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for the protected areas and nearby
communities affected by the Irrigation
Project in the Dosso Region, (iii) to
reform the Ministry of Agriculture and
Livestock’s fertilizer distribution system
to allow greater competition and private
sector participation to improve
availability and affordability of
fertilizers, especially to small farmers,
and (iv) to develop the statistical
capacities of the National Institute of
Statistics and development of the
Government of Niger’s monitoring and
evaluation capacities.
Climate-Resilient Communities Project
($96.5 Million)
The Climate-Resilient Communities
Project (‘‘CRC Project’’) aims to increase
incomes for small-scale agriculturedependent and livestock-dependent
families in eligible municipalities in
rural Niger by improving crop and
livestock productivity, sustaining
natural resources critical to long-term
productivity, and increasing market
sales of targeted commodities. The
project will be implemented in
partnership with the World Bank
through existing project implementation
units (‘‘PIUs’’) located in the Ministry of
Agriculture and Livestock. MCC funding
will not be combined with World Bank
funds, though the PIUs will oversee
both MCC and World Bank-funded
activities. The PIUs will use jointly
agreed upon operation manuals that will
incorporate investment criteria, legal,
fiscal, procurement, environmental,
social, gender and monitoring and
evaluation requirements that comply
with MCC standards. To ensure
adequate oversight, the accountable
entity for the Compact, the Millennium
Challenge Account—Niger (‘‘MCANiger’’), will embed staff within these
PIUs. Regions of intervention for this
project are Tillaberi, Dosso, Tahoua and
Maradi.
1. Regional Sahel Pastoralism Support
Activity (‘‘PRAPS Activity’’). The PRAPS
Activity aims to improve livestock value
and sales by conducting a livestock
health and vaccination campaign;
identifying and undertaking critical
upgrades in major transhumance
livestock corridors, including water
points and pasture improvements; and
modernizing local market infrastructure
and organization.
2. Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Activity (‘‘CRA Activity’’). The CRA
Activity aims to support the
development and implementation of
municipality-level investment plans to
increase the use of agricultural practices
that minimize climate risks, improve the
utilization rate of fertilizer and
improved/drought-tolerant seeds,
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increase access to small-scale irrigation,
promote land reclamation, protect
watersheds from erosion, and establish
market platforms to competitively
position farmer groups in the
marketplace. MCC funds will focus on
climate-resilient investment needs,
especially small-scale irrigation, in 16
municipalities in four regions.
The activity will include a grant
facility that will competitively award
grants to women’s and youth groups,
cooperative and producers’ groups, and
micro-, small-, and medium-sized
enterprises. The portfolio of grants
managed by the grant facility must meet
MCC’s economic rate of return (‘‘ERR’’)
hurdle rate. Similarly, the municipalitylevel investment plans will be
developed in the first year of Compact
implementation, and must also meet
MCC’s ERR hurdle rate in order to be
funded.
Economic Analysis
The Compact will aim to address
Niger’s two major constraints to
economic growth through a combination
of policy reforms, infrastructure
investments, access to training, finance
and management services, facilitation of
partnerships, and improvements to
agricultural and livestock production
and market platforms. These activities
will enable farming, fishing and pastoral
households in the intervention areas to
increase their agricultural and livestock
production and in turn, raise their
incomes.
An ERR was calculated for each of the
Compact’s projects. The ERR for the
Irrigation Project is estimated at 17
percent. The CRC Project consists of
activities to be developed in
consultation with local communities
and of activities funded through a
competitive grant facility. This project
(not including the $12.5 million
matching grant facility subactivity) has
an estimated ERR of 14 percent. Because
the nature of specific grant proposals
cannot be known until they are
submitted for review, ERRs will be
calculated during grant selection.
On a limited basis, small-scale grants
without a full ERR may be awarded if
determining a full ERR is deemed to be
cost prohibitive. In those cases, each
proposal will still undergo a
consideration of costs versus benefits to
verify its viability. Economists can, for
instance, determine the likelihood of a
satisfactory rate of return based on
looking at similar project profiles. The
grant portfolio will have an ERR above
MCC’s hurdle rate of 10 percent.
The Compact is expected to reach
489,359 households totaling more than
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
ADMINISTRATION
Written Reimbursement Policy
National Credit Union
Administration (NCUA).
ACTION: Request for comment.
AGENCY:
The NCUA intends to submit
the following information collection to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
The purpose of this notice is to allow for
60 days of public comment.
Each FCU must draft a written
reimbursement policy to ensure that the
FCU makes payments to its director
within the guidelines that the FCU has
established in advance and to enable
examiners to easily verify compliance
by comparing the policy to the actual
reimbursements.
