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committed to reform and is a strong 

partner of MCC—taking numerous steps 

to improve transparency and fight 

corruption over 2014, even in the face 

of the Ebola crisis. Sierra Leone also 

continued to improve its overall 

scorecard performance by meeting 12 of 

20 indicators this year versus 11 of 20 

last year. However, Sierra Leone did not 

meet MCC’s scorecard criteria for the 

second year, again narrowly missing a 

passing score on the Control of 

Corruption indicator. By selecting Sierra 

Leone as eligible for threshold 

assistance, MCC aims to support the 

government in its efforts to continue its 

positive overall policy trajectory, while 

also allowing MCC to bolster Sierra 

Leone’s efforts by supporting continued 

institutional and policy reforms as the 

country emerges from its Ebola crisis. 

Countries reselected to continue 

developing threshold programs 

This year the Board reselected 

Guatemala as eligible to continue 

developing a threshold program. 

Guatemala continues to pass more than 

half of the scorecard overall by meeting 

11 of 20 indicators. It also continues to 

meet the Democratic Rights hurdle. 

Guatemala improved on the Control of 

Corruption indicator and currently 

performs on the median in the 50th

percentile. 

Ongoing review of partner countries’ 

policy performance 

Countries already implementing 

compacts do not need to be reselected 

each year in order to continue 

implementation. Once MCC makes a 

commitment to a country through a 

compact, MCC does not consider the 

country for reselection on an annual 

basis during the term of its compact. 

The Board emphasized the need for all 

partner countries to maintain or 

improve their policy performance. If it 

is determined that a country has 

demonstrated a significant policy 

reversal, MCC can hold it accountable 

by applying MCC’s Suspension and 

Termination Policy (www.mcc.gov/

pages/about/policy/policy-onsuspension-and-termination). 

Regional partnerships 

The Board also confirmed its support 

for MCC’s efforts to explore new 

partnerships in South Asia that could 

contribute to regional economic 

benefits. This is because, under the right 

circumstances, such a regional approach 

may present opportunities to take 

advantage of higher rates of return on 

investment and/or larger-scale 

reductions in poverty. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Alan T. Waterman Award Committee; 

Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Alan T. Waterman Award 

Committee (1172). 

Date and Time: January 8, 2015, 8:30 a.m.– 

2:00 p.m. 

Place: NSF, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 

1295, Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

Type of Meeting: Closed. 

Contact Person: Ms. Mayra Montrose, 

Program Manager, Room 1282, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, VA 22230; Telephone: 703–292– 

8040. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and 

recommendations in the selection of the Alan 

T. Waterman Award recipient. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate 

nominations as part of the selection process 

for awards. 

Reason for Closing: The proposals being 

reviewed include information of a 

proprietary or confidential nature, including 

technical information, financial data such as 

salaries, and personal information 

concerning individuals associated with the 

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government 

in the Sunshine Act. 

Dated: December 12, 2014. 

Suzanne Plimpton, 

Acting, Committee Management Officer. 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee; Open Committee 

Meetings; Correction 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice, correction. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) published a notice 

in the Federal Register on December 8, 

2014, (79 FR 72714) announcing the 

2015 meeting dates of the Federal 

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee. 

The notice incorrectly listed the year of 

the meetings. This document corrects 

this error. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at 

(202) 606–2858 or by email at pay-leavepolicy@opm.gov. 

Correction: The correct dates are as 

follows: 

Thursday, January 15, 2015 

Thursday, February 19, 2015 

Thursday, March 19, 2015 

Thursday, April 16, 2015 

Thursday, May 21, 2015 

Thursday, June 18, 2015 

Thursday, July 16, 2015 

Thursday, August 20, 2015 

Thursday, September 17, 2015 

Thursday October 15, 2015 

Thursday, November 19, 2015 

Thursday, December 17, 2015 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Sheldon Friedman, 

Chairman, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee. 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

President’s Commission on White 

House Fellowships Advisory 

Committee: Closed Meeting 

AGENCY: President’s Commission on 

White House Fellowships, U.S. Office of 

Personnel Management. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The President’s Commission 

on White House Fellowships (PCWHF) 

was established by an Executive Order 

in 1964. The PCWHF is an advisory 

committee composed of Special 

Government Employees appointed by 

the President. The Advisory Committee 

will meet in June to interview potential 

candidates for recommendation to 

become a White House Fellow. 

The meeting is closed. 

Name of Committee: President’s 

Commission on White House 

Fellowships Mid-Year Meeting. 

Date: January 26, 2015. 

Time: 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. 

Place: TBD. 

Agenda: The Commission will talk to 

current Fellows on how their 

placements are going and discuss 

progress on strategic goals and 

recruiting efforts. 

Location: TBD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Y. Kaplan, 712 Jackson Place 

NW., Washington, DC 20503, and 

Phone: 202–395–4522. 

President’s Commission on White House 

Fellowships. 

Jennifer Y. Kaplan, 

Director. 

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