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30. Indonesia 

31. Kenya 

32. Kiribati 

33. Kyrgyz Republic 

34. Lao PDR 

35. Lesotho 

36. Madagascar 

37. Malawi 

38. Mali 

39. Mauritania 

40. Moldova 

41. Mongolia 

42. Mozambique 

43. Nepal 

44. Nicaragua 

45. Niger 

46. Nigeria 

47. Pakistan 

48. Papua New Guinea 

49. Rwanda 

50. Sao Tome and Principe 

51. Senegal 

52. Sierra Leone 

53. Solomon Islands 

54. Sri Lanka 

55. Tajikistan 

56. Tanzania 

57. Togo 

58. Tonga 

59. Uganda 

60. Vanuatu 

61. Vietnam 

62. Yemen, Rep. 

63. Zambia

Countries that would be considered 

candidate countries but are subject to 

legal provisions that prohibit them from 

receiving U.S. economic assistance 

under Part I of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961, as amended (the ‘‘Foreign 

Assistance Act’’): 

1. Burma. Sanctions bar assistance to 

the government. Burma has been 

identified as a major drug-transit or 

major illicit drug producing country for 

2004 (Presidential Determination No. 

2003–38, dated 9/15/03) and designated 

as having ‘‘failed demonstrably’’ to 

adhere to its international obligations 

and take the measures required by 

Section 489(a)(1) of the Foreign 

Assistance Act, thus making Burma 

ineligible for assistance. Burma is listed 

as a Tier III country under the 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act for 

not complying with minimum standards 

for eliminating trafficking and not 

making significant efforts to comply 

(Presidential Determination No. 2003–

35, 9/9/03). 

2. Burundi is subject to Section 508 of 

the Foreign Operations, Export 

Financing, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2004 (‘‘FY 2004 

Appropriations Act’’), which prohibits 

assistance to the government of a 

country whose duly elected head of 

government has been deposed by a 

military coup. 

3. Cambodia is subject to Section 

561(b) of the FY 2004 Appropriations 

Act, which prohibits assistance to the 

central government of Cambodia, except 

in specified circumstances.

4. Central African Republic is subject 

to Section 508 of the FY 2004 

Appropriations Act. 

5. Cote d’Ivoire is subject Section 508 

of the FY 2004 Appropriations Act. 

6. Guinea-Bissau is subject to Section 

508 of the FY 2004 Appropriations Act. 

7. Liberia is subject to Section 620(q) 

of the Foreign Assistance Act and 

Section 512 of the FY 2004 

Appropriations Act, both of which 

prohibit assistance under Part I of the 

Foreign Assistance Act based on past 

due indebtedness to the United States. 

8. Serbia is subject to Section 572 of 

the FY 2004 Appropriations Act, which 

requires that, after March 31, 2004, the 

availability of funds for assistance for 

Serbia requires the President to make a 

specified determination. 

9. Somalia is subject to Section 620(q) 

of the Foreign Assistance Act and 

Section 512 of the FY 2004 

Appropriations Act. 

10. Sudan is subject to: Section 620(q) 

of the Foreign Assistance Act and 

Section 512 of the FY 2004 

Appropriations Act. Sudan also is 

subject to Section 508 of the FY 2004 

Appropriations Act and Section 620A of 

the Foreign Assistance Act. 

11. Uzbekistan is subject to Section 

568 of the FY 2004 Appropriations Act, 

which requires that funds appropriated 

for assistance to the central Government 

of Uzbekistan may be made available 

only if the Secretary of State determines 

and reports to the Congress that the 

government is making substantial and 

continuing progress in meeting its 

commitments under a framework 

agreement with the United States. 

12. Zimbabwe is subject to Section 

620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act and 

Section 512 of the FY 2004 

Appropriations Act. 

