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I. Background
The Davis-Bacon and related Acts
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shall set out accurately and completely
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except that full social security numbers
and home addresses shall not be
included on weekly transmittals, and
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WHD/legacy/files/wh347.pdf.
The regulations at 29 CFR 3.3(b)
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Regulations 29 CFR 3.4(b) and
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after completion of the work.
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information collection in order to
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Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll.
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Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions,
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Dated: August 19, 2020.
Amy DeBisschop,
Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation,
and Interpretation.
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
CORPORATION
[MCC FR 20–04]
Notice of Entering Into a Compact With
the Government of Burkina Faso
Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with Section
610(b)(3) of the Millennium Challenge
Act of 2003, as amended, and the
heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge
Corporation’’ of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related
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Programs Appropriations Act, 2020, the
Millennium Challenge Corporation
(MCC) is publishing a summary of the
Millennium Challenge Compact
(Compact) between the United States of
America, acting through MCC, and the
Government of Burkina Faso, acting
through the Ministry of Economy,
Finance and Development.
Representatives of MCC and Burkina
Faso signed the Compact on August 13,
2020. The complete text of the Compact
has been posted at: https://
assets.mcc.gov/content/uploads/
compact-burkina-faso-ii.pdf.
Dated: August 19, 2020.
Jeanne M. Hauch,
VP/General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
Summary of Burkina Faso Compact
Overview of MCC Burkina Faso
Compact
MCC’s five-year, $450,000,000
Compact with the Government of
Burkina Faso (the ‘‘Government’’) is
aimed at addressing Burkina Faso’s key
binding constraint to economic growth:
The high cost of, and low quality and
low access to, electricity. The Compact
will address this constraint through
three projects: The Strengthening
Electricity Sector Effectiveness Project,
the Cost-Effective and Reliable
Electricity Supply Project, and the Grid
Development and Access Project.
Collectively, these projects will address
the poor condition of energy
infrastructure in the country,
insufficient generation capacity, and an
over-reliance on thermal energy. The
Government will also contribute
approximately $50,000,000 to support
the Compact program.
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and increased imports. This project will
improve electricity supply
infrastructure through the introduction
of batteries for energy storage, and
improvements to electricity dispatch
centers. These activities are expected to
result in the increased availability of
more affordable electricity through the
production and storage of solar
electricity and increased imports, which
in turn will improve electricity network
reliability by reducing outages and other
breakdowns. Improved reliability and
increased supply from cheaper sources
will make electricity more cost-effective
by lowering costs for both the national
utility as well as its customers.
• The Grid Development and Access
Project Summaries
Project aims to reduce outages and
The Compact is comprised of three
increase the availability and
projects:
consumption of electricity for grid• The Strengthening Electricity Sector connected end users by (i) updating the
Effectiveness Project aims to improve
transmission and distribution network,
and strengthen the legal, regulatory, and and (ii) increasing access and targeting
institutional framework of Burkina
productive use of electricity. This
Faso’s electricity sector by supporting
project is expected to result in
priority sector reforms and capacityextending the reach and capacity of the
building for key actors in the sector,
network and improving the access of
including the national utility, regulator, customers covered, allowing the
and Ministry of Energy. This project is
national utility to reduce losses and
expected to result in improved planning outages caused by system failures and
and operational efficiency, and
lack of redundancy, as well as to
increased investment by the private
increase coverage, access, and
sector, all of which will translate into
consumption of end users.
improved quality and supply of
electricity, as well as lowering the cost
Compact Budget
of service.
