Notice of Quarterly Report (July 1, 2011-September 30, 2011), 74813-74830 [2011-30928]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices students, the media, and others interested in criminal justice statistics. No other collection series provides these data. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated that approximately 1,400 respondents will spend 8 minutes on average responding to a telephone screener to determine if each meet the BJS definition of a probation agency and supervise adults. The initial roster of potential adult probation supervising agencies was developed using available information sources and the telephone screener will be necessary to ensure that each meet the BJS criteria for inclusion in the census. Those that do not meet these two criteria will not be asked to complete the full questionnaire. It is estimated that approximately 95% or about 1,330 respondents will meet the BJS definition of a probation agency and supervise adults. These respondents will spend approximately two hours on average responding to the full questionnaire (Web instrument). (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: There are an estimated 2,847 total maximum burden hours associated with this collection. If additional information is required, contact: Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Suite 2E–508, Washington, DC 20530. Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2011–30406 Filed 11–30–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–18–P 74813 MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION [MCC 11–14] Notice of Quarterly Report (July 1, 2011–September 30, 2011) Millennium Challenge Corporation. SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for the quarter July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011, on assistance provided under section 605 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), as amended (the Act), and on transfers or allocations of funds to other federal agencies under section 619(b) of the Act. The following report will be made available to the public by publication in the Federal Register and on the Internet Web site of the MCC (https://www.mcc.gov) in accordance with section 612(b) of the Act. AGENCY: ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605 Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative expenditures Measures Country: Madagascar Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $84,367,700 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $0 $29,470,241 Increase Land Titling and Security. $29,304,770 Area secured with land certificates or titles in the Zones. Legal and regulatory reforms adopted. Number of land documents inventoried in the Zones and Antananarivo. Number of land documents restored in the Zones and Antananarivo. Number of land documents digitized in the Zones and Antananarivo. Average time for Land Services Offices to issue a duplicate copy of a title. Average cost to a user to obtain a duplicate copy of a title from the Land Services Offices. Number of land certificates delivered in the Zones during the period. Number of new guichets fonciers operating in the Zones. The 256 Plan Local d’Occupation Foncier—Local Plan of Land Occupation (PLOFs) are completed. Financial Sector Reform Project. emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Land Tenure Project ........ $23,535,780 Increase Competition in the Financial Sector. $23,535,781 Volume of funds processed annually by the national payment system. Number of accountants and financial experts registered to become CPA. Number of Central Bank branches capable of accepting auction tenders. Outstanding value of savings accounts from CEM in the Zones. Number of Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs) participating in the Refinancing and Guarantee funds. Maximum check clearing delay. Network equipment and integrator. Real time gross settlement system (RTGS). Telecommunication facilities. Retail payment clearing system. Number of CEM branches built in the Zones. Number of savings accounts from CEM in the Zones. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 74814 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative expenditures Measures Percent of Micro-Finance Institution (MFI) loans recorded in the Central Bank database. Agricultural Business Investment Project. $13,582,550 Improve Agricultural Projection Technologies and Market Capacity in Rural Areas. $13,582,534 Program Administration 2 and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. $17,779,126 ......................................... $17,779,127 .......................... ......................................... $1,392,568 Pending subsequent reports 3. Number of farmers receiving technical assistance. Number of marketing contracts of ABC clients. Number of farmers employing technical assistance. Value of refinancing loans and guarantees issued to participating MFIs (as a measure of value of agricultural and rural loans). ` Number of Mnistere de l’Agriculture,de l’Elevage et ˆ de la Peche- Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fishing (MAEP) agents trained in marketing and investment promotion. Number of people receiving information from Agricultural Business Center (ABCs) on business opportunities. FY2010 Madagascar post-compact disbursement related to final payment of audit expenses. Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Country: Honduras Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Honduras Rural Development Project. emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Transportation Project ..... VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 Measures Total Obligation: $205,000,000 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $79,584 $68,273,380 Increase the productivity and business skills of farmers who operate small and medium-size farms and their employees. $68,264,510 Number of program farmers harvesting high-value horticulture crops. Number of hectares harvesting high-value horticulture crops. Number of business plans prepared by program farmers with assistance from the implementing entity. Total value of net sales. Total number of recruited farmers receiving technical assistance. Value of loans disbursed to farmers, agribusiness, and other producers and vendors in the horticulture industry, including Program Farmers, cumulative to date, Trust Fund Resources. Number of loans disbursed (disaggregated by trust fund, leveraged from trust fund, and institutions receiving technical assistance from ACDI– VOCA). Number of hectares under irrigation. Number of farmers connected to the community irrigation system. $120,591,240 Reduce transportation costs between targeted production centers and national, regional and global markets. $120,584,457 Freight shipment cost from Tegucigalpa to Puerto Cortes. Average annual daily traffic volume—CA–5. International roughness index (IRI)—CA–5. Kilometers of road upgraded—CA–5. Percent of contracted road works disbursed—CA– 5. Average annual daily traffic volume—secondary roads. International roughness index (IRI)—secondary roads. Kilometers of road upgraded—secondary roads. Average annual daily traffic volume—rural roads. Average speed—Cost per journey (rural roads). Kilometers of road upgraded—rural roads. Percent disbursed for contracted studies. Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures 74815 Measures Value of signed contracts for feasibility, design, supervision and program management contracts. Kilometers (km) of roads under design. Number of Construction works and supervision contracts signed. Kilometers (km) of roads under works contracts. Program Administration,2 and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports 3. $16,135,380 ......................................... $15,166,048 .......................... ......................................... $0 The negative quarterly expenditure for Honduras is related to expense accruals. The accruals will be reversed in 2011 and applied to various projects and activities. Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative expenditures Country: Cape Verde Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Cape Verde Measures Total Obligation: $110,078,488 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $1,038,897 Watershed and Agricultural Support Project. $12,011,603 Increase agricultural production in three targeted watershed areas on three islands. $11,602,406 Productivity: Horticulture, Paul watershed. Productivity: Horticulture, Faja watershed. Productivity: Horticulture, Mosteiros watershed. Number of farmers adopting drip irrigation: All intervention watersheds (Paul, Faja and Mosteiros). Hectares under improved or new irrigation (All Watersheds Paul, Faja, and Mosteiros). Irrigation Works: Percent contracted works disbursed. All intervention watersheds (Paul, Faja and Mosteiros). Number of reservoirs constructed in all intervention watersheds (Paul, Faja and Mosteiros) (incremental). Number of farmers trained. Infrastructure Improvement Project. $82,630,208 Increase integration of the internal market and reduce transportation costs. $82,542,708 Travel time ratio: Percentage of beneficiary population further than 30 minutes from nearest market. Kilometers of roads/bridges completed. Percent of contracted road works disbursed (cumulative). Port of Praia: Percent of contracted port works disbursed (cumulative). Private Sector Development Project. $1,920,018 Spur private sector development on all islands through increased investment in the priority sectors and through financial sector reform. $1,824,566 Micro-Finance Institutions portfolio at risk, adjusted (level). $13,516,659 ......................................... $12,542,777 .......................... ......................................... $0 Obligated Objective Program Administration,2 and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports 3. emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Projects Cumulative expenditures Country: Nicaragua Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Nicaragua Property Regularization Project. