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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE 

CORPORATION 

[MCC FR 22–01] 

Notice of First Amendment to Compact 

With the Republic of Niger 

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as 

amended, the Millennium Challenge 

Corporation is publishing a summary, 

justification, and full text of the 

proposed First Amendment to 

Millennium Challenge Compact 

between the United States of America, 

acting through the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation, and the 

Republic of Niger, acting through the 

Ministry in Charge of Foreign Affairs 

and Cooperation. Representatives of the 

United States Government and the 

Government of Niger plan to conclude 

the Amendment in January 2022. 

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7708(i) (2)) 

Dated: January 14, 2022. 

Thomas G. Hohenthaner, 

Acting VP/General Counsel and Corporate 

Secretary. 

Summary of First Amendment to 

Millennium Challenge Compact With 

the Republic of Niger 

The Board of Directors of the 

Millennium Challenge Corporation 

(‘‘MCC’’) has approved an amendment 

(the ‘‘Amendment’’) to the existing 

US$437,024,000, five-year Millennium 

Challenge Compact between the United 

States of America, acting through MCC, 

and the Republic of Niger (the 

‘‘Compact’’). 

Background 

The Compact was signed July 29, 

2016 and entered into force on January 

26, 2018. The Compact aims to increase 

rural incomes through improvements in 

agricultural productivity and sales 

resulting from modernized irrigated 

agriculture with sufficient trade and 

market access; and to increase incomes 

for small-scale agriculture-dependent 

and livestock-dependent families in 

eligible municipalities in rural Niger by 

improving crop and livestock 

productivity, sustaining natural 

resources critical to long-term 

productivity, and increasing market 

sales of targeted commodities through 

two projects: The Irrigation and Market 

Access Project and Climate-Resilient 

Communities Project. 

Scope of the Amendment 

MCC proposes to extend the term of 

the Compact for an additional 12 

months to January 26, 2024 and to 

provide additional funding up to 

$5,600,000. The term extension is 

necessary to mitigate implementation 

delays due to the COVID–19 pandemic 

and to complete projects as originally 

contemplated. The proposed additional 

funding will be used to cover additional 

program administration and related 

oversight costs associated with 

extending the Compact’s term. 

Justification for the Amendment 

Niger registered its first COVID–19 

case on March 19, 2020. Within weeks, 

the Government of Niger imposed a 

tight lock-down closing international 

airports and land borders, restricting 

movements between cities, shuttering 

hotels, limiting gatherings to ten people 

or less, and enforcing a nightly curfew. 

Over the course of the next two months, 

the U.S. Embassy evacuated over 400 

Americans and placed MCC staff who 

remained in country on mandatory 

telework status. Restrictions on 

movement and gatherings were eased in 

May 2020. International air travel 

reassumed with strict sanitary protocols 

that included 14-day quarantines upon 

arrival in Niger. International airlines, 

however, did not resume flights into 

Niger until August and September 2020. 

Since the outbreak began in March 

2020, COVID–19 has significantly 

delayed Compact implementation. 

Several Millennium Challenge AccountNiger (‘‘MCA-Niger’’) staff and 

contractors contracted COVID–19. The 

transition to telework has proved 

challenging for MCA-Niger due to 

connectivity issues. The limitations on 

the size of public gathering size 

increased the number of required 

meetings. Some potential contractors, 

wary of exposing their staff to COVID– 

19, delayed signing new contracts 

because they were reluctant to commit 

to a deliverable timeline amidst 

continued uncertainty about the 

trajectory of COVID–19 cases in Niger. 

Also, MCC staff and contractors could 

not travel to Niger, delaying bid 

preparation, project work, and project 

oversight. 

Extending the Compact term will 

enable MCC and the Government of 

Niger to complete and hand over all 

ongoing projects to the beneficiary 

institutions at the required quality, 

without compromising health, safety, 

and environmental standards, and will 

reduce sustainability risks through 

finalization of farmer training and land 

tenure support activities and testing of 

the new innovative road maintenance 

arrangement. The Compact extension 

will also maximize long-term results 

and benefits for the citizens of Niger, 

and MCC’s return on investment, and 

benefit the Compact program as a 

whole. The additional funding will be 

used to cover additional program 

administration and related oversight 

costs associated with extending the 

Compact’s term. 