Table 1 presents the Compact budget
• The Cost-Effective and Reliable
and sets forth both the MCC funding
Electricity Supply Project aims to
allocation by Compact components and
increase the supply of electricity and
the reliability of the network, at a lower the Government’s expected $50 million
contribution toward the objectives of the
cost for the national utility, through the
Compact.
production and storage of solar energy
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country
in West Africa with a population of 18.6
million. It faces significant development
challenges, as indicated by its ranking of
182 (out of 189 countries) in the United
Nations Development Program 2019
Human Development Index, and 43.7
percent of its population is considered
poor. However, Burkina Faso also has
one of Africa’s fastest growing
economies, with a gross domestic
product growth rate of six percent in
2019. Burkina Faso’s challenge is how
to sustain this growth rate. Burkina Faso
is focusing on investments needed to
sustain and broaden this growth over
the long-term and has prioritized the
electricity sector.
TABLE 1—BURKINA FASO COMPACT BUDGET
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Component
Amount
1. Strengthening Electricity Sector Effectiveness Project ...................................................................................................................
1.1 Development of Institutional and Regulatory Framework Activity .......................................................................................
1.2 Support in the Development of Independent Power Producers Activity .............................................................................
1.3 Strengthening of Institutional Organization and Capacity Activity .......................................................................................
1.4 Project Management Activity ...............................................................................................................................................
2. Cost-Effective and Reliable Electricity Supply Project ....................................................................................................................
2.1 Facilitating Low-Cost Supply Activity ...................................................................................................................................
2.2 Improving the Reliability of Supply Activity ..........................................................................................................................
2.3 Improving Regional Connectivity Activity .............................................................................................................................
2.4 Project Management and Oversight Activity .......................................................................................................................
3. Grid Development and Access Project ...........................................................................................................................................
3.1 Expanding and Improving the Ouagadougou Grid Activity .................................................................................................
3.2 Expanding and Improving the Bobo-Dioulasso Grid Activity ...............................................................................................
3.3 Improving Access and Productive Use Activity ...................................................................................................................
3.4 Project Management and Oversight Activity .......................................................................................................................
4. Monitoring and Evaluation ...............................................................................................................................................................
5. Program Administration ...................................................................................................................................................................
$46,920,170
4,797,000
2,691,000
37,881,090
1,551,080
99,534,417
16,124,097
62,542,144
15,568,176
5,300,000
210,678,788
77,583,226
86,969,651
9,701,911
36,424,000
11,992,899
80,873,726
Total MCC Funding ......................................................................................................................................................................
Total Compact Program Funding:
Total MCC Funding ......................................................................................................................................................................
Government of Burkina Faso Contribution ...................................................................................................................................
450,000,000
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50,110,795
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TABLE 1—BURKINA FASO COMPACT BUDGET—Continued
Component
Amount
Total Compact .......................................................................................................................................................................
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
[MCC FR 20-04]
Notice of Entering Into a Compact With the Government of Burkina
Faso
AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 610(b)(3) of the Millennium
Challenge Act of 2003, as amended, and the heading ``Millennium
Challenge Corporation'' of the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
and Related
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Programs Appropriations Act, 2020, the Millennium Challenge Corporation
(MCC) is publishing a summary of the Millennium Challenge Compact
(Compact) between the United States of America, acting through MCC, and
the Government of Burkina Faso, acting through the Ministry of Economy,
Finance and Development. Representatives of MCC and Burkina Faso signed
the Compact on August 13, 2020. The complete text of the Compact has
been posted at: https://assets.mcc.gov/content/uploads/compact-burkina-faso-ii.pdf.
Dated: August 19, 2020.
Jeanne M. Hauch,
VP/General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
Summary of Burkina Faso Compact
Overview of MCC Burkina Faso Compact
MCC's five-year, $450,000,000 Compact with the Government of
Burkina Faso (the ``Government'') is aimed at addressing Burkina Faso's
key binding constraint to economic growth: The high cost of, and low
quality and low access to, electricity. The Compact will address this
constraint through three projects: The Strengthening Electricity Sector
Effectiveness Project, the Cost-Effective and Reliable Electricity
Supply Project, and the Grid Development and Access Project.
