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shall designate the presiding 

Administrative Law Judge. 

The Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations will not participate as a 

party in this investigation. 

Responses to the complaint and the 

notice of investigation must be 

submitted by the named respondents in 

accordance with section 210.13 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 

19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), as 

amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 

2020), such responses will be 

considered by the Commission if 

received not later than 20 days after the 

date of service by the complainant of the 

complaint and the notice of 

investigation. Extensions of time for 

submitting responses to the complaint 

and the notice of investigation will not 

be granted unless good cause therefor is 

shown. 

Failure of a respondent to file a timely 

response to each allegation in the 

complaint and in this notice may be 

deemed to constitute a waiver of the 

right to appear and contest the 

allegations of the complaint and this 

notice, and to authorize the 

administrative law judge and the 

Commission, without further notice to 

the respondent, to find the facts to be as 

alleged in the complaint and this notice 

and to enter an initial determination 

and a final determination containing 

such findings, and may result in the 

issuance of an exclusion order or a cease 

and desist order or both directed against 

the respondent. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: September 9, 2024. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20789 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2023–0012] 

Federal Advisory Council on 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(FACOSH); Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of FACOSH meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Advisory 

Committee on Occupational Safety and 

Health (FACOSH) will meet October 17, 

2024, by WebEx. 

DATES: FACOSH will meet from 1 p.m.– 

4 p.m., ET, October 17, 2024, virtually 

via Webex. 

ADDRESSES: 

Submission of comments and requests 

to speak: Submit comments and 

requests to speak at the FACOSH 

meeting by September 30, 2024, 

identified by the docket number for this 

Federal Register notice (Docket No. 

OSHA–2023–0012), using the following 

method: 

Electronically: Comments and 

requests to speak, including 

attachments, must be submitted 

electronically at www.regulations.gov, 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Requests for special accommodations: 

Submit requests for special 

accommodations for this FACOSH 

meeting by September 30, 2024, to Ms. 

Lana Morrison, Directorate of 

Enforcement Programs, OSHA, U.S. 

Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 

693–2128; email: morrison.lana.n@

dol.gov. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and the OSHA 

docket number for this Federal Register 

notice (Docket No. OSHA–2023–0012). 

OSHA will place comments and 

requests to speak, including personal 

information, in the public docket, which 

may be available online. Therefore, 

OSHA cautions interested parties about 

submitting personal information such as 

Social Security numbers and birthdates. 

Docket: To read or download 

documents in the public docket for this 

FACOSH meeting, go to 

www.regulations.gov. All documents in 

the public docket are listed in the index; 

however, some documents (e.g., 

copyrighted material) are not publicly 

available to read or download through 

www.regulations.gov. All submissions, 

including copyrighted material, are 

available for inspection through the 

OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA 

Docket Office at (202) 693–2350 (TTY 

(877) 889–5627) for assistance in 

locating docket submissions. 

Participation in the FACOSH meeting: 

Members of the public may attend the 

FACOSH meeting by going to the 

website: https://usdolee.webex.com/ 

usdolee/j.php?MTID=m6ac7a35039a9

ef13d3954e9380484b33. 

VoIP or dial: 877–465–7975. 

Access code: 2831 162 3736. 

Meeting password: Welcome!24 

(93526631 from phones). 

However, any participation by the 

public will be in listen-only mode. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, 

Director, OSHA Office of 

Communications; telephone: (202) 693– 

1999; email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. 

General information: Ms. Lana 

Morrison, Director, OSHA Office of 

Federal Agency Programs; telephone 

(202) 693–2100; email: ofap@dol.gov. 

Copies of this Federal Register 

document: Electronic copies of this 

Federal Register document are available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. This 

document, as well as news releases and 

other relevant information are also 

available on the OSHA web page at 

http://www.osha.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

FACOSH is authorized to advise the 

Secretary of Labor (Secretary) on all 

matters relating to the occupational 

safety and health of Federal employees 

(Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970 (29 U.S.C. 668), 5 U.S.C. 7902, 

Executive Orders 12196 and 14109). 

This includes providing advice on how 

to reduce and keep to a minimum the 

number of injuries and illnesses in the 

Federal workforce and how to 

encourage the establishment and 

maintenance of effective occupational 

safety and health programs in each 

Federal agency. 

II. Meeting Information 

FACOSH Meeting 

FACOSH will meet from 1 p.m. to 4 

p.m., ET, Thursday, October 17, 2024. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Meeting agenda: The tentative agenda 

for this meeting includes: 

• Assistant Secretary’s Agency Update 

and Remarks. 

• Update from FACOSH’s 

Subcommittee on Identification of 

Best Practices and Lessons Learned. 

• OSHA’s regulatory updates 

• OPM presentation on job 

classifications (proposed) 

• BLS presentation on data input 

(proposed) 

• Wage and Hour Updates (proposed) 

In addition, meeting information will 

be posted to the Office of Federal 

Agency Programs’ website at: https://

www.osha.gov/advisorycommittee/ 

facosh. 

Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, directed the 

preparation of this notice under the 

authority granted by section 19 of the 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970 (29 U.S.C. 668), 5 U.S.C. 7902, the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. 10), Executive Order 12196 and 

14109, Secretary of Labor’s Order 8– 


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2020 (85 FR 58393, 9/18/2020), 29 CFR 

part 1960 (Basic Program Elements of 

for Federal Employee Occupational 

Safety and Health Programs), and 41 

CFR part 102–3. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on September 9, 

2024. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20808 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE 

CORPORATION 

[MCC FR 24–05] 

Notice of Entering Into a Compact With 

the State of Belize 

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of the Millennium Challenge 

Act of 2003, as amended, the 

Millennium Challenge Corporation 

(MCC) is publishing a summary of the 

Millennium Challenge Compact 

(Compact) between the United States of 

America and the State of Belize. 

