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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

[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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