Collectively, these projects will address the poor condition of energy
infrastructure in the country, insufficient generation capacity, and an
over-reliance on thermal energy. The Government will also contribute
approximately $50,000,000 to support the Compact program.
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa with a
population of 18.6 million. It faces significant development
challenges, as indicated by its ranking of 182 (out of 189 countries)
in the United Nations Development Program 2019 Human Development Index,
and 43.7 percent of its population is considered poor. However, Burkina
Faso also has one of Africa's fastest growing economies, with a gross
domestic product growth rate of six percent in 2019. Burkina Faso's
challenge is how to sustain this growth rate. Burkina Faso is focusing
on investments needed to sustain and broaden this growth over the long-
term and has prioritized the electricity sector.
Project Summaries
The Compact is comprised of three projects:
The Strengthening Electricity Sector Effectiveness Project
aims to improve and strengthen the legal, regulatory, and institutional
framework of Burkina Faso's electricity sector by supporting priority
sector reforms and capacity-building for key actors in the sector,
including the national utility, regulator, and Ministry of Energy. This
project is expected to result in improved planning and operational
efficiency, and increased investment by the private sector, all of
which will translate into improved quality and supply of electricity,
as well as lowering the cost of service.
The Cost-Effective and Reliable Electricity Supply Project
aims to increase the supply of electricity and the reliability of the
network, at a lower cost for the national utility, through the
production and storage of solar energy and increased imports. This
project will improve electricity supply infrastructure through the
introduction of batteries for energy storage, and improvements to
electricity dispatch centers. These activities are expected to result
in the increased availability of more affordable electricity through
the production and storage of solar electricity and increased imports,
which in turn will improve electricity network reliability by reducing
outages and other breakdowns. Improved reliability and increased supply
from cheaper sources will make electricity more cost-effective by
lowering costs for both the national utility as well as its customers.
The Grid Development and Access Project aims to reduce
outages and increase the availability and consumption of electricity
for grid-connected end users by (i) updating the transmission and
distribution network, and (ii) increasing access and targeting
productive use of electricity. This project is expected to result in
extending the reach and capacity of the network and improving the
access of customers covered, allowing the national utility to reduce
losses and outages caused by system failures and lack of redundancy, as
well as to increase coverage, access, and consumption of end users.
Compact Budget
Table 1 presents the Compact budget and sets forth both the MCC
funding allocation by Compact components and the Government's expected
$50 million contribution toward the objectives of the Compact.
Table 1--Burkina Faso Compact Budget
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Component Amount
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1. Strengthening Electricity Sector Effectiveness $46,920,170
Project................................................
1.1 Development of Institutional and Regulatory 4,797,000
Framework Activity.................................
1.2 Support in the Development of Independent Power 2,691,000
Producers Activity.................................
1.3 Strengthening of Institutional Organization and 37,881,090
Capacity Activity..................................
1.4 Project Management Activity..................... 1,551,080
2. Cost-Effective and Reliable Electricity Supply 99,534,417
Project................................................
2.1 Facilitating Low-Cost Supply Activity........... 16,124,097
2.2 Improving the Reliability of Supply Activity.... 62,542,144
2.3 Improving Regional Connectivity Activity........ 15,568,176
2.4 Project Management and Oversight Activity....... 5,300,000
3. Grid Development and Access Project.................. 210,678,788
3.1 Expanding and Improving the Ouagadougou Grid 77,583,226
Activity...........................................
3.2 Expanding and Improving the Bobo-Dioulasso Grid 86,969,651
Activity...........................................
3.3 Improving Access and Productive Use Activity.... 9,701,911
3.4 Project Management and Oversight Activity....... 36,424,000
4. Monitoring and Evaluation............................ 11,992,899
5. Program Administration............................... 80,873,726
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Total MCC Funding................................... 450,000,000
Total Compact Program Funding:
Total MCC Funding................................... 450,000,000
Government of Burkina Faso Contribution............. 50,110,795
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Total Compact................................... 500,110,795
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