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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
CORPORATION
[MCC FR 22–01]
Notice of First Amendment to Compact
With the Republic of Niger
Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
In accordance with the
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as
amended, the Millennium Challenge
Corporation is publishing a summary,
justification, and full text of the
proposed First Amendment to
Millennium Challenge Compact
between the United States of America,
acting through the Millennium
Challenge Corporation, and the
Republic of Niger, acting through the
Ministry in Charge of Foreign Affairs
and Cooperation. Representatives of the
United States Government and the
Government of Niger plan to conclude
the Amendment in January 2022.
SUMMARY:
(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7708(i) (2))
Dated: January 14, 2022.
Thomas G. Hohenthaner,
Acting VP/General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary.
Summary of First Amendment to
Millennium Challenge Compact With
the Republic of Niger
The Board of Directors of the
Millennium Challenge Corporation
(‘‘MCC’’) has approved an amendment
(the ‘‘Amendment’’) to the existing
US$437,024,000, five-year Millennium
Challenge Compact between the United
States of America, acting through MCC,
and the Republic of Niger (the
‘‘Compact’’).
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Background
The Compact was signed July 29,
2016 and entered into force on January
26, 2018. The Compact aims to increase
rural incomes through improvements in
agricultural productivity and sales
resulting from modernized irrigated
agriculture with sufficient trade and
market access; and to increase incomes
for small-scale agriculture-dependent
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 through
two projects: The Irrigation and Market
Access Project and Climate-Resilient
Communities Project.
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MCC proposes to extend the term of
the Compact for an additional 12
months to January 26, 2024 and to
provide additional funding up to
$5,600,000. The term extension is
necessary to mitigate implementation
delays due to the COVID–19 pandemic
and to complete projects as originally
contemplated. The proposed additional
funding will be used to cover additional
program administration and related
oversight costs associated with
extending the Compact’s term.
Justification for the Amendment
Niger registered its first COVID–19
case on March 19, 2020. Within weeks,
the Government of Niger imposed a
tight lock-down closing international
airports and land borders, restricting
movements between cities, shuttering
hotels, limiting gatherings to ten people
or less, and enforcing a nightly curfew.
Over the course of the next two months,
the U.S. Embassy evacuated over 400
Americans and placed MCC staff who
remained in country on mandatory
telework status. Restrictions on
movement and gatherings were eased in
May 2020. International air travel
reassumed with strict sanitary protocols
that included 14-day quarantines upon
arrival in Niger. International airlines,
however, did not resume flights into
Niger until August and September 2020.
Since the outbreak began in March
2020, COVID–19 has significantly
delayed Compact implementation.
Several Millennium Challenge AccountNiger (‘‘MCA-Niger’’) staff and
contractors contracted COVID–19. The
transition to telework has proved
challenging for MCA-Niger due to
connectivity issues. The limitations on
the size of public gathering size
increased the number of required
meetings. Some potential contractors,
wary of exposing their staff to COVID–
19, delayed signing new contracts
because they were reluctant to commit
to a deliverable timeline amidst
continued uncertainty about the
trajectory of COVID–19 cases in Niger.
Also, MCC staff and contractors could
not travel to Niger, delaying bid
preparation, project work, and project
oversight.
Extending the Compact term will
enable MCC and the Government of
Niger to complete and hand over all
ongoing projects to the beneficiary
institutions at the required quality,
without compromising health, safety,
and environmental standards, and will
reduce sustainability risks through
finalization of farmer training and land
tenure support activities and testing of
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the new innovative road maintenance
arrangement. The Compact extension
will also maximize long-term results
and benefits for the citizens of Niger,
and MCC’s return on investment, and
benefit the Compact program as a
whole. The additional funding will be
used to cover additional program
administration and related oversight
costs associated with extending the
Compact’s term.
