50824 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 189 / Thursday, October 1, 2009 / Notices 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE 

CORPORATION 

[MCC FR 09–19] 

Notice of Quarterly Report (April 1, 

2009–June 30, 2009) 

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge 

Corporation. 

SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge 

Corporation (MCC) is reporting for the 

quarter April 1, 2009 through June 30, 

2009, on assistance provided under 

section 605 of the Millennium 

Challenge Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–199, 

Division D), as amended (the Act), and 

on transfers or allocations of funds to 

other Federal agencies under section 

619(b) of the Act. The following report 

will be made available to the public by 

publication in the Federal Register and 

on the Internet Web site of the MCC 

(http://www.mcc.gov) in accordance 

with section 612(b) of the Act. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605 

Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative disbursements Measures 

Country: Madagascar Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $109,773,000 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total Quarterly Disbursement: $5,909,757 

Land Tenure Project ........ $36,028,000 Increase Land Titling and 

Security.

$21,354,980 Area secured with land certificates or titles in the 

Zones. 

Proportion of the population informed about land 

tenure reforms in the Zones. 

Legal and regulatory reforms adopted. 

Number of land documents inventoried in the 

Zones and Antananarivo. 

Number of land documents restored in the Zones 

and Antananarivo. 

Number of land documents digitized in the Zones 

and Antananarivo. 

Average time for Land Services Offices to issue a 

duplicate copy of a title. 

Average cost to a user to obtain a duplicate copy 

of a title from the Land Services Offices. 

Number of land certificates delivered in the Zones 

during the period. 

Number of new guichets fonciers operating in the 

Zones. 

The 256 Plan Local d’Occupation Foncier-Local 

Plan of Land Occupation (PLOFs)are completed. 

Finance Project ................ $32,445,000 Increase Competition in 

the Financial Sector.

$19,334,311 Volume of funds processed annually by the national payment system. 

The components necessary to implement the national payment system are operational: network 

equipment and integrator, real time gross settlement system (RTGS), retail payment clearing 

system, telecommunication facilities. 

Number of accountants and financial experts registered to become Certified Public Accountant 

(CPA). 

Percent of Micro-Finance Institution (MFI) loans recorded in the Central Bank database. 

Agricultural Business Investment Project.$17,683,000 Improve Agricultural Projection Technologies 

and Market Capacity in 

Rural Areas.

$12,563,877 Number of farmers that adopt new technologies or 

engage in higher value production. 

Number of enterprises that adopt new technologies 

or engage in higher value production. 

Number of farmers receiving technical assistance. 

Number of farmers employing technical assistance. 

Number of businesses receiving technical assistance. 

Number of Mniste`re de l’Agriculture,de l’Elevage et 

de la Peˆche-Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, 

and Fishing (MAEP) agents trained in marketing 

and investment promotion. 

Zones identified and description of beneficiaries 

within each zone submitted. 

Number of people receiving information from Agricultural Business Center (ABCs) on business opportunities. 

Zonal investment strategies for the Zones are developed. 

Number of ABC clients who register as formal enterprises, cooperatives, or associations. 

Number of marketing contracts of ABC clients. 


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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued 

Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative disbursements Measures 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$23,617,000 ......................................... $16,305,969 

Pending subsequent reports **........................... ......................................... $570,944 

* 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). 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Honduras Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $215,000,000 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Honduras Total Quarterly Disbursement: $16,952,802 

Rural Development 

Project.

$74,557,000 Increase the productivity 

and business skills of 

farmers who operate 

small and medium-size 

farms and their employees.

$31,468,546 Number of program farmers harvesting high-value 

horticulture crops. 

Number of hectares harvesting high-value horticulture crops. 

Number of business plans prepared by program 

farmers with assistance from the implementing 

entity. 

Total value of net sales. 

Total number of recruited farmers receiving technical assistance. 

Value of loans disbursed (disaggregated by trust 

fund, leveraged from trust fund, and institutions 

receiving technical assistance from ACDI– 

VOCA). 

Number of loans disbursed (disaggregated by trust 

fund, leveraged from trust fund, and institutions 

receiving technical assistance from ACDI– 

VOCA). 

Percentage of loan portfolio at risk (disaggregated 

by trust fund and institutions receiving technical 

assistance from ACDI–VOCA). 

Funds lent from the trust fund to financial intermediaries through lines of credit. 

Number of hectares under irrigation. 

Number of beneficial biological control agents developed for use by program farmers or other 

farmers for pilot testing. 

Number of improved coffee hybrids available for 

cloning. 

Number of farmers connected to the community irrigation system. 

Number of certified deliverables across all agricultural public goods grant. 

Transportation Project ..... $123,621,876 Reduce transportation 

costs between targeted 

production centers and 

national, regional and 

global markets.

$40,930,151 Freight shipment cost from Tegucigalpa to Puerto 

Cortes. 

Average annual daily traffic volume-CA–5. 

International roughness index (IRI)—CA–5. 

Kilometers of road upgraded—CA–5. 

Percent of contracted road works disbursed—CA– 

5. 

Average annual daily traffic volume—secondary 

roads. 

International roughness index (IRI)—secondary 

roads. 

Kilometers of road upgraded—secondary roads. 

Percent of contracted road works disbursed—secondary roads. 

Average annual daily traffic volume—rural roads. 

Average speed—rural roads. 

