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Accordingly, the Department is
amending this certification to properly
reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers of
Stolt Sea Farm, a subsidiary of StoltNielsen, S.A., currently known as
Marine Harvest U.S., Inc., acquired by
True North Foods, U.S., Inc. who were
adversely affected by a shift in
production to New Brunswick, Canada.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–59,230 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of Stolt Sea Farm, a subsidiary
of Stolt-Nielsen, S.A., currently known as
Marine Harvest U.S., Inc., acquired by True
North Foods, U.S., Inc., including on-site
temporary workers of Hamilton Connections
and Adecco, Stratford, Connecticut, who
became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 17, 2005,
through May 18, 2008, are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974 and are also eligible
to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act
of 1974.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of
July 2006.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6–12206 Filed 7–28–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–30–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–59,094]
The U.S. Baird Corporation, Stratford,
CT, Including Employees of the U.S.
Baird Corporation, Stratford, CT
Located in TA–W–59,094A Tallahasse,
FL, TA–W–59,094B Jenison, MI, TA–W–
59,094C Middleville, MI, TA–W–59,094D
Englewood, OH; Amended Certification
Regarding Eligibility To Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance
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In accordance with section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and
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section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26
U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the
Department of Labor issued a
Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance on June 1, 2006,
applicable to workers of The U.S. Baird
Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut. The
notice was published in the Federal
Register on June 22, 2006 (71 FR 35949).
At the request of a State agency, the
Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that worker
separations have occurred involving
four employees of the Stratford,
Connecticut facility of The U.S. Baird
Corporation located in Tallahassee,
Florida, Jenison, Michigan, Middleville,
Michigan and Englewood, Ohio. Mr.
John Mitteer, Mr. Don Farmer, Mr. Eric
Shogren and Mr. James Glaser provided
management and sales function services
for the production of multiple transfer
presses, wire forming machines and
wire bending machines produced by the
subject company.
Based on these findings, the
Department is amending this
certification to include employees of the
Stratford, Connecticut facility of The
U.S. Baird Corporation located in
Tallahassee, Florida, Jenison, Michigan,
Middleville, Michigan and Englewood,
Ohio.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers of
The U.S. Baird Corporation, Stratford,
Connecticut who were adversely
affected by increased customer imports.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–59,094 is hereby issued as
follows:
and are also eligible to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under section
246 of the Trade Act of 1974.’’
Signed at Washington, DC this 19th day of
July 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6–12197 Filed 7–28–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–30–P
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
CORPORATION
[MCC FR 06–10]
Notice of Quarterly Report (April 1,
2006–June 30, 2006)
Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge
Corporation (MCC) is reporting for the
quarter April 1, 2006 through June 30,
2006 with respect to both assistance
provided under Section 605 of the
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (Pub.
L. 108–199, Division D (the Act)), and
transfers of funds to other federal
agencies pursuant to Section 619 of that
Act. The following report shall be made
available to the public by means of
publication in the Federal Register and
on the Internet Web site of the MCC
(www.mcc.gov) in accordance with
Section 612(b) of the Act.
‘‘All workers of The U.S. Baird Corporation
(TA–W–59,094), and including employees of
The U.S. Baird Corporation, Stratford,
Connecticut, located in Tallahassee, Florida
(TA–W–59,094A), Jenison, Michigan (TA–
W–59,094B), Middleville, Michigan (TA–W–
59,094C) and Englewood, Ohio (TA–W–
59,094D), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after
March 27, 2005, through June 1, 2008, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974
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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605
Projects
Obligated
Quarterly
disbursements
Objectives
Country: Madagascar
Year: 2006
Quarter 3
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar
Total obligation: $109,733,000
Total Quarterly disbursement: $5,392,000
Land Tenure Project ...............
$37,803,000
Increase Land Titling and Security.
Finance Project .......................
$35,888,000
Increase Competition in the Financial Sector.
$0
Agricultural Business Investment Project.
$17,683,000
Improve Agricultural Projection
Technologies and Market
Capacity in Rural Areas.
$0
Program Administration* and
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
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Measures
$18,399,000
.................................................
$0
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$5,392,000
Legislative proposal (‘‘loin de cadrage’’) reflecting the PNF submitted to Parliament
and passed.
Percentage of land documents inventoried,
restored, and/or digitized.
Average time and cost required to carry out
property-related transactions at the local
and/or national land services offices.
Time/cost to respond to information request, issue titles and to modify titles
after the first land right.
