the 

Advisory Committee of the PBGC. 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

on or before October 28, 2024. Please 

allow three weeks for regular mail 

delivery to PBGC. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations must be 

submitted electronically to 

OfficeOfTheDirector@pbgc.gov as email 

attachments in Word or pdf format, or 

by mail to Office of the Director, 

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 

445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 

20024–2101. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 

(PBGC or the Corporation) administers 

the pension plan termination insurance 

program under title IV of the Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 

(ERISA). Section 4002(h) of ERISA 

provides for the establishment of an 

Advisory Committee to the Corporation. 

The Advisory Committee consists of 

seven members appointed by the 

President from among individuals 

recommended by the PBGC Board of 

Directors, which consists of the 

Secretaries of Labor, Treasury, and 

Commerce. The Advisory Committee 

members are as follows: 

• two representatives of employee 

organizations; 

• two representatives of employers 

who maintain pension plans; and 

• three representatives of the general 

public. 

No more than four members of the 

Committee shall be members of the 

same political party. Anyone currently 

subject to federal registration 

requirements as a lobbyist is not eligible 

for appointment. 

Advisory Committee members must 

have experience with employee 

organizations, employers who maintain 

defined benefit pension plans, the 

administration or advising of pension 

plans, or in related fields. Appointments 

are for 3-year terms. Reappointments are 

possible but are subject to the 

appointment process. 

The Advisory Committee’s prescribed 

duties include advising the Corporation 

as to its policies and procedures relating 

to investment of moneys, and other 

issues as the Corporation may request or 

as the Advisory Committee determines 

appropriate. The Advisory Committee 

meets at least six times each year. At 

least one meeting is a joint meeting with 

the PBGC Board of Directors. 

By February 19, 2025, the terms of 

three of the Advisory Committee 

members, two representing employers 

who maintain pension plans and one 

representing the general public, will 

have expired. Therefore, PBGC is 

seeking nominations for three seats. 

PBGC is committed to equal 

opportunity in the workplace and seeks 

a broad-based and diverse Advisory 

Committee. 

If you or your organization wants to 

nominate one or more people for 

appointment to the Advisory Committee 

to represent employers who maintain 

pension plans or the general public, you 

may submit nominations to PBGC. 

Nominations may be in the form of a 

letter, resolution or petition, signed by 

the person making the nomination. 

PBGC encourages you to include 

additional supporting letters of 

nomination. PBGC will not consider 

self-nominees who have no supporting 

letters. Please do not include any 

information that you do not want 

publicly disclosed. 

Nominations, including supporting 

letters, should: 

• state the person’s qualifications to 

serve on the Advisory Committee 

(including any specialized knowledge or 

experience relevant to the nominee’s 

proposed Advisory Committee position 

to represent employers who maintain 

pension plans or the general public); 

• state that the candidate will accept 

appointment to the Advisory Committee 

if offered; 

• include the nominee’s full name, 

work affiliation, mailing address, phone 

number, and email address; 

• include the nominator’s full name, 

mailing address, phone number, and 

email address; and 

• include the nominator’s signature, 

whether sent by email or otherwise. 

PBGC will contact nominees for 

information on their political affiliation 

and their status as registered lobbyists. 

Nominees should be aware of the time 

commitment for attending meetings and 

actively participating in the work of the 

Advisory Committee. Historically, this 

has meant a commitment of at least 15 

days per year. PBGC has a process for 

vetting nominees under consideration 

for appointment. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Ann Y. Orr, 

Acting Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20782 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7709–02–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

In accordance with the requirement of 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 which provides 

opportunity for public comment on new 

or revised data collections, the Railroad 

Retirement Board (RRB) will publish 

periodic summaries of proposed data 

collections. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed information collection is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information has practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s 


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