Notice of Quarterly Report (October 1, 2007-December 31, 2007), 21381-21389 [E8-8590]

Download as PDF 21381 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 77 / Monday, April 21, 2008 / Notices you need more time to comment, you must request it in writing, including reasons for the request. OSHA must receive your written request for extension at the address provided above no later than the last date for comments. OSHA will limit any extension to 30 days, unless the requester justifies a longer period. You may obtain or review documents related to this notice, as received, by contacting OSHA’s Docket Office (see ADDRESSES section above). Docket No. OSHA–2007–0053 contains all materials in the record concerning OSHA’s NRTL SNAP Program. OSHA will review all timely comments and determine whether any of them merit modification of the elements of SNAP or delay in its implementation. Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of April, 2008. Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. E8–8430 Filed 4–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION [MCC FR 08–03] Notice of Quarterly Report (October 1, 2007—December 31, 2007) quarter October 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007 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 or allocations of funds to other federal agencies pursuant to Section 619(b) of the 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 (https:// www.mcc.gov) in accordance with Section 612(b) of the Act. Millennium Challenge Corporation. SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for the AGENCY: ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605 Projects Obligated Cumulative disbursements Objectives Measures Country: Madagascar Year: 2008 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total Quarterly Disbursement: $0 $37,803,000 ............ Increase Land Titling and Security. $4,308,910 .............. Finance Project .......... $35,888,000 ............ Increase Competition in the Financial Sector. $3,599,784 .............. Agricultural Business Investment Project. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Land Tenure Project .. $17,683,000 ............ Improve Agricultural Projection Technologies and Market Capacity in Rural Areas. $4,819,510 .............. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:59 Apr 18, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Legislative proposal reflecting the National Land Tenure Program submitted to Parliament and passed. Number of land disputes reported and resolved in the target zones and sites of implementation. Percentage of land documents inventoried, restored, and/or digitized. Average time and cost required to carry out property transactions. Percent of reported land conflicts resolved on titled land in zone 3, 4, 5 during the title regularization operations Percentage of land in the zones that is demarcated and ready for titling. The number of savings accounts and outstanding value of accounts from primary banks. Maximum check clearing delay. Volume of funds in payment system and number of transactions. Increased public awareness of new financial instruments as measured by surveys within intervention zones and large towns. The amount of government debt issued with maturities in excess of 52 weeks. The number of new individual investors buying government debt securities. The number of bank branches of the Central Bank of Madagascar capable of accepting auction tenders. Percentage of all loans included in the central database. Number of rural producers receiving or soliciting information from Agricultural Business Centers about the opportunities. Intervention zones identified and description of beneficiaries within each zone submitted. Number of visitors receiving information from National Coordinating Center with respect to business opportunities. E:\FR\FM\21APN1.SGM 21APN1 21382 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 77 / Monday, April 21, 2008 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Cumulative disbursements Objectives Measures Change in farm income due to improved production and marketing practices. Change in enterprise income due to improved production and marketing practices. Number of farmers and business employing technical assistance received. Program Administration* and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports**. $18,399,000 ............ ............................................... $9,361,121 ................................. ............................................... $640,940 Country: Honduras Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Honduras Total Obligation: $215,000,000 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $3,952,445 Rural Development Project. $70,687,000 ............ Increase the productivity and business skills of farmers who operate small and medium-size farms and their employees. $9,461,696 .............. Transportation Project $127,208,000 .......... $1,929,507 .............. Program Administration* and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports**. $17,105,000 ............ Reduce transportation costs between targeted production centers and national, regional and global markets. ............................................... ................................. ............................................... Increase in farm income resulting from Rural Development Project. Funds lent by MCA-Honduras to financial institutions. Increase in employment income resulting from Rural Development Project. Number of Program farmers harvesting high-value horticulture crops. Number of hectares harvesting high-value horticulture crops. Freight shipment cost from Tegucigalpa to Puerto Cortes. Price of basic food basket. Number of days per year road is passable. $1,577,787 $2,376,136 Country: Cape Verde Year: 2008 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Cape Verde Total Quarterly Disbursement: $0 $10,848,630 ............ Infrastructure Improvement. $78,760,208 ............ Private Sector Development. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Watershed and Agricultural Support. $7,200,000 .............. Program Administration* and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports**. VerDate Aug<31>2005 Increase agricultural production in three targeted watershed areas on three islands. Increase integration of the internal market and reduce transportation costs. $291,362 ................. Increase in horticultural productivity. Increase in annual income. Value-added for farms and agribusiness. $6,154,186 .............. $14,641 ................... $13,269,650 ............ Spur private sector development on all islands through increased investment in the priority sectors and through financial sector reform. ............................................... Volume of goods shipped between Praia and other islands. Mobility Ratio: Percentage of beneficiary population who take at least 5 trips per month. Savings on transport costs from improvements. Value added in priority sectors above current trends. Volume of private investment in priority sectors above current trends. ................................. ............................................... $3,694,566 16:59 Apr 18, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 $3,775,862 .............. Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21APN1.SGM 21APN1 21383 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 77 / Monday, April 21, 2008 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Cumulative disbursements Objectives Country: Nicaragua Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Nicaragua Total Obligation: $175,000,000 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,669,211 Property Regularization Project. $26,400,000 ............ Increase investment by strengthening property rights. $1,358,563 .............. Transportation Project $92,800,000 ............ $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. $2,573,281 .............. Rural Business Development Project. Program Administration,* Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports**. $22,300,000 ............ ............................................... $4,169,032 ................................. ............................................... $2,256,236 Country: Georgia Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Georgia $3,997,215 .............. Value of investment on land. Value of urban land. Value of rural land. Number of days to conduct a land transaction. Total cost to conduct a land transaction. Price of a basket of goods. Travel Time. Annual percentage increase in valueadded of clients of business office. Number of jobs created. Number of program farm plots harvesting higher-value crops or reforesting under improvement of Water Supply Activities. Total Obligation: $294,693,400 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $8,618,845 Regional Infrastructure Rehabilitation. $211,700,000 .......... Key Regional Infrastructure Rehabilitated. $16,722,162 ............ Regional Enterprise Development. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Measures $47,500,000 ............ Enterprises in Regions Developed. $6,190,868 .............. Program Administration,* Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports**. 35,493,400 .............. ............................................... $7,395,795 ................................. ............................................... $8,347,230 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:59 Apr 18, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Reduction in Akhalkalaki-NinotsmindaTeleti journey time. Reduction in vehicle operating costs. Increase in internal regional traffic volumes. Decreased technical losses in gas through the main North-South pipeline. Reduction in the production of greenhouse gas emissions measured in tons of CO2 equivalent. Increased collection rate of the Georgian Gas Company (GOGC). Number of household beneficiaries served by Regional Infrastructure Development projects. Actual operations and maintenance expenditures. Increase in annual revenue in portfolio companies. Increase in number of portfolio company employees and number of local suppliers. Increase in portfolio companies’ wages and payments to local suppliers. Jobs created. Increase in aggregate incremental net revenue to project assisted firms. Direct household net income. Direct household net income for market information initiative beneficiaries. Number of beneficiaries. E:\FR\FM\21APN1.SGM 21APN1 21384 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 77 / Monday, April 21, 2008 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Cumulative disbursements Objectives Measures Country: Vanuatu Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $65,690,000 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Vanuatu Total Quarterly Disbursement: $0 Transportation Infrastructure Project. $60,615,232 ............ Facilitate transportation to increase tourism and business development. Program Administration,* Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports**. $5,074,768 .............. .......................................... $1,608,111 ............................. .......................................... $334,812 Country: Armenia Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Armenia $63,685 ................... Total Obligation: $235,650,000 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $3,327,390 Irrigated Agriculture Project (Agriculture and Water). $145,690,000 .......... Increase agricultural productivity Improve and Quality of Irrigation. $5,634,541 .............. Rural Road Rehabilitation Project. $67,100,000 ............ Better access to economic and social infrastructure. $1,378,446 .............. ............................. Program Administration,* Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports **. $22,870,000 ............ .......................................... ............................. .......................................... rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES VerDate Aug<31>2005 Increase in hectares covered by high value added horticultural and fruit crops. Percentage of respondents satisfied with irrigation services. Share of Water User Association water charges as percentage of Water User Association annual operations and maintenance costs. Number of farmers using improved onfarm water management practices. Annual increase in irrigated land in Project area. State budget expenditures on maintenance of irrigation system. Value of loans provided under the project. Government budgetary allocations for routine maintenance of the entire road network Average daily traffic in Project area. Kilometers of Package 1 road sections rehabilitated. Kilometers of Package 2 road sections rehabilitated. Kilometers of Package 3 road sections rehabilitated. $2,732,235 .............. $1,515,257 Country: Benin Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Benin Access to Financial Services. Number of Tourists. Number of days per year road is closed. Number of S-W Bay, Malekula flights cancelled per year due to flooding. Vessel wait time at wharf. $19,650,000 ............ 