First Amendment to Millennium
Challenge Compact Between the United
States of America, Acting Through the
Millennium Challenge Corporation and
the Republic of Niger, Acting Through
the Ministry in Charge of Foreign
Affairs and Cooperation
First Amendment to Millennium
Challenge Compact
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE COMPACT
(this ‘‘Amendment’’), is made by and
between the United States of America,
acting through the Millennium
Challenge Corporation, a United States
government corporation (‘‘MCC’’), and
the Republic of Niger, acting through
the Ministry in Charge of Foreign Affairs
and Cooperation (the ‘‘Government’’)
(each referred to herein individually as
a ‘‘Party’’ and collectively, as the
‘‘Parties’’). All capitalized terms used in
this Amendment that are not otherwise
defined herein have the meanings given
to such terms in the Compact (as
defined below).
Recitals
Whereas, the Parties signed that
certain Millennium Challenge Compact
by and between the United States of
America, acting through MCC, and the
Republic of Niger, acting through the
Ministry in Charge of Foreign Affairs
and Cooperation, on July 29, 2016 (as
modified on August 23, 2019 and
October 9, 2020, the ‘‘Compact’’);
Whereas, Section 7.4 of the Compact
provides for a Compact Term of five (5)
years from its entry into force on
January 26, 2018;
Whereas, implementation of the
Compact Program has been adversely
affected and delayed by the coronavirus
pandemic;
Whereas, the Parties now desire to
extend the Compact Term by an
additional twelve (12) months until
January 26, 2024 (the ‘‘Extension’’), and
to increase assistance under the
Compact for related administrative and
oversight costs, to allow the
Government more time to implement
and complete the Projects in order to
fully achieve the Compact Goal and
Project Objectives;
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Whereas, the Parties further desire to
modify the Project Objective for the
Irrigation and Market Access Project;
and
Whereas, pursuant to Section 6.2(a) of
the Compact, the Parties desire to
amend the Compact as more fully
described herein to memorialize the
Extension and the modified Project
Objective.
Now, therefore, the Parties hereby
agree as follows:
Amendments
‘‘Section 2.1 Program Funding.
Upon entry into force of this Compact
in accordance with Section 7.3, MCC
will grant to the Government, under the
terms of this Compact, an amount not to
exceed Four Hundred Thirty-Four
Million, Six Hundred Fifty-Two
Thousand, Six Hundred Ninety-Six
United States Dollars (US$434,652,696)
(‘‘Program Funding’’) for use by the
Government to implement the Program.
The allocation of Program Funding is
generally described in Annex II.’’
1. Amendment to Section 1.3
Section 1.3 (Project Objectives) of the
Compact is amended and restated to
read as follows:
‘‘Section 1.3 Project Objectives. The
objective of each of the Projects (each a
‘‘Project Objective’’ and collectively, the
‘‘Project Objectives’’) is to:
(a) increase rural incomes through
improvements in agricultural
productivity and increases in sales
resulting from modernized irrigated
agriculture with sufficient trade and
market access; and
(b) increase incomes for small-scale
agricultural- and livestock-dependent
families in Eligible Communes and
Livestock Corridors in rural Niger by
improving crop and livestock
productivity, sustaining natural
resources critical to production,
supporting growth of agricultural
enterprises and increasing market sales
of targeted commodities.’’
3. Amendment to Section 7.4
2. Amendment to Section 2.1
Section 2.1 (Program Funding) of the
Compact is amended and restated to
read as follows:
1. Further Assurances
Section 7.4 (Compact Term) of the
Compact is amended and restated to
read as follows:
‘‘Section 7.4 Compact Term. This
Compact will remain in force for six (6)
years after its entry into force, until
January 26, 2024, unless terminated
earlier under Section 5.1 (the ‘‘Compact
Term’’).’’
4. Amendments to Annex II (Multi-Year
Financial Plan Summary)
(a) Exhibit A to Annex II (Multi-Year
Financial Plan Summary) to the
Compact is deleted in its entirety and
replaced by revised Exhibit A set forth
in Annex I to this Amendment, which
revised Exhibit A includes the Compact
Development Funding amount granted
by implementation of Section 2.2(d) of
the Compact.
General Provisions
Each Party hereby covenants and
agrees, without necessity of any further
consideration, to execute and deliver
any and all such further documents and
take any and all such other action as
may be reasonably necessary or
appropriate to carry out the intent and
purpose of this Amendment.