Kilometers of road upgraded—rural roads. 

Percent of contracted road works disbursed—rural 

roads. 

Signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies. 


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Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Percent of contracted studies disbursed. 

Kilometers (km) of roads under design. 

Signed contracts for roads works. 

Kilometers (km) of roads under works contracts. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$16,821,124 ......................................... $6,384,464 

Pending subsequent reports **........................... ......................................... $1,496,730 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Cape Verde Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $110,078,488 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Cape Verde Total Quarterly Disbursement: $8,071,134 

Watershed and Agricultural Support.$11,001,130 Increase agricultural production in three targeted watershed areas 

on three islands.

$6,130,849 Productivity: Horticulture, Paul watershed. 

Productivity: Horticulture, Faja watershed. 

Productivity: Horticulture, Mosteiros watershed. 

Number of farmers adopting drip irrigation. 

Area irrigated with drip irrigation. 

Percent of contracted irrigation works disbursed 

(cumulative). 

Reservoirs constructed. 

Number of farmers that have completed training in 

at least 3 of 5 core agricultural disciplines. 

Infrastructure Improvement.$83,160,208 Increase integration of 

the internal market and 

reduce transportation 

costs.

$36,182,295 Travel time ratio: percentage of beneficiary population further than 30 minutes from nearest market. 

Kilometers of roads rehabilitated. 

Percent of contracted Santiago Roads works disbursed (cumulative). 

Percent of contracted Santo Antao Bridge works 

disbursed (cumulative). 

Kilometers (km) of roads under design. 

Signed contracts for roads works. 

Kilometers (km) of roads under works contracts. 

Port of Praia: percent of contracted port works disbursed (cumulative). 

Cargo village: percent of works completed. 

Quay 2 improvements: percent of works completed. 

Access road: percent of works completed. 

Private Sector Development.$2,081,223 Spur private sector development on all islands 

through increased investment in the priority 

sectors and through financial sector reform.

868,134 Micro-Finance Institution (MFI) recovery rate, adjusted. 

MFI portfolio at risk, adjusted. 

Ratio of MFIs operationally self-sufficient. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$13,835,927 ......................................... $8,100,933 

Pending subsequent reports **........................... ......................................... $337,480 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Nicaragua Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $175,000,000 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Nicaragua Total Quarterly Disbursement: $14,472,420 

Property Regularization 

Project.

$22,000,000 Increase Investment by 

strengthening property 

rights.

$7,151,432 Automated database of registry and cadastre installed in the 10 municipalities of Leon. 

Value of land, urban. 

Value of land, rural. 

Time to conduct a land transaction. 

Number of additional parcels with a registered title, 

urban. 

Number of additional parcels with a registered title, 

urban. 

Number of protected areas demarcated. 

Area covered by cadastral mapping. 

Cost to conduct a land transaction. 


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Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Transportation Project ..... $105,193,200 Reduce transportation 

costs between Leon 

and Chinandega and 

national, regional and 

global markets.

$28,392,362 Annual Average daily traffic volume: N1 Section 

R1. 

Annual Average daily traffic volume: N1 Section 

R2. 

Annual Average daily traffic volume: Port Sandino 

(S13). 

Annual Average daily traffic volume: Villanueva— 

Guasaule Annual. 

Average daily traffic volume: Somotillo-Cinco Pinos 

(S1). 

Annual average daily traffic volume: Leo ́nPoneloya-Las Pen ̃itas. 

International Roughness Index: N–I Section R1. 

International Roughness Index: N–I Section R2. 

International Roughness Index: Port Sandino (S13. 

International roughness index: Villanueva— 

Guasaule. 

International roughness index: Somotillo-Cinco 

Pinos. 

International roughness index: Leo ́n-Poneloya-Las 

Pen ̃itas. 

Kilometers of NI upgraded: R1 and R2 and S13. 

Kilometers of NI upgraded: Villanueva—Guasaule. 

Kilometers of S1 road upgraded. 

Kilometers of S9 road upgraded. 

Kilometers of designed primary roads (including N– 

I/Puerto Sandino and V–G). 

Kilometers of designed secondary roads. 

Rural Development 

Project.

$32,897,500 Increase the value added 

of farms and enterprises in the region.

$19,126,712 Number of beneficiaries with business plans prepared with assistance from the Rural Development Business Project. 

Numbers of manzanas (1 Manzana = 1.7 hectares), by sector, harvesting higher-value crops. 

Number of manzanas of beneficiaries of the program that harvest higher-value crops with irrigation or commercial reforestation under Improvement of Water Supply Activities. 

Number of beneficiaries implementing business 

plans. 

Average increase in income of beneficiaries due to 

program. 

Program Administration *, 

Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation.

$14,909,300 ......................................... $8,989,238 

Pending subsequent reports **........................... ......................................... $563,310 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Georgia Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $395,300,000 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Georgia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $12,089,670 

Regional Infrastructure 

Rehabilitation.

$315,600,000 Key Regional Infrastructure Rehabilitated.$69,084,829 Household savings from Infrastructure Rehabilitation Activities. 

Savings in vehicle operating costs (VOC). 

International roughness index (IRI). 

Annual average daily traffic (AADT). 

Travel Time. 

Kilometers of road paved. 

Percent of contracted works disbursed. 

Signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies. 

Percent of contracted studies disbursed. 

Kilometers of roads under design. 

