Federal Register: May 7, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 89)
DOCID: fr07my08-121 FR Doc E8-10076
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
Millennium Challenge Corporation
MCC ID: [MCC FR 08-05]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr07my08-121
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Quarterly Report (January 1, 2008-March 31, 2008)
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for
the quarter January 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008 with respect to both
assistance provided under Section 605 of the Millennium Challenge Act
of 2003 (Pub. L. 108199, 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 Web site of the MCC (http://www.mcc.gov) in accordance with Section 612(b) of the Act.
Assistance Provided Under Section 605
Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
Country: Madagascar Year: 2008 Quarter 2 Total obligation: $109,773,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total quarterly disbursement: $6,378,369
Land Tenure Project.............. $37,802,712 Increase Land $9,489,400 Legislative proposal
Titling and reflecting the National
Security. 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.................. 35,688,288 Increase 4,456,685 The number of savings
Competition in the accounts and
Financial Sector. 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.
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 17,683,000 Improve 7,217,240 Number of rural
Project. Agricultural producers receiving or
Projection soliciting information
Technologies and from Agricultural
Market Capacity in Business Centers about
Rural Areas. 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
businesses employing
technical assistance
received.
Program Administration* and 18,399,000 ................... 8,544,664 Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports**..... ................... 599,355 [[Page 25776]]
Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
Country: Honduras Year: 2008 Quarter 2 Total obligation: $215,000,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Honduras Total quarterly disbursement: $4,111,178
Rural Development Project........ $70,687,000 Increase the $13,888,166 Increase in farm income
productivity and resulting from Rural
business skills of Development Project.
farmers who Funds lent by MCA
operate small and Honduras to financial
mediumsize farms institutions.
and their Increase in employment
employees. income resulting from
Rural Development
Project.
Number of Program
farmers harvesting high
value horticulture
crops.
Number of hectares
harvesting highvalue
horticulture crops.
Transportation Project........... 127,208,000 Reduce 2,978,662 Freight shipment cost
transportation from Tegucigalpa to
costs between Puerto Cortes.
targeted Price of basic food
production centers basket.
and national, Number of days per year
regional and road is passable.
global markets.
Program Administration * and 17,105,000 ................... 2,961,084 Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports**..... .............. ................... 791,608
Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
Country: Cape Verde Year: 2008 Quarter 2 Total obligation: $110,078,488
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Cape Verde Total quarterly disbursement: $3,657,327
Watershed and Agricultural $10,848,630 Increase $2,042,500 Increase in
Support. agricultural horticultural
production in productivity.
three targeted Increase in annual
watershed areas on income.
three islands. Valueadded for farms
and agribusiness.
Infrastructure Improvement....... 78,760,208 Increase 8,252,439 Volume of goods shipped
integration of the between Praia and other
internal market islands.
and reduce Mobility Ratio:
transportation Percentage of
costs. beneficiary population
who take at least 5
trips per month.
Savings on transport
costs from
improvements.
Private Sector Development....... 7,200,000 Spur private sector 113,890 Value added in priority
development on all sectors above current
islands through trends.
increased Volume of private
investment in the investment in priority
priority sectors sectors above current
and through trends.
financial sector
reform.
Program Administration * and 13,269,650 ................... 4,428,462 Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... 2,206,857
Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
Country: Nicaragua Year: 2008 Quarter 2 Total obligation: $175,000,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Nicaragua Total Quarterly Disbursement: $ 5,476,511
Property Regularization Project.. $26,400,000 Increase Investment $2,927,021 Value of investment on
by strengthening land.
property rights. 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........... 92,800,000 Reduce 5,747,905 Price of a basket of
transportation goods.
costs between Leon Travel Time.
and Chinandega and
national, regional
and global markets.
Rural Business Development 33,500,000 Increase the value 8,258,440 Annual percentage
Project. added of farms and increase in valueadded
enterprises in the of clients of business
region. office.
Number of jobs created.
Number of program farm
plots harvesting higher
value crops or
reforesting under
improvement of Water
Supply Activities. [[Page 25777]]
Program Administration,* Due 22,300,000 ................... 6,629,264 Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... 3,731,791
Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
Country: Georgia Year: 2008 Quarter 2 Total obligation: $295,300,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Georgia Total quarterly disbursement: $7,227,528
Regional Infrastructure $211,700,000 Key Regional $19,756,033 Reduction in Akhalkalaki
Rehabilitation. Infrastructure NinotsmindaTeleti
Rehabilitated. journey time.
Reduction in vehicle
operating costs.
Increase in internal
regional traffic
volumes.
Decreased technical
losses in gas through
the main NorthSouth
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.. 47,500,000 Enterprises in 6,185,514 Increase in annual
Regions Developed. 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 36,100,000 ................... 8,552,935 Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... $11,389,101
Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
Country: Vanuatu Year: 2008 Quarter 2 Total obligation: $65,690,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Vanuatu Total quarterly disbursement: $0
Transportation Infrastructure $60,615,232 Facilitate $152,297 Number of Tourists.
Project. transportation to Number of days per year
increase tourism road is closed.
and business Number of SW Bay,
development. Malekula flights
cancelled per year due
to flooding.
Vessel wait time at
wharf.
Program Administration, * Due 5,074,768 ................... 1,786,418 Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... 67,893
Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
Country: Armenia Year: 2008 Quarter 2 Total obligation: $235,650,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Armenia Total quarterly disbursement: $3,963,775
Irrigated Agriculture Project $145,680,000 Increase $7,414,586 Increase in hectares
(Agriculture and Water). agricultural covered by high value
productivity. added horticultural and
Improve Quality of fruit crops.