2. Effect of This Amendment
From and after the date this
Amendment enters into force, the
Compact and this Amendment will be
read together and construed as one
document, and each reference in the
Compact to the ‘‘Compact,’’
‘‘hereunder,’’ ‘‘hereof’’ or words of like
import referring to the Compact, and
each reference to the ‘‘Compact,’’
‘‘thereunder,’’ ‘‘thereof’’ or words of like
import in any Supplemental Agreement
or in any other document or instrument
delivered pursuant to the Compact or
any Supplemental Agreement, will
mean and be construed as a reference to
the Compact, as amended by this
Amendment.
3. Limitations
Except as expressly amended by this
Amendment, all of the provisions of the
Compact remain unchanged and in full
force and effect.
4. Governing Law
The Parties acknowledge and agree
that this Amendment is an international
agreement entered into for the purpose
of amending the Compact and as such
will be interpreted in a manner
consistent with the Compact and is
governed by international law.
Annex I
REVISED EXHIBIT A TO ANNEX II TO THE COMPACT MULTI-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN SUMMARY
Proposed
additional MCC
grant funds
Current approved
NYFP
Component
Revised MYFP
1. Irrigation and Market Access Project
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Irrigation Perimeter Development ...............................................................
Management Services and Market Facilitation ...........................................
Roads for Market Access ............................................................................
Policy Reform ..............................................................................................
90,507,931
15,039,275
133,813,527
17,184,394
................................
................................
................................
................................
90,507,931
15,039,275
133,813,527
17,184,394
Sub-total .......................................................................................................
256,545,127
................................
256,545,127
2. Climate-Resilient Communities Project
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2.1
2.2
Regional Sahel Pastoralism Support (PRAPS) ..........................................
Climate-Resilient Agriculture (CRA) ............................................................
52,155,587
51,865,027
................................
................................
52,155,587
51,865,027
Sub-total .......................................................................................................
104,020,613
................................
104,020,613
Monitoring and Evaluation ..........................................................................
12,000,000
................................
12,000,000
Sub-total .......................................................................................................
12,000,000
................................
12,000,000
3. Monitoring and Evaluation
3.1
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REVISED EXHIBIT A TO ANNEX II TO THE COMPACT MULTI-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN SUMMARY—Continued
Proposed
additional MCC
grant funds
Current approved
NYFP
Component
Revised MYFP
4. Program Management and Administration
4.1 MCA-Niger Administration, Program Management Support, Fiscal Agent,
Procurement Agent and Financial Audits ........................................................
56,486,956
5,600,000
62,086,956
Sub-total .......................................................................................................
56,486,956
5,600,000
62,086,956
Total Program Funding .........................................................................
429,052,696
5,600,000
434,652,696
Total Compact Development Funding ..................................................
7,971,304
................................
7,971,304
Total MCC Funds ..................................................................................
437,024,000
5,600,000
442,624,000
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
[MCC FR 22-01]
Notice of First Amendment to Compact With the Republic of Niger
AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as
amended, the Millennium Challenge Corporation is publishing a summary,
justification, and full text of the proposed First Amendment to
Millennium Challenge Compact between the United States of America,
acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Republic
of Niger, acting through the Ministry in Charge of Foreign Affairs and
Cooperation. Representatives of the United States Government and the
Government of Niger plan to conclude the Amendment in January 2022.
(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7708(i) (2))
Dated: January 14, 2022.
Thomas G. Hohenthaner,
Acting VP/General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
Summary of First Amendment to Millennium Challenge Compact With the
Republic of Niger
The Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation
(``MCC'') has approved an amendment (the ``Amendment'') to the existing
US$437,024,000, five-year Millennium Challenge Compact between the
United States of America, acting through MCC, and the Republic of Niger
(the ``Compact'').
Background
The Compact was signed July 29, 2016 and entered into force on
January 26, 2018. The Compact aims to increase rural incomes through
improvements in agricultural productivity and sales resulting from
modernized irrigated agriculture with sufficient trade and market
access; and to increase incomes for small-scale agriculture-dependent
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 through two projects: The Irrigation and
Market Access Project and Climate-Resilient Communities Project.
Scope of the Amendment
MCC proposes to extend the term of the Compact for an additional 12
months to January 26, 2024 and to provide additional funding up to
$5,600,000. The term extension is necessary to mitigate implementation
delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to complete projects as
originally contemplated. The proposed additional funding will be used
to cover additional program administration and related oversight costs
associated with extending the Compact's term.