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 $7,180,454 Jkt 226001 Increase Investment by strengthening property rights. PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Measures Total Obligation: $113,500,000 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: ¥$296,623 $6,694,971 Sfmt 4703 Automated database of registry and cadastre installed in the 10 municipalities of Leon. Value of land, urban. Value of land, rural. Time to conduct a land transaction. E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 74816 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Measures Number of additional parcels with a registered title, urban. Number of additional parcels with a registered title, rural. Area covered by cadastral mapping. Cost to conduct a land transaction. Transportation Project ..... $58,000,000 Reduce transportation costs between Leon and Chinandega and national, regional and global markets. $56,740,790 Annual Average daily traffic volume: N1 Section R1. Annual Average daily traffic volume: N1 Section R2. Annual Average daily traffic volume: Port Sandino (S13). Annual Average daily traffic volume: Villanueva— Guasaule Annual. Average daily traffic volume: Somotillo-Cinco Pinos (S1). ´ Annual average daily traffic volume: Leon˜ Poneloya-Las Penitas. International Roughness Index: N–I Section R1. International Roughness Index: N–I Section R2. International Roughness Index: Port Sandino (S13). International roughness index: Villanueva— Guasaule. International roughness index: Somotillo-Cinco Pinos. ´ International roughness index: Leon-Poneloya-Las ˜ Penitas. Kilometers of NI upgraded: R1 and R2 and S13. Kilometers of NI upgraded: Villanueva—Guasaule. Kilometers of S1 road upgraded. Kilometers of S9 road upgraded. Rural Development Project. $32,875,845 Increase the value added of farms and enterprises in the region. $31,360,605 Number of beneficiaries with business plans. Numbers of manzanas (1 manzana = 1.7 hectares), by sector, harvesting higher-value crops. Number of beneficiaries with business plans prepared with assistance of Rural Business Development Project. Number of beneficiaries implementing forestry business plans under Improvement of Water Supplies Activity. Number of Manzanas reforested. Number of Manzanas with trees planted. Program Administration,2 Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. $15,443,701 ......................................... $15,451,111 .......................... ......................................... $2,528,880 Obligated Objective Pending subsequent reports 3. Projects Cumulative expenditures Country: Georgia Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Georgia emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Regional Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 $314,240,000 Jkt 226001 Key Regional Infrastructure Rehabilitated. PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Total Obligation: $395,300,000 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $815,885 $309,899,736 Sfmt 4703 Measures Household savings from Infrastructure Rehabilitation Activities. Savings in vehicle operating costs (VOC). International roughness index (IRI). Annual average daily traffic (AADT). Travel Time. Kilometers of road completed. Signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies. Percent of contracted studies disbursed. Kilometers of roads under design. Signed contracts for road works. Kilometers of roads under works contracts. Sites rehabilitated (phases I, II, III)—pipeline. Construction works completed (phase II)—pipeline. E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures 74817 Measures Savings in household expenditures for all RID subprojects. Population Served by all RID subprojects. RID Subprojects completed. Value of Grant Agreements signed. Value of project works and goods contracts Signed. Subprojects with works initiated. Regional Enterprise Development Project. $52,040,800 Enterprises in Regions Developed. $52,040,800 Program Administration,2 Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. $29,019,200 ......................................... $25,237,983 .......................... ......................................... $0 Pending subsequent reports 3. Jobs Created by Agribusiness Development Activity (ADA) and by Georgia Regional Development Fund (GRDF). Household net income—ADA and GRDF. Jobs created—ADA. Firm income—ADA. Household net income—ADA. Beneficiaries (direct and indirect)—ADA. Grant agreements signed—ADA. Increase in gross revenues of portfolio companies. Increase in portfolio company employees. Increase in wages paid to the portfolio company employees. Portfolio companies. Funds disbursed to the portfolio companies. In November 2008, MCC and the Georgian government signed a Compact amendment making up to $100 million of additional funds available to the Millennium Challenge Georgia Fund. These funds will be used to complete works in the Roads, Regional Infrastructure Development, and Energy Rehabilitation Projects contemplated by the original Compact. The amendment was ratified by the Georgian parliament and entered into force on January 30, 2009. Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Country: Vanuatu Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Vanuatu Total Obligation: $65,690,000 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $278,588 Transportation Infrastructure Project. $60,096,085 Facilitate transportation to increase tourism and business development. $60,084,330 Program Administration,2 Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. $5,593,915 ......................................... $5,425,026 .......................... ......................................... $14,097 Obligated Objective Pending subsequent reports 3. Projects emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Measures Cumulative expenditures Country: Armenia Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Armenia Irrigated Agriculture Project (Agriculture and Water). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 $153,969,708 Jkt 226001 Increase agricultural productivity Improve and Quality of Irrigation. PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Traffic volume (average annual daily traffic)—Efate Ring Road. Traffic Volume (average annual daily traffic)— Santo East Coast Road. Kilometers of road upgraded—Efate Ring Road. Kilometers of roads upgraded—Santo East Coast Road. Percent of MCC contribution disbursed to‘‘adjusted’’ signed contracts of roads works; including approved variations. Measures Total Obligation: $235,650,000 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $16,533,503 $154,959,515 Sfmt 4703 Training/technical assistance provided for On-Farm Water Management. Training/technical assistance provided for PostHarvest Processing. Loans Provided. Value of irrigation feasibility and/or detailed design contracts signed. E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 74818 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Measures Value of irrigation feasibility and/or detailed design contracts disbursed. Number of farmers using better on-farm water management. Number of enterprises using improved techniques. Value of irrigation feasibility and/or detailed design contracts signed. Additional Land irrigated under project. Value of irrigation feasibility and/or detailed design contracts signed. Value of irrigation feasibility and/or detailed design contracts disbursed. Rural Road Rehabilitation Project. $67,100,000 Better access to economic and social infrastructure. $7,620,141 Program Administration,2 Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. $14,580,292 ......................................... $13,622,512 .......................... ......................................... $3,276 Obligated Objective Pending subsequent reports 3. Projects Average annual daily traffic on Pilot Roads. International roughness index for Pilot Roads. Road Sections Rehabilitated—Pilot Roads. Pilot Roads: Percent of Contracted Roads Works Disbursed of Works Completed. Cumulative expenditures Country: Benin Year: 2011 Quarter 3 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Benin Measures Total Obligation: $307,298,040 Total Quarterly Expenditures: $39,191,455 $17,185,621 Expand Access to Financial Services. $15,062,850 Value of credits granted by Micro-Finance Institutions (at the national level). Value of savings collected by MFI institutions (at the national level). Average portfolio at risk > 90 days of microfinance institutions at the national level. Operational self-sufficiency of MFIs at the national level. Number of institutions receiving grants through the Facility. Number of MFIs inspected by Cellule Supervision Microfinance. Access to Justice Project $21,196,847 Improved Ability of Justice System to Enforce Contracts and Reconcile Claims. $19,637,991 Average time to enforce a contract. Percent of firms reporting confidence in the judicial system. Passage of new legal codes. Average time required for Tribunaux de premiere instance-arbitration centers and courts of first instance (TPI) to reach a final decision on a case. Average time required for Court of Appeals to reach a final decision on a case. Percent of cases resolved in TPI per year. Percent of cases resolved in Court of Appeals per year. Number of Courthouses completed. Average time required to register a business ´ ´ (societe). Average time required to register a business (sole proprietorship). Access to Land Project .... emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Access to Financial Services Project. $33,819,736 Strengthen property rights and increase investment in rural and urban land. $30,037,427 Percentage of households investing in targeted urban land parcels. Percentage of households investing in targeted rural land parcels. Average cost required to convert occupancy permit to land title through systematic process. Share of respondents perceiving land security in the Conversions from Occupancy permit to land title (PH–TF) or Rural Land Plan (PFR) areas. Number of preparatory studies completed. