83 FR 40571 - Notice of Entering Into a Compact With the Mongolia
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 40571-40572] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-17574] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION [MCC FR 18-09] Notice of Entering Into a Compact With the Mongolia AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 610(b)(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 as amended, and the heading ``Millennium Challenge Corporation'' of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is publishing a summary of the Millennium Challenge Compact between the United States of America, acting through MCC, and the country of Mongolia. Representatives of MCC and Mongolia signed the compact on July 27, 2018. The complete text of the compact has been posted at: https://assets.mcc.gov/content/uploads/compact-mongolia-water.pdf. Dated: August 9, 2018. Thomas G. Hohenthaner, Deputy Vice President and General Counsel, Millennium Challenge Corporation. Summary of the Mongolia Compact Overview of MCC Mongolia Compact MCC's five-year, $350 million Millennium Challenge Compact with the Government of Mongolia (the ``Government'') aims to reduce poverty through economic growth by assisting the Government in addressing one of the country's most binding constraints to economic growth: Inadequate access to water and sanitation in productive sectors and poor communities. The Compact will address this constraint through a single project that aims to increase the water supply to the capital city, Ulaanbaatar. The Compact will focus on addressing problems within the water sector in Ulaanbaatar, specifically the imminent shortage of water that threatens Ulaanbaatar's economy and that could begin to reduce the quality of life of its residents as early as 2019. The city currently draws its annual supply of 77 million cubic meters of drinking water from groundwater aquifers along the upper reaches of the Tuul River, which flows through the city. Studies supported by MCC indicate that any additional extraction of the groundwater aquifers upstream will diminish river flow and cause portions of the river in this area to run dry, thus making the upper reaches of the river unavailable for the development of future water supplies. The groundwater aquifers located along the reaches of the Tuul River downstream from the city must therefore support the city's future needs. However, poorly treated discharge from the city's outdated and overloaded central wastewater treatment plant has contaminated the Tuul River as it flows downstream from the city, thereby introducing potentially harmful contaminants into these downstream aquifers. The pollution of these aquifers at a time of rapid growth in the demand for water only makes the imminent water crisis more acute. Project Summary The Compact will address the constraint of long-term water supply to Ulaanbaatar through a Water Supply Project, the objective of which is to meet the projected demand for water in Ulaanbaatar for residential consumers and commercial and industrial users over the medium term in ways that are economically and environmentally sustainable. The Water Supply Project is composed of three activities:Downstream Wells Activity: This activity involves expansion of the city's bulk water supply through the construction of (i) approximately 52 new wells in two downstream wellfields to supply up to 50 million cubic meters of groundwater per year, (ii) associated pipelines, transmission lines, and pumps to convey the water, (iii) an advanced water treatment plant to produce water that meets drinking standards, and (iv) storage facilities, a pumping station and a conveyance pipeline to transport finished drinking water into the existing municipal water network of Ulaanbaatar. The activity includes advanced technology for purification of the water to ensure that water supplied to the city is safe and potable. Wastewater Recycling Activity: This activity involves a significant reduction in the demand for fresh water through the construction of (i) a wastewater recycling plant designed to treat a portion of the effluent from the central wastewater treatment plant, (ii) pumping stations and associated pipelines to convey the recycled water to water storage facilities near two large combined heating and power plants, and (iii) internal piping, storage facilities and control systems to facilitate the use of recycled wastewater for certain processes within these combined heating and power plants, which are currently the city's largest consumers of freshwater. This activity will substitute recycled water for at least 14 million cubic meters of freshwater that the combined heating and power plants consume each year, with an expectation that the volume will increase over time. The wastewater recycling plant will be the first of its kind in Mongolia, helping to pave the path for efficient and responsible management of the scarce water resources of Ulaanbaatar. Water Sector Sustainability Activity: This activity is designed to enhance the long-term sustainability of water supplies to the capital city through critical policy, legal, regulatory and institutional changes, with a particular emphasis on achieving full cost recovery and making improvements in operations and maintenance. The Water Sector Sustainability