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Definitions (a) The term ‘‘affiliate’’ means: any person directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such other person; (b) The term ‘‘Auction Rate Security’’ or ‘‘ARS’’ means a security: (1) That is either a debt instrument (generally with a long-term nominal maturity) or preferred stock; and (2) With an interest rate or dividend that is reset at specific intervals through a Dutch auction process; (c) The term ‘‘Independent’’ means a person who is: (1) not NMIS or an affiliate; and (2) not a relative (as defined in ERISA section 3(15)) of the party engaging in the transaction; and (d) The term ‘‘Plan’’ means: any plan described in section 3(3) of the Act and/ or section 4975(e)(1) of the Code. 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Furthermore, the fact that a transaction is subject to an administrative or statutory exemption is not dispositive of whether the transaction is in fact a prohibited transaction; and (3) The availability of this exemption is subject to the express condition that the material facts and representations contained in the application accurately describes all material terms of the 8997 transaction which is the subject of the exemption. Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of February 2009. Ivan Strasfeld, Director of Exemption Determinations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. [FR Doc. E9–4235 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–29–P MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION [MCC 09–07] Notice of Quarterly Report (October 1, 2008–December 31, 2008) AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for the quarter October 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 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 Website of the MCC (https:// www.mcc.gov) in accordance with Section 612(b) of the Act. ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605 Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative disbursements Country: Madagascar Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total Obligation: $109,773,000 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $6,222,776 $36,028,000 Increase Land Titling and Security. $17,142,693 Finance Project ................. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES2 Land Tenure Project ......... $32,445,000 Increase Competition in the Financial Sector. $14,549,224 VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:39 Feb 26, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Measures 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. E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 8998 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 38 / Friday, February 27, 2009 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative disbursements Agricultural Business Investment Project. $17,683,000 Improve Agricultural Projection Technologies and Market Capacity in Rural Areas. $9,762,473 Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports **. $23,617,000 .......................................... .......................................... 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. 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. $14,351,711 ........................ Measures $460,963 * 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). Country: Honduras Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $215,000,000 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Honduras Total Quarterly Disbursement: $15,297,903 Rural Development Project $52,344,239 Increase the productivity and business skills of farmers who operate small and medium-size farms and their employees. $24,866,742 Transportation Project ....... $147,299,772 $19,263,386 Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports **. $15,355,989 Reduce transportation costs between targeted production centers and national, regional and global markets. .......................................... ........................ .......................................... $1,559,688 $4,552,618 Country: Cape Verde Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Cape Verde rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES2 Watershed and Agricultural Support. $11,001,130 Infrastructure Improvement $83,160,208 VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:39 Feb 26, 2009 Jkt 217001 Increase agricultural production in three targeted watershed areas on three islands. Increase integration of the internal market and reduce transportation costs. PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4703 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. Total Obligation: $110,078,488 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $7,794,448 $4,035,499 $23,417,059 Sfmt 4703 Increase in horticultural productivity. Increase in annual income. Value-added for farms and agribusiness. 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. E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 38 / Friday, February 27, 2009 / Notices 8999 ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Private Sector Development. Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports **. Objectives $2,081,223 Cumulative disbursements $13,835,927 Spur private sector development on all islands through increased investment in the priority sectors and through financial sector reform. .......................................... $468,509 $6,578,966 ........................ .......................................... $333,611 Country: Nicaragua Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Nicaragua Property Regularization Project. Transportation Project ....... Value added in priority sectors above current trends. Volume of private investment in priority sectors above current trends. Total Obligation: $174,710,890 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $9,834,608 $22,000,000 Increase Investment by strengthening property rights. $5,800,844 $105,193,200 Reduce transportation costs between Leon and Chinandega and national, regional and global markets. Increase the value added of farms and enterprises in the region. $14,886,975 Rural Business Development Project. $32,897,500 Program Administration *, Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports **. $13,344,818 $14,620,190 .......................................... ........................ .......................................... 