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures 74819 Measures Number of Legal and Regulatory Reforms Adopted. Amount of Equipment Purchased. Number of new land titles obtained by transformation of occupancy permit. Number of land certificates issued within MCABenin implementation. Number of PFRs established with MCA-Benin implementation. Number of permanent stations installed. Number of stakeholders trained. Number of communes with new cadastres. Number of operational land market information systems. Access to Markets Project $188,474,717 Program Administration,2 Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. $46,621,117 ......................................... $40,610,623 .......................... ......................................... $2,387,840 Obligated Objective Pending subsequent reports 3. Projects Improve Access to Markets through Improvements to the Port of Cotonou. $177,053,977 Cumulative expenditures Country: Ghana Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Ghana emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Agriculture Project ........... VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 $211,970,412 Jkt 226001 Enhance Profitability of cultivation, services to agriculture and product handling in support of the expansion of commercial agriculture among groups of smallholder farms. PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Volume of merchandise traffic through the Port Autonome de Cotonou. Bulk ship carriers waiting times at the port. Port design-build contract awarded. Annual number of thefts cases. Average time to clear customs. Port meets—international port security standards (ISPS). Measures Total Obligation: $547,009,000 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $60,741,740 $180,083,603 Sfmt 4703 Number of farmers trained in commercial agriculture. Number of agribusinesses assisted. Number of preparatory land studies completed. Legal and regulatory land reforms adopted. Number of landholders reached by public outreach efforts. Number of hectares under production. Number of personnel trained. Number of buildings rehabilitated/constructed. Value of equipment purchased. Feeder roads international roughness index. Feeder roads annualized average daily traffic. Value of signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies of feeder roads. Percent of contracted design/feasibility studies completed for feeder roads. Value of signed works contracts for feeder roads. Percent of contracted feeder road works disbursed. Value of loans disbursed to clients from agriculture loan fund. Value of signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies (irrigation). Percent of contracted (design/feasibility) studies complete (irrigation). Value of signed contracts for irrigation works (irrigation). Rural hectares mapped. Percent of contracted irrigation works disbursed. Percent of people aware of their land rights in Pilot Land Registration Areas. Total number of parcels surveyed in the Pilot Land Registration Areas (PLRAs). Volume of products passing through post-harvest treatment. E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 74820 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Rural Development Project. Objective Cumulative expenditures Measures $74,662,857 Strengthen the rural institutions that provide services complementary to, and supportive of, agricultural and agriculture business development. $68,108,101 Number of students enrolled in schools affected by Education Facilities Sub-Activity. Number of schools rehabilitated. Number of school blocks constructed. Distance to collect water. Time to collect water. Incidence of guinea worm. Number of people affected by Water and Sanitation Facilities Sub-Activity. Number of stand-alone boreholes/wells/nonconventional water systems constructed/rehabilitated. Number of small-town water systems designed and due diligence completed for construction. Number of pipe extension projects designed and due diligence completed for construction. Number of agricultural processing plants in target districts with electricity due to Rural Electrification Sub-Activity. Transportation Project ..... $215,061,187 Reduce the transportation costs affecting agriculture commerce at sub-regional levels. $175,626,685 Trunk roads international roughness index. N1 International roughness index. N1 Annualized average daily traffic. N1 Kilometers of road upgraded. Value of signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies of the N1. Percent of contracted design/feasibility studies completed of the N1. Value of signed contracts for road works N1, Lot 1. Value of signed contracts for road works N1, Lot 2. Trunk roads annualized average daily traffic. Trunk roads kilometers of roads completed. Percent of contracted design/feasibility studies completed of trunk roads. Percent of contracted trunk road works disbursed. Ferry Activity: Annualized average daily traffic vehicles. Ferry Activity: Annual average daily traffic (passengers). Landing stages rehabilitated. Ferry terminal upgraded. Rehabilitation of Akosombo Floating Dock completed. Rehabilitation of landing stages completed. Percent of contracted road works disbursed: N1, Lot 1. Percent of contracted road works disbursed: N1, Lot 2. Percent of contracted work disbursed: Ferry and floating dock. Percent of contracted work disbursed: Landings and terminals. Value of signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies of Trunk Roads. Value of signed contracts for trunk roads. Program Administration,2 Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. $45,314,544 ......................................... $34,444,890 .......................... ......................................... $1,789,604 emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Pending subsequent reports 3. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Cumulative expenditures Objective Country: El Salvador Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA El Salvador 74821 Measures Total Obligation: $460,940,000 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $47,034,050 Human Development Project. $99,596,077 Increase human and physical capital of residents of the Northern Zone to take advantage of employment and business opportunities. $62,483,528 Employment rate of graduates of middle technical schools. Graduation rates of middle technical schools. Middle technical schools remodeled and equipped. New Scholarships granted to students of middle technical education. Students of non-formal training. Cost of water. Time collecting water. Number of households with access to improved water supply. Value of contracted water and sanitation works disbursed. Cost of electricity. Households benefiting with a connection to the electricity network. Households benefiting with the installation of isolated solar systems. Kilometers of new electrical lines with construction contracts signed. Population benefiting from strategic infrastructure. Productive Development Project. $71,824,000 Increase production and employment in the Northern Zone. $26,483,228 Number of hectares under production with MCC support. Number of beneficiaries of technical assistance and training—Agriculture. Number of beneficiaries of technical assistance and training—Agribusiness. Value of agricultural loans to farmers/agribusiness. $255,300,099 Reduce travel cost and time within the Northern Zone, with the rest of the country, and within the region. $167,674,621 Productive Development Project. $71,678,455 ......................................... $51,634,102 Program Administration 2 and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. $34,365,367 ......................................... $21,592,166 Pending Subsequent Report 3. .......................... ......................................... $0 Projects Obligated Objective Connectivity Project ......... Average annual daily traffic. International roughness index. Kilometers of roads rehabilitated. Kilometers of roads with construction initiated. Cumulative expenditures Country: Mali Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mali Measures Total Obligation: $460,811,162 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $40,639,221 emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Bamako Senou Airport Improvement Project. $181,252,116 ......................................... $68,641,279 Number of full time jobs at the ADM and firms supporting the airport. Average number of weekly flights (arrivals). Passenger traffic (annual average). Percent works complete. Time required for passenger processing at departures and arrivals. Percent works complete. Security and safety deficiencies corrected at the airport. Alatona Irrigation Project $234,884,675 Increase the agricultural production and productivity in the Alatona zone of the ON. $211,176,652 Main season rice yields. International roughness index (IRI) on the NionoGoma Coura Route. Traffic on the Niono-Diabaly road segment. Traffic on the Diabaly-Goma Coura road segment. Percentage works completed on Niono-Goma Coura road. Hectares under improved irrigation. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 74822 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Measures Irrigation system efficiency on Alatona Canal. Percentage of contracted irrigation construction works disbursed. Number market gardens allocated in Alatona zones to PAPs or New Settler women. Net primary school enrollment rate (in Alatona zone). Percent of Alatona population with improved access to drinking water. Number of schools available in Alatona. Number of health centers available in the Alatona. Number of affected people who have been compensate. Number of farmers that have applied improved techniques. Hectares under production (rainy season). Hectares under production (dry season). Number of farmers trained. Value of agricultural and rural loans. Number of active MFI clients. Loan recovery rate among Alatona farmers. Industrial Park Project ..... $2,637,472 Terminated ...................... $2,637,472 Administration 2 Program and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. $42,036,897 ......................................... $28,555,345 Pending Subsequent Report 3. .......................... ......................................... $503,608 Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Country: Mongolia Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mongolia Measures Total Obligation: $284.911,363 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $11,658,216 $27,202,618 Increase security and capitalization of land assets held by lowerincome Mongolians, and increased periurban herder productivity and incomes. $8,707,875 Number of legal and regulatory framework or preparatory studies completed (Peri-urban and land plots). Number of legal and regulatory reforms adopted. Number of stakeholders (Peri-urban and land plots). Stakeholders trained (Peri-urban and land plots). Number of buildings built/rehabilitated. Equipment purchased. Rural hectares mapped. Urban Parcels mapped. Leaseholds awarded. Vocational Education Project. $47,355,637 Increase employment and income among unemployed and underemployed Mongolians. $9,895,567 Rate of employment. Vocational school graduates in MCC-supported educational facilities. Percent of active teachers receiving certification training. Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) legislation passed. Health Project .................. emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Property Rights Project .... $38,973,258 Increase the adoption of behaviors that reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDIs) among target populations and improved medical treatment and control of NCDIs. $16,198,584 Treatment of diabetes. Treatment of hypertension. Early detection of cervical cancer. Recommendations on road safety interventions available. Roads Project .................. $86,740,123 More efficient transport for trade and access to services. $10,787,073 Kilometers of roads completed. Annual average daily traffic. Travel time. International Roughness Index. Kilometers of roads under design. Percent of contracted roads works disbursed. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Energy and Environmental Project. Objective $46,966,205 Increased wealth and productivity through greater fuel use efficiency and decreasing health costs from air. Cumulative expenditures $5,440,521 74823 Measures Household savings from decreased fuel costs. Product testing and subsidy setting process adopted. Health costs from air pollution in Ulaanbaatar. Reduced particulate matter concentration. Capacity of wind power generation. Rail Project ...................... $369,560 Terminated ...................... $369,560 Administration 2 $37,303,959 ......................................... $18,211,420 Pending subsequent reports 3. .......................... ......................................... $1,507,137 Program and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Terminated. In late 2009, the MCC’s Board of Directors approved the allocation of a portion of the funds originally designated for the rail project to the expansion of the health, vocational education and property right projects from the rail project, and the remaining portion to the addition of a road project. Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Country: Mozambique Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mozambique Measures Total Obligation: $506,924,053 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $46,392,402 $207,385,393 Increase access to reliable and quality water and sanitation facilities. $31,007,440 Percent of urban population with improved water sources. Time to get to non-private water source. Percent of urban population with improved sanitation facilities. Percent of rural population with access to improved water sources. Number of private household water connections in urban areas. Number of rural water points constructed. Number of standpipes in urban areas. Five cities: Final detailed design submitted. Three cities: Final detailed design submitted. Road Rehabilitation Project. emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Water Supply and Sanitation Project. $176,307,480 Increase access to productive resources and markets. $30,096,768 Kilometers of road rehabilitated. ´ Namialo—Rio Lurio Road—Metoro: Percent of feasibility, design, and supervision contract disbursed. Rio Ligonha-Nampula: Percent of feasibility, design, and supervision contract disbursed. Chimuara-Nicoadala: Percent of feasibility, design, and supervision contract disbursed. ´ Namialo—Rio Lurio: Percent of road construction contract disbursed. ´ Rio Lurio—Metoro: Percent of road construction contract disbursed. Rio Ligonha—Nampula: Percent of road construction contract disbursed. Chimuara-Nicoadala: Percent of road construction contract disbursed. ´ Namialo-Rio Lurio Road: Average annual daily traffic volume. ´ Rio Lurio-Metoro Road: Average annual daily traffic volume. Rio-Ligonha-Nampula Road: Average annual daily traffic volume. Chimuara-Nicoadala Road: Average annual daily traffic volume. ´ Namialo-Rio Lurio Road: Change in International Roughness Index (IRI). ´ Rio Lurio-Metoro Road: Change in International Roughness Index (IRI). Rio-Ligonha-Nampula Road: Change in International Roughness Index (IRI). Chimuara-Nicoadala Road: Change in International Roughness Index (IRI). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 74824 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Land Tenure Project ........ $39,068,307 Establish efficient, secure land access for households and investors. $14,880,455 Farmer Income Support Project. $18,400,117 Improve coconut productivity and diversification into cash crop. $9,448,958 Program Administration 2 and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. $65,762,756 ......................................... $23,576,627 Pending Subsequent Report 3. .......................... ......................................... $316,250 Projects Obligated Objective Measures Time to get land usage rights (DUAT), urban. Time to get land usage rights (DUAT), rural. Number of buildings rehabilitated or built. Total value of procured equipment and materials. Number of people trained. Rural hectares mapped in Site Specific Activity. Urban parcels mapped. Rural hectares formalized through Site Specific Activity. Urban parcels formalized. Number of communities delimited and formalized. Number of urban households having land formalized. Number of diseased or dead palm trees cleared. Survival rate of coconut seedlings. Hectares under production. Number of farmers trained in pest and disease control. Number of farmers trained in crop diversification technologies. Income from coconuts and coconut products (estates). Income from coconuts and coconuts products (households). Cumulative expenditures Country: Lesotho Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Lesotho Measures Total Obligation: $362,550,999 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $21,820,270 Water Project ................... $164,027,999 Improve the water supply for industrial and domestic needs, and enhance rural livelihoods through improved watershed management. $38,613,758 School days lost due to water borne diseases. Diarrhea notification at health centers. Households with access to improved water supply. Households with access to improved Latrines. Knowledge of good hygiene practices. Households with reliable water services. Enterprises with reliable water services. Households with reliable water services. Volume of treated water. Area re-vegetation. Health Project .................. $122,398,000 Increase access to lifeextending ART and essential health services by providing a sustainable delivery platform. $52,728,860 People with HIV still alive 12 months after initiation of treatment. TB notification (per 100,000 pop.). People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) receiving Antiretroviral treatment. Deliveries conducted in the health facilities. Immunization coverage rate. $36,470,318 Stimulate investment by improving access to credit, reducing transaction costs and increasing the participation of women in the economy. $10,927,870 Time required to enforce a contract. Value of commercial cases. Cases referred to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) that are successfully completed. Portfolio of loans. Loan application processing time. Performing loans. Electronic payments—salaries. Electronic payments—pensions. Debit/smart cards issued. Mortgage bonds registered. Value of registered mortgage bonds. Clearing time—Country. Clearing time—Maseru. Land transactions recorded. Land parcels regularized and registered. emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Private Sector Development Project. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 74825 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Measures People trained on gender equality and economic rights. Eligible population with ID cards. Monetary cost to process a lease application. Program Administration 2 and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. $39,654,681 ......................................... $20,792,438 Pending Subsequent Report 3. .......................... ......................................... $2,850,391 Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Country: Morocco Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Morocco Fruit Tree Productivity Project. $301,396,445 Reduce volatility of agricultural production and increase volume of fruit agricultural production. Small Scale Fisheries Project. $120,668,027 Artisan and Fez Medina Project. $111,373,858 Improve quality of fish moving through domestic channels and assure the sustainable use of fishing resources. Increase value added to tourism and artisan sectors. Measures Total Obligation: $697,500,000 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $30,903,627 $127,443,546 $6,973,445 Number of farmers trained. Number of agribusinesses assisted. Number of hectares under production. Value of agricultural production. $15,228,752 Landing sites and ports rehabilitated. Mobile fish vendors using new equipment. Fishing boats using new landing sites. Average price of fish at auction markets. Average price of fish at wholesale. Average price of fish at ports. Average revenue of Small and Micro Enterprise (SME) pottery workshops. Construction and rehabilitation of Fez Medina Sites. Tourist receipts in Fez. Training of potters. Enterprise Support Project $33,850,000 Improved survival rate of new SMEs and INDHfunded income generating activities; increased revenue for new SMEs and INDHfunded income generating activities. $11,373,693 Value added per enterprise. Survival rate after two years. Financial Services Project $46,200,000 TBD ................................. $19,647,831 Portfolio at risk at 30 days. Portfolio rate of return. Number of clients of Microcredit. Associations (AMCs) reached branches. Program Administration 2 and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. $83,981,670 ......................................... .......................... ......................................... $0 Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Country: Tanzania Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Tanzania Energy Sector Project ...... emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES mobile $38,574,848 Pending Subsequent Report 3. through VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 $206,642,428 Jkt 226001 Increase value added to businesses. PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Measures Total Obligation: $698,135,999 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $51,797,681 $81,532,230 Sfmt 4703 Current power customers: Morogoro D1, Morogoro T1, Morogoro T2 & T3, Tanga D1, Tanga T1, Tanga T2 &T3, Mbeya D1, Mbeya T1, Mbeya T2 &T3, Iringa D1, Iringa T1, Iringa T2 & T3, Dodoma D1, Dodoma T1, Dodoma T2 & T3, Mwanza D1, Mwanza T1 and Mwanza T2 & T3. Transmission and distribution sub-station capacity: Morogoro, Tanga, Mbeya, Iringa, Dodoma and Mwanza. Collection efficiency (Morogoro). E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 74826 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Measures Collection efficiency (Tanga). Collection efficiency (Mbeya). Collection efficiency (Iringa). Collection efficiency (Dodoma). Collection efficiency (Mwanza). Technical and nontechnical losses Technical and nontechnical losses Technical and nontechnical losses Technical and nontechnical losses Technical and nontechnical losses Technical and nontechnical losses (Morogoro). (Tanga). (Mbeya). (Iringa). (Dodoma). (Mwanza). $368,847,428 Increase cash crop revenue and aggregate visitor spending. $148,441,749 International roughness index: Tunduma Sumbawanga. International roughness index: Tanga Horohoro. International roughness index: Namtumbo Songea. International roughness index: Peramiho Mbinga. Annual average daily traffic: Tunduma Sumbawanga. Annual average daily traffic: Tanga Horohoro. Annual average daily traffic: Namtumbo Songea. Annual average daily traffic: Peramiho Mbinga. Kilometers upgraded/completed: Tunduma Sumbawanga. Kilometers upgraded/completed: Tanga Horohoro. Kilometers upgraded/completed: Namtumbo Songea. Kilometers upgraded/completed: Peramiho Mbinga. Percent disbursed on construction works: Tunduma Sumbawanga. Percent disbursed on construction works: Tanga Horohoro. Percent disbursed on construction works: Namtumbo Songea. Percent disbursed on construction works: Peramiho Mbinga. Percent disbursed for feasibility and/or design studies: Tunduma Sumbawanga. Percent disbursed for feasibility and/or design studies: Tanga Horohoro. Percent disbursed for feasibility and/or design studies: Namtumbo Songea. Percent disbursed for feasibility and/or design studies: Peramiho Mbinga. International roughness index: Pemba. Average annual daily traffic: Pemba. Kilometers upgraded/completed: Pemba. Percent disbursed on construction works: Pemba. Signed contracts for construction works (Zanzibar Rural Roads). Percent disbursed on signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies: Pemba. Passenger arrivals: Mafia Island. Percentage of upgrade complete: Mafia Island. Percent disbursed on construction works: Mafia Island. Water Sector Project ....... emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Transport Sector Project .. $65,692,144 Increase investment in human and physical capital and to reduce the prevalence of water-related disease. $20,489,426 Number of domestic customers (Dar es Salaam). Number of domestic customers (Morogoro). Number of non-domestic (commercial and institutional) customers (Dar es Salaam). Number of non-domestic (commercial and institutional) customers (Morogoro). Volume of water produced (Lower Ruvu). Volume of water produced (Morogoro). Percent disbursed on feasibility design update contract Lower Ruvu Plant Expansion. Program Administration 2 and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. $56,953,999 ......................................... $21,075,173 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Objective Pending Subsequent Report 3. .......................... ......................................... Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Measures $99,857 Cumulative expenditures Country: Burkina Faso Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Burkina Faso Measures Total Obligation: $478,943,569 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $12,294,197 $194,130,681 Enhance access to markets through investments in the road network. $4,773,339 Annual average daily traffic: Dedougou-Nouna. Annual average daily traffic: Nouna-Bomborukuy. Annual average daily traffic: Bomborukuy-Mali border. Kilometers of road under works contract. Kilometers of road under design/feasibility contract. Access time to the closest market via paved roads in the Sourou and Comoe (minutes). Kilometers of road under works contract. Kilometers of road under design/feasibility contract. Personnel trained in procurement, contract management and financial systems. Periodic road maintenance coverage rate (for all funds) (percentage). Rural Land Governance Project. $59,934,615 Increase investment in land and rural productivity through improved land tenure security and land management. $13,358,982 Trend in incidence of conflict over land rights reported in the 17 pilot communes (Annual percentage rate of change in the occurrence of conflicts over land rights). Number of legal and regulatory reforms adopted. Number of stakeholders reached by public outreach efforts. Personnel trained. Number of Services Fonciers Ruraux (rural land service offices) installed and functioning. Rural hectares formalized. Number of parcels registered in Ganzourou project area. Agriculture Development Project. $141,910,059 Expand the productive use of land in order to increase the volume and value of agricultural production in project zones. $12,775,149 New irrigated perimeters developed in Di (Hectares). Technical water management core teams (noyaux techniques). installed and operational in the two basins (Sourou and Comoe). Number of farmers trained. Number of agro-sylvo-pastoral groups which receive technical assistance. Number of loans provided by the rural finance facility. Volume of loans intended for agro-sylvo-pastoral borrowers (million CFA). Bright II Schools Project .. emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Roads Project .................. 