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monitoring system, or a combination of 

both. Section 57.2229 applies to 

underground metal and nonmetal mines 

categorized as I–A, III, and V–A mines 

where the atmosphere is tested for both 

methane and carbon dioxide. Section 

57.22230 applies to underground metal 

and nonmetal mines categorized as II– 

A mines where the atmosphere is tested 

for methane. Where examinations 

disclose hazardous conditions, affected 

miners must be informed. Sections 

57.22229(d) and 57.22230(c) require that 

the person performing the tests certify 

by signature and date that the tests have 

been conducted. Certifications of 

examinations shall be kept for at least 1 

year and made available to authorized 

representatives of the Secretary. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments

MSHA is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed information 

collection related to Notification of 

Methane Detected in Underground 

Metal and Nonmetal Mine Atmospheres. 

MSHA is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

• Suggest methods to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Background documents related to this 

information collection request are 

available at https://regulations.gov and 

in DOL–MSHA located at 201 12th 

Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, 

VA 22202–5452. Questions about the 

information collection requirements 

may be directed to the person listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

III. Current Actions

This information collection request

concerns provisions for Notification of 

Methane Detected in Underground 

Metal and Nonmetal Mine Atmospheres. 

MSHA has updated the data with 

respect to the number of respondents, 

responses, burden hours, and burden 

costs supporting this information 

collection request from the previous 

information collection request. 

Type of Review: Extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

collection. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

OMB Number: 1219–0103. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 6. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Responses: 319. 

Annual Burden Hours: 27 hours. 

Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper 

Cost: $0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval of the proposed 

information collection request; they will 

become a matter of public record and 

will be available at https://

www.reginfo.gov. 

Jessica Senk, 

Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12159 Filed 6–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE 

CORPORATION 

[MCC FR 21–05] 

Notice of First Amendment to Compact 

With the Republic of Ghana 

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 Ghana. Representatives of 

the United States Government and the 

Government of Ghana plan to conclude 

the Amendment in June 2021. 

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

Dated: June 4, 2021. 

Thomas G. Hohenthaner, 

Acting VP/General Counsel and Corporate 

Secretary. 

Summary of First Amendment to 

Millennium Challenge Compact With 

the Republic of Ghana 

The Board of Directors of the 

Millennium Challenge Corporation 

(‘‘MCC’’) has approved an amendment 

(the ‘‘Amendment’’) to the existing 

US$308.2 million, five-year Millennium 

Challenge Compact between the United 

States of America, acting through MCC, 

and the Republic of Ghana (the 

‘‘Compact’’). 

Background 

The Compact was signed August 5, 

2014 and entered into force on 

September 6, 2016. The Compact aims 

to improve Ghana’s power sector 

through investments that provide more 

reliable and affordable electricity to 

Ghana’s businesses and households. 

Compact projects focus on improving 

the infrastructure in the country’s 

southern electricity distribution 

network, advancing energy efficiency 

programs, increasing power reliability 

and access to key markets, and 

strengthening Ghana’s electricity sector 

regulatory institutions. The investment 

strategy is based on an integrated loss 

management approach to reduce 

technical and commercial losses in the 

distribution system, reduce distribution 

system vulnerability, and reduce the 

frequency and duration of power 

outages. 

Scope of the Amendment 

MCC proposes to extend the term of 

the Compact for an additional ninemonths to June 6, 2022 and to provide 

additional funding up to $7,651,395. 

The term extension is necessary to 

mitigate implementation delays due to 

the COVID–19 pandemic and to 

complete infrastructure 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 

In late January 2020, MCC received 

the first reports from Ghana of COVID– 

19-related manufacturing delays from

equipment suppliers. On March 12,

2020, the Government of Ghana

confirmed its first two cases of COVID–

19 and later announced measures to

prevent and control the virus’ spread.

These included mandated social

distancing, restrictions on foreign

national entry to the country, border

closures, and partial lockdowns across

major cities, including the capital city of

Accra, the location of major compact

project sites. The impact of these

measures was immediate and seriously

affected the implementation timeline of

compact activities.