Number of land disputes reported and resolved in the target zones and sites of
implementation.
Percentage of land in the zones that is demarcated and ready for titling.
Promote knowledge and awareness of land
tenure reforms among inhabitants in the
zones (surveys).
Submission to Parliament and passage of
new laws recommended by outside experts and relevant commissions.
CPA Association (CSC) list of accountants
registered.
Maximum check clearing delay.
Volume of funds in payment system and
number of transactions.
Public awareness of new financial instruments (surveys).
Report of credit and payment information to
a central database.
Number of holders of new denomination Tbill holdings, and T-bill issuance outside
Antananarivo as measured by Central
Bank report of redemption date.
Volume of production covered by warehouse receipts in the zones.
Volume of MFI lending in the zones.
MFI portfolio-at-risk delinquency rate.
Number of new bank accounts in the
zones.
Number of rural producers receiving or soliciting information from ABCs about the
opportunities.
Zones identified and description of beneficiaries within each zone submitted.
Number of cost-effective investment strategies developed.
Number of plans prepared.
Number of farmers and business employing
technical assistance received.
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Projects
Obligated
Objective
Disbursements
Measures
Country: Honduras
Year: 2006:
Quarter 3
Total obligation: $215,000,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA-Honduras
Total Quarterly disbursement: $0
Rural Development Project .....
$72,195,000
Increase the productivity and
business skills of farmers
who operate small and medium-size farms and their
employees.
$0
Transportation Project .............
$125,700,000
Reduce transportation costs
between targeted production
centers and national, regional and global markets.
.............................................
$0
Program Administration* and
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Projects
$17,105,000
Obligated
Hours of technical assistance delivered to
Program Farmers (thousands).
Funds lent by MCA-Honduras to financial
institutions (cumulative).
Hours of technical assistance to financial institutions (cumulative).
Lien Registry equipment installed.
Kilometers of farm-to-market road upgraded
(cumulative).
Kilometers of highway upgraded.
Kilometers of secondary road upgraded.
Number of weight stations built.
$0
Quarterly
Disbursements
Objectives
Measures
Country: Cape Verde
Year: 2006
Quarter 3
Total obligation: $110,078,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Cape Verde
Total Quarterly disbursement: $0
Watershed and Agricultural
Support.
$10,848,000
Infrastructure Improvement .....
$78,760,000
Private Sector Development ...
$7,200,000
Program Administration* and
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Projects
$13,270,000
Increase agricultural production in three targeted watershed areas on three islands.
Increase integration of the internal market and reduce
transportation costs.
$0
Spur private sector development on all islands through
increased investment in the
priority sectors and through
financial sector reform.
.................................................
$0
Obligated
Objective
$26,400,000
Increase Investment by
strengthening property rights.
Transportation Project .............
$92,800,000
Rural Business Development
Project.
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Property Regularization
Project.
$33,500,000
Reduce transportation costs
between Leon and
Chinandega and national,
regional and global markets.
Increase the value added of
farms and enterprises in the
region.
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$0
Disbursements
Country: Nicaragua
Year: 2006
Quarter 3
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Nicaragua
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$0
Productivity: Horticulture (tons per hectare).
Value-added for farms and agribusiness
(millions of dollars).
Volume of goods shipped between Praia
and other islands (tons).
Mobility Ratio: Percentage of beneficiary
population who take at least 5 trips per
month.
Savings on transport costs from improvements (million dollars).
Value added in priority sectors above current trends (escudos).
Volume of private investment in priority sectors above current trends.
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Measures
Total obligation: $174,925,000
Total Quarterly disbursement: $1,483,000
$99,000
$0
$307,000
Automated registry-cadastre database installed.
Number of parcels with a registered title,
rural and urban (total of 21,000 and
22,000, rural and urban, respectively).
Projected areas demarcated.
Number of projected area management
plans implemented.
Number of conflicts resolved by program
mediation.
N–1 Road: Kilometers of roads upgraded.
Secondary Roads: Kilometers of secondary
road upgraded.
Rural business development centers: Value
of TA and support services delivered to
program businesses.
Improvement of water supply for farming
and forest production: Watershed Management Action Plan.
Funds disbursed for improvement of water
supply for farming and forest production
projects.
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Projects
Obligated
Program Administration,* Due
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Objective
$22,225,000
Projects
Disbursements
.................................................
Obligated
Objective
Measures
Total obligation: $294,693,000
Total Quarterly disbursement: $3,603,000
Regional Infrastructure Rehabilitation.
