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


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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

[MCC 09-07]


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

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for 
the quarter October 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 respect to both 
assistance provided under Section 605 of the Millennium Challenge Act 
of 2003 (Pub.L. 108-199, Division D (the Act)), and transfers or 
allocations of funds to other federal agencies pursuant to Section 
619(b) of the Act. The following report shall be made available to the 
public by means of publication in the Federal Register and on the 
Internet Website of the MCC (http://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
                                                    income Mongolians,                  Hashaa plots directly
                                                    and increased peri-                  registered by the
                                                    urban herder                         Property Rights Project
                                                    productivity and                    Income of herder
                                                    incomes.                             households on long-term
                                                                                         lease land
                                                                                        Herd mortality rate
                                                                                        Number of herder groups
                                                                                         adopting intensive/semi-
                                                                                         intensive farm
                                                                                         management techniques
Rail Project.....................    $188,378,000  Increase rail                    $0  Increase in GDP due to
                                                    traffic and                          rail improvements.
                                                    shipping                            Freight turnover.
                                                    efficiency.                         Mine traffic.
                                   ..............                       ..............  Percent of wagons leased
                                                                                         by private firms.
                                   ..............                       ..............  Railway operating ratio.
                                   ..............                       ..............  Customer satisfaction.
                                   ..............                       ..............  Wagon time to
                                                                                         destination.
                                   ..............                       ..............  Average locomotive
                                                                                         availability.
Vocational Education Project.....     $25,512,856  Increase employment         $33,773  Annual salary.
                                                    and income among                    Rate of employment.
                                                    unemployed and                      Non-governmental funding
                                                    underemployed                        of vocational
                                                    Mongolians.                          education.
                                                                                        Students completing
                                                                                         newly designed long-
                                                                                         term programs.
                                   ..............                       ..............  Certified vocational
                                                                                         education teachers.
                                   ..............                       ..............  Percent of active
                                                                                         teachers receiving
                                                                                         certification training.
Health Project...................     $17,027,119  Increase the               $110,204  Diabetes and
                                                    adoption of                          hypertension
                                                    behaviors that                       controlled.
                                                    reduce non-                         Cervical cancer
                                                    communicable                         prevention.
                                                    diseases (NCDIs)                    Percentage of cancer
                                                    among target                         cases diagnosed in
                                                    populations and                      early stages.
                                                    improved medical                    Percentage of those with
                                                    treatment and                        known diagnosis of
                                                    control of NCDIs.                    hypertension/diabetes
                                                                                         out of all actual cases
                                                                                         in adult population.
                                                                                        Women screened for
                                                                                         breast and cervical
                                                                                         cancer.
                                   ..............                       ..............  Counseling for diabetes
                                                                                         and hypertension.
Program Administration * and          $30,931,102  ...................      $2,615,561
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **....  ..............  ...................              $0
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                     Country: Mozambique Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $506,924,053
       Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mozambique Total Quarterly Disbursement: $2,662,982
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Water and Sanitation Project.....    $203,585,393  Increase access to               $0  Value of productive days
                                                    reliable and                         gained due to less
                                                    quality water and                    diarrhea, cholera and/
                                                    sanitation                           or malaria.
                                                    facilities.                         School attendance days
                                                                                         gained due to less
                                                                                         diarrhea, cholera and/
                                                                                         or malaria.
                                                                                        Number (Percent) of
                                                                                         businesses with access
                                                                                         to improved water
                                                                                         sources.

