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provide a written notice advising that 

person of the reasons for the refusal and 

that the Department may request such 

information. 

Section II. Definitions 

(a) The term ‘‘affiliate’’ means: any 

person directly or indirectly, through 

one or more intermediaries, controlling, 

controlled by, or under common control 

with such other person; 

(b) The term ‘‘Auction Rate Security’’ 

or ‘‘ARS’’ means a security: 

(1) That is either a debt instrument 

(generally with a long-term nominal 

maturity) or preferred stock; and 

(2) With an interest rate or dividend 

that is reset at specific intervals through 

a Dutch auction process; 

(c) The term ‘‘Independent’’ means a 

person who is: (1) not NMIS or an 

affiliate; and (2) not a relative (as 

defined in ERISA section 3(15)) of the 

party engaging in the transaction; and 

(d) The term ‘‘Plan’’ means: any plan 

described in section 3(3) of the Act and/ 

or section 4975(e)(1) of the Code. 

For a more complete statement of the 

facts and representations supporting the 

Department’s decision to grant this 

exemption, refer to the Notice of 

Proposed Exemption published in the 

Federal Register on November 7, 2008 

at 73 FR 66268. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Motta of the Department, 

telephone (202) 693–8540. (This is not 

a toll-free number.) 

General Information 

The attention of interested persons is 

directed to the following: 

(1) The fact that a transaction is the 

subject of an exemption under section 

408(a) of the Act and/or section 

4975(c)(2) of the Code does not relieve 

a fiduciary or other party in interest or 

disqualified person from certain other 

provisions to which the exemption does 

not apply and the general fiduciary 

responsibility provisions of section 404 

of the Act, which among other things 

require a fiduciary to discharge his 

duties respecting the plan solely in the 

interest of the participants and 

beneficiaries of the plan and in a 

prudent fashion in accordance with 

section 404(a)(1)(B) of the Act; nor does 

it affect the requirement of section 

401(a) of the Code that the plan must 

operate for the exclusive benefit of the 

employees of the employer maintaining 

the plan and their beneficiaries; 

(2) This exemption is supplemental to 

and not in derogation of, any other 

provisions of the Act and/or the Code, 

including statutory or administrative 

exemptions and transactional rules. 

Furthermore, the fact that a transaction 

is subject to an administrative or 

statutory exemption is not dispositive of 

whether the transaction is in fact a 

prohibited transaction; and 

(3) The availability of this exemption 

is subject to the express condition that 

the material facts and representations 

contained in the application accurately 

describes all material terms of the 

transaction which is the subject of the 

exemption. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of 

February 2009. 

Ivan Strasfeld, 

Director of Exemption Determinations, 

Employee Benefits Security Administration, 

U.S. Department of Labor. 

[FR Doc. E9–4235 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE 

CORPORATION 

[MCC 09–07] 

Notice of Quarterly Report (October 1, 

2008–December 31, 2008) 

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

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 

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

Security.

$17,142,693 Legislative proposal reflecting the National 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 Competition in 

the Financial Sector.

$14,549,224 The number of savings accounts and 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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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued 

Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

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

and Market Capacity in 

Rural Areas.

$9,762,473 Number of rural producers receiving or soliciting information from Agricultural Business Centers 

about 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 Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$23,617,000 .......................................... $14,351,711 

Pending subsequent reports **......................... .......................................... $460,963 

* 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). 

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 

Rural Development Project $52,344,239 Increase the productivity 

and business skills of 

farmers who operate 

small and medium-size 

farms and their employees.

$24,866,742 Increase in farm income resulting from Rural Development Project. 

Funds lent by MCA-Honduras to financial institutions. 

Increase in employment 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 transportation 

costs between targeted 

production centers and 

national, regional and 

global markets.

$19,263,386 Freight shipment cost from Tegucigalpa to Puerto 

Cortes. 

Price of basic food basket. 

Number of days per year road is passable. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$15,355,989 .......................................... $4,552,618 

Pending subsequent reports **......................... .......................................... $1,559,688 

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 

Watershed and Agricultural 

Support.

$11,001,130 Increase agricultural production in three targeted watershed areas 

on three islands.

$4,035,499 Increase in horticultural productivity. 

Increase in annual income. 

Value-added for farms and agribusiness. 

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

internal market and reduce transportation 

costs.

$23,417,059 Volume of goods shipped between Praia and other 

islands. 

Mobility Ratio: Percentage of beneficiary population 

who take at least 5 trips per month. 

Savings on transport costs from improvements. 


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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued 

Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

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.

$468,509 Value added in priority sectors above current trends. 

Volume of private investment in priority sectors 

above current trends. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$13,835,927 .......................................... $6,578,966 

Pending subsequent reports **......................... .......................................... $333,611 

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 

Property Regularization 

Project.