16:59 Apr 18, 2008 Jkt 214001 Expand Access to Financial Services. PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Total Obligation: $307,298,040 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,044,765 $443,003 ................. Sfmt 4703 Operational self-sufficiency of participating microfinance institutions. Number of microfinance institutions supervised by the microfinance cellule. Total incremental increase in value of new credit extended and savings received by financial institutions participating in the project. Share value of all loans outstanding that have one or more installments of principal over 30 days past due. Total number of loans guaranteed by land titles per year. E:\FR\FM\21APN1.SGM 21APN1 21385 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 77 / Monday, April 21, 2008 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Cumulative disbursements Measures Improved Ability of Justice System to Enforce Contracts and Reconcile Claims. $251,766 ................. $36,020,000 ............ Strengthen property rights and increase investment in rural and urban land. $2,299,452 .............. Access to Markets ..... $169,447,000 .......... $1,773,328 .............. Program Administration,* Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports**. $47,911,040 ............ Improve Access to Markets through Improvements to the Port of Cotonou. ............................................... Number of cases processed at the arbitration center. Percentage of all cases in the ‘‘Tribunal de Premiere Instance’’ courts per year. Percentage of all cases resolved in court of appeals per year. Average distance to reach TPI. Number of enterprises registered through the registration center. Average number of days required to register an enterprise. Total value of additional investments in target rural land parcels. Total value of additional investments in target urban land parcels. Total metric tons of exports and imports passing through Port of Cotonou per year. ................................. ............................................... $8,126,902 Projects Obligated Objectives Access to Justice ....... $34,270,000 ............ Access to Land .......... Country: Ghana Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Ghana $4,577,954 Total Obligation: $547,009,000 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,100,398 $242,352,550 .......... Enhance Profitability of cultivation, services to agriculture and product handling in support of the expansion of commercial agriculture among groups of smallholder farms. $2,743,432 .............. Rural Development .... $101,288,000 .......... Strengthen the rural institutions that provide services complementary to, and supportive of, agricultural and agriculture business development. $136,369 ................. Transportation ............ rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Agriculture Project ..... $141,735,500 .......... Reduce the transportation costs affecting agriculture commerce at sub-regional levels. $30,424 ................... Program Administration,* Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. $61,632,950 ............ ............................................... $3,257,906 .............. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:59 Apr 18, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Number of hectares irrigated. Number of days to conduct a land transaction. Number of land disputes in the pilot registration districts. Registration of land rights in the pilot registration districts. Metric tons of products passing through post-harvest treatment. Portfolio-at-risk of agriculture loan fund. Value of loans disbursed to clients from agricultural loan fund. Number of additional loans. Vehicle operating costs on minor, medium and major rehabilitated roads. Time/ quality per procurement. Score card of citizen satisfaction with services. Gross enrollment rates. Gender parity in school enrollment. Distance to collect water. Time to collect water. Distance to sanitation facility. Travel time to sanitation facility. Incidence of guinea worm, diarrhea or bilharzias. Average number of days lost due to guinea worm, diarrhea or bilharzias. Percentage of households, schools, and agricultural processing plants in target districts with electricity. Number of inter-bank transactions. Value of deposit accounts in rural banks. Volume capacity ratio. Vehicles per hour at peak hour. Travel time at peak hour. International roughness index. Annual average daily vehicle and passenger traffic. E:\FR\FM\21APN1.SGM 21APN1 21386 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 77 / Monday, April 21, 2008 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Cumulative disbursements Obligated Pending subsequent reports**. Objectives ................................. ............................................... $7,272,608 Country: El Salvador Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA El Salvador Total Obligation: $460,939,996 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,810,602 Human Development Project. $91,674,603 ............ Increase human and physical capital of residents of the Northern Zone to take advantage of employment and business opportunities. $0 ............................ Productive Development Project. $84,196,330 ............ $234,963,039 .......... Increase production and employment in the Northern Zone. Reduce travel cost and time within the Northern Zone, with the rest of the country, and within the region. $0 ............................ Connectivity Project ... $0 ............................ Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending Subsequent Report **. $50,106,024 ............ ............................................... $0. ................................. ............................................... $4,034,819 Country: Mali Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mali $89,631,177 ............ Establish an independent $263,697 ................. and secure link to the regional and global economy. Industrial Park Project $94,563,559 ............ Develop a platform for industrial activity to be located within the Airport domain.. $529,093 ................. Alatona Irrigation Project. $234,674,675 .......... Increase the agricultural production and productivity in the Alatona zone of the ON.. $0 ............................ VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:14 Apr 18, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Number of students enrolled in the Chalatenango Center functioning as a MEGATEC institute. Graduation rate of students enrolled in the Chalatenango Center functioning as a MEGATEC institute. Number of students enrolled in participating middle technical schools. Graduation rate of students enrolled in participating middle technical schools. Number of students enrolled in non-formal training activities. Graduation rate of students enrolled in non-formal training activities. Number of households with access to water in the Northern Zone. Number of households with access to basic sanitation in the Northern Zone. Number of households with electricity in the Northern Zone. Number of individuals that benefit annually from the strategic infrastructure projects. Investment in productive chains by selected beneficiaries. Weighted average of the International Roughness Index for the rehabilitation of the Transnational Highway. Weighted average of the International Roughness Index for the rehabilitation of the network of connecting roads. Total Obligation $460,684,411 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,485,669 ´ Bamako Senou Airport Improvement Project. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Measures Sfmt 4703 Number of weekly flight arrivals and departures. Average time for passengers to complete departures and arrivals procedures. Occupancy level. Average number of days required for operator to connect to Industrial Park water and electricity services. Weighted average of the International Roughness Index for the rehabilitation of the Niono-Goma Coura road. Annual average daily count of vehicles on the Niono-Goma Coura road. Total amount of land irrigated by the Project in the Alatona zone. Average water volume delivered at the farm level in the Alatona zone. Crop water requirements as a percentage share of water supply at the canal headworks in the Alatona Zone. Number of 5 and 10 hectare farm plots allocated in the Alatona zone. E:\FR\FM\21APN1.SGM 21APN1 21387 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 77 / Monday, April 21, 2008 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Cumulative disbursements Objectives Measures Total market garden parcels allocated in the Alatona zone. Number of titles registered in the land registration office granted to households in the Alatona zone. Number of students enrolled in schools established by the Project. Graduation rate of students enrolled in schools established by the Project. Number of farms adopting at least one new extension technique as a percentage of all farms receiving technical assistance under the Project. Total amount of credit extended in loan portfolios by participating microfinance institutions and banks in the Alatona zone. Number of active clients of microfinance institutions and banks in the Alatona zone. Program Administration* and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending Subsequent Report **. $41,815,000 ............ ............................................... $2,747,041 ................................. ............................................... $0 Country: Mozambique (CIF ONLY)1 Year: 2008 Quarter1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mozambique Total Obligation: $25,346,200 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $0 N/A .......................... Increase access to reliable and quality water and sanitation facilities. Road Rehabilitation Project. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Water and Sanitation Project. N/A .......................... Increase access to producN/A .......................... tive resources and markets. Land Tenure Services Project. N/A .......................... Establish efficient, secure land access for households and investors. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:59 Apr 18, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 N/A .......................... N/A .......................... Sfmt 4703 Value of productive days gained due to less diarrhea, cholera and/or malaria. School attendance days gained due to less diarrhea, cholera and/or malaria. Number (Percent) of businesses with access to improved water source. Reduction in time for rural/urban households to access improved water sources. Number (Percent) or urban households with access to improved water sources. Number (Percent) of rural households with access to improved water sources. Number (Percent) of urban households with access to improved sanitation facilities. Increase in agricultural production among communities affected by road rehabilitation works. Increase in the number of new businesses within 5 km of rehabilitated roads. Reduction in vehicle operating costs as a result of rehabilitated roads. Time savings due to a reduction in time to travel a fixed length of rehabilitated road. Weighted average of the International Roughness Index for the rehabilitation roads. Average annual daily traffic volume on rehabilitated roads disaggregated by vehicle type. Increase (Percent) in value of new investments on land. Number of new businesses. Reduction (Percent) in time to right to land usage. More efficient, free and secure land transfers/transactions. E:\FR\FM\21APN1.SGM 21APN1 21388 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 77 / Monday, April 21, 2008 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Cumulative disbursements Objectives Farmer Income Support Project. N/A .......................... Improve coconut productivity and diversification into cash N/A .......................... Program Administration* and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation Pending Subsequent Report**. N/A .......................... ............................................... ............................................... Increase (Percentage) in parcel-holder land value. Reduction (Percent) in costs to right to land usage. Reduction (Percentage) in loss of coconut production and coconut products’ sales. Increased income (Percentage) from sales from intercropping activities to small farm plot holders. Increased number (Percentage) of live coconut trees. Increased productive capacity (Percentage) of coconut trees. N/A ................................. Measures N/A Country: Lesotho (CIF ONLY) Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $15,668,416 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Lesotho Total Quarterly Disbursement: $30,000 $4,913,000 .............. Improve the water supply for industrial and domestic needs, and enhance rural livelihoods through improved watershed management. N/A .......................... Health Project ............ $4,436,000 .............. Increase access to life-extending ART and essential health services by providing a sustainable delivery platform. N/A .......................... Private Sector Development Project. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Water Project ............. $710,000 ................. Stimulate investment by improving access to credit, reducing transaction costs and increasing the participation of women in the economy. $30,000 ................... VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:59 Apr 18, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Increased urban access to potable water supply. Increase in volume of water delivered after treatment at Metolong site. Decrease in percentage of urban water that is not accounted for (non-revenue losses plus physical losses). Number of people covered per year in rural areas with MCC funded rural water supply. Number of new VIP latrines provided to households. Increase in the percentage of health facilities providing full package of standard services for level of center (MoHSW 2007 standard). Increase in TB treatment success rate. Increase in the percentage of health facilities staffed with standard number and type of qualified staff (MoHSW 2007 standard). Increase in the number of patients treated in health centers in Lesotho. Increase in immunization rate (measles). Number of people receiving ARV treatment (number). Increase in annual enrollment at National Health Training College. Increase in average referred tests performed at the central laboratory per quarter during the past year. Increase in average number of blood units collected per quarter during the past year. Increase in the percentage of the adult population listed by a private credit bureau with current information on repayment history, unpaid debts or credit outstanding. Increase in the number of payments associated with salaries and pensions made through EFT per year. Land used as collateral (number of mortgage bonds registered). Land transaction costs (percent of property value). E:\FR\FM\21APN1.SGM 21APN1 21389 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 77 / Monday, April 21, 2008 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Cumulative disbursements Objectives Measures Land transaction times (median number of days necessary to complete a procedure). Increase in the number of pending civil cases in the High Court. Gender equality index (percent change in index of knowledge, attitudes, and practices for supporting gender equality in economic rights). Program Administration* and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending Subsequent Report **. $5,609,416 .............. ............................................... N/A. N/A. Country: Morocco (CIF ONLY) Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $32,400,000 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Morocco Total Quarterly Disbursement: $0 Fruit Tree Productivity Small Scale Fisheries Artisan and Fez Medina. Financial Services ...... Program Administration* and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending Subsequent Report **. $6,959,765 .............. $7,005,874 .............. $6,142,437 .............. TBD ....................................... TBD ....................................... TBD ....................................... N/A .......................... N/A .......................... N/A .......................... TBD TBD TBD $500,000 ................. $11,271,924 ............ TBD ....................................... TBD ....................................... N/A .......................... N/A .......................... TBD TBD N/A .......................... TBD ....................................... N/A .......................... TBD *Program administration funds are used to pay items such as salaries, rent, and the cost of office equipment. **These 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 U.S. Agency to which funds were transferred or allocated Amount USAID ..................................................................................................................................................... $24,222,500 Description of program or project Threshold Program. 1 Beginning in fiscal year 2007, CIF (i.e., Compact Implementation Funding) is assistance made available to a country, upon signature of a compact, under the authority of Section 609(g) of the Act. It is additional to compact program assistance provided under Section 605 of the Act upon entry into force of the compact and is included in the overall total of compact funding. As of this report, only CIF funds have been obligated for Mozambique, Lesotho and Morocco. Dated: April 16, 2008. Matthew McLean, Vice President, Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation. [FR Doc. E8–8590 Filed 4–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9210–01–P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities; Meeting of Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Panel The National Endowment for the Humanities. ACTION: Notice of meeting. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES AGENCY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463 as amended) notice is hereby VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:14 Apr 18, 2008 Jkt 214001 given that a meeting of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Panel of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities will be held at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, in Room 730, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Monday, May 12, 2008. The purpose of the meeting is to review applications for Certificates of Indemnity submitted to the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities for exhibitions beginning after July 1, 2008. Because the proposed meeting will consider financial and commercial data and because it is important to keep values of objects, methods of transportation and security measures confidential, pursuant to the authority granted me by the Chairman’s Delegation of Authority to Close Advisory Committee Meetings, dated PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 July 19, 1993, I have determined that the meeting would fall within exemption (4) of 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and that it is essential to close the meeting to protect the free exchange of views and to avoid interference with the operations of the Committee. It is suggested that those desiring more specific information contact Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer Heather Gottry, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, or call 202/606– 8322. Heather C. Gottry, Acting Advisory Committee, Management Officer. [FR Doc. E8–8603 Filed 4–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7536–01–P E:\FR\FM\21APN1.SGM 21APN1

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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

[MCC FR 08-03]

Notice of Quarterly Report (October 1, 2007--December 31, 2007)

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation.
SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for
the quarter October 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007 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 or
allocations of funds to other federal agencies pursuant to Section
619(b) of the 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 (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 disbursements Measures
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Country: Madagascar Year: 2008
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total Quarterly Disbursement: $0
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Land Tenure Project............ $37,803,000...... Increase Land $4,308,910....... Legislative proposal
Titling and reflecting the
Security. National Land Tenure
Program submitted to
Parliament and
passed.
Number of land
disputes reported and
resolved in the
target zones and
sites of
implementation.
Percentage of land
documents
inventoried,
restored, and/or
digitized.
Average time and cost
required to carry out
property
transactions.
Percent of reported
land conflicts
resolved on titled
land in zone 3, 4, 5
during the title
regularization
operations
Percentage of land in
the zones that is
demarcated and ready
for titling.
Finance Project................ $35,888,000...... Increase $3,599,784....... The number of savings
Competition in accounts and
the Financial outstanding value of
Sector. accounts from primary
banks.
Maximum check clearing
delay.
Volume of funds in
payment system and
number of
transactions.
Increased public
awareness of new
financial instruments
as measured by
surveys within
intervention zones
and large towns.
The amount of
government debt
issued with
maturities in excess
of 52 weeks.
The number of new
individual investors
buying government
debt securities.
The number of bank
branches of the
Central Bank of
Madagascar capable of
accepting auction
tenders.
Percentage of all
loans included in the
central database.
Agricultural Business $17,683,000...... Improve $4,819,510....... Number of rural
Investment Project. Agricultural producers receiving
Projection or soliciting
Technologies and information from
Market Capacity Agricultural Business
in Rural Areas. Centers about the
opportunities.
Intervention zones
identified and
description of
beneficiaries within
each zone submitted.
Number of visitors
receiving information
from National
Coordinating Center
with respect to
business
opportunities.

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Change in farm income
due to improved
production and
marketing practices.
Change in enterprise
income due to
improved production
and marketing
practices.
Number of farmers and
business employing
technical assistance
received.
Program Administration* and $18,399,000...... ................. $9,361,121
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports**... ................. ................. $640,940
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Country: Honduras Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $215,000,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Honduras Total Quarterly Disbursement: $3,952,445
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Rural Development Project...... $70,687,000...... Increase the $9,461,696....... Increase in farm
productivity and income resulting from
business skills Rural Development
of farmers who Project.
operate small Funds lent by MCA-
and medium-size Honduras to financial
farms and their institutions.
employees. Increase in employment
income resulting from
Rural Development
Project.
Number of Program
farmers harvesting
high-value
horticulture crops.
Number of hectares
harvesting high-value
horticulture crops.
Transportation Project......... $127,208,000..... Reduce $1,929,507....... Freight shipment cost
transportation from Tegucigalpa to
costs between Puerto Cortes.
targeted Price of basic food
production basket.
centers and Number of days per
national, year road is
regional and passable.
global markets.
Program Administration* and $17,105,000...... ................. $2,376,136
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports**... ................. ................. $1,577,787
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Country: Cape Verde Year: 2008
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Cape Verde Total Quarterly Disbursement: $0
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Watershed and Agricultural $10,848,630...... Increase $291,362......... Increase in
Support. agricultural horticultural
production in productivity.
three targeted Increase in annual
watershed areas income.
on three islands. Value-added for farms
and agribusiness.
Infrastructure Improvement..... $78,760,208...... Increase $6,154,186....... Volume of goods
integration of shipped between Praia
the internal and other islands.
market and Mobility Ratio:
reduce Percentage of
transportation beneficiary
costs. population who take
at least 5 trips per
month.
Savings on transport
costs from
improvements.
Private Sector Development..... $7,200,000....... Spur private $14,641.......... Value added in
sector priority sectors
development on above current trends.
all islands Volume of private
through investment in
increased priority sectors
investment in above current trends.
the priority
sectors and
through
financial sector
reform.
Program Administration* and $13,269,650...... ................. $3,775,862....... ......................
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports**... ................. ................. $3,694,566 ......................
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Country: Nicaragua Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $175,000,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Nicaragua Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,669,211
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Property Regularization Project $26,400,000...... Increase $1,358,563....... Value of investment on
investment by land.
strengthening Value of urban land.
property rights. Value of rural land.
Number of days to
conduct a land
transaction.
Total cost to conduct
a land transaction.
Transportation Project......... $92,800,000...... Reduce $2,573,281....... Price of a basket of
transportation goods.
costs between Travel Time.
Leon and
Chinandega and
national,
regional and
global markets.
Rural Business Development $33,500,000...... Increase the $3,997,215....... Annual percentage
Project. value added of increase in value-
farms and added of clients of
enterprises in business office.
the region. Number of jobs
created.
Number of program farm
plots harvesting
higher-value crops or
reforesting under
improvement of Water
Supply Activities.
