Notice of Entering Into a Compact With the Republic of Senegal

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Millennium Challenge Corporation [MCC FR 09-18] AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 610(b)(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 ( Pub. L. 108-199 , Division D), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is publishing a summary and the complete text of the Millennium Challenge Compact between the United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Republic of Senegal. Representatives of the United States Government and the Republic of Senegal executed the Compact documents on September 16, 2009. Dated: September 23, 2009. Henry Pitney, Acting General Counsel, Millennium Challenge Corporation. Summary of Millennium Challenge Compact With the Republic of Senegal The five-year Millennium Challenge Compact with the Republic of Senegal (“Compact”) will provide up to $540 million to reduce poverty and accelerate economic growth. The Compact aims to enable improved agricultural productivity and to expand access to markets and services through critical infrastructure investments in roads and irrigation sectors (“Program”). 1. Roads Rehabilitation Project ($324 million) The Roads Rehabilitation Project seeks to expand access to markets and services and reduce transportation time and costs by improving the condition of certain strategic roads. Specifically, the project will support the rehabilitation and upgrading of portions of National Road No. 2 (RN2), the north…