Signed contracts for road works. 

Kilometers of roads under works contracts. 

Sites rehabilitated (phases I, II, III)—pipeline. 

Construction works completed (phase II)—pipeline. 

Savings in household expenditures for all subprojects. 

Population Served by all subprojects. 

Subprojects completed. 


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Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Value of project grant agreements signed. 

Value of project works and goods contracts 

Signed. 

Subprojects with works initiated. 

Regional Enterprise Development.$47,350,000 Enterprises in Regions 

Developed.

$31,352,232 Jobs Created by Agribusiness Development Activity (ADA) and by Georgia Regional Development 

Fund (GRDF). 

Household net income—ADA and GRDF. 

Jobs created—ADA. 

Firm income ADA. 

Household net income—ADA. 

Beneficiaries (direct and indirect)—ADA. 

Grant agreements signed—ADA. 

Increase in gross revenues of portfolio companies 

(PC). 

Increase in portfolio company employees. 

Increase in wages paid to the portfolio company 

employees. 

Cumulative number of portfolio companies. 

Funds disbursed to the portfolio companies. 

Program Administration *, 

Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation.

$32,350,000 ......................................... $14,088,233 

Pending subsequent reports **........................... ......................................... $2,823 

* November 2008, MCC and the Georgian government signed a Compact amendment making up to $100 million of additional funds available to 

the Millennium Challenge Georgia Fund. These funds will be used to complete works in the Roads, Regional Infrastructure Development, and 

Energy Rehabilitation Projects contemplated by the original Compact. The amendment was ratified by the Georgian parliament and entered 

into force on January 30, 2009. 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Vanuatu Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $65,690,000 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Vanuatu Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,283,475 

Transportation Infrastructure Project.$60,248,079 Facilitate transportation 

to increase tourism and 

business development.

$28,727,573 Number of international tourists—Efate. 

Number of international tourists—Santo. 

Number of room nights occupied—Efate. 

Number of room nights occupied—Santo. 

Average annual daily traffic—Efate. 

Average annual daily traffic—Santo. 

Kilometers of road upgraded—Efate. 

Kilometers of roads upgraded—Santo. 

Signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies. 

Percent of contracted studies disbursed. 

Kilometers (km) of roads under design. 

Signed contracts for roads works. 

Kilometers (km) of roads under works contracts. 

Percent of contracted roads works disbursed. 

Program Administration *, 

Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation.

$5,441,921 ......................................... $2,561,003 

Pending subsequent reports **........................... ......................................... $241,046 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Armenia Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $235,650,000 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Armenia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,329,951 

Irrigated Agriculture 

Project (Agriculture and 

Water).

$145,080,000 Increase agricultural productivity Improve and 

Quality of Irrigation.

$19,689,654 Recovery of Water User Associations (WUA) operations and maintenance cost by water charges. 

Primary canals rehabilitated. 

Tertiary canals rehabilitated. 

Percent of contracted irrigation works disbursed. 

Value of signed contracts for irrigation works. 

Number of farmers using better on-farm water 

management. 

Number of farmers trained. 

Number of agribusinesses assisted. 


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Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Value of agricultural loans to farmers/agribusinesses. 

Rural Road Rehabilitation 

Project.

$67,100,000 Better access to economic and social infrastructure.$7,355,155 Average annual daily traffic. 

International roughness index. 

Kilometers of roads rehabilitated. 

Percent of contracted roads works disbursed. 

Signed contracts for roads works. 

Percent of contracted studies disbursed. 

kilometers (km) of roads under design. 

Signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies. 

Kilometers (km) of roads under works contracts. 

Program Administration *, 

Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation.

$23,470,000 ......................................... $7,131,507 

Pending subsequent reports **........................... ......................................... $1,034,750 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Benin Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $307,298,040 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Benin Total Quarterly Disbursement: $3,089,959 

Access to Financial Services.$19,650,000 Expand Access to Financial Services.$2,088,870 Volume of credits granted by the Micro-Finance Institutions (MFI). 

Volume of saving collected by the Micro-Finance 

Institutions. 

Average portfolio at risk >90 days of microfinance 

institutions at the national level. 

Operational self-sufficiency of MFIs at the national 

level. 

Average time required by Cellule de Surveillance 

des Structures Financie`res De ́centralise ́es 

(CSSFD) in treating MFI applications. 

Number of institutions receiving grants through the 

Facility. 

Second call for proposal for grants launched. 

Number of MFIs inspected by CSSFD. 

Access to Justice ............. $34,270,000 Improved Ability of Justice System to Enforce 

Contracts and Reconcile Claims.

$1,461,874 Average time to enforce a contract. 

Percent of firms reporting confidence in the judicial 

system. 

Number of cases processed at Arbitration Center 

per year. 

Number of Information, Education and Communication Campaign (IEC) sessions hosted by 

Chamber of Commerce (CAMeC). 

Passage of new legal codes. 

Average time required for Tribunaux de premiere 

instance—arbitration centers and courts of first 

instance (TPI) to reach a final decision on a 

case. 

Average time required for Court of Appeals to 

reach a final decision on a case. 

Percent of cases resolved in TPI per year. 

Percent of cases resolved in Court of Appeals per 

year. 

Number of Court inspections per year. 

Number of Court employees trained. 

Number of beneficiaries of legal aid services. 