74827 $26,829,669 Increase primary school completion rates. $26,829,669 Number of girls/boys graduating from BRIGHT II primary schools. Percent of girls regularly attending (90% attendance) BRIGHT schools. Number of girls enrolled in the MCC/USAID-supported BRIGHT schools. Number of additional classrooms constructed. Number of teachers trained through 10 provincial workshops. Program Administration 2 and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. $56,138,545 ......................................... $21,062,644 Pending Subsequent Report 3. .......................... ......................................... $0 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 74828 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Country: Namibia Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Namibia Measures Total Obligation: $304,477,815 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $14,715,638 $144,976,558 Improve the quality of the workforce in Namibia by enhancing the equity and effectiveness of basic. $25,596,708 Percentage of students who are new entrants in grade 5 for 47 schools. Percent of contracted construction works disbursed for 47 schools. Percent disbursed against design/supervisory contracts for 47 schools. Percentage of schools with a learner-textbook ration of 1 to 1 in science, math, and English. Number of textbooks delivered. Number of teachers and managers trained in textbook management, utilization, and storage. Percent disbursed against works contracts for Regional Study Resource Centers Activity (RSRCS). Percent disbursed against design/supervisory contracts for RSRCs. Number of vocational trainees enrolled through the MCA–N grant facility. Value of vocational training grants awarded through the MCA–N grant facility. Percent disbursed against construction, rehabilitation, and equipment contracts for Community Skills and Development Centres (COSDECS). Percent disbursed against design/supervisory contracts for COSDECS. Tourism Project ................ $66,994,941 Grow the Namibian tourism industry with a focus on increasing income to households in communal. $9,724,960 Percent of condition precedents and performance targets met for Etosha National Park (ENP) activity. Number of game translocated with MCA–N support. Number of unique visits on Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) Web site. Number of North American tourism businesses (travel agencies and tour operators) that offer Namibian tours or tour packages. Value of grants issued by the conservancy grant fund (Namibian dollars). Amount of private sector investment secured by MCA–N assisted conservancies (Namibian dollars). Number of annual general meetings with financial reports submitted and benefit distribution plans discussed. Agriculture Project ........... emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Education Project ............. $48,601,974 Enhance the health and marketing efficiency of livestock in the NCAs of Namibia and to increase income. $12,374,495 Number of participating households registered in the Community-based Rangeland and Livestock Management (CBRLM) sub-activity. Number of grazing area management implementation agreements established under CBRLM subactivity. Number of community land board members and traditional authority members trained. Number of cattle tagged with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. Percent disbursed against works contracts for State Veterinary Offices. Percent disbursed against design/supervisory contracts for State Veterinary Offices. Value of grant agreements signed under Livestock Market Efficiency Fund. Number of Indigenous Natural Product (INP) producers selected and mobilized. Value of grant agreements signed under INP Innovation Fund. Program Administration 2 and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. $43,904,342 ......................................... $12,179,225 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Objective Pending Subsequent Report 3. .......................... ......................................... Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative expenditures Cumulative expenditures Measures Total Obligation: $262,000,000 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $909,150 Road Rehabilitation Project. $132,840,000 Enhance transportation conditions. Transition to High Value Agriculture Project. $101,773,402 Increase incomes in the agricultural sector; Create models for transition to HVA in CIS areas and an enabling environment (legal, financial and market) for replication. $5,934,183 Program Administration 2 and Monitoring and Evaluation. $27,386,598 ......................................... $1,895,243 Pending Subsequent Report 3. .......................... ......................................... $1,164 Projects emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Measures $191,727 Country: Moldova Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Moldova Obligated Objective $357,140 Reduced cost for road users. Average annual daily traffic. Road maintenance expenditure. Kilometers of roads completed. Percent of contracted roads works disbursed. Kilometers of roads under works contracts. Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) implemented. Final design. Kilometers of roads under design. Hectares under improved or new irrigation. Centralized irrigation systems rehabilitated. Percent of contracted irrigation feasibility and/or design studies disbursed. Value of irrigation feasibility and/or detailed design contracts signed. Water user associations (WUA) achieving financial sustainability. WUA established under new law. Revised water management policy framework— with long-term water rights defined—established. Contracts of association signed. Irrigation Sector Reform (ISRA) Contractor mobilized. Additionally factor of Access to Agricultural Finance (AAF) investments. Value of agricultural and rural loans. Number of all loans. Number of all loans (female). High value agriculture (HVA) Post-Harvest Credit Facility launched. HVA Post-Harvest Credit Facility Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) Finalized. Number of farmers that have applied improved techniques (Growing High Value Agriculture Sales [GSH]). Number of farmers that have applied improved techniques (GHS) (female). Number of farmers trained. Number of farmers trained (female). Number of enterprises assisted. Number of enterprises assisted (female). GHS activity launched. Cumulative expenditures Country: Philippines Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Philippines Measures Total Obligation: $430,154,526 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $4,786,325 Revenue Administration Reform Project. $51,625,000 To be determined (tbd) ... $7,291 tbd. Community Development Grant. $120,000,000 tbd ................................... $1,072,658 tbd. Roads Project .................. $213,412,526 tbd ................................... $7,539,767 tbd. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 74829 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 74830 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Notices Projects Obligated Cumulative expenditures Objective Program Administration 2 and Monitoring and Evaluation. $45,117,000 ......................................... $2,760,634 Pending Subsequent Report 3. .......................... ......................................... $639,612 Projects Obligated Objective Measures tbd. Cumulative expenditures Country: Senegal Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Senegal Measures Total Obligation: $540,000,000 Total Quarterly Expenditures 1: $2,102,207 Road Rehabilitation Project. $324,712,499 Expand Access to Markets and Services. $1,909,602 Tons of irrigated rice production. Kilometers of roads rehabilitated on the RN #2. Annual average daily traffic Richard-Toll—Ndioum. Percentage change in travel time on the RN #2. International Roughness Index on the RN #2 (Lower number = smoother road). Kilometers (km) of roads covered by the contract for the studies, the supervision and management of the RN #2. Kilometers of roads rehabilitated on the RN #6. Annual average daily traffic Ziguinchor—Tanaff. Annual average daily traffic Tanaff—Kolda. ´ Annual average daily traffic Kolda—Kounkane. Percentage change in travel time on the RN #6. International Roughness Index on the RN #6 (Lower number = smoother road). Kilometers (km) of roads covered by the contract for the studies, the supervision and management of the RN #6. Irrigation and Water Resources Management Project. $170,008,860 Improve productivity of the agricultural sector. $215,451 Tons of irrigated rice production. Potentially irrigable lands area (Delta and Ngallenka). Hectares under production. Total value of feasibility, design and environmental study contracts signed for the Delta and the Ngallenka (including RAPs). Cropping intensity (hectares under production per year/cultivable hectares). Number of hectares mapped to clarify boundaries and land use types. Percent of new conflicts resolved. Number of people trained on land security tools. Program Administration 2 and Monitoring and Evaluation. $45,278,641 ......................................... $4,761,112 Pending Subsequent Report 3. .......................... ......................................... $186,953 1 Expenditures are the sum of cash outlays and quarterly accruals for work completed but not yet paid or invoiced. administration funds are used to pay items such as salaries, rent, and the cost of office equipment. amounts represent disbursements made that will be allocated to individual projects in the subsequent quarter(s) and reported as such in subsequent quarterly report(s). 619(b) Transfer or Allocation of Funds 2 Program 3 These Amount Description of program or project USAID emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES U.S. Agency to which Funds were Transferred or Allocated $0 Threshold Program Dated: November 29, 2011. T. Charles Cooper, Vice President, Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation. 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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

[MCC 11-14]

Notice of Quarterly Report (July 1, 2011-September 30, 2011)

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation.

SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for
the quarter July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011, on assistance
provided under section 605 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), as amended (the Act), and on transfers or
allocations of funds to other federal agencies under section 619(b) of
the Act. The following report will be made available to the public by
publication in the Federal Register and on the Internet Web site of the
MCC (https://www.mcc.gov) in accordance with section 612(b) of the Act.

Assistance Provided Under Section 605
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives expenditures Measures
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Country: Madagascar Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $84,367,700
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total Quarterly Expenditures \1\: $0
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Land Tenure Project............. $29,470,241 Increase Land $29,304,770 Area secured with land
Titling and certificates or titles
Security. in the Zones.
Legal and regulatory
reforms adopted.
Number of land
documents inventoried
in the Zones and
Antananarivo.
Number of land
documents restored in
the Zones and
Antananarivo.
Number of land
documents digitized in
the Zones and
Antananarivo.
............... ............... Average time for Land
Services Offices to
issue a duplicate copy
of a title.
............... ............... Average cost to a user
to obtain a duplicate
copy of a title from
the Land Services
Offices.
............... ............... Number of land
certificates delivered
in the Zones during
the period.
............... ............... Number of new guichets
fonciers operating in
the Zones.
............... ............... The 256 Plan Local
d'Occupation Foncier--
Local Plan of Land
Occupation (PLOFs) are
completed.
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Financial Sector Reform Project. $23,535,780 Increase $23,535,781 Volume of funds
Competition in the processed annually by
Financial Sector. the national payment
system.
Number of accountants
and financial experts
registered to become
CPA.
Number of Central Bank
branches capable of
accepting auction
tenders.
Outstanding value of
savings accounts from
CEM in the Zones.
Number of Micro-Finance
Institutions (MFIs)
participating in the
Refinancing and
Guarantee funds.
............... ............... Maximum check clearing
delay.
............... ............... Network equipment and
integrator.
............... ............... Real time gross
settlement system
(RTGS).
............... ............... Telecommunication
facilities.
............... ............... Retail payment clearing
system.
............... ............... Number of CEM branches
built in the Zones.
............... ............... Number of savings
accounts from CEM in
the Zones.

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............... ............... Percent of Micro-
Finance Institution
(MFI) loans recorded
in the Central Bank
database.
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Agricultural Business Investment $13,582,550 Improve $13,582,534 Number of farmers
Project. Agricultural receiving technical
Projection assistance.
Technologies and Number of marketing
Market Capacity in contracts of ABC
Rural Areas. clients.
Number of farmers
employing technical
assistance.
Value of refinancing
loans and guarantees
issued to
participating MFIs (as
a measure of value of
agricultural and rural
loans).
............... ............... Number of
Mnist[egrave]re de
l'Agriculture,de
l'Elevage et de la
P[ecirc]che- Ministry
of Agriculture,
Livestock, and Fishing
(MAEP) agents trained
in marketing and
investment promotion.
............... ............... Number of people
receiving information
from Agricultural
Business Center (ABCs)
on business
opportunities.
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Program Administration \2\ and $17,779,126 ................... $17,779,127 .......................
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
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Pending subsequent reports \3\.. ............... ................... $1,392,568
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FY2010 Madagascar post-compact disbursement related to final payment of audit expenses.
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective expenditures Measures
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Country: Honduras Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $205,000,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Honduras Total Quarterly Expenditures \1\: $79,584
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Rural Development Project....... $68,273,380 Increase the $68,264,510 Number of program
productivity and farmers harvesting
business skills of high-value
farmers who horticulture crops.
operate small and Number of hectares
medium-size farms harvesting high-value
and their horticulture crops.
employees. Number of business
plans prepared by
program farmers with
assistance from the
implementing entity.
Total value of net
sales.
Total number of
recruited farmers
receiving technical
assistance.
Value of loans
disbursed to farmers,
agribusiness, and
other producers and
vendors in the
horticulture industry,
including Program
Farmers, cumulative to
date, Trust Fund
Resources.
............... ............... Number of loans
disbursed
(disaggregated by
trust fund, leveraged
from trust fund, and
institutions receiving
technical assistance
from ACDI-VOCA).
Number of hectares
under irrigation.
Number of farmers
connected to the
community irrigation
system.
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Transportation Project.......... $120,591,240 Reduce $120,584,457 Freight shipment cost
transportation from Tegucigalpa to
costs between Puerto Cortes.
targeted Average annual daily
production centers traffic volume--CA-5.
and national, International roughness
regional and index (IRI)--CA-5.
global markets. Kilometers of road
upgraded--CA-5.
............... ............... Percent of contracted
road works disbursed--
CA-5.
............... ............... Average annual daily
traffic volume--
secondary roads.
............... ............... International roughness
index (IRI)--secondary
roads.
............... ............... Kilometers of road
upgraded--secondary
roads.
............... ............... Average annual daily
traffic volume--rural
roads.
............... ............... Average speed--Cost per
journey (rural roads).
............... ............... Kilometers of road
upgraded--rural roads.
............... ............... Percent disbursed for
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............... ............... Value of signed
contracts for
feasibility, design,
supervision and
program management
contracts.