$211,700,000
Key Regional Infrastructure
Rehabilitated.
Regional Enterprise Development.
$47,500,000
Enterprises in Regions Developed.
Program Administration,* Due
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
$35,493,000
.................................................
Obligated
$1,077,000
Disbursements
Country: Georgia
Year: 2006
Quarter 3
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Georgia
Projects
Measures
$1,379,000
Objective
$346,000
Reduction in journey time: AkhalkalakiNinotsminda-Teleti (hours).
Reduction in vehicle operating costs (cumulative).
Increase in internal regional traffic volumes
(cumulative).
Decreased technical losses.
Reduction in the production of greenhouse
gas emissions measured in tons of CO2
equivalent.
Increase in collection rate of GGIC.
Number of household beneficiaries served
by RID projects (cumulative).
Actual operations and maintenance expenditures (USD).
Increase in annual revenue in portfolio companies (in 1,000 USD).
Increase in number of portfolio company
employees and number of local suppliers.
Increase in portfolio companies’ wages and
payments to local suppliers (in 1,000
USD).
Jobs created.
Increase in aggregate incremental net revenue to project assisted firms (in 1,000
USD and cumulative over five years).
Direct household net income (in 1,000 USD
cumulative over five years).
Direct household net income for market information initiative beneficiaries (in 1,000
USD cumulative over five years).
Number of beneficiaries.
$1,878,000
Disbursements
Country: Vanuatu
Year: 2006
Quarter 3
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Vanuatu
Measures
Total obligation: $65,690,000
Total Quarterly disbursement: $1,127,000
Transportation Infrastructure
Project.
$60,690,000
Facilitate transportation to increase tourism and business
development.
$0
Program Administration,* Due
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
$5,000,000
.................................................
Traffic volume (average annual daily traffic).
Days road is closed (number per annum).
Number of S–W Bay, Malekula flights cancelled due to flooding (per annum).
Time of wharf (hours/vessel).
$1,127,000
*Program administration funds are used to pay items such as salaries, rent, and the cost of office equipment.
619 Transfer funds—U.S. Agency
to which funds were transferred
Amount
USAID ..........................................
$20,000,000 FY04
funding.
$135,000,000 FY05
funding.
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Description of program or project
Threshold Countries.
Threshold Countries.
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Implementation of Threshold Country Plan.
Implementation of Threshold Country Plan.
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Dated: July 25, 2006.
Frances C. McNaught,
Vice President, Congressional and Public
Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation.
[FR Doc. E6–12156 Filed 7–28–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9210–01–P
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[ Docket Nos. 50–424 and 50–425]
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Inc.; Notice of Consideration of
Issuance of Amendment to Facility
Operating License, Proposed No
Significant Hazards Consideration
Determination, and Opportunity for a
Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (the Commission) is
considering issuance of amendments to
Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–68
and NPF–81 issued to Southern Nuclear
Operating Company, Inc. (SNC), for
operation of the Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 1 and 2,
located in Burke County, Georgia.
The proposed amendment would
revise, Technical Specification (TS)
5.5.9, ‘‘Steam Generator (SG) Tube
Surveillance Program,’’ to incorporate
changes in the SG inspection scope for
VEGP, Unit 1 during Refueling Outage
13 and the subsequent operating cycle
and for Unit 2, during Refueling Outage
12 and the subsequent operating cycle.
The proposed changes modify the
inspection requirements for portions of
SG tubes within the tubesheet region of
the SGs.
Before issuance of the proposed
license amendment, the Commission
will have made findings required by the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act), and the Commission’s
regulations.
The Commission has made a
proposed determination that the
amendment request involves no
significant hazards consideration. Under
the Commission’s regulations in Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) Section 50.92, this means that
operation of the facility in accordance
with the proposed amendment would
not (1) involve a significant increase in
the probability or consequences of an
accident previously evaluated; or (2)
create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any
accident previously evaluated; or (3)
involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR
50.91(a), the licensee has provided its
analysis of the issue of no significant
hazards consideration, which is
presented below:
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1. Does the proposed license amendment
involve a significant increase in the
probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated?
No. The previously analyzed accidents are
initiated by the failure of plant structures,
systems, or components. The proposed
changes that alter the SG inspection criteria
do not have a detrimental impact on the
integrity of any plant structure, system, or
component that initiates an analyzed event.
The proposed changes will not alter the
operation of, or otherwise increase the failure
probability of any plant equipment that
initiates an analyzed accident. Therefore, the
proposed change does not involve a
significant increase in the probability of an
accident previously evaluated.