Complete construction on 9 new court houses. 

Average time required to register a business 

(socie ́te ́). 

Average time required to register a business (sole 

proprietorship). 

Number of businesses accessing CAMEC service. 

Business registration center (CFE) information and 

outreach campaign executed throughout Benin. 


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Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Access to Land ................ $36,020,000 Strengthen property 

rights and increase investment in rural and 

urban land.

$8,553,893 Total value of investment in targeted urban land 

parcels. 

Total value of investment in targeted rural land parcels. 

Average cost required to obtain a new land title 

through on demand process. 

Average cost required to convert occupancy permit 

to land title through systematic process. 

Percentage of respondents perceiving land security 

in the Occupancy Permit (PH) into Land titles 

(TF) or Rural Land Plan Foncier Rural (PFR) 

areas. 

Number of new land disputes reported by commune heads. 

Seven studies complete. 

Land code texts adopted (laws, decrees and land 

code). 

Value ($) of equipment purchased. 

Number of land certificates issued within MCABenin implementation. 

Number of habitation permits converted to land titles. 

Number of Continuously Operating Reference 

(CORS) stations installed. 

Number of public and private surveyors trained. 

Number of communes with new cadastres. 

Land market information system established. 

Access to Markets ........... $169,447,000 Improve Access to Markets through Improvements to the Port of 

Cotonou.

$5,708,455 Volume of merchandise traffic through the Port 

Autonome de Cotonou. 

Bulk ship carriers waiting times at the port. 

Container ship waiting times at the port. 

Port design-build contract awarded. 

Port crime levels (number of thefts). 

Internal port circulation time. 

Average time to clear customs. 

Execution rate of training plan. 

Port meets—international port security standards 

(ISPS). 

Public consultation completed (3). 

Environmental permits issued. 

Program Administration *, 

Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation.

$47,911,040 ......................................... $14,258,372 

Pending subsequent reports **........................... ......................................... $728,613 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Ghana Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $547,009,000 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Ghana Total Quarterly Disbursement: $17,160,261 

Agriculture Project ........... $229,899,382 Enhance Profitability of 

cultivation, services to 

agriculture and product 

handling in support of 

the expansion of commercial agriculture 

among groups of 

smallholder farms.

$42,214,480 Number of farmers trained. 

Number of agribusinesses assisted. 

Number of hectares under production with MCC 

support. 

Value of agricultural loans to farmers/agribusinesses. 

Value of signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies (irrigation). 

Percent of contracted (design/feasibility) studies 

complete (irrigation). 

Value of signed contracts for irrigation works (irrigation). 

Percent of contracted irrigation works disbursed. 

Percent of people aware of their land rights. 

Total number of parcels surveyed in the Pilot Land 

Registration Areas (PLRAs). 

Volume of products passing through post-harvest 

treatment. 


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Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Rural Development 

Project.

$87,361,539 Strengthen the rural institutions that provide 

services complementary to, and supportive 

of, agricultural and agriculture business development.

$4,628,659 Number of students enrolled in schools affected by 

Education Facilities Sub-Activity. 

Number of schools rehabilitated. 

Number of basic school blocks constructed to Ministry of Education (MOE) construction standards. 

Number of schools designed and due diligence 

completed. 

Distance to collect water. 

Time to collect water. 

Incidence of guinea worm. 

Average number of days lost due to guinea worm. 

Number of people affected by Water and Sanitation Facilities Sub-Activity. 

Number of stand-alone boreholes/wells/nonconventional water systems constructed/rehabilitated. 

Number of small-town water systems constructed. 

Number of pipe extension projects constructed. 

Number of stand-alone boreholes/wells/non-conventional water systems identified and due diligence performed for rehabilitation/construction. 

Number of small-town water systems designed and 

due diligence completed for construction. 

Number of pipe extension projects designed and 

due diligence completed for construction. 

Number of agricultural processing plants in target 

districts with electricity due to Rural Electrification Sub-Activity. 

Number of electricity projects identified and due 

diligence completed. 

Transportation .................. $174,285,120 Reduce the transportation costs affecting 

agriculture commerce 

at sub-regional levels.

$10,317,154 International roughness index. 

Annualized average daily traffic. 

Kilometers of road completed. 

Percent of contracted road works disbursed. 

Value of signed contracts for road works. 

Kilometers of road designed. 

Percent of contracted design/feasibility studies 

completed. 

Value of signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies. 

Travel time for walk-on passengers. 

Travel time for small vehicles. 

Travel time for trucks. 

Annual average daily traffic (vehicles). 

Annual average daily traffic (passengers). 

Landing stages rehabilitated. 

Ferry terminal upgraded. 

Rehabilitation of Akosombo Floating Dock completed. 

Percent of contracted work disbursed landings and 

terminals. 

Value of signed contracts for works: Ferry and 

floating dock. 

Value of signed contracts for works: Landings and 

terminals. 

Program Administration *, 

Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation.

$55,462,959 ......................................... $14,501,141 

Pending subsequent reports **........................... ......................................... $598,405 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: El Salvador Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $460,940,000 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA El Salvador Total Quarterly Disbursement: $8,563,337 

Human Development 

Project.

$95,073,000 Increase human and 

physical capital of residents of the Northern 

Zone to take advantage of employment 

and business opportunities.

$3,518,730 Employment rate of graduates of middle technical 

schools. 