Justification for the Amendment
Niger registered its first COVID-19 case on March 19, 2020. Within
weeks, the Government of Niger imposed a tight lock-down closing
international airports and land borders, restricting movements between
cities, shuttering hotels, limiting gatherings to ten people or less,
and enforcing a nightly curfew. Over the course of the next two months,
the U.S. Embassy evacuated over 400 Americans and placed MCC staff who
remained in country on mandatory telework status. Restrictions on
movement and gatherings were eased in May 2020. International air
travel reassumed with strict sanitary protocols that included 14-day
quarantines upon arrival in Niger. International airlines, however, did
not resume flights into Niger until August and September 2020.
Since the outbreak began in March 2020, COVID-19 has significantly
delayed Compact implementation. Several Millennium Challenge Account-
Niger (``MCA-Niger'') staff and contractors contracted COVID-19. The
transition to telework has proved challenging for MCA-Niger due to
connectivity issues. The limitations on the size of public gathering
size increased the number of required meetings. Some potential
contractors, wary of exposing their staff to COVID-19, delayed signing
new contracts because they were reluctant to commit to a deliverable
timeline amidst continued uncertainty about the trajectory of COVID-19
cases in Niger. Also, MCC staff and contractors could not travel to
Niger, delaying bid preparation, project work, and project oversight.
Extending the Compact term will enable MCC and the Government of
Niger to complete and hand over all ongoing projects to the beneficiary
institutions at the required quality, without compromising health,
safety, and environmental standards, and will reduce sustainability
risks through finalization of farmer training and land tenure support
activities and testing of the new innovative road maintenance
arrangement. The Compact extension will also maximize long-term results
and benefits for the citizens of Niger, and MCC's return on investment,
and benefit the Compact program as a whole. The additional funding will
be used to cover additional program administration and related
oversight costs associated with extending the Compact's term.
First Amendment to Millennium Challenge Compact Between the United
States of America, Acting Through the Millennium Challenge Corporation
and the Republic of Niger, Acting Through the Ministry in Charge of
Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
First Amendment to Millennium Challenge Compact
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE COMPACT (this
``Amendment''), is made by and between the United States of America,
acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a United States
government corporation (``MCC''), and the Republic of Niger, acting
through the Ministry in Charge of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (the
``Government'') (each referred to herein individually as a ``Party''
and collectively, as the ``Parties''). All capitalized terms used in
this Amendment that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
given to such terms in the Compact (as defined below).
Recitals
Whereas, the Parties signed that certain Millennium Challenge
Compact by and between the United States of America, acting through
MCC, and the Republic of Niger, acting through the Ministry in Charge
of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, on July 29, 2016 (as modified on
August 23, 2019 and October 9, 2020, the ``Compact'');
Whereas, Section 7.4 of the Compact provides for a Compact Term of
five (5) years from its entry into force on January 26, 2018;
Whereas, implementation of the Compact Program has been adversely
affected and delayed by the coronavirus pandemic;
Whereas, the Parties now desire to extend the Compact Term by an
additional twelve (12) months until January 26, 2024 (the
``Extension''), and to increase assistance under the Compact for
related administrative and oversight costs, to allow the Government
more time to implement and complete the Projects in order to fully
achieve the Compact Goal and Project Objectives;
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Whereas, the Parties further desire to modify the Project Objective
for the Irrigation and Market Access Project; and
Whereas, pursuant to Section 6.2(a) of the Compact, the Parties
desire to amend the Compact as more fully described herein to
memorialize the Extension and the modified Project Objective.
Now, therefore, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Amendments
1. Amendment to Section 1.3
Section 1.3 (Project Objectives) of the Compact is amended and
restated to read as follows:
``Section 1.3 Project Objectives. The objective of each of the
Projects (each a ``Project Objective'' and collectively, the ``Project
Objectives'') is to:
(a) increase rural incomes through improvements in agricultural
productivity and increases in sales resulting from modernized irrigated
agriculture with sufficient trade and market access; and
(b) increase incomes for small-scale agricultural- and livestock-
dependent families in Eligible Communes and Livestock Corridors in
rural Niger by improving crop and livestock productivity, sustaining
natural resources critical to production, supporting growth of
agricultural enterprises and increasing market sales of targeted
commodities.''