Measures to mitigate the spread of 

COVID–19 led to global supply chain 

disruptions and restrictions on the 

movement of technical experts, project 


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management staff, consultants, and 

contractors locally and internationally, 

thereby slowing procurements, the 

delivery of equipment and materials, 

factory testing and acceptance of key 

components, installation of equipment 

at project sites, and physical activity on 

project sites. In addition, temporary 

shutdowns of work sites, temporary 

government office closures, changes in 

priorities by government implementing 

entities, and COVID–19 infections 

among government staff and the 

consultants and contractors working on 

the projects have disrupted compact 

implementation. 

Extending the compact term will 

enable MCC and the Government of 

Ghana 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 the 

necessary attention to testing, 

commissioning, training of utility 

operators and technicians, and 

additional oversight during the 

commencement of the defects 

notification periods associated with 

these projects. As COVID–19 has 

disrupted program activities and 

timelines, an extended compact term 

will maximize long-term results, 

benefits for the citizens of Ghana, and 

MCC’s return on investment, and benefit 

the compact program as a whole. The 

additional MCC funding is necessary for 

and will be used to support oversight 

and other administrative functions 

during the additional nine months of 

the compact term. 

First Amendment to Millennium 

Challenge Compact Between the United 

States of America, Acting Through the 

Millennium Challenge Corporation and 

the Republic of Ghana 

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 Ghana, acting through 

its government (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 Ghana, on August 5, 2014 

(as modified, the ‘‘Compact’’); 

Whereas, Section 7.4 of the Compact 

provides for a Compact Term of five (5) 

years after its entry into force; 

Whereas, the Compact entered into 

force on September 6, 2016; 

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 nine (9) months (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, 

Project Objectives and Program 

Objectives; 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. 

Now, therefore, the Parties hereby 

agree as follows: 

Amendments 

1. 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 Three Hundred One Million, 

Nine Hundred Seventy-Four Thousand, 

Forty-Six United States Dollars 

(US$301,974,046) (‘‘Program Funding’’) 

for use by the Government to implement 

the Program. The allocation of Program 

Funding is generally described in 

Annex II.’’ 

2. Amendment to Section 2.2. 

Section 2.2(a) (Compact 

Implementation Funding) of the 

Compact is amended and restated to 

read as follows: 

‘‘(a) Upon the signing of this Compact, 

MCC will grant to the Government, 

under the terms of this Compact and in 

addition to the Program Funding 

described in Section 2.1, an amount not 

to exceed Thirteen Million Eight 

Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand, 

Three Hundred Forty-Nine United 

States Dollars (US$13,877,349) 

(‘‘Compact Implementation Funding’’) 

under Section 609(g) of the Millennium 

Challenge Act of 2003, as amended (the 

‘‘MCA Act’’), for use by the Government 

to facilitate implementation of this 

Compact, including for the following 

purposes: 

(i) Financial management and 

procurement activities; 

(ii) administrative activities 

(including start-up costs such as staff 

salaries) and administrative support 

expenses such as rent, computers and 

other information technology or capital 

equipment; 

(iii) monitoring and evaluation 

activities; 

(iv) feasibility, design and other 

project preparatory studies; and 

(v) other activities to facilitate 

Compact implementation as approved 

by MCC. 

The allocation of Compact 

Implementation 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 five (5) 

years and nine (9) months after its entry 

into force, unless terminated earlier 

under Section 5.1 (the ‘‘Compact 

Term’’).’’ 

4. Amendments to Annex II (MultiYear Financial Plan Summary). 

(a) Section 2 of Annex II (Multi-Year 

Financial Plan Summary) to the 

Compact is amended and restated to 

read as follows: 

‘‘2. Government Contribution. During 

the Compact Term, the Government will 

make contributions, relative to its 

national budget and taking into account 

prevailing economic conditions, as are 

necessary to carry out the Government’s 

responsibilities under Section 2.6(a) of 

this Compact. These contributions may 

include in-kind and financial 

contributions (including obligations of 

Ghana on any debt incurred toward 

meeting these contribution obligations). 