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. $7,915,248 $1,869,184 Country: Georgia Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Georgia Annual percentage increase in value-added of clients of business office. Number of jobs created. Number of program farm plots harvesting highervalue crops or reforesting under improvement of Water Supply Activities. Total Obligation: $295,300,000 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $9,951,861 Regional Infrastructure Rehabilitation. $216,600,000 Key Regional Infrastructure Rehabilitated. $51,180,914 Regional Enterprise Development. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES2 Measures $47,350,000 Enterprises in Regions Developed. $23,617,178 Program Administration *, Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports **. $31,350,000 .......................................... $12,009,936 ........................ .......................................... ¥$3,693,439 VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:39 Feb 26, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Reduction in Akhalkalaki-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. 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\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 9000 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 38 / Friday, February 27, 2009 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative disbursements Country: Vanuatu Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Vanuatu Total Obligation: $65,690,000 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,775,827 Transportation Infrastructure Project. $60,587,816 Facilitate transportation to increase tourism and business development. $23,857,941 Program Administration *, Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports **. $5,102,184 .......................................... $3,958,043 ........................ .......................................... ¥$1,879,728 Country: Armenia Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Armenia 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. Total Obligation: $235,650,000 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,237,885 Irrigated Agriculture Project (Agriculture and Water). $145,080,000 Increase agricultural productivity Improve and Quality of Irrigation. $14,866,835 Rural Road Rehabilitation Project. $67,100,000 Better access to economic and social infrastructure. $7,478,640 Program Administration *, Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports **. $23,470,000 .......................................... $5,858,227 ........................ .......................................... $227,775 Country: Benin Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Benin $19,650,000 Expand Access to Financial Services. $1,352,393 Access to Justice .............. $34,270,000 Improved Ability of Justice System to Enforce Contracts and Reconcile Claims. $1,127,987 VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:39 Feb 26, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 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 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. 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. Total Obligation: $307,298,040 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,503,595 Access to Financial Services. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES2 Measures 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. 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. E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 38 / Friday, February 27, 2009 / Notices 9001 ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Objectives Access to Land ................. $36,020,000 Access to Markets ............ $169,447,000 Program Administration *, Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports **. Cumulative disbursements $47,911,040 Strengthen property rights and increase investment in rural and urban land. Improve Access to Markets through Improvements to the Port of Cotonou. .......................................... $7,589,679 $10,458,375 ........................ .......................................... $960,420 $4,411,156 Country: Ghana Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Ghana 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. Total Obligation: $547,009,000 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $11,512,323 Agriculture Project ............. $240,984,001 Enhance Profitability of cultivation, services to agriculture and product handling in support of the expansion of commercial agriculture among groups of smallholder farms. $20,101,632 Rural Development ........... $101,288,000 Strengthen the rural institutions that provide services complementary to, and supportive of, agricultural and agriculture business development. $973,565 Transportation ................... $143,104,000 Reduce the transportation costs affecting agriculture commerce at sub-regional levels. $2,723,420 $61,632,999 .......................................... $11,349,979 ........................ .......................................... $1,341,715 Program Administration *, Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports **. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES2 Measures VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:43 Feb 26, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00106 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\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 9002 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 38 / Friday, February 27, 2009 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative disbursements Country: El Salvador Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA El Salvador Total Obligation: $460,940,000 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,583,638 Human Development Project. $95,073,000 Increase human and physical capital of residents of the Northern Zone to take advantage of employment and business opportunities. $1,101,729 Productive Development Project. $87,466,000 $2,446,413 Connectivity Project .......... $233,560,000 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. Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending Subsequent Report **. $44,841,000 .......................................... ........................ .......................................... 