Graduation rates of middle technical schools. 

Middle technical schools remodeled and equipped. 

Scholarships granted to students of middle technical schools. 


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Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Students of non-formal training. 

Cost of water. 

Time collecting water. 

Households benefiting with water solutions built. 

Potable water and basic sanitation systems with 

construction contracts signed. 

Cost of electricity. 

Electricity consumption. 

Households benefiting with a connection to the 

electricity network. 

Household benefiting with the installation of isolated solar systems. 

Kilometers of new electrical lines with construction 

contracts signed. 

Population benefiting from strategic infrastructure. 

Community Infrastructure Works with Construction 

Contracts Signed. 

Productive Development 

Project.

$87,466,000 Increase production and 

employment in the 

Northern Zone.

$12,580,839 Number of hectares under production with MCC 

support. 

Number of farmers trained. 

Value of agricultural loans to farmers/agribusinesses. 

Number of agribusinesses assisted. 

Connectivity Project ......... $233,560,000 Reduce travel cost and 

time within the Northern Zone, with the rest 

of the country, and 

within the region.

$5,740,480 Average annual daily traffic. 

International roughness index. 

Kilometers of roads rehabilitated. 

Kilometers of roads under works contract. 

Signed contracts for roads works. 

Percent of contracted roads works disbursed. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$44,841,000 ......................................... $9,352,732 

Pending Subsequent Report **........................... ......................................... $0 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Mali Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $460,811,164 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mali Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,646,267 

Bamako Se ́nou Airport 

Improvement Project.

$181,254,264 Establish an independent 

and secure link to the 

regional and global 

economy.

$5,142,574 Total wage bill of tourism industry. 

Freight volume. 

Employment at airport. 

Signature of design contract. 

Average number of weekly flights (arrivals). 

Passenger traffic (annual average). 

Percent works complete. 

Airside Infrastructure Design, and Airside Infrastructure Construction Supervision, (AIR A01) 

and Landside Infrastructure Design (New Terminal & Associated Works) and Landside Construction Supervision is launched. 

Time required for passenger processing at departures and arrivals. 

Passenger satisfaction level. 

Percent works complete. 

Percent of airport management and maintenance 

plan implemented. 

Airport meets Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) security standards. 

Technical assistance delivered to project. 

Alatona Irrigation Project $234,884,675 Increase the agricultural 

production and productivity in the Alatona 

zone of the ON.

$8,387,971 Number of agricultural jobs created in Alatona 

zone. 

Main season rice yields. 

International roughness index (IRI) on the NionoGoma Coura Route. 

Average daily vehicle count. 

Percentage works complete. 

Total irrigated land in the Alatona zone. 


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Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Irrigation system efficiency on Alatona Canal during the rainy season and the dry season. 

Kilometers of road under design/feasibility study. 

Value of signed contracts for road works. 

Kilometers of road under works contract. 

Percent of works completed on main system construction. 

Percent of contracted irrigation works disbursed for 

tranche 1. 

Value of signed contracts for irrigation works. 

Value of signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies. 

Percent of contracted (design/feasibility) studies 

disbursed. 

Area planted by new settlers (wet season). 

Titles registered in the land registration office of 

the Alatona zone (for 5- or 10-hectare farms). 

Total land payments made. 

Total market gardens allocated in Alatona zones 

for the populations affected by the project 

(PAPs). 

Decree transferring legal control of the project impact area is passed. 

Selection criteria for new settlers approved. 

Contractor implementing the ‘‘Mapping of Agricultural and Communal Land Parcels’’ contract is 

mobilized. 

School enrollment rate. 

Percent of Alatona population with access to drinking water. 

Number of schools available in the Alatona. 

Number of health centers available in the Alatona. 

Number of concessions that have been compensated. 

Resettlement census verified. 

Adoption rate of improved agriculture techniques 

among populations affected by the project 

(PAPs). 

Number of operational mixed cooperatives. 

Area planted by PAPs (wet season rice). 

Area planted with shallots during dry season. 

Number of farmers completing literacy training. 

Number of people completing the rice and shallot 

production techniques module. 

Number of farmers completing land titling training. 

Water management system design and capacity 

building strategy implemented. 

Call for proposals for the applied research grants 

launched. 

Average portfolio at risk among Alatona microfinance institutions. 

Average loan repayment rate of Alatona clients 

(farmers organizations or individual farmers). 

Amount of credit extended to Alatona farmers. 

Number of farmers accessing grant assistance for 

first loan from financial institutions. 

Financial institution partners identified (report on 

assessment of the financial institutions in the Office du Niger-Office of Niger zone (ON zone). 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$42,028,793 ......................................... $11,786,461 

Pending Subsequent Report **........................... ......................................... $1 


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50834 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 189 / Thursday, October 1, 2009 / Notices 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Mongolia Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $284,911,363 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mongolia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,498,883 

Property Rights Project .... $23,062,286 Increase security and 

capitalization of land 

assets held by lowerincome Mongolians, 

and increased periurban herder productivity and incomes.

$441,683 Number of studies completed. 

Legal and regulatory reforms adopted. 

Number of landholders reached by public outreach 

efforts. 

Personnel Trained. 

Number of Buildings rehabilitated/constructed. 

Value of equipment purchased. 

Rural hectares Mapped. 

Urban Parcels Mapped. 

Rural Hectares Formalized. 