Representatives of the United States of 

America and the State of Belize 

executed the Compact on September 4, 

2024. The complete text of the Compact 

has been posted at: https://

www.mcc.gov/resources/doc/compactbelize/. 

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7709 (b)(3)) 

Dated: September 9, 2024. 

Peter E. Jaffe, 

Vice President, General Counsel, and 

Corporate Secretary. 

Summary of Belize Compact 

Overview of MCC Belize Compact 

MCC has signed a five-year, $125 

million compact with the government of 

Belize aimed at reducing poverty 

through economic growth. The Compact 

seeks to assist Belize in addressing two 

binding constraints to economic 

growth—low quality of education and 

high cost of electricity. The Compact 

will address these constraints through 

two primary projects—the Education 

Project and the Energy Project. 

Background and Context 

Belize is a small, diverse, coastal 

nation with a population of 397,483 

(2022). As a stable democracy located at 

the crossroads of the Caribbean and 

Central America, Belize maintains 

strong commercial and educational ties 

to the Caribbean and has increasingly 

strengthened ties with Central America. 

While Belize’s economy has 

historically relied on the export of forest 

products, sugar, and fruit, tourism began 

to expand rapidly in the 1990s, 

contributing to robust real per capita 

income (‘‘PCI’’) growth averaging 4.3% 

for the next decade. However, from 2004 

to 2019 real PCI growth was near zero. 

In 2020, Belize experienced a sharp fall 

in tourism revenue and real PCI fell by 

16%, which caused Belize to be 

classified as a lower middle-income 

country. The economy has since 

rebounded. As of 2018, 52% of the 

population had income below the 

Belizean general poverty line, with four 

socioeconomic groups 

disproportionately affected: Maya 

populations, rural households, women, 

and youth. 

Country Selection and Ongoing 

Eligibility 

MCC’s Board of Directors selected 

Belize as eligible to develop a compact 

in December 2021. In selecting Belize 

for a compact, MCC’s Board made the 

decision to partner with a country that 

has demonstrated a clear commitment to 

democratic governance and tackling 

development challenges.In the year 

following its selection, Belize was 

reclassified by the World Bank as an 

upper middle-income country and 

exited MCC’s candidate country pool. 

The Board has since repeatedly affirmed 

its support for Belize continuing to 

develop a compact with MCC, and the 

country has continued to demonstrate 

its commitment to the principles of 

democratic governance that underpin 

MCC’s eligibility criteria and scorecard. 

Constraints Analysis 

In April 2022, the Government of 

Belize selected two binding constraints 

to economic growth for further program 

development in the education and 

energy sectors. 

The education sector has a severe 

shortage of post-primary graduates as 

well as skilled workers in key 

industries. The Belize education system 

does not produce a sufficient number of 

individuals with the types of 

competencies needed by the labor 

market. Shifts in Belize’s economic and 

employment landscape have increased 

the demand for workers with higher 

levels of qualifications and 21st century 

skills. However, over half of Belize’s 

labor force currently does not have any 

form of post-primary education 

resulting in the first binding constraint 

for the Compact: low quality of 

education that leads to a shortage of 

trained professionals in all industries. 

In the energy sector the cost of 

wholesale electricity is higher than it 

should be compared to a wellfunctioning competitive electricity 

market. The primary driver of high 

electricity rates is the elevated cost of 

purchasing wholesale power, which 

results in the second binding constraint 

for the Compact: high cost of electricity 

that drives up input costs for all 

industries. 

The Government of Belize has shown 

strong country ownership and 

commitment to the Compact through 

their engagement on the technical 

design of the projects, their repeated 

commitment and preliminary progress 

on policy reforms, and their 

commitment of counterpart funding for 

the implementation and long-term 

sustainability of the compact objectives. 

MCC successfully concluded compact 

negotiations with the Government of 

Belize in mid-April and secured 

approval for the $125 million 

investment from the MCC Board of 

Directors on June 26, 2024. The 

Government of Belize and MCC signed 

the Compact on September 4, 2024 in 

Belize City, Belize. 

Project Summaries 

The projects and activities to be 

completed are: 

The Education Project ($73.8 million) 

aims to equitably increase the number of 

post-primary graduates with the 

competencies relevant to labor market 

demands by pursuing the following 

activities and outcomes: 

D Transforming Teaching and 

Learning in Secondary Education 

Activity aims to improve the numeracy, 

literacy, and 21st century skills of 

secondary graduates by improving the 

capability and accountability of the 

Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, 

and Technology, managing authorities, 

educators, and other actors in the 

Belizean educational system for 

providing inclusive, quality education. 

D Access to and Progression through 

Secondary Education Activity aims to 

increase the percentage of primary 

graduates that enroll in and complete 

secondary school. 

D Training and Transitioning to Work 

Activity aims to improve the capability 

of Technical and Vocational Education 

and Training (TVET) providers to 

deliver high quality training demanded 

by the labor market as well as to provide 

inclusive access to these training 

opportunities. 

The project focuses on inclusion and 

equity by intentionally creating 

opportunities across all three activities 

for members of groups that have been 

traditionally excluded in the Belizean 


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