Irrigation. 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. [[Page 25778]]
Number of farmers using
improved onfarm 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 2,453,964 Government budgetary
economic and allocations for routine
social maintenance of the
infrastructure. 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 22,870,000 ................... 5,562,777 Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... 207,073
Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
Country: Benin Year: 2008 Quarter 2 Total obligation: $307,298,040
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Benin Total quarterly disbursement: $6,911,600
Access to Financial Services..... $19,650,000 Expand Access to $2,375,946 Operational self
Financial Services. 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 1,297,304 Number of cases
Justice System to processed at the
Enforce Contracts arbitration center.
and Reconcile Percentage of all cases
Claims. 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.
Access to Land................... 36,020,000 Strengthen property 8,277,185 Total value of
rights and additional investments
increase in target rural land
investment in parcels.
rural and urban Total value of
land. additional investments
in target urban land
parcels.
Access to Markets................ 169,447,000 Improve Access to 5,070,264 Total metric tons of
Markets through exports and imports
Improvements to passing through Port of
the Port of Cotonou per year.
Cotonou.
Program Administration,* Due 47,911,040 ................... 11,569,831 Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... 4,206,496 [[Page 25779]]
Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
Country: Ghana Year: 2008 Quarter 2 Total obligation: $547,009,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Ghana Total quarterly disbursement: $2,066,682
Agriculture Project.............. $240,984,050 Enhance $5,399,639 Number of hectares
profitability of irrigated.
cultivation, Number of days to
services to conduct a land
agriculture and transaction.
product handling Number of land disputes
in support of the in the pilot
expansion of registration districts.
commercial Registration of land
agriculture among rights in the pilot
groups of registration districts.
smallholder farms. Metric tons of products
passing through post
harvest treatment.
Portfolioatrisk 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 482,804 Time/quality per
rural institutions procurement.
that provide Score card of citizen
services satisfaction with
complementary to, services.
and supportive of, Gross enrollment rates.
agricultural and Gender parity in school
agriculture enrollment.
business Distance to collect
development. 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 interbank
transactions.
Value of deposit
accounts in rural
banks.
Transportation................... 141,104,000 Reduce the 87,040 Volume capacity ratio.
transportation Vehicles per hour at
costs affecting peak hour.
agriculture Travel time at peak
commerce at sub hour.
regional levels. International roughness
index.
Annual average daily
vehicle and passenger
traffic.
Program Administration,* Due 61,632,950 ................... 7,660,087 Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **.... .............. ................... 1,877,851
Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
Country: El Salvador Year: 2008 Quarter 2 Total obligation: $460,939,996
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA El Salvador Total quarterly disbursement: $847,312
Human Development Project........ $91,674,603 Increase human and $0 Number of students
physical capital enrolled in the
of residents of Chalatenango Center
the Northern Zone functioning as a
to take advantage MEGATEC institute.
of employment and Graduation rate of
business students enrolled in
opportunities. 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 nonformal
training activities.
Graduation rate of
students enrolled in
nonformal 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. [[Page 25780]]
Number of individuals
that benefit annually
from the strategic
infrastructure
projects.
Productive Development Project... 84,196,330 Increase production 0 Investment in productive
and employment in chains by selected
the Northern Zone. beneficiaries.
Connectivity Project............. 234,963,039 Reduce travel cost 0 Weighted average of the
and time within International Roughness
the Northern Zone, Index for the
with the rest of rehabilitation of the
the country, and Transnational Highway.
within the region. Weighted average of the
International Roughness
Index for the
rehabilitation of the
network of connecting
roads.
Program Administration * and 50,106,024 ................... 0 Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **..... .............. ................... 4,882,131
Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
Country: Mali Year: 2008 Quarter 1 Total obligation: $460,684,411
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mali Total quarterly disbursement: $3,520,714
Bamako Senou Airport Improvement $89,631,177 Establish an $1,377, 281 Number of weekly flight
Project. independent and arrivals and
secure link to the departures.
regional and Average time for
global economy. passengers to complete
departures and arrivals
procedures.
Industrial Park Project.......... 94,353,559 Develop a platform 2,080,155 Occupancy level.
for industrial Average number of days
activity to be required for operator
located within the to connect to
Airport domain. Industrial Park water
and electricity
services.
Alatona Irrigation Project....... 234,884,675 Increase the 0 Weighted average of the
agricultural International Roughness
production and Index for the
productivity in rehabilitation of the
the Alatona zone NionoGoma Coura road.
of the ON.. Annual average daily
count of vehicles on
the NionoGoma 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.
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 41,815,000 ................... 3,603,110 Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **..... .............. ................... 0 [[Page 25781]]
Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
Country: Mozambique (CIF ONLY) \1\ Year: 2008 Quarter 2 Total obligation: $25,346,200
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mozambique Total quarterly disbursement: $0
Water and Sanitation Project..... N/A Increase access to N/A Value of productive days
reliable and gained due to less
quality water and diarrhea, cholera and/
sanitation or malaria.
facilities. School attendance days
gained due to less
diarrhea, cholera and/
or malaria.
Number (Percent) of
businesses with access
to improved water
source.
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
SUMMARY:
January 1, 2008-March 31, 2008 Quarterly Report,