............... ............... Kilometers (km) of
roads under design.
............... ............... Number of Construction
works and supervision
contracts signed.
............... ............... Kilometers (km) of
roads under works
contracts.
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Program Administration,\2\ and $16,135,380 ................... $15,166,048 .......................
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
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Pending subsequent reports \3\.. ............... ................... $0
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The negative quarterly expenditure for Honduras is related to expense accruals. The accruals will be reversed in
2011 and applied to various projects and activities.
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives expenditures Measures
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Country: Cape Verde Year: 2011 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $110,078,488
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Cape Verde Total Quarterly Expenditures \1\: $1,038,897
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Watershed and Agricultural $12,011,603 Increase $11,602,406 Productivity:
Support Project. agricultural Horticulture, Paul
production in watershed.
three targeted Productivity:
watershed areas on Horticulture, Faja
three islands. watershed.
Productivity:
Horticulture,
Mosteiros watershed.
Number of farmers
adopting drip
irrigation: All
intervention
watersheds (Paul, Faja
and Mosteiros).
............... ............... Hectares under improved
or new irrigation (All
Watersheds Paul, Faja,
and Mosteiros).
............... ............... Irrigation Works:
Percent contracted
works disbursed. All
intervention
watersheds (Paul, Faja
and Mosteiros).
............... ............... Number of reservoirs
constructed in all
intervention
watersheds (Paul, Faja
and Mosteiros)
(incremental).
............... ............... Number of farmers
trained.
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Infrastructure Improvement $82,630,208 Increase $82,542,708 Travel time ratio:
Project. integration of the Percentage of
internal market beneficiary population
and reduce further than 30
transportation minutes from nearest
costs. market.
Kilometers of roads/
bridges completed.
Percent of contracted
road works disbursed
(cumulative).
............... ............... Port of Praia: Percent
of contracted port
works disbursed
(cumulative).
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Private Sector Development $1,920,018 Spur private sector $1,824,566 Micro-Finance
Project. development on all Institutions portfolio
islands through at risk, adjusted
increased (level).
investment in the
priority sectors
and through
financial sector
reform.
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Program Administration,\2\ and $13,516,659 ................... $12,542,777 .......................
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
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Pending subsequent reports \3\.. ............... ................... $0
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............... ............... Number of additional
parcels with a
registered title,
urban.
............... ............... Number of additional
parcels with a
registered title,
rural.
............... ............... Area covered by
cadastral mapping.
............... ............... Cost to conduct a land
transaction.
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Transportation Project.......... $58,000,000 Reduce $56,740,790 Annual Average daily
transportation traffic volume: N1
costs between Leon Section R1.
and Chinandega and Annual Average daily
national, regional traffic volume: N1
and global markets. Section R2.
Annual Average daily
traffic volume: Port
Sandino (S13).
Annual Average daily
traffic volume:
Villanueva--Guasaule
Annual.
............... ............... Average daily traffic
volume: Somotillo-
Cinco Pinos (S1).
............... ............... Annual average daily
traffic volume:
Le[oacute]n-Poneloya-
Las Pe[ntilde]itas.
............... ............... International Roughness
Index: N-I Section R1.
............... ............... International Roughness
Index: N-I Section R2.
............... ............... International Roughness
Index: Port Sandino
(S13).
............... ............... International roughness
index: Villanueva--
Guasaule.
............... ............... International roughness
index: Somotillo-Cinco
Pinos.
............... ............... International roughness
index: Le[oacute]n-
Poneloya-Las
Pe[ntilde]itas.
............... ............... Kilometers of NI
upgraded: R1 and R2
and S13.
............... ............... Kilometers of NI
upgraded: Villanueva--
Guasaule.
............... ............... Kilometers of S1 road
upgraded.
............... ............... Kilometers of S9 road
upgraded.
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Rural Development Project....... $32,875,845 Increase the value $31,360,605 Number of beneficiaries
added of farms and with business plans.
enterprises in the Numbers of manzanas (1
region. manzana = 1.7
hectares), by sector,
harvesting higher-
value crops.
............... ............... Number of beneficiaries
with business plans
prepared with
assistance of Rural
Business Development
Project.
............... ............... Number of beneficiaries
implementing forestry
business plans under
Improvement of Water
Supplies Activity.
............... ............... Number of Manzanas
reforested.
............... ............... Number of Manzanas with
trees planted.
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Program Administration,\2\ Due $15,443,701 ................... $15,451,111
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
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Pending subsequent reports \3\.. ............... ................... $2,528,880
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............... ............... Savings in household
expenditures for all
RID subprojects.
............... ............... Population Served by
all RID subprojects.
............... ............... RID Subprojects
completed.
............... ............... Value of Grant
Agreements signed.
............... ............... Value of project works
and goods contracts
Signed.
............... ............... Subprojects with works
initiated.
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Regional Enterprise Development $52,040,800 Enterprises in $52,040,800 Jobs Created by
Project. Regions Developed. Agribusiness
Development Activity
(ADA) and by Georgia
Regional Development
Fund (GRDF).
Household net income--
ADA and GRDF.
Jobs created--ADA.
Firm income--ADA.
............... ............... Household net income--
ADA.
............... ............... Beneficiaries (direct
and indirect)--ADA.
............... ............... Grant agreements
signed--ADA.
............... ............... Increase in gross
revenues of portfolio
companies.
............... ............... Increase in portfolio
company employees.
............... ............... Increase in wages paid
to the portfolio
company employees.
............... ............... Portfolio companies.
............... ............... Funds disbursed to the
portfolio companies.
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Program Administration,\2\ Due $29,019,200 ................... $25,237,983
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
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Pending subsequent reports \3\.. ............... ................... $0
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In November 2008, MCC and the Georgian government signed a Compact amendment making up to $100 million of
additional funds available to the Millennium Challenge Georgia Fund. These funds will be used to complete works
in the Roads, Regional Infrastructure Development, and Energy Rehabilitation Projects contemplated by the
original Compact. The amendment was ratified by the Georgian parliament and entered into force on January 30,
2009.
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............... ............... Value of irrigation
feasibility and/or
detailed design
contracts disbursed.
............... ............... Number of farmers using
better on-farm water
management.
............... ............... Number of enterprises
using improved
techniques.
............... ............... Value of irrigation
feasibility and/or
detailed design
contracts signed.
............... ............... Additional Land
irrigated under
project.
............... ............... Value of irrigation
feasibility and/or
detailed design
contracts signed.
............... ............... Value of irrigation
feasibility and/or
detailed design
contracts disbursed.
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Rural Road Rehabilitation $67,100,000 Better access to $7,620,141 Average annual daily
Project. economic and traffic on Pilot
social Roads.
infrastructure. International roughness
index for Pilot Roads.
Road Sections
Rehabilitated--Pilot
Roads.
............... ............... Pilot Roads: Percent of
Contracted Roads Works
Disbursed of Works
Completed.
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Program Administration,\2\ Due $14,580,292 ................... $13,622,512
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
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Pending subsequent reports \3\.. ............... ................... $3,276
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