Of the applicable accidents previously
evaluated, the limiting transients with
consideration to the proposed changes to the
SG tube inspection criteria, are the SG tube
rupture (SGTR) event and the steam line
break (SLB) accident.
During the SGTR event, the required
structural integrity margins of the SG tubes
will be maintained by the presence of the SG
tubesheet. SG tubes are hydraulically
expanded in the tubesheet area. Tube rupture
in tubes with cracks in the tubesheet is
precluded by the constraint provided by the
tubesheet. This constraint results from the
hydraulic expansion process, thermal
expansion mismatch between the tube and
tubesheet and from the differential pressure
between the primary and secondary side.
Based on this design, the structural margins
against burst discussed in Regulatory Guide
(RG) 1.121, ‘‘Bases for Plugging Degraded
PWR SG Tubes,’’ are maintained for both
normal and postulated accident conditions.
The proposed changes do not affect other
systems, structures, components or
operational features. Therefore, the proposed
changes result in no significant increase in
the probability of the occurrence of a SGTR
accident.
At normal operating pressures, leakage
from primary water stress corrosion cracking
(PWSCC) below the proposed limited
inspection depth is limited by both the tubeto-tubesheet crevice and the limited crack
opening permitted by the tubesheet
constraint. Consequently, negligible normal
operating leakage is expected from cracks
within the tubesheet region. The
consequences of an SGTR event are affected
by the primary-to-secondary leakage flow
during the event. Primary-to-secondary
leakage flow through a postulated broken
tube is not affected by the proposed change
since the tubesheet enhances the tube
integrity in the region of the hydraulic
expansion by precluding tube deformation
beyond its initial hydraulically expanded
outside diameter.
The probability of a SLB is unaffected by
the potential failure of a SG tube as this
failure is not an initiator for a SLB.
The consequences of a SLB are also not
significantly affected by the proposed
changes. During a SLB accident, the
reduction in pressure above the tubesheet on
the shell side of the SG creates an axially
uniformly distributed load on the tubesheet
due to the reactor coolant system pressure on
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the underside of the tubesheet. The resulting
bending action constrains the tubes in the
tubesheet thereby restricting primary-tosecondary leakage below the midplane.
The hydraulically expanded tube-totubesheet joints in Model F SGs are not
leaktight without the tube end weld.
Considerations were also made with regard to
the potential for primary-to-secondary
leakage during postulated faulted conditions.
However, the leak rate during postulated
accident conditions would be expected to be
less than that during normal operation for
indications near the bottom of the tubesheet
based on an evaluation [by the Westinghouse
Electric Company dated July 11, 2006] which
shows that while the driving pressure
increases by about a factor of almost two, the
flow resistance increases because the tube-totubesheet contact pressure also increases.
Depending on the depth within the
tubesheet, the relative increase in resistance
could easily be larger than that of the
pressure potential. Therefore, the leak rate
under normal operating conditions could
exceed its allowed value before the accident
condition leak rate would be expected to
exceed its allowed value. This approach is
termed an application of the ‘‘bellwether
principle.’’ While such a decrease in the leak
rate is expected, the postulated accident leak
rate could conservatively be taken to be
bounded by twice the normal operating leak
rate if the increase in contact pressure is
ignored.
Since normal operating leakage is limited
by the TS changes proposed in SNC letter
NL–06–0124 and by NEI 97–06 to less than
0.10 gpm [gallons per minute], (150 gpd
[gallons per day]) throughout one SG in the
VEGP Units 1 and 2 SGs, the attendant
accident condition leak rate, assuming all
leakage to be from lower tubesheet
indications, would be bounded by 0.20 gpm
in the faulted SG which is less than the
accident analysis assumption of 0.35 gpm to
the affected SG included in Section 15.1.5 of
the VEGP Updated Final Safety Analysis
Report (FSAR). Hence it is reasonable to omit
any consideration of inspection of the tube,
tube end weld, bulges/overexpansions or
other anomalies below 17 inches from the top
of the hot leg tubesheet.
Based on the above discussion, the
proposed changes do not involve an increase
in the consequences of an accident
previously evaluated.
2. Does the proposed license amendment
create the possibility of a new or different
kind of accident from any accident
previously evaluated?
No. The proposed changes do not involve
the use or installation of new equipment and
the currently installed equipment will not be
operated in a new or different manner. No
new or different system interactions are
created and no new processes are introduced.