Urban parcels formalized. 

Rail Project ...................... $188,378,000 Increase rail traffic and 

shipping efficiency.

$369,560 Increase in gross domestic product due to rail improvements. 

Freight turnover. 

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 

and income among unemployed and underemployed Mongolians.

$314,518 Rate of employment. 

Students completing newly designed long-term programs. 

Percent of active teachers receiving certification 

training. 

Technical and vocational education and training 

(TVET) legislation passed. 

Health Project .................. $17,027,119 Increase the adoption of 

behaviors that reduce 

non-communicable diseases (NCDIs) among 

target populations and 

improved medical treatment and control of 

NCDIs.

$157,136 Diabetes and hypertension controlled. 

Percentage of cancer cases diagnosed in early 

stages. 

Road and traffic safety activity finalized and key 

interventions developed. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$30,931,102 ......................................... $3,958,008 

Pending subsequent reports **........................... ......................................... $0 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Mozambique Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $506,924,053 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mozambique Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,248,788 

Water and Sanitation 

Project.

$203,585,393 Increase access to reliable and quality water 

and sanitation facilities.

$190,178 Time to get to non-private water source. 

Percent of urban population with improved water 

sources. 

Percent of urban population with improved sanitation facilities. 

Number of private household water connections in 

urban areas. 

Number of private household sanitation connections in urban areas. 

Number of standpipes in urban areas. 

Final detailed design for 5 towns submitted. 

Final detailed design for 3 cities submitted. 

Percent of rural population with access to improved 

water sources. 

Number of rural water points constructed. 

Final design report 1 (400 WP) submitted. 

Final design report II (200 Water points) submitted. 

Implementing agreement signed with the Administration for Water and Sanitation (AIAS) Infrastructure. 

Change in international roughness index (IRI). 


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Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Average annual daily traffic volume. 

Road Rehabilitation 

Project.

$176,307,480 Increase access to productive resources and 

markets.

$181,852 Kilometers of road rehabilitated. 

Kilometers of road under design. 

Percent of Namialo—Rio Lu ́rio Road—Metoro feasibility, design, and supervision contract disbursed. 

Percent of Rio Ligonha-Nampula feasibility, design, 

and supervision contract disbursed. 

Percent of Chimuara-Nicoadala feasibility, design, 

and supervision contract disbursed. 

Kilometers of roads under works contract. 

Percent of Namialo—Rio Lu ́rio Road construction 

contract disbursed. 

Percent of Rio Lu ́rio—Metoro Road construction 

contract disbursed. 

Percent of Rio Ligonha—Nampula Road construction contract disbursed. 

Percent of Chimuara—Nicoadala Road construction contract disbursed. 

Feasibility/Environmental and Social Assessment 

studies, design, supervision, and construction 

contract (ESA) for Namialo-Rio Lu ́rio-Metoro 

Road segment signed. 

Feasibility/ESA contract for Rio Ligonha—Nampula 

Road segment signed. 

Feasibility/ESA contract for Chimuara—Nicoadala 

Road signed. 

Time to get land usage rights direito de uso e 

aproveitamento da terra (State-granted land 

right) (DUAT). 

Cost to get land usage rights DUAT. 

Land Tenure Services 

Project.

$39,068,307 Establish efficient, secure 

land access for households and investors.

$247,210 Total number of officials and residents reached 

with land strategy and policy awareness and outreach messages. 

Land strategy approved. 

Number of buildings rehabilitated or built. 

Total value of procured equipment and materials. 

Number of people trained. 

Rural hectares mapped in Site Specific Activity. 

Rural hectares mapped in Community Land Fund 

Initiative. 

Urban parcels mapped. 

Rural hectares formalized through Site Specific Activity. 

Rural hectares formalized through Community 

Land Fund Initiative. 

Urban parcels formalized. 

Number of communities delimited. 

Number of households having land formalized. 

Income from coconuts and coconut products. 

Survival rate of coconut seedling. 

Farmer Income Support 

Project.

$17,432,211 Improve coconut productivity and diversification 

into cash crop.

$692,037 Number of diseased or dead palm trees cleared. 

Number of coconut seedlings planted. 

Hectares under production. 

Number of farmers trained in pest and disease 

control. 

Number of farmers trained in crop diversification 

technologies. 

Contract for project implementation signed. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$70,530,662 ......................................... $6,026,488 

Pending Subsequent Report **........................... ......................................... $130,787 


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Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Lesotho Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $362,551,000 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Lesotho Total Quarterly Disbursement: $2,594,768 

Water Project ................... $164,027,584 Improve the water supply 

for industrial and domestic needs, and enhance rural livelihoods 

through improved watershed management.

$3,391,065 School days lost due to water borne diseases. 

Diarrhea notification at health centers. 

Time saved due to access to water source. 

Rural household (HH) provided with access to improved water supply. 

Rural HH provided with access to improved ventilated latrines. 

Rural water points constructed. 

Number of new latrines built. 

Urban HH with access to potable water supply. 

Number of enterprises connected to water network. 

Households connected to improved water network. 

Cubic meters of treated water from metolong dam 

delivered through a conveyance system to Water 

and Sewerage Authority (WASA). 

Value of water treatment contract works award. 

Value of conveyance system contract work award. 

Species population. 

Livestock grazing per area. 

Area put under conservation. 