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. $5,120,171 $8,035,440 $364,100 Country: Mali Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mali ´ Bamako Senou Airport Improvement Project. $181,444,264 Industrial Park Project ....... $2,643,432 Alatona Irrigation Project .. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES2 Measures $234,884,675 VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:39 Feb 26, 2009 Jkt 217001 Establish an independent and secure link to the regional and global economy. Develop a platform for industrial activity to be located within the Airport domain. Increase the agricultural production and productivity in the Alatona zone of the ON. PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 4703 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: $460,811,164 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $6,499,300 $1,673,194 Number of weekly flight arrivals and departures. Average time for passengers to complete departures and arrivals procedures. $2,438,070 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. 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. $4,031,870 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 38 / Friday, February 27, 2009 / Notices 9003 ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative disbursements Measures 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 **. $41,838,793 .......................................... $8,742,254 ........................ .......................................... ¥$85,257 Country: Mongolia Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mongolia Property Rights Project ..... $23,062,286 Rail Project ........................ $188,378,000 Total Obligation: $284,911,363 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,125,722 Increase security and capitalization of land assets held by lower-income Mongolians, and increased peri-urban herder productivity and incomes. $22,989 Increase rail traffic and shipping efficiency. $0 Vocational Education Project. $25,512,856 Increase employment and income among unemployed and underemployed Mongolians. $33,773 Health Project ................... $17,027,119 Increase the adoption of behaviors that reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDIs) among target populations and improved medical treatment and control of NCDIs. $110,204 Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending subsequent reports **. $30,931,102 .......................................... $2,615,561 ........................ .......................................... $0 Country: Mozambique Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mozambique rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES2 Immovable property value of hashaa plots Households accessing bank credit Hashaa plots directly registered by the Property Rights Project Income of herder households on long-term lease land Herd mortality rate Number of herder groups adopting intensive/semiintensive farm management techniques Increase in GDP due to rail improvements. Freight turnover. Mine traffic. Percent of wagons leased by private firms. Railway operating ratio. Customer satisfaction. Wagon time to destination. Average locomotive availability. Annual salary. Rate of employment. Non-governmental funding of vocational education. Students completing newly designed long-term programs. Certified vocational education teachers. Percent of active teachers receiving certification training. Diabetes and hypertension controlled. Cervical cancer prevention. Percentage of cancer cases diagnosed in early stages. Percentage of those with known diagnosis of hypertension/diabetes out of all actual cases in adult population. Women screened for breast and cervical cancer. Counseling for diabetes and hypertension. Water and Sanitation Project. VerDate Nov<24>2008 $203,585,393 18:43 Feb 26, 2009 Jkt 217001 Increase access to reliable and quality water and sanitation facilities. PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Total Obligation: $506,924,053 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $2,662,982 $0 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 sources. E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 9004 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 38 / Friday, February 27, 2009 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Road Rehabilitation Project Objectives Cumulative disbursements $176,307,480 Increase access to productive resources and markets. $5,325 Land Tenure Services Project. $39,068,307 Establish efficient, secure land access for households and investors. $49,186 Farmer Income Support Project. $17,432,211 Improve coconut productivity and diversification into cash crop. $144,441 Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending Subsequent Report **. $70,530,662 .......................................... .......................................... $28,481 Country: Lesotho Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Lesotho Water Project .................... $164,027,584 Improve the water supply for industrial and domestic needs, and enhance rural livelihoods through improved watershed management. Health Project ................... rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES2 Reduction in time for rural/urban households to access improved water sources. Number (Percent) of 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 rehabilitated 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. 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. $3,753,079 ........................ Measures $122,398,000 Increase access to life-extending ART and essential health services by providing a sustainable delivery platform. VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:39 Feb 26, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Total Obligation: $362,551,000 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $2,826,528 $653,612 $1,209,155 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. E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 38 / Friday, February 27, 2009 / Notices 9005 ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative disbursements Private Sector Development Project. $36,508,000 Stimulate investment by improving access to credit, reducing transaction costs and increasing the participation of women in the economy. $612,043 Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending Subsequent Report **. $39,917,416 .......................................... .......................................... ¥$619,361 Country: Morocco Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Lesotho Total Obligation: $697,500,000 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,671,198 Fruit Tree Productivity ....... $305,646,685 Reduce volatility of agricultural production and increase volume of fruit agricultural production. $1,174,399 Small Scale Fisheries ....... $115,344,499 Improve quality of fish moving through domestic channels and assure the sustainable use of fishing resources. $0 Artisan and Fez Medina .... $106,285,975 Increase value added to tourism and artisan sectors. $0 Financial Services ............. $46,186,346 $35,478,707 Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending Subsequent Report **. $88,557,788 Increase supply and decrease costs of financial services available to microenterprises. Improved survival rate of new SMEs and INDHfunded income generating activities; increased revenue for new SMEs and INDHfunded income generating activities. .......................................... $0 Enterprise Support ............ rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES2 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). 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). $4,981,073 ........................ Measures $1,260,272 $0 .......................................... $12,420 VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:43 Feb 26, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 $0 Sfmt 4703 Total annual volume of production of dates and olives. Cropped area covered by olive trees. Survival rate of newly planted olive trees after 2 years project-supported establishment period. Yield of rehabilitated olive trees. Cropped area covered by date trees. Yield of rehabilitated date palms. State of fish stock. Domestic fish consumption level. Fisherman net revenue. Average fisherman sales price at PDA. Volume sold at wholesale markets. Fish sale price. Average sales price. Volume of sales among mobile fish vendors. Average revenue of potters receiving Artisan Production Activity. Employment and wages among Project graduates. Tourist arrivals. Artisan profits (artisans engaged in product finishing and points of sale). Employment created. SME value added. Gross loan portfolio outstanding of microcredit associations. Portfolio at risk >30 days ratio. Operating Expense Ratio. Average annual sales of participating businesses. Survival rate of participating businesses. E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 9006 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 38 / Friday, February 27, 2009 / Notices ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative disbursements Country: Tanzania Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Tanzania Energy Sector ................... $206,471,000 Transport Sector ............... $372,776,000 Water Sector Project ......... $67,135,000 Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending Subsequent Report **. Measures Total Obligation: $698,136,000 Total Quarterly Disbursement: $419,516 $51,754,000 Increase value added to businesses. Increase cash crop revenue and aggregate visitor spending. Increase investment in human and physical capital and to reduce the prevalence of water-related disease. .......................................... $0 TBD. $0 TBD. $0 TBD. $838,527 $0 .......................................... ¥$103,825 Country: Burkina Faso (CIF ONLY) Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $16,101,065 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Burkina Faso Total Quarterly Disbursement: ¥$1,715,817 Roads Project ................... $337,983 Rural Land Governance Project. $1,105,412 Agriculture Development Project. $4,771,602 Bright 2 Schools Project ... $3,000,000 Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. Pending Subsequent Report **. $6,886,068 Enhance access to markets through investments in the road network. Increase investment in land and rural productivity through improved land tenure security and land management. Expand the productive use of land in order to increase the volume and value of agricultural production in project zones. Increase primary school completion rates. .......................................... ........................ .......................................... $0 TBD. $0 TBD. $0 TBD. $1,000,000 TBD. $547,240 ¥$2,477 * For Quarterly Disbursements, the Bright 2 Schools Project has a negative value due to new OMB guidance to transfer this amount to USAID. This adjustment resulted in a $2 million decrease in cumulative disbursements for this country. Country: Namibia (CIF ONLY) Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $19,543,175 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Namibia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $0 $8,976,296 Tourism Project ................. $2,475,145 Agriculture Project ............. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES2 Education Project .............. $1,369,139 Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. $6,722,595 VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:39 Feb 26, 2009 Jkt 217001 Improve the education sector’s effectiveness, efficiency and quality. Increase incomes and create employment opportunities by improving the marketing, management and infrastructure of Etosha National Park. Sustainably improve the economic performance and profitability of the livestock sector and increase the volume of the indigenous natural products for export. .......................................... PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 $0 TBD. $0 TBD. $0 TBD. $0 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 38 / Friday, February 27, 2009 / Notices 9007 ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued Projects Pending Subsequent Report **. Obligated Objectives ........................ Cumulative disbursements .......................................... Measures $0 * 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 Description of program or project USAID ....................................................... $558,000 Dated: February 18, 2009. James Mazzarella, Managing Director, Congressional Affairs, Acting Vice President, Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation. [FR Doc. E9–4255 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] the ‘‘Stony Point Site,’’ (D) a reduced intensity casino/hotel project on the ‘‘Stony Point’’ site, (E) an alternate use project on the ‘‘Stony Point’’ site, (F) a casino/hotel project on the ‘‘Lakeville Site,’’ (G) a no proposed project/action alternative, and (H) a reduced intensity casino/hotel on the ‘‘Wilfred Site.’’ This notice advises the public that the NIGC has filed the FEIS with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In accordance with Section 176 of the Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. 7506, and the EPA general conformity regulations 40 CFR part 93, subpart B, a Final Conformity Determination (FCD) has been prepared for the proposed project. The FCD is contained within Appendix W of the FEIS. DATES: Pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA Regulations (40 CFR 1506.10), the publication of this NOA in the Federal Register initiates a 30-day waiting period for the Federal decision. Thus, a Record of Decision (ROD) on the proposed project/action will be issued no sooner than 30 days after the release of the FEIS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to request a copy of the FEIS, please contact: Brad Mehaffy, NEPA Compliance Officer, National Indian Gaming Commission, 1441 L Street, NW., Suite 9100, Washington DC 20005, Phone: (202) 632–7003, Ext. 256, Fax: (202) 632– 7066, E-mail: graton_eis@nigc.gov. The FEIS is available for public review at the Rohnert Park—Cotati Regional Library and Santa Rosa Central Library, general information, including directions and office hours is available online at: https://www.sonoma.lib.ca.us/ branches/ or by calling (707) 584–9121 for the Rohnert Park—Cotati Regional Library or (707) 545–0831 for the Santa Rosa Central Library. The FEIS can also be viewed at https://www.gratoneis.com. BILLING CODE 9211–03–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Indian Gaming Commission Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement and a Final Conformity Determination for the Proposed Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria Casino and Hotel Project, Sonoma County, CA rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES2 AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), Interior. ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA). SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., the NIGC, in cooperation with the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria (the ‘‘Graton Rancheria’’), has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for a proposed casino and hotel project/action to be located in Sonoma County, California. The purpose of the proposed project/action is to help address the socio-economic needs of the Graton Rancheria. The FEIS includes an analysis of potential environmental impacts on those resources as a result of implementing each of the alternatives. A Response to Comments document is included within the FEIS which provides agency responses to substantive environmental comments raised during the DEIS comment period. The alternatives considered in detail within the FEIS are: (A) A casino/hotel project on the ‘‘Wilfred Site’’ (the proposed project/ action), (B, C) a casino/hotel project on VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:43 Feb 26, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Threshold Program. Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The proposed federal action is the NIGC’s approval of a gaming management contract between the Graton Rancheria and SC Sonoma Management LLC. The approval of the gaming management contract would result in the development of a resort hotel, casino, and supporting facilities. The facility will be managed by SC Sonoma Management LLC on behalf of the Graton Rancheria, pursuant to the terms of a gaming management contract. The NIGC has afforded other government agencies and the public extensive opportunity to participate in the preparation of this FEIS. The NIGC published a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register on February 12, 2004, briefly describing the proposed project/ action and announcing the NIGC’s intent to prepare an EIS. The CEQ Regulations for implementing NEPA require a process, referred to as ‘‘scoping,’’ for determining the range of environmental issues to be addressed during the environmental review of a proposed project/action (40 CFR 1501.7). The scoping process included an initial determination of environmental issues to be studied and documented in the EIS by soliciting comments from agencies, organizations and individuals. During the scoping process, the NIGC solicited comments from the general public (providing a 50day comment period and including a public hearing) and offered Cooperating Agency status to both Federal and nonFederal agencies, including the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the EPA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) and the County of Sonoma. An EIS Scoping Report was published in August 2004, which summarized public scoping comments and identified the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1

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Millennium Challenge Corporation

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 38 (Friday, February 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8997-9007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4255]

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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

[MCC 09-07]

Notice of Quarterly Report (October 1, 2008-December 31, 2008)

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for
the quarter October 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 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 Website 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: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $109,773,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total Quarterly Disbursement: $6,222,776
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Land Tenure Project.............. $36,028,000 Increase Land $17,142,693 Legislative proposal
Titling and reflecting the National
Security. 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.................. $32,445,000 Increase $14,549,224 The number of savings
Competition in the accounts and
Financial Sector. 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.