SUMMARY:
Comments will be accepted until
October 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the information collection to Troy
Hillier, National Credit Union
Administration, 1775 Duke Street,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314–3428; Fax
No. 703–519–8595; or Email at
PRAComments@NCUA.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to the address above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Number: 3133–0130.
Title: Written Reimbursement Policy.
Abstract: Federal Credit Unions
(‘‘FCU’’) may reimburse its board
members for reasonable and proper
costs incurred in conducting their
official responsibilities only if the
reimbursement is in accordance with
the written reimbursement policies and
procedures established by the FCU’s
board of directors. Access to this plan,
and documentation related to its
implementation is necessary for NCUA
examiners to verify compliance with
this requirement.
Type of Review: Extension of a
previously approved collection.
Affected Public: Private sector: Notfor-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,768.
Frequency of Response: 1 responses
per year per respondent.
DATES:
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Estimated Burden Hours per
Response: 0.5.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,890 burden hours.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record. The
public is invited to submit comments
concerning: (a) Whether the collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the function of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of the
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
By Gerard Poliquin, Secretary of the Board,
the National Credit Union Administration, on
August 3, 2016.
Dated: August 3, 2016.
Troy S. Hillier,
NCUA PRA Clearance Officer.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
National Science Foundation
Submission for OMB review;
comment request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) has submitted the
SUMMARY:
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following information collection
requirement to OMB for review and
clearance under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13.
This is the second notice for public
comment; the first was published in the
Federal Register at 81 FR 30348, and 50
comments were received. NSF is
forwarding the proposed renewal
submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance
simultaneously with the publication of
this second notice. The full submission
may be found at: https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
The National Science Foundation
(NSF) is announcing plans to request
renewed clearance of this collection.
The primary purpose of this revision is
to implement changes described in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice. Comments regarding (a)
whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology should be
addressed to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for National Science
Foundation, 725–17th Street NW., Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503, and to
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1265,
Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send email
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to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339, which is accessible 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year (including federal holidays).
Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling 703–292–7556.
NSF may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless the
collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB control number
and the agency informs potential
persons who are to respond to the
collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Comments on the National
Science Foundation Proposal and
Award Policies and Procedures Guide
and NSF’s Responses
The draft NSF PAPPG was made
available for review by the public on the
NSF Web site at https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/
dias/policy/. In response to the Federal
Register notice published May 16, 2016,
at 81 FR 30348, NSF received 50
comments from eight different
institutions/individuals; 36 comments
were in response to the Proposal and
Award Policies and Procedures Guide,
Part I, and 14 were in response to the
Proposal and Award Policies and
Procedures Guide, Part II. Following is
the table showing the summaries of the
comments received on the PAPPG
sections, with NSF’s response.
Comment
NSF Response
Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities provide funding for
special assistance or equipment to enable
persons with disabilities to work on NSFsupported projects. See Chapter II.E.7 for
instructions regarding preparation of these
types of proposals. We believe the above
should reference Chapter II. E. 6.
Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities provide funding for
special assistance or equipment to enable
persons with disabilities to work on NSFsupported projects. See Chapter II.E.7 for
instructions regarding preparation of these
types of proposals. We believe the above
should reference Chapter II. E. 6.
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
Written Reimbursement Policy
AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).
ACTION: Request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The NCUA intends to submit the following information
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44
U.S.C. chapter 35). The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days
of public comment.
Each FCU must draft a written reimbursement policy to ensure that
the FCU makes payments to its director within the guidelines that the
FCU has established in advance and to enable examiners to easily verify
compliance by comparing the policy to the actual reimbursements.
DATES: Comments will be accepted until October 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the information collection to Troy Hillier, National Credit Union
Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3428; Fax
No. 703-519-8595; or Email at PRAComments@NCUA.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to the address above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Number: 3133-0130.
Title: Written Reimbursement Policy.
Abstract: Federal Credit Unions (``FCU'') may reimburse its board
members for reasonable and proper costs incurred in conducting their
official responsibilities only if the reimbursement is in accordance
with the written reimbursement policies and procedures established by
the FCU's board of directors. Access to this plan, and documentation
related to its implementation is necessary for NCUA examiners to verify
compliance with this requirement.
Type of Review: Extension of a previously approved collection.
Affected Public: Private sector: Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,768.
Frequency of Response: 1 responses per year per respondent.
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Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 0.5.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,890 burden hours.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management
and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record. The public is invited to submit comments concerning: (a)
Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the function of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
the information on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
By Gerard Poliquin, Secretary of the Board, the National Credit
Union Administration, on August 3, 2016.
Dated: August 3, 2016.
Troy S. Hillier,
NCUA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-18750 Filed 8-5-16; 8:45 am]
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