2. Amendment to Section 2.1
Section 2.1 (Program Funding) of the Compact is amended and
restated to read as follows:
``Section 2.1 Program Funding. Upon entry into force of this
Compact in accordance with Section 7.3, MCC will grant to the
Government, under the terms of this Compact, an amount not to exceed
Four Hundred Thirty-Four Million, Six Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand, Six
Hundred Ninety-Six United States Dollars (US$434,652,696) (``Program
Funding'') for use by the Government to implement the Program. The
allocation of Program Funding is generally described in Annex II.''
3. Amendment to Section 7.4
Section 7.4 (Compact Term) of the Compact is amended and restated
to read as follows:
``Section 7.4 Compact Term. This Compact will remain in force for
six (6) years after its entry into force, until January 26, 2024,
unless terminated earlier under Section 5.1 (the ``Compact Term'').''
4. Amendments to Annex II (Multi-Year Financial Plan Summary)
(a) Exhibit A to Annex II (Multi-Year Financial Plan Summary) to
the Compact is deleted in its entirety and replaced by revised Exhibit
A set forth in Annex I to this Amendment, which revised Exhibit A
includes the Compact Development Funding amount granted by
implementation of Section 2.2(d) of the Compact.
General Provisions
1. Further Assurances
Each Party hereby covenants and agrees, without necessity of any
further consideration, to execute and deliver any and all such further
documents and take any and all such other action as may be reasonably
necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent and purpose of this
Amendment.
2. Effect of This Amendment
From and after the date this Amendment enters into force, the
Compact and this Amendment will be read together and construed as one
document, and each reference in the Compact to the ``Compact,''
``hereunder,'' ``hereof'' or words of like import referring to the
Compact, and each reference to the ``Compact,'' ``thereunder,''
``thereof'' or words of like import in any Supplemental Agreement or in
any other document or instrument delivered pursuant to the Compact or
any Supplemental Agreement, will mean and be construed as a reference
to the Compact, as amended by this Amendment.
3. Limitations
Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, all of the
provisions of the Compact remain unchanged and in full force and
effect.
4. Governing Law
The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Amendment is an
international agreement entered into for the purpose of amending the
Compact and as such will be interpreted in a manner consistent with the
Compact and is governed by international law.
Annex I
Revised Exhibit A to Annex II to the Compact Multi-Year Financial Plan Summary
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Proposed
Component Current approved additional MCC Revised MYFP
NYFP grant funds
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1. Irrigation and Market Access Project
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1.1 Irrigation Perimeter Development................ 90,507,931 .................. 90,507,931
1.2 Management Services and Market Facilitation..... 15,039,275 .................. 15,039,275
1.3 Roads for Market Access......................... 133,813,527 .................. 133,813,527
1.4 Policy Reform................................... 17,184,394 .................. 17,184,394
-----------------------------------------------------------
Sub-total....................................... 256,545,127 .................. 256,545,127
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2. Climate-Resilient Communities Project
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2.1 Regional Sahel Pastoralism Support (PRAPS)...... 52,155,587 .................. 52,155,587
2.2 Climate-Resilient Agriculture (CRA)............. 51,865,027 .................. 51,865,027
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Sub-total....................................... 104,020,613 .................. 104,020,613
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3. Monitoring and Evaluation
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3.1 Monitoring and Evaluation....................... 12,000,000 .................. 12,000,000
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Sub-total....................................... 12,000,000 .................. 12,000,000
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4. Program Management and Administration
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4.1 MCA-Niger Administration, Program Management 56,486,956 5,600,000 62,086,956
Support, Fiscal Agent, Procurement Agent and
Financial Audits...................................
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Sub-total....................................... 56,486,956 5,600,000 62,086,956
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Total Program Funding....................... 429,052,696 5,600,000 434,652,696
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Total Compact Development Funding........... 7,971,304 .................. 7,971,304
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Total MCC Funds............................. 437,024,000 5,600,000 442,624,000
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[FR Doc. 2022-01136 Filed 1-20-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9211-03-P