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.............. .............. 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 Investment $17,683,000 Improve $9,762,473 Number of rural
Project. Agricultural producers receiving or
Projection soliciting information
Technologies and from Agricultural
Market Capacity in Business Centers about
Rural Areas. 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.
.............. .............. 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 $23,617,000 ................... $14,351,711
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... $460,963
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* 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).
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Country: Honduras Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $215,000,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Honduras Total Quarterly Disbursement: $15,297,903
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Rural Development Project........ $52,344,239 Increase the $24,866,742 Increase in farm income
productivity and resulting from Rural
business skills of Development Project.
farmers who Funds lent by MCA-
operate small and Honduras to financial
medium-size farms institutions.
and their Increase in employment
employees. 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........... $147,299,772 Reduce $19,263,386 Freight shipment cost
transportation from Tegucigalpa to
costs between Puerto Cortes.
targeted Price of basic food
production centers basket.
and national, Number of days per year
regional and road is passable.
global markets.
Program Administration * and $15,355,989 ................... $4,552,618
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... $1,559,688
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Country: Cape Verde Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $110,078,488
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Cape Verde Total Quarterly Disbursement: $7,794,448
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Watershed and Agricultural $11,001,130 Increase $4,035,499 Increase in
Support. agricultural horticultural
production in productivity.
three targeted Increase in annual
watershed areas on income.
three islands. Value-added for farms
and agribusiness.
Infrastructure Improvement....... $83,160,208 Increase $23,417,059 Volume of goods shipped
integration of the between Praia and other
internal market islands.
and reduce Mobility Ratio:
transportation Percentage of
costs. beneficiary population
who take at least 5
trips per month.
Savings on transport
costs from
improvements.

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Private Sector Development....... $2,081,223 Spur private sector $468,509 Value added in priority
development on all sectors above current
islands through trends.
increased Volume of private
investment in the investment in priority
priority sectors sectors above current
and through trends.
financial sector
reform.
Program Administration * and $13,835,927 ................... $6,578,966
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... $333,611
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Country: Nicaragua Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $174,710,890
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Nicaragua Total Quarterly Disbursement: $9,834,608
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Property Regularization Project.. $22,000,000 Increase Investment $5,800,844 Value of investment on
by strengthening land.
property rights. Value of urban land.
Value of rural land.
.............. .............. Number of days to
conduct a land
transaction.
.............. .............. Total cost to conduct a
land transaction.
Transportation Project........... $105,193,200 Reduce $14,886,975 Price of a basket of
transportation goods.
costs between Leon Travel Time.
and Chinandega and
national, regional
and global markets.
Rural Business Development $32,897,500 Increase the value $13,344,818 Annual percentage
Project. added of farms and increase in value-added
enterprises in the of clients of business
region. office.
Number of jobs created.
Number of program farm
plots harvesting higher-
value crops or
reforesting under
improvement of Water
Supply Activities.
Program Administration *, Due $14,620,190 ................... $7,915,248
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... $1,869,184
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Country: Georgia Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $295,300,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Georgia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $9,951,861
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Regional Infrastructure $216,600,000 Key Regional $51,180,914 Reduction in Akhalkalaki-
Rehabilitation. Infrastructure Ninotsminda-Teleti
Rehabilitated. 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.. $47,350,000 Enterprises in $23,617,178 Increase in annual
Regions Developed. 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.
Program Administration *, Due $31,350,000 ................... $12,009,936 ........................
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... -$3,693,439
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Country: Vanuatu Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $65,690,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Vanuatu Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,775,827
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Transportation Infrastructure $60,587,816 Facilitate $23,857,941 Number of Tourists.
Project. transportation to Number of days per year
increase tourism road is closed.
and business Number of S-W Bay,
development. Malekula flights
cancelled per year due
to flooding.
.............. .............. Vessel wait time at
wharf.