Program Administration,* Due $22,300,000...... ................. $4,169,032 ......................
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports**... ................. ................. $2,256,236 ......................
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Country: Georgia Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $294,693,400
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Georgia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $8,618,845
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Regional Infrastructure $211,700,000..... Key Regional $16,722,162...... Reduction in
Rehabilitation. Infrastructure Akhalkalaki-
Rehabilitated. Ninotsminda-Teleti
journey time.
Reduction in vehicle
operating costs.
Increase in internal
regional traffic
volumes.
Decreased technical
losses in gas through
the main North-South
pipeline.
Reduction in the
production of
greenhouse gas
emissions measured in
tons of CO2
equivalent.
Increased collection
rate of the Georgian
Gas Company (GOGC).
Number of household
beneficiaries served
by Regional
Infrastructure
Development projects.
Actual operations and
maintenance
expenditures.
Regional Enterprise Development $47,500,000...... Enterprises in $6,190,868....... Increase in annual
Regions revenue in portfolio
Developed. companies.
Increase in number of
portfolio company
employees and number
of local suppliers.
Increase in portfolio
companies' wages and
payments to local
suppliers.
Jobs created.
Increase in aggregate
incremental net
revenue to project
assisted firms.
Direct household net
income.
Direct household net
income for market
information
initiative
beneficiaries.
Number of
beneficiaries.
Program Administration,* Due 35,493,400....... ................. $7,395,795 ......................
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports**... ................. ................. $8,347,230 ......................
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Country: Vanuatu Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $65,690,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Vanuatu Total Quarterly Disbursement: $0
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Transportation Infrastructure $60,615,232...... Facilitate $63,685.......... Number of Tourists.
Project. transportation Number of days per
to increase year road is closed.
tourism and Number of S-W Bay,
business Malekula flights
development. cancelled per year
due to flooding.
Vessel wait time at
wharf.
Program Administration,* Due $5,074,768....... ................. $1,608,111 ......................
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports**... ................. ................. $334,812 ......................
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Country: Armenia Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $235,650,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Armenia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $3,327,390
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Irrigated Agriculture Project $145,690,000..... Increase $5,634,541....... Increase in hectares
(Agriculture and Water). agricultural covered by high value
productivity added horticultural
Improve and and fruit crops.
Quality of Percentage of
Irrigation. respondents satisfied
with irrigation
services.
Share of Water User
Association water
charges as percentage
of Water User
Association annual
operations and
maintenance costs.
Number of farmers
using improved on-
farm water management
practices.
Annual increase in
irrigated land in
Project area.
State budget
expenditures on
maintenance of
irrigation system.
Value of loans
provided under the
project.
Rural Road Rehabilitation $67,100,000...... Better access to $1,378,446....... Government budgetary
Project. economic and allocations for
social routine maintenance
infrastructure. of the entire road
network
Average daily traffic
in Project area.
Kilometers of Package
1 road sections
rehabilitated.
................. Kilometers of Package
2 road sections
rehabilitated.
Kilometers of Package
3 road sections
rehabilitated.
Program Administration,* Due $22,870,000...... ................. $2,732,235....... ......................
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.. ................. ................. $1,515,257 ......................
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Country: Benin Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $307,298,040
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Benin Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,044,765
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Access to Financial Services... $19,650,000...... Expand Access to $443,003......... Operational self-
Financial sufficiency of
Services. participating
microfinance
institutions.
Number of microfinance
institutions
supervised by the
microfinance cellule.
Total incremental
increase in value of
new credit extended
and savings received
by financial
institutions
participating in the
project.
Share value of all
loans outstanding
that have one or more
installments of
principal over 30
days past due.
Total number of loans
guaranteed by land
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Access to Justice.............. $34,270,000...... Improved Ability $251,766......... Number of cases
of Justice processed at the
System to arbitration center.
Enforce Percentage of all
Contracts and cases in the
Reconcile Claims. ``Tribunal de
Premiere Instance''
courts per year.
Percentage of all
cases resolved in
court of appeals per
year.
Average distance to
reach TPI.
Number of enterprises
registered through
the registration
center.
Average number of days
required to register
an enterprise.
Access to Land................. $36,020,000...... Strengthen $2,299,452....... Total value of
property rights additional
and increase investments in target
investment in rural land parcels.
rural and urban Total value of
land. additional
investments in target
urban land parcels.
Access to Markets.............. $169,447,000..... Improve Access to $1,773,328....... Total metric tons of
Markets through exports and imports
Improvements to passing through Port
the Port of of Cotonou per year.
Cotonou.