In connection with this obligation the 

Government has developed a budget 

over the Compact Term to complement 

MCC Funding through budget 

allocations to the Projects. The 

Government initially anticipates making 

contributions of approximately TwentyThree Million, Six Hundred EightyEight Thousand, Eight Hundred FiftyFive United States Dollars 

(US$23,688,855 (or 7.5 percent of the 

amount of MCC Funding provided 

under this Compact) over the Compact 

Term. Such contribution shall be in 

addition to the Government’s spending 

allocated toward the Project Objectives 

in its budget for the year immediately 


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preceding the establishment of this 

Compact. The Government’s 

contribution shall be subject to any legal 

requirements in Ghana for the budgeting 

and appropriation of such contribution, 

including approval of the Government’s 

annual budget by its legislature. The 

Parties may set forth in the Program 

Implementation Agreement or other 

appropriate Supplemental Agreements 

certain requirements regarding this 

Government Contribution, which 

requirements may be conditions 

precedent to the Disbursement of MCC 

Funding. During implementation of the 

Program, the Government’s 

contributions may be modified or new 

contributions added with MCC 

approval, provided that the modified or 

new contributions continue to advance 

the Project Objectives.’’ 

(b) 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. 

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 shall 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, shall 

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 

Compact program tranche I 

Current 

approved 

MYFP 

Proposed 

additional 

MCC grant 

funds 

Revised MYFP 

1. ECG Financial & Operational Turnaround Project-Tranche 1 ................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................

1.1 Private Sector Participation ................................................................................................... 6,162,736 ........................ 6,162,736 

1.2 Modernizing ECG Operations ............................................................................................... 31,186,058 3,076,668 34,262,726 

1.3 Commercial Loss Reduction ................................................................................................. 17,236,519 ........................ 17,236,519 

1.4 Technical Loss Reduction ..................................................................................................... 155,326,548 318,978 155,645,527 

1.5 Outage Reduction .................................................................................................................. 354,406 ........................ 354,406 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................. 210,266,267 3,395,646 213,661,914 

2. NEDCo Financial & Operational Turnaround Project ............................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................

2.1 Private Sector Participation ................................................................................................... 0 ........................ 0 

2.2 Modernizing NEDCo Operations ........................................................................................... 1,175,475 ........................ 1,175,475 

2.3 Commercial Loss Reduction ................................................................................................. 0 ........................ 0 

2.4 Technical Loss Reduction ..................................................................................................... 0 ........................ 0 

2.5 Outage Reduction .................................................................................................................. 0 ........................ 0 

2.6 Tamale Service Area Improvement ....................................................................................... 0 ........................ 0 

2.7 Commercial Development ..................................................................................................... 0 ........................ 0 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................. 1,175,475 ........................ 1,175,475 

3. Regulatory Strengthening and Capacity Building Project ....................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................

3.1 Sector Performance Monitoring Ca ....................................................................................... 797,672 ........................ 797,672 

3.2 Tariff Review & Regulation .................................................................................................... 2,057,115 ........................ 2,057,115 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................. 2,854,787 ........................ 2,854,787 

4. Access Project ......................................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................

4.1 Improve Electricity Supply to MS .......................................................................................... 78,070 ........................ 78,070 

4.2 Improve Service Delivery/Strength ........................................................................................ 821,930 ........................ 821,930 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................. 900,000 ........................ 900,000 

5. Power Sector Generation Improvement Project ..................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................

5.1 Operationalize ‘‘Gas to Power’’ Plan ..................................................................................... 0 ........................ 0 

5.2 Facilitate LNG development .................................................................................................. 0 ........................ 0 

5.3 Strengthen IPP framework .................................................................................................... 0 ........................ 0 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................. 0 ........................ 0 

6. Energy Efficiency & Demand Side Management Project ....................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................