Activity includes five sub-activities, which will [[Page 40572]] support (i) utility-wide financial sustainability and cost recovery, (ii) utility cost savings and cost containment for operation in the ger areas, (iii) improved utility operational efficiency, (iv) environmental sustainability, industrial pre-treatment, and pollution control, and (v) public communications, stakeholder engagement, and behavior change interventions. This activity will help to ensure that the benefits of the Compact reach all citizens of Ulaanbaatar and are sustained over the long term. MCC estimates that the Water Supply Project will add 64 million cubic meters to Ulaanbaatar's long-term supply of water, an 83 percent increase in total supply. MCC estimates this volume to be sufficient to meet the city's growing demand for water well beyond the end of the Compact. Compact Budget Table I presents the Compact budget and sets forth both the MCC funding by Compact components and the Government's expected $111.76 million in a country contribution toward the objectives of the Compact. Table I--Mongolia Compact Budget [In US$ millions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Compact Program development Total MCC MCC funding by compact components funding under funding under funding section 605 section 609(g) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Water Supply Project 1.1 Downstream Wells Activity............................... $223.50 $16.00 $239.50 1.2 Wastewater Recycling Activity........................... 40.95 2.25 43.20 1.3 Water Sector Sustainability Activity........................ 17.04 2.96 20.00 ----------------------------------------------- Subtotal................................................ 281.49 21.21 302.70 2. Monitoring and Evaluation.................................... 10.33 0.03 10.36 3. Program Administration and Oversight......................... 30.12 6.82 36.94 ----------------------------------------------- MCC Funding......................................... 321.94 28.06 350.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total compact funding Amount ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total MCC Funding....................................... $350.00 Government of Mongolia Contribution..................... 111.76 --------------- Total Compact....................................... 461.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [FR Doc. 2018-17574 Filed 8-14-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9211-03-P
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND Millennium Challenge Compact Ulaanbaatar through a Water Supply
BUDGET between the United States of America, Project, the objective of which is to meet
acting through MCC, and the country of the projected demand for water in
Cumulative Report of Rescissions Mongolia. Representatives of MCC and Ulaanbaatar for residential consumers
Proposals Pursuant to the Mongolia signed the compact on July and commercial and industrial users
Congressional Budget and 27, 2018. The complete text of the over the medium term in ways that are
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 compact has been posted at: https:// economically and environmentally
assets.mcc.gov/content/uploads/ sustainable. The Water Supply Project is
AGENCY: Executive Office of the
compact-mongolia-water.pdf. composed of three activities:
President, Office of Management and • Downstream Wells Activity: This
Budget. Dated: August 9, 2018.
activity involves expansion of the city’s
ACTION: Notice of monthly cumulative Thomas G. Hohenthaner,
bulk water supply through the
report pursuant to the Congressional Deputy Vice President and General Counsel,
Millennium Challenge Corporation.
construction of (i) approximately 52
Budget and Impoundment Control Act new wells in two downstream wellfields
of 1974. Summary of the Mongolia Compact to supply up to 50 million cubic meters
Overview of MCC Mongolia Compact of groundwater per year, (ii) associated
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Congressional
pipelines, transmission lines, and
Budget and Impoundment Control Act MCC’s five-year, $350 million pumps to convey the water, (iii) an
of 1974, OMB is issuing a monthly Millennium Challenge Compact with advanced water treatment plant to
cumulative report (for August, 2018) the Government of Mongolia (the produce water that meets drinking
from the Director detailing the status of ‘‘Government’’) aims to reduce poverty standards, and (iv) storage facilities, a
rescission proposals that were through economic growth by assisting pumping station and a conveyance
previously transmitted to the Congress the Government in addressing one of the pipeline to transport finished drinking
on May 8, 2018, and amended by the country’s most binding constraints to water into the existing municipal water
supplementary message transmitted on economic growth: Inadequate access to network of Ulaanbaatar. The activity
June 5, 2018. water and sanitation in productive includes advanced technology for
DATES: Release Date: August 10, 2018. sectors and poor communities. The purification of the water to ensure that
ADDRESSES: The August, 2018 Compact will address this constraint water supplied to the city is safe and
cumulative report is available on-line on through a single project that aims to potable.