$22,000,000 Increase Investment by 

strengthening property 

rights.

$5,800,844 Value of investment on land. 

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 transportation 

costs between Leon 

and Chinandega and 

national, regional and 

global markets.

$14,886,975 Price of a basket of goods. 

Travel Time. 

Rural Business Development Project.$32,897,500 Increase the value added 

of farms and enterprises in the region.

$13,344,818 Annual percentage increase in value-added of clients of business office. 

Number of jobs created. 

Number of program farm plots harvesting highervalue crops or reforesting under improvement of 

Water Supply Activities. 

Program Administration *, 

Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation.

$14,620,190 .......................................... $7,915,248 

Pending subsequent reports **......................... .......................................... $1,869,184 

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 

Regional Infrastructure Rehabilitation.$216,600,000 Key Regional Infrastructure Rehabilitated.$51,180,914 Reduction in Akhalkalaki-Ninotsminda-Teleti 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 Regions 

Developed.

$23,617,178 Increase in annual 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 Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation.

$31,350,000 .......................................... $12,009,936 

Pending subsequent reports **......................... .......................................... ¥$3,693,439 


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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued 

Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

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 

Transportation Infrastructure Project.$60,587,816 Facilitate transportation to 

increase tourism and 

business development.

$23,857,941 Number of Tourists. 

Number of days per year road is closed. 

Number of S–W Bay, Malekula flights cancelled per 

year due to flooding. 

Vessel wait time at wharf. 

Program Administration *, 

Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation.

$5,102,184 .......................................... $3,958,043 

Pending subsequent reports **......................... .......................................... ¥$1,879,728 

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 

Irrigated Agriculture Project 

(Agriculture and Water).

$145,080,000 Increase agricultural productivity Improve and 

Quality of Irrigation.

$14,866,835 Increase in hectares covered by high value added 

horticultural and fruit crops. 

Percentage of 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 economic and social infrastructure.$7,478,640 Government budgetary allocations for routine maintenance of the 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 Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation.

$23,470,000 .......................................... $5,858,227 

Pending subsequent reports **......................... .......................................... $227,775 

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 

Access to Financial Services.$19,650,000 Expand Access to Financial Services.$1,352,393 Operational self-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 Justice 

System to Enforce Contracts and Reconcile 

Claims.

$1,127,987 Number of cases processed at the arbitration center. 

Percentage of all cases 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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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued 

Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

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

and increase investment in rural and urban 

land.

$7,589,679 Total value of additional investments in target rural 

land parcels. 

Total value of additional investments in target urban 

land parcels. 

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

Cotonou.

$4,411,156 Total metric tons of exports and imports passing 

through Port of Cotonou per year. 

Program Administration *, 

Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation.

$47,911,040 .......................................... $10,458,375 

Pending subsequent reports **......................... .......................................... $960,420 

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 

Agriculture Project ............. $240,984,001 Enhance Profitability of 

cultivation, services to 

agriculture and product 

handling in support of 

the expansion of commercial agriculture 

among groups of 

smallholder farms.

$20,101,632 Number of hectares irrigated. 

Number of days to conduct a land transaction. 

Number of land disputes in the pilot registration districts. 

Registration of land rights in the pilot registration 

districts. 

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 rural institutions that provide 

services complementary to, and supportive 

of, agricultural and agriculture business development.

$973,565 Time/quality per procurement. 

Score card of citizen satisfaction with services. 

Gross enrollment rates. 

Gender parity in school enrollment. 

Distance to collect 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 transportation 

costs affecting agriculture commerce at 

sub-regional levels.

$2,723,420 Volume capacity ratio. 

Vehicles per hour at peak hour. 

Travel time at peak hour. 

International roughness index. 

Annual average daily vehicle and passenger traffic. 

Program Administration *, 

Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation.

$61,632,999 .......................................... $11,349,979 

Pending subsequent reports **......................... .......................................... $1,341,715 


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Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

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 

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.

$1,101,729 Number of students enrolled in the Chalatenango 

Center functioning as a MEGATEC institute. 

Graduation rate of students enrolled in 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 and 

employment in the 

Northern Zone.

$2,446,413 Investment in productive chains by selected beneficiaries. 

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

time within the Northern 

Zone, with the rest of 

the country, and within 

the region.

$364,100 Weighted average of the International Roughness 

Index for the rehabilitation of the Transnational 

Highway. 

Weighted average of the International Roughness 

Index for the rehabilitation of the network of connecting roads. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$44,841,000 .......................................... $5,120,171 

Pending Subsequent Report **......................... .......................................... $8,035,440 

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 

Bamako Se ́nou Airport Improvement Project.$181,444,264 Establish an independent 

and secure link to the 

regional and global 

economy.

$1,673,194 Number of weekly flight arrivals and departures. 