The proposed changes will not introduce any
new failure mechanisms, malfunctions, or
accident initiators not already considered in
the design and licensing bases.
Based on this evaluation, the proposed
change does not create the possibility of a
new or different kind of accident from any
accident previously evaluated.
3. Does the proposed amendment involve
a significant reduction in a margin of safety?
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[Notices]
[Pages 43221-43225]
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[FR Doc No: E6-12156]
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
[MCC FR 06-10]
Notice of Quarterly Report (April 1, 2006-June 30, 2006)
AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation.
SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for
the quarter April 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006 with respect to both
assistance provided under Section 605 of the Millennium Challenge Act
of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-199, Division D (the Act)), and transfers of funds
to other federal agencies pursuant to Section 619 of that Act. The
following report shall be made available to the public by means of
publication in the Federal Register and on the Internet Web site of the
MCC (www.mcc.gov) in accordance with Section 612(b) of the Act.
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Assistance Provided Under Section 605
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Quarterly
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Country: Madagascar Year: 2006 Quarter 3 Total obligation: $109,733,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total Quarterly disbursement: $5,392,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Land Tenure Project.............. $37,803,000 Increase Land $5,392,000 Legislative proposal
Titling and (``loin de cadrage'')
Security. reflecting the PNF
submitted to Parliament
and passed.
Percentage of land
documents inventoried,
restored, and/or
digitized.
Average time and cost
required to carry out
property-related
transactions at the
local and/or national
land services offices.
Time/cost to respond to
information request,
issue titles and to
modify titles after the
first land right.
Number of land disputes
reported and resolved
in the target zones and
sites of
implementation.
Percentage of land in
the zones that is
demarcated and ready
for titling.
Promote knowledge and
awareness of land
tenure reforms among
inhabitants in the
zones (surveys).
Finance Project.................. $35,888,000 Increase $0 Submission to Parliament
Competition in the and passage of new laws
Financial Sector. recommended by outside
experts and relevant
commissions.
CPA Association (CSC)
list of accountants
registered.
Maximum check clearing
delay.
Volume of funds in
payment system and
number of transactions.
Public awareness of new
financial instruments
(surveys).
Report of credit and
payment information to
a central database.
Number of holders of new
denomination T-bill
holdings, and T-bill
issuance outside
Antananarivo as
measured by Central
Bank report of
redemption date.
Volume of production
covered by warehouse
receipts in the zones.
Volume of MFI lending in
the zones.
MFI portfolio-at-risk
delinquency rate.
Number of new bank
accounts in the zones.
Agricultural Business Investment $17,683,000 Improve $0 Number of rural
Project. Agricultural producers receiving or
Projection soliciting information
Technologies and from ABCs about the
Market Capacity in opportunities.
Rural Areas. Zones identified and
description of
beneficiaries within
each zone submitted.
Number of cost-effective
investment strategies
developed.
Number of plans
prepared.
Number of farmers and
business employing
technical assistance
received.
Program Administration* and $18,399,000 ................... $0 ........................
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
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Projects Obligated Objective Disbursements Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Country: Honduras Year: 2006: Quarter 3 Total obligation: $215,000,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA-Honduras Total Quarterly disbursement: $0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rural Development Project........ $72,195,000 Increase the $0 Hours of technical
productivity and assistance delivered to
business skills of Program Farmers
farmers who (thousands).
operate small and Funds lent by MCA-
medium-size farms Honduras to financial
and their institutions
employees. (cumulative).
Hours of technical
assistance to financial
institutions
(cumulative).
Lien Registry equipment
installed.
Kilometers of farm-to-
market road upgraded
(cumulative).
Transportation Project........... $125,700,000 Reduce $0 Kilometers of highway
transportation upgraded.
costs between Kilometers of secondary
targeted road upgraded.
production centers Number of weight
and national, stations built.
regional and
global markets.
Program Administration* and $17,105,000 ................... $0
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
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Quarterly
Projects Obligated Objectives Disbursements Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Country: Cape Verde Year: 2006 Quarter 3 Total obligation: $110,078,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Cape Verde Total Quarterly disbursement: $0
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Watershed and Agricultural $10,848,000 Increase $0 Productivity:
Support. agricultural Horticulture (tons per
production in hectare).
three targeted Value-added for farms
watershed areas on and agribusiness
three islands. (millions of dollars).