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                                   ..............                       ..............  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.
Road Rehabilitation Project......    $176,307,480  Increase access to           $5,325  Increase in agricultural
                                                    productive                           production among
                                                    resources and                        communities affected by
                                                    markets.                             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.
Land Tenure Services Project.....     $39,068,307  Establish                   $49,186  Increase (Percent) in
                                                    efficient, secure                    value of new
                                                    land access for                      investments on land.
                                                    households and                      Number of new
                                                    investors.                           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.
Farmer Income Support Project....     $17,432,211  Improve coconut            $144,441  Reduction (Percentage)
                                                    productivity and                     in loss of coconut
                                                    diversification                      production and coconut
                                                    into cash crop.                      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.
Program Administration * and          $70,530,662  ...................      $3,753,079
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **.....  ..............  ...................         $28,481
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                      Country: Lesotho Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $362,551,000
        Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Lesotho Total Quarterly Disbursement: $2,826,528
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Water Project....................    $164,027,584  Improve the water          $653,612  Increased urban access
                                                    supply for                           to potable water
                                                    industrial and                       supply.
                                                    domestic needs,                     Increase in volume of
                                                    and enhance rural                    water delivered after
                                                    livelihoods                          treatment at Metolong
                                                    through improved                     site.
                                                    watershed                           Decrease in percentage
                                                    management.                          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.
Health Project...................    $122,398,000  Increase access to       $1,209,155  Increase in the
                                                    life-extending ART                   percentage of health
                                                    and essential                        facilities providing
                                                    health services by                   full package of
                                                    providing a                          standard services for
                                                    sustainable                          level of center (MoHSW
                                                    delivery platform.                   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
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                                   ..............                       ..............  Increase in average
                                                                                         number of blood units
                                                                                         collected per quarter
                                                                                         during the past year.
Private Sector Development            $36,508,000  Stimulate                  $612,043  Increase in the
 Project.                                           investment by                        percentage of the adult
                                                    improving access                     population listed by a
                                                    to credit,                           private credit bureau
                                                    reducing                             with current
                                                    transaction costs                    information on
                                                    and increasing the                   repayment history,
                                                    participation of                     unpaid debts or credit
                                                    women in the                         outstanding.
                                                    economy.                            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).
Program Administration * and          $39,917,416  ...................      $4,981,073
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **.....  ..............  ...................       -$619,361
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                      Country: Morocco Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $697,500,000
        Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Lesotho Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,671,198
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Fruit Tree Productivity..........    $305,646,685  Reduce volatility        $1,174,399  Total annual volume of
                                                    of agricultural                      production of dates and
                                                    production and                       olives.
                                                    increase volume of                  Cropped area covered by
                                                    fruit agricultural                   olive trees.
                                                    production.                         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.
Small Scale Fisheries............    $115,344,499  Improve quality of               $0  State of fish stock.
                                                    fish moving                         Domestic fish
                                                    through domestic                     consumption level.
                                                    channels and                        Fisherman net revenue.
                                                    assure the                          Average fisherman sales
                                                    sustainable use of                   price at PDA.
                                                    fishing resources.                  Volume sold at wholesale
                                                                                         markets.
                                                                                        Fish sale price.
                                                                                        Average sales price.
                                                                                        Volume of sales among
                                                                                         mobile fish vendors.
Artisan and Fez Medina...........    $106,285,975  Increase value                   $0  Average revenue of
                                                    added to tourism                     potters receiving
                                                    and artisan                          Artisan Production
                                                    sectors.                             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.
Financial Services...............     $46,186,346  Increase supply and              $0  Gross loan portfolio
                                                    decrease costs of                    outstanding of
                                                    financial services                   microcredit
                                                    available to                         associations.
                                                    microenterprises.                   Portfolio at risk >30
                                                                                         days ratio.
                                                                                        Operating Expense Ratio.
Enterprise Support...............     $35,478,707  Improved survival                $0  Average annual sales of
                                                    rate of new SMEs                     participating
                                                    and INDH-funded                      businesses.
                                                    income generating                   Survival rate of
                                                    activities;                          participating
                                                    increased revenue                    businesses.
                                                    for new SMEs and
                                                    INDH-funded income
                                                    generating
                                                    activities.
Program Administration * and          $88,557,788  ...................      $1,260,272
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **.....              $0  ...................         $12,420
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                      Country: Tanzania Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $698,136,000
         Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Tanzania Total Quarterly Disbursement: $419,516
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Energy Sector....................    $206,471,000  Increase value                   $0  TBD.
                                                    added to
                                                    businesses.
Transport Sector.................    $372,776,000  Increase cash crop               $0  TBD.
                                                    revenue and
                                                    aggregate visitor
                                                    spending.
Water Sector Project.............     $67,135,000  Increase investment              $0  TBD.
                                                    in human and
                                                    physical capital
                                                    and to reduce the
                                                    prevalence of
                                                    water-related
                                                    disease.
Program Administration * and          $51,754,000  ...................        $838,527
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **.....              $0  ...................       -$103,825
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               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
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Roads Project....................        $337,983  Enhance access to                $0  TBD.
                                                    markets through
                                                    investments in the
                                                    road network.
Rural Land Governance Project....      $1,105,412  Increase investment              $0  TBD.
                                                    in land and rural
                                                    productivity
                                                    through improved
                                                    land tenure
                                                    security and land
                                                    management.
Agriculture Development Project..      $4,771,602  Expand the                       $0  TBD.
                                                    productive use of
                                                    land in order to
                                                    increase the
                                                    volume and value
                                                    of agricultural
                                                    production in
                                                    project zones.
Bright 2 Schools Project.........      $3,000,000  Increase primary         $1,000,000  TBD.
                                                    school completion
                                                    rates.
Program Administration * and           $6,886,068  ...................        $547,240
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **.....  ..............  ...................         -$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
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Education Project................      $8,976,296  Improve the                      $0  TBD.
                                                    education sector's
                                                    effectiveness,
                                                    efficiency and
                                                    quality.
Tourism Project..................      $2,475,145  Increase incomes                 $0  TBD.
                                                    and create
                                                    employment
                                                    opportunities by
                                                    improving the
                                                    marketing,
                                                    management and
                                                    infrastructure of
                                                    Etosha National
                                                    Park.
Agriculture Project..............      $1,369,139  Sustainably improve              $0  TBD.
                                                    the economic
                                                    performance and
                                                    profitability of
                                                    the livestock
                                                    sector and
                                                    increase the
                                                    volume of the
                                                    indigenous natural
                                                    products for
                                                    export.
Program Administration * and           $6,722,595  ...................              $0
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.

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Pending Subsequent Report **.....  ..............  ...................              $0
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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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                 619(b) Transfer or Allocation of Funds
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. agency to which funds were                   Description of program
    transferred or allocated         Amount             or project
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USAID..........................        $558,000  Threshold Program.
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    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]
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