Average time for passengers to complete departures and arrivals procedures. 

Industrial Park Project ....... $2,643,432 Develop a platform for industrial activity to be located within the Airport 

domain.

$2,438,070 Occupancy level. 

Average number of days required for operator to 

connect to Industrial Park water and electricity 

services. 

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

production and productivity in the Alatona 

zone of the ON.

$4,031,870 Weighted average of the International Roughness 

Index for the rehabilitation of the Niono-Goma 

Coura road. 

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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Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

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 Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$41,838,793 .......................................... $8,742,254 

Pending Subsequent Report **......................... .......................................... ¥$85,257 

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 

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

capitalization of land 

assets held by lower-income Mongolians, and 

increased peri-urban 

herder productivity and 

incomes.

$22,989 Immovable property value of hashaa plots 

Households accessing bank credit 

Hashaa plots directly registered by the Property 

Rights Project 

Income of herder households on long-term lease 

land 

Herd mortality rate 

Number of herder groups adopting intensive/semiintensive farm management techniques 

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

shipping efficiency.

$0 Increase in GDP 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.

$33,773 Annual salary. 

Rate of employment. 

Non-governmental funding of vocational 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 adoption of 

behaviors that reduce 

non-communicable diseases (NCDIs) among 

target populations and 

improved medical treatment and control of 

NCDIs.

$110,204 Diabetes and hypertension controlled. 

Cervical cancer prevention. 

Percentage of cancer cases diagnosed in early 

stages. 

Percentage of those with known diagnosis of 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 Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$30,931,102 .......................................... $2,615,561 

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

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 

Water and Sanitation 

Project.

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

and sanitation facilities.

$0 Value of productive days gained due to less diarrhea, cholera and/or malaria. 

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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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued 

Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

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 productive resources and 

markets.

$5,325 Increase in agricultural production among communities affected by 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 efficient, secure 

land access for households and investors.

$49,186 Increase (Percent) in value of new investments on 

land. 

Number of new 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 productivity and diversification 

into cash crop.

$144,441 Reduction (Percentage) in loss of coconut production and coconut 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 Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$70,530,662 .......................................... $3,753,079 

Pending Subsequent Report **......................... .......................................... $28,481 

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 

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

for industrial and domestic needs, and enhance rural livelihoods 

through improved watershed management.

$653,612 Increased urban access to potable water supply. 

Increase in volume of water delivered after treatment at Metolong site. 

Decrease in percentage 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 life-extending ART and essential health services 

by providing a sustainable delivery platform.

$1,209,155 Increase in the percentage of health facilities providing full package of standard services for level 

of center (MoHSW 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 

year. 


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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued 

Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

Increase in average number of blood units collected 

per quarter during the past year. 

Private Sector Development Project.$36,508,000 Stimulate investment by 

improving access to 

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

economy.

$612,043 Increase in the percentage of the adult population 

listed by a private credit bureau with current information on repayment history, unpaid debts or 

credit outstanding. 

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 Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$39,917,416 .......................................... $4,981,073 

Pending Subsequent Report **......................... .......................................... ¥$619,361 

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 

Fruit Tree Productivity ....... $305,646,685 Reduce volatility of agricultural production and 

increase volume of fruit 

agricultural production.

$1,174,399 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 ....... $115,344,499 Improve quality of fish 

moving through domestic channels and assure 

the sustainable use of 

fishing resources.

$0 State of fish stock. 

Domestic fish consumption level. 

Fisherman net revenue. 

Average fisherman sales price at PDA. 

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 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. 

SME value added. 

Financial Services ............. $46,186,346 Increase supply and decrease costs of financial services available 

to microenterprises.

$0 Gross loan portfolio outstanding of microcredit associations. 

Portfolio at risk >30 days ratio. 

Operating Expense Ratio. 

Enterprise Support ............ $35,478,707 Improved survival rate of 

new SMEs and INDHfunded income generating activities; increased revenue for 

new SMEs and INDHfunded income generating activities.

$0 Average annual sales of participating businesses. 

Survival rate of participating businesses. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$88,557,788 .......................................... $1,260,272 

Pending Subsequent Report **.$0 .......................................... $12,420 


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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued 

Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

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 

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

businesses.

$0 TBD. 

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

visitor spending.

$0 TBD. 

Water Sector Project ......... $67,135,000 Increase investment in 

human and physical 

capital and to reduce 

the prevalence of 

water-related disease.

$0 TBD. 

Program Administration * 

and Control, Monitoring 

and Evaluation.

$51,754,000 .......................................... $838,527 

Pending Subsequent Report **.$0 .......................................... ¥$103,825 

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 

Roads Project ................... $337,983 Enhance access to markets through investments in the road network.$0 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.

$0 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 .......................................... $547,240 

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 

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

sector’s effectiveness, 

efficiency and quality.