Infrastructure Improvement....... $78,760,000 Increase $0 Volume of goods shipped
integration of the between Praia and other
internal market islands (tons).
and reduce Mobility Ratio:
transportation Percentage of
costs. beneficiary population
who take at least 5
trips per month.
Savings on transport
costs from improvements
(million dollars).
Private Sector Development....... $7,200,000 Spur private sector $0 Value added in priority
development on all sectors above current
islands through trends (escudos).
increased Volume of private
investment in the investment in priority
priority sectors sectors above current
and through trends.
financial sector
reform.
Program Administration* and $13,270,000 ................... $0 ........................
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
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Projects Obligated Objective Disbursements Measures
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Country: Nicaragua Year: 2006 Quarter 3 Total obligation: $174,925,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Nicaragua Total Quarterly disbursement: $1,483,000
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Property Regularization Project.. $26,400,000 Increase Investment $99,000 Automated registry-
by strengthening cadastre database
property rights. installed.
Number of parcels with a
registered title, rural
and urban (total of
21,000 and 22,000,
rural and urban,
respectively).
Projected areas
demarcated.
Number of projected area
management plans
implemented.
Number of conflicts
resolved by program
mediation.
Transportation Project........... $92,800,000 Reduce $0 N-1 Road: Kilometers of
transportation roads upgraded.
costs between Leon Secondary Roads:
and Chinandega and Kilometers of secondary
national, regional road upgraded.
and global markets.
Rural Business Development $33,500,000 Increase the value $307,000 Rural business
Project. added of farms and development centers:
enterprises in the Value of TA and support
region. services delivered to
program businesses.
Improvement of water
supply for farming and
forest production:
Watershed Management
Action Plan.
Funds disbursed for
improvement of water
supply for farming and
forest production
projects.
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Program Administration,* Due $22,225,000 ................... $1,077,000 ........................
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
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Projects Obligated Objective Disbursements Measures
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Country: Georgia Year: 2006 Quarter 3 Total obligation: $294,693,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Georgia Total Quarterly disbursement: $3,603,000
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Regional Infrastructure $211,700,000 Key Regional $1,379,000 Reduction in journey
Rehabilitation. Infrastructure time: Akhalkalaki-
Rehabilitated. Ninotsminda-Teleti
(hours).
Reduction in vehicle
operating costs
(cumulative).
Increase in internal
regional traffic
volumes (cumulative).
Decreased technical
losses.
Reduction in the
production of
greenhouse gas
emissions measured in
tons of CO2 equivalent.
Increase in collection
rate of GGIC.
Number of household
beneficiaries served by
RID projects
(cumulative).
Actual operations and
maintenance
expenditures (USD).
Regional Enterprise Development.. $47,500,000 Enterprises in $346,000 Increase in annual
Regions Developed. revenue in portfolio
companies (in 1,000
USD).
Increase in number of
portfolio company
employees and number of
local suppliers.
Increase in portfolio
companies' wages and
payments to local
suppliers (in 1,000
USD).
Jobs created.
Increase in aggregate
incremental net revenue
to project assisted
firms (in 1,000 USD and
cumulative over five
years).
Direct household net
income (in 1,000 USD
cumulative over five
years).
Direct household net
income for market
information initiative
beneficiaries (in 1,000
USD cumulative over
five years).
Number of beneficiaries.
Program Administration,* Due $35,493,000 ................... $1,878,000 ........................
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
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Projects Obligated Objective Disbursements Measures
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Country: Vanuatu Year: 2006 Quarter 3 Total obligation: $65,690,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Vanuatu Total Quarterly disbursement: $1,127,000
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Transportation Infrastructure $60,690,000 Facilitate $0 Traffic volume (average
Project. transportation to annual daily traffic).
increase tourism Days road is closed
and business (number per annum).
development. Number of S-W Bay,
Malekula flights
cancelled due to
flooding (per annum).
Time of wharf (hours/
vessel).
Program Administration,* Due $5,000,000 ................... $1,127,000 ........................
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
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*Program administration funds are used to pay items such as salaries, rent, and the cost of office equipment.
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619 Transfer funds--U.S. Agency to Description of program or
which funds were transferred Amount Country project
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USAID.............................. $20,000,000 FY04 Threshold Countries... Implementation of Threshold
funding. Country Plan.
USAID.............................. $135,000,000 FY05 Threshold Countries... Implementation of Threshold
funding. Country Plan.
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Dated: July 25, 2006.
Frances C. McNaught,
Vice President, Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
[FR Doc. E6-12156 Filed 7-28-06; 8:45 am]
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