First Amendment to Millennium 

Challenge Compact Between the United 

States of America, Acting Through the 

Millennium Challenge Corporation and 

the Republic of Niger, Acting Through 

the Ministry in Charge of Foreign 

Affairs and Cooperation 

First Amendment to Millennium 

Challenge Compact 

This FIRST AMENDMENT TO 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE COMPACT 

(this ‘‘Amendment’’), is made by and 

between the United States of America, 

acting through the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation, a United States 

government corporation (‘‘MCC’’), and 

the Republic of Niger, acting through 

the Ministry in Charge of Foreign Affairs 

and Cooperation (the ‘‘Government’’) 

(each referred to herein individually as 

a ‘‘Party’’ and collectively, as the 

‘‘Parties’’). All capitalized terms used in 

this Amendment that are not otherwise 

defined herein have the meanings given 

to such terms in the Compact (as 

defined below). 

Recitals 

Whereas, the Parties signed that 

certain Millennium Challenge Compact 

by and between the United States of 

America, acting through MCC, and the 

Republic of Niger, acting through the 

Ministry in Charge of Foreign Affairs 

and Cooperation, on July 29, 2016 (as 

modified on August 23, 2019 and 

October 9, 2020, the ‘‘Compact’’); 

Whereas, Section 7.4 of the Compact 

provides for a Compact Term of five (5) 

years from its entry into force on 

January 26, 2018; 

Whereas, implementation of the 

Compact Program has been adversely 

affected and delayed by the coronavirus 

pandemic; 

Whereas, the Parties now desire to 

extend the Compact Term by an 

additional twelve (12) months until 

January 26, 2024 (the ‘‘Extension’’), and 

to increase assistance under the 

Compact for related administrative and 

oversight costs, to allow the 

Government more time to implement 

and complete the Projects in order to 

fully achieve the Compact Goal and 

Project Objectives; 


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Whereas, the Parties further desire to 

modify the Project Objective for the 

Irrigation and Market Access Project; 

and 

Whereas, pursuant to Section 6.2(a) of 

the Compact, the Parties desire to 

amend the Compact as more fully 

described herein to memorialize the 

Extension and the modified Project 

Objective. 

Now, therefore, the Parties hereby 

agree as follows: 

Amendments 

1. Amendment to Section 1.3 

Section 1.3 (Project Objectives) of the 

Compact is amended and restated to 

read as follows: 

‘‘Section 1.3 Project Objectives. The 

objective of each of the Projects (each a 

‘‘Project Objective’’ and collectively, the 

‘‘Project Objectives’’) is to: 

(a) increase rural incomes through 

improvements in agricultural 

productivity and increases in sales 

resulting from modernized irrigated 

agriculture with sufficient trade and 

market access; and 

(b) increase incomes for small-scale 

agricultural- and livestock-dependent 

families in Eligible Communes and 

Livestock Corridors in rural Niger by 

improving crop and livestock 

productivity, sustaining natural 

resources critical to production, 

supporting growth of agricultural 

enterprises and increasing market sales 

of targeted commodities.’’ 

2. Amendment to Section 2.1 

Section 2.1 (Program Funding) of the 

Compact is amended and restated to 

read as follows: 

‘‘Section 2.1 Program Funding. 

Upon entry into force of this Compact 

in accordance with Section 7.3, MCC 

will grant to the Government, under the 

terms of this Compact, an amount not to 

exceed Four Hundred Thirty-Four 

Million, Six Hundred Fifty-Two 

Thousand, Six Hundred Ninety-Six 

United States Dollars (US$434,652,696) 

(‘‘Program Funding’’) for use by the 

Government to implement the Program. 

The allocation of Program Funding is 

generally described in Annex II.’’ 

3. Amendment to Section 7.4 

Section 7.4 (Compact Term) of the 

Compact is amended and restated to 

read as follows: 

‘‘Section 7.4 Compact Term. This 

Compact will remain in force for six (6) 

years after its entry into force, until 

January 26, 2024, unless terminated 

earlier under Section 5.1 (the ‘‘Compact 

Term’’).’’ 

4. Amendments to Annex II (Multi-Year 

Financial Plan Summary) 

(a) Exhibit A to Annex II (Multi-Year 

Financial Plan Summary) to the 

Compact is deleted in its entirety and 

replaced by revised Exhibit A set forth 

in Annex I to this Amendment, which 

revised Exhibit A includes the Compact 

Development Funding amount granted 

by implementation of Section 2.2(d) of 

the Compact. 

General Provisions 

1. Further Assurances 

Each Party hereby covenants and 

agrees, without necessity of any further 

consideration, to execute and deliver 

any and all such further documents and 

take any and all such other action as 

may be reasonably necessary or 

appropriate to carry out the intent and 

purpose of this Amendment. 