$0 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 .......................................... $0 


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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605—Continued 

Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative 

disbursements Measures 

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

* 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 

USAID ....................................................... $558,000 Threshold Program. 

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] 

BILLING CODE 9211–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Indian Gaming Commission 

Notice of Availability of a Final 

Environmental Impact Statement and a 

Final Conformity Determination for the 

Proposed Federated Indians of the 

Graton Rancheria Casino and Hotel 

Project, Sonoma County, CA 

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming 

Commission (NIGC), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq., the NIGC, in cooperation with the 

Federated Indians of the Graton 

Rancheria (the ‘‘Graton Rancheria’’), has 

prepared a Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) for a proposed casino 

and hotel project/action to be located in 

Sonoma County, California. The 

purpose of the proposed project/action 

is to help address the socio-economic 

needs of the Graton Rancheria. The FEIS 

includes an analysis of potential 

environmental impacts on those 

resources as a result of implementing 

each of the alternatives. A Response to 

Comments document is included within 

the FEIS which provides agency 

responses to substantive environmental 

comments raised during the DEIS 

comment period. The alternatives 

considered in detail within the FEIS are: 

(A) A casino/hotel project on the 

‘‘Wilfred Site’’ (the proposed project/ 

action), (B, C) a casino/hotel project on 

the ‘‘Stony Point Site,’’ (D) a reduced 

intensity casino/hotel project on the 

‘‘Stony Point’’ site, (E) an alternate use 

project on the ‘‘Stony Point’’ site, (F) a 

casino/hotel project on the ‘‘Lakeville 

Site,’’ (G) a no proposed project/action 

alternative, and (H) a reduced intensity 

casino/hotel on the ‘‘Wilfred Site.’’ This 

notice advises the public that the NIGC 

has filed the FEIS with the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA). 

In accordance with Section 176 of the 

Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. 7506, and the 

EPA general conformity regulations 40 

CFR part 93, subpart B, a Final 

Conformity Determination (FCD) has 

been prepared for the proposed project. 

The FCD is contained within Appendix 

W of the FEIS. 

DATES: Pursuant to the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA 

Regulations (40 CFR 1506.10), the 

publication of this NOA in the Federal 

Register initiates a 30-day waiting 

period for the Federal decision. Thus, a 

Record of Decision (ROD) on the 

proposed project/action will be issued 

no sooner than 30 days after the release 

of the FEIS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information or to request a copy 

of the FEIS, please contact: Brad 

Mehaffy, NEPA Compliance Officer, 

National Indian Gaming Commission, 

1441 L Street, NW., Suite 9100, 

Washington DC 20005, Phone: (202) 

632–7003, Ext. 256, Fax: (202) 632– 

7066, E-mail: graton_eis@nigc.gov. 

The FEIS is available for public 

review at the Rohnert Park—Cotati 

Regional Library and Santa Rosa Central 

Library, general information, including 

directions and office hours is available 

online at: http://www.sonoma.lib.ca.us/ 

branches/ or by calling (707) 584–9121 

for the Rohnert Park—Cotati Regional 

Library or (707) 545–0831 for the Santa 

Rosa Central Library. The FEIS can also 

be viewed at http://www.gratoneis.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed federal action is the NIGC’s 

approval of a gaming management 

contract between the Graton Rancheria 

and SC Sonoma Management LLC. The 

approval of the gaming management 

contract would result in the 

development of a resort hotel, casino, 

and supporting facilities. The facility 

will be managed by SC Sonoma 

Management LLC on behalf of the 

Graton Rancheria, pursuant to the terms 

of a gaming management contract. 

The NIGC has afforded other 

government agencies and the public 

extensive opportunity to participate in 

the preparation of this FEIS. The NIGC 

published a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the 

Federal Register on February 12, 2004, 

briefly describing the proposed project/ 

action and announcing the NIGC’s 

intent to prepare an EIS. The CEQ 

Regulations for implementing NEPA 

require a process, referred to as 

‘‘scoping,’’ for determining the range of 

environmental issues to be addressed 

during the environmental review of a 

proposed project/action (40 CFR 

1501.7). The scoping process included 

an initial determination of 

environmental issues to be studied and 

documented in the EIS by soliciting 

comments from agencies, organizations 

and individuals. During the scoping 

process, the NIGC solicited comments 

from the general public (providing a 50- 

day comment period and including a 

public hearing) and offered Cooperating 

Agency status to both Federal and nonFederal agencies, including the Bureau 

of Indian Affairs (BIA), the EPA, the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), 

the California Department of 

Transportation (Caltrans), the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the 

California Department of Fish and Game 

(CDFG) and the County of Sonoma. An 

EIS Scoping Report was published in 

August 2004, which summarized public 

scoping comments and identified the 


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