Health Project .................. $122,398,000 Increase access to lifeextending ART and essential health services 

by providing a sustainable delivery platform.

$1,423,797 People with HIV still alive 12 months after initiation 

of treatment. 

TB notification (per 100,000 pop.). 

Proportion of blood units collected annually. 

Deliveries conducted in the health centers. 

Immunization coverage rate. 

Number of Health Centers (H/C) constructed and 

fully equipped. 

Value of contract works for health center construction. 

Percentage of contract works for health center construction disbursed. 

Percentage of contract works for Botshalo Complex disbursed. 

Percentage of contract works for Out-Patient Department (OPD) Centers disbursed. 

Percentage of HSS Contract disbursed. 

Proportion of People Living With AIDS (PLWA) receiving Antiretroviral treatment (ARV) (by age 

and sex). 

Referred tests from central laboratory per year by 

types (number). 

Private Sector Development Project.$36,105,000 Stimulate investment by 

improving access to 

credit, reducing transaction costs and increasing the participation of women in the 

economy.

$1,047,351 Average time (days) required to enforce a contract. 

Pending commercial cases. 

Cases filed at the commercial court. 

Value of commercial cases. 

Judicial staff trained. 

Administrative and clerical staff trained. 

Awareness campaigns. 

Portfolio of loans. 

Loan processing time. 

Bank accounts. 

Paper-based payments. 

Electronic payments. 

Value of contract services signed. 

Debit/smart cards issued. 

Mortgage bonds registered. 

Value of registered mortgage bonds. 

New land disputes brought to the Land Tribunal 

and Courts of Law. 

Time to complete a land transaction. 

Time to complete transfer of land rights. 

Land transactions recorded. 

Land parcels formalized. 

Number of land administration personnel trained. 

Land Act adopted. 


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Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

People trained on gender equality and economic 

rights. 

ID cards issued. 

Population registered in the national database. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$39,898,098 ......................................... $7,177,944 

Pending Subsequent Report **........................... ......................................... $47,819 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Morocco Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $697,500,000 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Lesotho Total Quarterly Disbursement: $10,568,867 

Fruit Tree Productivity ..... $300,898,445 Reduce volatility of agricultural production and 

increase volume of fruit 

agricultural production.

$3,344,647 Total annual volume of production of dates and olives. 

Cropped area covered by olive trees. 

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 ...... $116,168,027 Improve quality of fish 

moving through domestic channels and 

assure the sustainable 

use of fishing resources.

$541,206 State of fish stock. 

Domestic fish consumption level. 

Fisherman net revenue. 

Average fisherman sales price at Points de 

De ́barquement Ame ́nage ́s (PDA). 

Volume sold at wholesale markets. 

Fish sale price. 

Average sales price. 

Volume of sales among mobile fish vendors. 

Artisan and Fez Medina .. $111,873,858 Increase value added to 

tourism and artisan 

sectors.

$0 Average revenue of potters receiving Artisan Production Activity. 

Employment and wages among project graduates. 

Tourist arrivals. 

Artisan profits (artisans engaged in product finishing and points of sale). 

Employment created. 

Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) value added. 

Financial Services ............ $46,200,000 Increase supply and decrease costs of financial services available 

to microenterprises.

$6,498,275 Gross loan portfolio outstanding of microcredit associations. 

Portfolio at risk >30 days ratio. 

Operating expense ratio. 

Enterprise Support ........... $33,850,000 Improved survival rate of 

new SMEs and INDHfunded income generating activities; increased revenue for 

new SMEs and INDHfunded income generating activities.

$493,242 Average annual sales of participating businesses. 

Survival rate of participating businesses. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$88,511,670 ......................................... $3,829,103 

Pending Subsequent Report **.$0 ......................................... $71,700 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Tanzania Year: 2009 Quarter 2 Total Obligation: $698,136,000 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Tanzania Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,853,390 

Energy Sector .................. $206,471,000 Increase value added to 

businesses.

$538,205 New power customers. 

Energy generation—Kigoma. 

Transmission capacity. 

Percentage disbursed for design and supervision 

contract Consulting Engineer (CE) year 1 budgeted. 


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Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Transport Sector .............. $372,776,000 Increase cash crop revenue and aggregate 

visitor spending.

$345,978 International roughness index (Tunduma, Tanga, 

Nantumbo, Peramiho). 

Average annual daily traffic (Tunduma, Tanga, 

Nantumbo, Peramiho). 

Kilometers upgraded/completed (Tunduma, Tanga, 

Nantumbo, Peramiho). 

Percent disbursed on construction works 

(Tunduma, Tanga, Nantumbo, Peramiho). 

Signed contracts for construction works (Tunduma, 

Tanga, Nantumbo, Peramiho). 

Percent disbursed for feasibility and/or design studies (Tunduma, Tanga, Nantumbo, Peramiho). 

Signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies (Tunduma, Tanga, Nantumbo, Peramiho). 

Kilometers of roads under design (Tunduma, 

Tanga, Nantumbo, Peramiho). 

International roughness index (Zanzibar Rural 

Roads). 

Average annual daily traffic (Zanzibar Rural 

Roads). 

Kilometers upgraded/completed (Zanzibar Rural 

Roads). 

Percent disbursed on construction works (Zanzibar 

Rural Roads). 

Signed contracts for construction works (Zanzibar 

Rural Roads). 