Program Administration *, Due $5,102,184 ................... $3,958,043
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... -$1,879,728
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Country: Armenia Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $235,650,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Armenia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,237,885
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Irrigated Agriculture Project $145,080,000 Increase $14,866,835 Increase in hectares
(Agriculture and Water). agricultural covered by high value
productivity added horticultural and
Improve 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 Project $67,100,000 Better access to $7,478,640 Government budgetary
economic and allocations for routine
social maintenance of the
infrastructure. 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 $23,470,000 ................... $5,858,227
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... $227,775
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Country: Benin Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $307,298,040
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Benin Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,503,595
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Access to Financial Services..... $19,650,000 Expand Access to $1,352,393 Operational self-
Financial Services. 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.
Access to Justice................ $34,270,000 Improved Ability of $1,127,987 Number of cases
Justice System to processed at the
Enforce Contracts arbitration center.
and Reconcile Percentage of all cases
Claims. 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.

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Access to Land................... $36,020,000 Strengthen property $7,589,679 Total value of
rights and additional investments
increase in target rural land
investment in parcels.
rural and urban Total value of
land. additional investments
in target urban land
parcels.
Access to Markets................ $169,447,000 Improve Access to $4,411,156 Total metric tons of
Markets through exports and imports
Improvements to passing through Port of
the Port of Cotonou per year.
Cotonou.
Program Administration *, Due $47,911,040 ................... $10,458,375
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... $960,420
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Country: Ghana Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $547,009,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Ghana Total Quarterly Disbursement: $11,512,323
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Agriculture Project.............. $240,984,001 Enhance $20,101,632 Number of hectares
Profitability of irrigated.
cultivation, Number of days to
services to conduct a land
agriculture and transaction.
product handling Number of land disputes
in support of the in the pilot
expansion of registration districts.
commercial Registration of land
agriculture among rights in the pilot
groups of registration districts.
smallholder farms. 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 $973,565 Time/quality per
rural institutions procurement.
that provide Score card of citizen
services satisfaction with
complementary to, services.
and supportive of, Gross enrollment rates.
agricultural and Gender parity in school
agriculture enrollment.
business Distance to collect
development. 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.
Transportation................... $143,104,000 Reduce the $2,723,420 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 $61,632,999 ................... $11,349,979
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... $1,341,715
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Country: El Salvador Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $460,940,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA El Salvador Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,583,638
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Human Development Project........ $95,073,000 Increase human and $1,101,729 Number of students
physical capital enrolled in the
of residents of Chalatenango Center
the Northern Zone functioning as a
to take advantage MEGATEC institute.
of employment and Graduation rate of
business students enrolled in
opportunities. 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.
Productive Development Project... $87,466,000 Increase production $2,446,413 Investment in productive
and employment in chains by selected
the Northern Zone. beneficiaries.
Connectivity Project............. $233,560,000 Reduce travel cost $364,100 Weighted average of the
and time within International Roughness
the Northern Zone, Index for the
with the rest of rehabilitation of the
the country, and Transnational Highway.
within the region. Weighted average of the
International Roughness
Index for the
rehabilitation of the
network of connecting
roads.
Program Administration * and $44,841,000 ................... $5,120,171
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **..... .............. ................... $8,035,440
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Country: Mali Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $460,811,164
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mali Total Quarterly Disbursement: $6,499,300
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Bamako S[eacute]nou Airport $181,444,264 Establish an $1,673,194 Number of weekly flight
Improvement Project. independent and arrivals and
secure link to the departures.
regional and Average time for
global economy. passengers to complete
departures and arrivals
procedures.
Industrial Park Project.......... $2,643,432 Develop a platform $2,438,070 Occupancy level.
for industrial Average number of days
activity to be required for operator
located within the to connect to
Airport domain. Industrial Park water
and electricity
services.
Alatona Irrigation Project....... $234,884,675 Increase the $4,031,870 Weighted average of the
agricultural International Roughness
production and Index for the
productivity in rehabilitation of the
the Alatona zone Niono-Goma Coura road.
of the ON. 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.
.............. .............. 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.

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.............. .............. 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 $41,838,793 ................... $8,742,254
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **..... .............. ................... -$85,257
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Country: Mongolia Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $284,911,363
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mongolia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,125,722
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Property Rights Project.......... $23,062,286 Increase security $22,989 Immovable property value
and capitalization of hashaa plots
of land assets Households accessing
held by lower- bank credit

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