Countries identified above as 

candidate countries, as well as countries 

that would be considered candidate 

countries but for the applicability of 

legal provisions that prohibit U. S. 

economic assistance, may be the subject 

of future statutory restrictions or 

determinations, or changed country 

circumstances, that affect their legal 

eligibility for assistance under Part I of 

the Foreign Assistance Act during FY 

2004. The Millennium Challenge 

Corporation will include any required 

updates on such statutory eligibility that 

affect countries’ identification as 

candidate countries, at such time as it 

publishes the Notices required by 

Sections 608(b) and 608(d) of the Act or 

at other appropriate times. Any such 

updates with regard to the legal 

eligibility of countries will not alter the 

date on which the Board of Directors 

will be authorized to determine eligible 

countries from among candidate 

countries which, in accordance with 

Section 608(a) of the Act, shall be at 

least 90 days from the date of 

publication of this Notice.

Dated: February 3, 2004. 

Alan Larson, 

Interim Chief Executive Officer, Millennium 

Challenge Corporation, Department of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: San 

Juan County, WA

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT; National 

Park Service (NPS), DOI.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA and NPS are 

issuing this notice to advise the public, 

interested groups, and affected agencies 

that an environmental impact statement 

will be prepared for a proposed road 

project in San Juan Island National 

Historical Park (Park), San Juan County, 

Washington.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew Rasmussen [E-mail: 

Andrew.Rasmussen@fhwa.dot.gov], 

Staff Environmental Engineer, FHWA, 

610 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, 

Washington 98661. Telephone: (360)–

619–7899, or Peter Dederich [E-mail: 

peter_dederich@nps.gov], Park 

Superintendent, P.O. Box 429, 125 

Spring Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA and NPS will prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

on a proposal to address on-going and 

potentially catastrophic road failure on 

Cattle Point Road. The FHWA and NPS 

will work in cooperation with San Juan 

County (County) and the Washington 

State Department of Natural Resources 

(DNR) as the road is currently 

maintained by the County and the DNR 

manages a Natural Resource 

Conservation Area (NRCA) in the 

proposed project vicinity. 

The proposed project is located at the 

American Camp unit of San Juan Island 

National Historic Park in San Juan 

County, WA. The American Camp unit 

encompasses much of the southern tip 

of San Juan Island, known as Cattle 

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Point. The area of concern is within the 

Park, where a portion of Cattle Point 

Road is located on top of a steep bluff 

along the shore of the Strait of Juan de 

Fuca. 

The purpose of this project is to 

ensure that vehicular and pedestrian 

access to the San Juan Island National 

Historical Park and land outside the 

Park on Cattle Point will continue in a 

manner that provides a safe and 

pleasurable experience for the public 

yet minimizes or avoids impacts to the 

Park, NRCA, and the island 

environment. 

Coastal wind and wave action are 

eroding the base of the slope that 

supports the Cattle Point Road. If 

erosion continues unabated, the 

roadway may fail and severely impact 

vehicular and non-motorized access to 

the Cattle Point area of San Juan Island. 

Alternative road alignments and various 

engineering concepts need to be 

explored to address these road integrity 

and resource protection problems. 

Design concepts need to be measured 

against environmental concerns so as to 

articulate the natural, cultural, scenic 

and socio-economic effects for 

implementing any one of the 

alternatives to be studied. The preferred 

alternative must also be consistent with 

the adopted land management plans of 

the Park and NRCA, if nearby 

Washington State Department of Natural 

Resource lands are affected. As required 

in the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA), a No Action alternative will 

also be identified and evaluated. 

The proposed project could involve 

reconstruction of the existing road and, 

in some areas, possibly construction on 

new alignment. Alternatives that may 

address the potential failure include the 

following: (1) Address slope stability for 

the road on or near the existing 

alignment, possibly through the use of 

extensive retaining walls, though this 

may not provide a long-term solution; 

(2) Realign the road to the north of the 

existing road which would move the 

road away from the shoreline (this 

includes options of moving the roadway 

part-way up the slope, to the crest of the 

hill, or to the protected north slope of 

the hill); or (3) Use a tunnel into the hill 

or bridging system near the current 

alignment, but moving into the slope to 

provide a long-term solution. 