Percent disbursed for feasibility and/or design studies (Zanzibar Rural Roads). 

Signed contracts for feasibility and/or design studies (Zanzibar Rural Roads). 

Kilometers of roads under design (Zanzibar Rural 

Roads). 

Passenger arrivals. 

Percentage of upgrade complete (airport). 

Percent disbursed on construction works (airport). 

Signed contracts for construction works (airport). 

Water Sector Project ....... $66,335,000 Increase investment in 

human and physical 

capital and to reduce 

the prevalence of 

water-related disease.

$0 Prevalence of diarrhea (Dar es Salaam). 

Prevalence of diarrhea (Morogoro). 

Prevalence of cholera (Dar es Salaam). 

Prevalence of cholera (Morogoro). 

Volume of individual water consumption (Dar es 

Salaam). 

Volume of individual water consumption 

(Morogoro). 

Number of households using improved source for 

drinking water (Dar es Salaam). 

Number of households using improved source for 

drinking water (Morogoro). 

Number of businesses using improved water 

source (Dar es Salaam). 

Number of businesses using improved water 

source (Morogoro). 

Volume of water produced (Lower Ruvu). 

Volume of water produced (Morogoro). 

Volume of non-revenue water (Dar es Salaam). 

Operations and maintenance cost recovery ratio 

(Dar es Salaam). 

Operations and maintenance cost recovery ratio 

(Morogoro). 

Percent disbursed on construction works. 

Signed contracts for construction works. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$52,554,000 ......................................... $1,865,055 

Pending Subsequent Report **........................... ......................................... $206,197 


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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 189 / Thursday, October 1, 2009 / Notices 50839 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Burkina Faso (Compact Implementation Funding (CIF) only) Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $16,101,065 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Burkina Faso Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,378,981 

Roads Project .................. $337,983 Enhance access to markets through investments in the road network.$0 To Be Determined (TBD). 

Rural Land Governance 

Project.

$1,105,412 Increase investment in 

land and rural productivity through improved 

land tenure security 

and land management.

$0 TBD. 

Agriculture Development 

Project.

$4,771,602 Expand the productive 

use of land in order to 

increase the volume 

and value of agricultural production in 

project zones.

$5,505 TBD. 

Bright 2 Schools Project .. $3,000,000 Increase primary school 

completion rates.

$1,000,000 TBD. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$6,886,068 ......................................... $2,645,356 

Pending Subsequent Report **........................... ......................................... $65,145 

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. 

MCC has concluded a Compact with Burkina Faso providing up to $480,943,569 in development assistance which includes Compact implementation funding. When the Compact enters into force, the balance of the funds will be obligated and become available to Burkina Faso. 

Projects Obligated Objective Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Country: Namibia (Compact Implementation Funding (CIF) only) Year: 2009 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $19,543,175 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Namibia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $446,961 

Education Project ............. $8,976,296 Improve the education 

sector’s effectiveness, 

efficiency and quality.

$0 To Be Determined (TBD). 

Tourism Project ................ $2,475,145 Increase incomes and 

create employment opportunities by improving the marketing, 

management and infrastructure of Etosha National Park.

$0 TBD. 

Agriculture Project ........... $1,369,139 Sustainably improve the 

economic performance 

and profitability of the 

livestock sector and increase the volume of 

the indigenous natural 

products for export.

$0 TBD. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$6,722,595 ......................................... $446,961 

Pending Subsequent Report **........................... ......................................... $0 

MCC has concluded a Compact with Namibia providing up to $304,477,816 in development assistance which includes Compact implementation 

funding. When the Compact enters into force, the balance of the funds will be obligated and become available to Namibia. 

* 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). 

619(b) Transfer or Allocation of Funds 

U.S. Agency To Which Funds Were Transferred or Allocated Amount Description of Program or Project 

None $0 None. 


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Dated: September 25, 2009. 

James Mazzarella, 

Vice President (Acting), Congressional and 

Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge 

Corporation. 

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Received Under the Antarctic 

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AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit modification 

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Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 

95–541. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 

has received a request to modify a 

permit issued to conduct activities 

regulated under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95– 

541; Code of Federal Regulations Title 

45, Part 670). 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to the permit 

modification by November 2, 2009. The 

permit modification request may be 

inspected by interested parties at the 

Permit Office, address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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On October 26, 2006, the National 

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management permit (2007 WM–001) to 

Rennie S. Holt, Director, Antarctic 

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after posting a notice in the May 19, 

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subsequently retired and a new Director 

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Watters, is now the permit holder. He 

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permit to cover the use of an all-terrain 

vehicle (ATV) and construction of a 

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The duration of the requested 

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

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Subcommittee on Digital 

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Notice of Meeting 

The ACRS Subcommittee on Digital 

Instrumentation and Control Systems 

(DI&C) will hold a meeting on October 

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The Subcommittee will hear 

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and the industry regarding Regulatory 

Guide 5.71, ‘‘Cyber Security Programs 

for Nuclear Facilities,’’ and Cyber 

Security Plans. The Subcommittee will 

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issues and facts, and formulate 

proposed positions and actions, as 

appropriate, for deliberation by the full 

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Dated: September 25, 2009. 

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Notice of Extension of Comment 

Period for Proposed Generic 

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Clarifying the Process for Making 

Emergency Plan Changes 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

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ACTION: Notice of extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

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August 24, 2009, proposing to issue a 

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