2. Effect of This Amendment 

From and after the date this 

Amendment enters into force, the 

Compact and this Amendment will be 

read together and construed as one 

document, and each reference in the 

Compact to the ‘‘Compact,’’ 

‘‘hereunder,’’ ‘‘hereof’’ or words of like 

import referring to the Compact, and 

each reference to the ‘‘Compact,’’ 

‘‘thereunder,’’ ‘‘thereof’’ or words of like 

import in any Supplemental Agreement 

or in any other document or instrument 

delivered pursuant to the Compact or 

any Supplemental Agreement, will 

mean and be construed as a reference to 

the Compact, as amended by this 

Amendment. 

3. Limitations 

Except as expressly amended by this 

Amendment, all of the provisions of the 

Compact remain unchanged and in full 

force and effect. 

4. Governing Law 

The Parties acknowledge and agree 

that this Amendment is an international 

agreement entered into for the purpose 

of amending the Compact and as such 

will be interpreted in a manner 

consistent with the Compact and is 

governed by international law. 

Annex I 

REVISED EXHIBIT A TO ANNEX II TO THE COMPACT MULTI-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN SUMMARY

Component Current approved 

NYFP 

Proposed 

additional MCC 

grant funds 

Revised MYFP 

1. Irrigation and Market Access Project 

1.1 Irrigation Perimeter Development ............................................................... 90,507,931 ................................ 90,507,931 

1.2 Management Services and Market Facilitation ........................................... 15,039,275 ................................ 15,039,275 

1.3 Roads for Market Access ............................................................................ 133,813,527 ................................ 133,813,527 

1.4 Policy Reform .............................................................................................. 17,184,394 ................................ 17,184,394 

Sub-total ....................................................................................................... 256,545,127 ................................ 256,545,127 

2. Climate-Resilient Communities Project 

2.1 Regional Sahel Pastoralism Support (PRAPS) .......................................... 52,155,587 ................................ 52,155,587 

2.2 Climate-Resilient Agriculture (CRA) ............................................................ 51,865,027 ................................ 51,865,027 

Sub-total ....................................................................................................... 104,020,613 ................................ 104,020,613 

3. Monitoring and Evaluation 

3.1 Monitoring and Evaluation .......................................................................... 12,000,000 ................................ 12,000,000 

Sub-total ....................................................................................................... 12,000,000 ................................ 12,000,000 


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REVISED EXHIBIT A TO ANNEX II TO THE COMPACT MULTI-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN SUMMARY—Continued 

Component Current approved 

NYFP 

Proposed 

additional MCC 

grant funds 

Revised MYFP 

4. Program Management and Administration 

4.1 MCA-Niger Administration, Program Management Support, Fiscal Agent, 

Procurement Agent and Financial Audits ........................................................ 56,486,956 5,600,000 62,086,956 

Sub-total ....................................................................................................... 56,486,956 5,600,000 62,086,956 

Total Program Funding ......................................................................... 429,052,696 5,600,000 434,652,696

Total Compact Development Funding .................................................. 7,971,304 ................................ 7,971,304 

Total MCC Funds .................................................................................. 437,024,000 5,600,000 442,624,000 

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[Notice (22–005)] 

Planetary Science Advisory 

Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, the National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA) 

announces a meeting of the Planetary 

Science Advisory Committee. The 

meeting will be held for the purpose of 

soliciting, from the scientific 

community and other persons, scientific 

and technical information relevant to 

program planning. 

DATES: Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 

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ADDRESSES: Meeting will be virtual 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

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Directorate, NASA Headquarters, 

Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–2355 

or karshelia.kinard@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As noted 

above, this meeting will be available to 

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reasonable accommodations, please 

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Mission Directorate, NASA 

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The agenda for the meeting includes 

the following topics: 

—Planetary Science Division Update 

—Planetary Science Division Research 

and Analysis Program Update 

It is imperative that the meeting be 

held on these dates to accommodate the 

scheduling priorities of the key 

participants. 

Patricia Rausch, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

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Proposal Review Panel for Materials 

Research; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) announces the 

following meeting: 

NAME AND COMMITTEE CODE: MRSEC— 

Ohio State 2nd Year Virtual Site Visit 

(1203). 

DATE AND TIME: May 5, 2022; 9:30 a.m.— 

4:00 p.m. 

PLACE: NSF 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, VA 22314 | Virtual. 

TYPE OF MEETING: Part-Open. 

CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Cosima BoswellKoller, Program Director, Division of 

Materials Research, National Science 

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703–292–8800. 

PURPOSE OF MEETING: Virtual site visit to 

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the projects at the host site for the 

Division of Materials Research at the 

National Science Foundation. 

AGENDA: 

MAY 5, 2022 

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11:45 a.m.–12:05 p.m .............................. IRG–2 Presentation ................................................................................................... OPEN. 

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12:10 p.m.–12:35 p.m .............................. Education and Outreach, Diversity Plan ................................................................... OPEN. 

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