Program Administration,* Due $47,911,040...... ................. $4,577,954 ......................
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports**... ................. ................. $8,126,902
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Country: Ghana Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $547,009,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Ghana Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,100,398
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Agriculture Project............ $242,352,550..... Enhance $2,743,432....... Number of hectares
Profitability of irrigated.
cultivation, Number of days to
services to conduct a land
agriculture and transaction.
product handling Number of land
in support of disputes in the pilot
the expansion of registration
commercial districts.
agriculture Registration of land
among groups of rights in the pilot
smallholder registration
farms. districts.
Metric tons of
products passing
through post-harvest
treatment.
Portfolio-at-risk of
agriculture loan
fund.
Value of loans
disbursed to clients
from agricultural
loan fund.
Number of additional
loans.
Vehicle operating
costs on minor,
medium and major
rehabilitated roads.
Rural Development.............. $101,288,000..... Strengthen the $136,369......... Time/ quality per
rural procurement.
institutions Score card of citizen
that provide satisfaction with
services services.
complementary Gross enrollment
to, and rates.
supportive of, Gender parity in
agricultural and school enrollment.
agriculture Distance to collect
business water.
development. Time to collect water.
Distance to sanitation
facility.
Travel time to
sanitation facility.
Incidence of guinea
worm, diarrhea or
bilharzias.
Average number of days
lost due to guinea
worm, diarrhea or
bilharzias.
Percentage of
households, schools,
and agricultural
processing plants in
target districts with
electricity.
Number of inter-bank
transactions.
Value of deposit
accounts in rural
banks.
Transportation................. $141,735,500..... Reduce the $30,424.......... Volume capacity ratio.
transportation Vehicles per hour at
costs affecting peak hour.
agriculture Travel time at peak
commerce at sub- hour.
regional levels. International
roughness index.
Annual average daily
vehicle and passenger
traffic.
Program Administration,* Due $61,632,950...... ................. $3,257,906....... ......................
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.

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Pending subsequent reports**... ................. ................. $7,272,608
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Country: El Salvador Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $460,939,996
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA El Salvador Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,810,602
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Human Development Project...... $91,674,603...... Increase human $0............... Number of students
and physical enrolled in the
capital of Chalatenango Center
residents of the functioning as a
Northern Zone to MEGATEC institute.
take advantage Graduation rate of
of employment students enrolled in
and business the Chalatenango
opportunities. Center functioning as
a MEGATEC institute.
Number of students
enrolled in
participating middle
technical schools.
Graduation rate of
students enrolled in
participating middle
technical schools.
Number of students
enrolled in non-
formal training
activities.
Graduation rate of
students enrolled in
non-formal training
activities.
Number of households
with access to water
in the Northern Zone.
Number of households
with access to basic
sanitation in the
Northern Zone.
Number of households
with electricity in
the Northern Zone.
Number of individuals
that benefit annually
from the strategic
infrastructure
projects.
Productive Development Project. $84,196,330...... Increase $0............... Investment in
production and productive chains by
employment in selected
the Northern beneficiaries.
Zone.
Connectivity Project........... $234,963,039..... Reduce travel $0............... Weighted average of
cost and time the International
within the Roughness Index for
Northern Zone, the rehabilitation of
with the rest of the Transnational
the country, and Highway.
within the Weighted average of
region. the International
Roughness Index for
the rehabilitation of
the network of
connecting roads.
Program Administration * and $50,106,024...... ................. $0...............
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **... ................. ................. $4,034,819
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Country: Mali Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Total Obligation $460,684,411
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mali Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,485,669
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Bamako Senou Airport $89,631,177...... Establish an $263,697......... Number of weekly
Improvement Project. independent and flight arrivals and
secure link to departures.
the regional and Average time for
global economy. passengers to
complete departures
and arrivals
procedures.
Industrial Park Project........ $94,563,559...... Develop a $529,093......... Occupancy level.
platform for Average number of days
industrial required for operator
activity to be to connect to
located within Industrial Park water
the Airport and electricity
domain.. services.
Alatona Irrigation Project..... $234,674,675..... Increase the $0............... Weighted average of
agricultural the International
production and Roughness Index for
productivity in the rehabilitation of
the Alatona zone the Niono-Goma Coura
of the ON.. road.
Annual average daily
count of vehicles on
the Niono-Goma Coura
road.
Total amount of land
irrigated by the
Project in the
Alatona zone.
Average water volume
delivered at the farm
level in the Alatona
zone.
Crop water
requirements as a
percentage share of
water supply at the
canal headworks in
the Alatona Zone.
Number of 5 and 10
hectare farm plots
allocated in the
Alatona zone.

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