6.1 Development and Enforcement of Standards ....................................................................... 4,268,865 ........................ 4,268,865 

6.2 Improve Energy Auditing ....................................................................................................... 3,900,000 ........................ 3,900,000 

6.3 Education and Public Information ......................................................................................... 1,755,000 ........................ 1,755,000 

6.4 Demand Side Management Infrastructure ............................................................................ 12,373,934 ........................ 12,373,934 


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Compact program tranche I 

Current 

approved 

MYFP 

Proposed 

additional 

MCC grant 

funds 

Revised MYFP 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................. 22,297,799 ........................ 22,297,799 

7. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) ........................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................

7.1. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) ........................................................................................ 7,308,437 ........................ 7,308,437 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................. 7,308,437 ........................ 7,308,437 

8. Program Administration and Oversight ................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................

8.1 MiDA Administration .............................................................................................................. 32,373,374 2,898,597 35,271,971 

8.2 Fiscal & Procurement Agents ................................................................................................ 9,763,852 1,345,902 11,109,754 

8.3 Audit & Compliance ............................................................................................................... 749,850 11,250 761,100 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................. 42,887,076 4,255,749 47,142,825 

9. ECG Financial and Operational Turnaround Project-Tranche 2 ............................................. ........................ ........................ ........................

9.1 Private Sector Participation ................................................................................................... 0 ........................ 0 

9.2 Modernizing ECG Operations ............................................................................................... 2,120,755 ........................ 2,120,755 

9.3 Commercial Loss Reduction ................................................................................................. 0 ........................ 0 

9.4 Technical Loss Reduction ..................................................................................................... 4,512,055 ........................ 4,512,055 

9.5 Outage Reduction .................................................................................................................. 0 ........................ 0 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................. 6,632,810 ........................ 6,632,810 

TOTAL Program Funding ............................................................................................................ 294,322,651 7,651,395 301,974,046 

TOTAL Compact Implementation Funding .................................................................................. 13,877,349 ........................ 13,877,349 

TOTAL MCC Funding .................................................................................................................. 308,200,000 7,651,395 315,851,395 

Total Government Contributions .................................................................................................. 23,115,000 573,855 23,688,855 

TOTAL COMPACT + GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION ........................................................... 331,315,000 8,225,250 339,540,250 

[FR Doc. 2021–12124 Filed 6–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9211–03–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 50–456 and 50–457; NRC–2021– 

0119] 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC; 

Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: License amendment application; 

opportunity to comment, request a 

hearing, and petition for leave to 

intervene. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is considering 

issuance of an amendment to Renewed 

Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–72 

and NPF–77, issued to Exelon 

Generation Company, LLC, for operation 

of the Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 

2. The proposed amendment is 

contained in the licensee’s letter dated 

May 27, 2021, and would change 

Technical Specification (TS) 

Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.7.9.2 to 

allow an ultimate heat sink (UHS) 

temperature of less than or equal to 

102.8 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) through 

September 30, 2021. 

DATES: Submit comments by July 12, 

2021. Request for a hearing or petitions 

for leave to intervene must be filed by 

August 9, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods; 

however, the NRC encourages electronic 

comment submission through the 

Federal Rulemaking website: 

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2021–0119. Address 

questions about Docket IDs in 

Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 

telephone: 301–415–0624; email: 

Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical 

questions, contact the individual listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document. 

• Mail comments to: Office of 

Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7– 

A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001, ATTN: Program Management, 

Announcements and Editing Staff. 

For additional direction on obtaining 

information and submitting comments, 

see ‘‘Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments’’ in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel 

S. Wiebe, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001, telephone: 301–415–6606, email: 

Joel.Wiebe@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments 

A. Obtaining Information 

Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2021– 

0119 when contacting the NRC about 

the availability of information for this 

action. You may obtain publicly 

available information related to this 

action by any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2021–0119. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly 

available documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For 

problems with ADAMS, please contact 

the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) 

reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 

415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@

nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number 

for each document referenced (if it is 

available in ADAMS) is provided the 

first time that it is mentioned in this 

document. 

• Attention: The PDR, where you may 

examine and order copies of public 

documents, is currently closed. You 

may submit your request to the PDR via 

email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1– 

800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, 

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), 


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