Alternative 1 may not address the 

problem for the long term, while 2 and 

3 would. Variations of grade and 

alignment will be evaluated for 

adequacy in meeting Park design and 

transportation needs, public concerns, 

and protect the area’s cultural resources, 

natural and social environment. 

Announcements describing the 

proposed action and soliciting 

comments will be sent to appropriate 

Federal, State, and local agencies. These 

will also be sent to private organizations 

and citizens who have previously 

expressed or are known to have interest 

in this proposal, as well as to local and 

regional press media. 

The County initiated scoping in a 

previous effort, including studies, a 

public meeting, and report. In the past 

year, this proposed project has been 

reclassified and is now being developed 

as part of the Park Roads and Parkways 

category of the FHWA Federal Lands 

Highway Program (FLHP), which is 

financed by the Federal Highway Trust 

Fund. Owing to the changed status of 

the proposed project, broadened scope, 

and subsequent resource protection 

concerns, the agencies determined that 

the initial scoping effort was 

inadequate. Future public scoping will 

incorporate the results of the County’s 

past scoping efforts, including public 

feedback from the public meeting 

previously held. A subequent public 

scoping meeting will be held February 

18th, 2004 on San Juan Island, with 

follow up meetings as necessary. Public 

notices will be issued announcing the 

time(s) and location(s) of the meeting(s). 

Comments: It is important that the full 

range of issues related to this proposed 

action are addressed and that all 

significant issues are identified. To 

ensure this, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments and questions regarding the 

proposal or scoping sessions should be 

addressed to: Andrew Rasmussen [Email: 

Andrew.Rasmussen@fhwa.dot.gov], 

Staff Environmental Engineer, FHWA, 

610 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, 

Washington 98661. Telephone: (360)–

619–7899. 

All previous responses are maintained 

in the project administrative files and 

will continue to be considered. Persons 

wishing to express any new concerns 

about management issues and future 

land management direction are 

encouraged to address these to: Peter 

Dederich [E-mail: 

peter_dederich@nps.gov], Park 

Superintendent, P.O. Box 429, 125 

Spring Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. 

Telephone: (360)–378–2240. 

All comments must be postmarked or 

transmitted no later than March 19, 

2004. A public workshop to hear 

comments and suggestions will be 

conducted at the San Juan Senior 

Center, in Mullis Center, 589 Nash 

Street, Friday Harbor, WA on February 

18, 2004 from 1–3 p.m. and 7–9 p.m. 

If individuals submitting comments 

request that their name and/or address 

be withheld from public disclosure, it 

will be honored to the extent allowable 

by law. Such requests must be stated 

prominently in the beginning of the 

comments. There also may be 

circumstances wherein the FHWA or 

Park will withhold a respondent’s 

identity as allowable by law. 

The Federal Highway Administration 

and National Park Service will make 

available to public inspection all 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses and from persons identifying 

themselves as representatives or 

officials of organizations and 

businesses. Anonymous comments may 

not be considered. 

Decision: Officials responsible for the 

final decision are Jonathan B. Jarvis, 

Regional Director, Pacific West Region, 

National Park Service, and Ronald W. 

Carmichael, Division Engineer, Western 

Federal Lands Highway Division, 

Federal Highway Administration.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research, 

Planning and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.)

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48

Issued on: January 29, 2004. 

Dated: January 29, 2004. 

Arthur E. Eck, 

Deputy Regional Director, Pacific West 

Region, National Park Service. 

Dated: January 29, 2004. 

Ricardo Suarez, 

Acting Division Engineer, Western Federal 

Lands Highway Division, Federal Highway 

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–1999–6439, Notice No. 11] 

RIN 2130–AA71 

Use of Locomotive Horns at HighwayRail Grade Crossings

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of determination.

SUMMARY: FRA’s Interim Final Rule on 

the Use of Locomotive Horns at 

Highway-Rail Grade Crossings provides 

for annual recalculation of the 

Nationwide Significant Risk Threshold 

(NSRT). The NSRT is a number