the OMB website at: https:// increase the water supply to the capital • Wastewater Recycling Activity: This
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget- city, Ulaanbaatar. activity involves a significant reduction
rescissions-deferrals/. The Compact will focus on addressing in the demand for fresh water through
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: problems within the water sector in the construction of (i) a wastewater
Jessica Andreasen, 6001 New Executive Ulaanbaatar, specifically the imminent recycling plant designed to treat a
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, shortage of water that threatens portion of the effluent from the central
Email address: jandreasen@ Ulaanbaatar’s economy and that could wastewater treatment plant, (ii)
omb.eop.gov, telephone number: (202) begin to reduce the quality of life of its pumping stations and associated
395–3645. Because of delays in the residents as early as 2019. The city pipelines to convey the recycled water
receipt of regular mail related to currently draws its annual supply of 77 to water storage facilities near two large
security screening, respondents are million cubic meters of drinking water combined heating and power plants,
encouraged to use electronic from groundwater aquifers along the and (iii) internal piping, storage
communications. upper reaches of the Tuul River, which facilities and control systems to
flows through the city. Studies facilitate the use of recycled wastewater
John Mulvaney, supported by MCC indicate that any for certain processes within these
Director. additional extraction of the groundwater combined heating and power plants,
[FR Doc. 2018–17571 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] aquifers upstream will diminish river which are currently the city’s largest
BILLING CODE 3110–01–P flow and cause portions of the river in consumers of freshwater. This activity
this area to run dry, thus making the will substitute recycled water for at least
upper reaches of the river unavailable 14 million cubic meters of freshwater
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE for the development of future water that the combined heating and power
CORPORATION supplies. The groundwater aquifers plants consume each year, with an
located along the reaches of the Tuul expectation that the volume will
[MCC FR 18–09] River downstream from the city must increase over time. The wastewater
therefore support the city’s future needs. recycling plant will be the first of its
Notice of Entering Into a Compact With
However, poorly treated discharge from kind in Mongolia, helping to pave the
the Mongolia
the city’s outdated and overloaded path for efficient and responsible
AGENCY: Millennium Challenge central wastewater treatment plant has management of the scarce water
Corporation. contaminated the Tuul River as it flows resources of Ulaanbaatar.
ACTION: Notice. downstream from the city, thereby • Water Sector Sustainability
introducing potentially harmful Activity: This activity is designed to
SUMMARY: In accordance with Section contaminants into these downstream enhance the long-term sustainability of
610(b)(2) of the Millennium Challenge aquifers. The pollution of these aquifers water supplies to the capital city
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Act of 2003 as amended, and the at a time of rapid growth in the demand through critical policy, legal, regulatory
heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge for water only makes the imminent and institutional changes, with a
Corporation’’ of the Department of State, water crisis more acute. particular emphasis on achieving full
Foreign Operations, and Related cost recovery and making improvements
Programs Appropriations Act, 2018, the Project Summary in operations and maintenance. The
Millennium Challenge Corporation The Compact will address the Water Sector Sustainability Activity
(MCC) is publishing a summary of the constraint of long-term water supply to includes five sub-activities, which will
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support (i) utility-wide financial interventions. This activity will help to demand for water well beyond the end
sustainability and cost recovery, (ii) ensure that the benefits of the Compact of the Compact.
utility cost savings and cost reach all citizens of Ulaanbaatar and are
Compact Budget
containment for operation in the ger sustained over the long term.
areas, (iii) improved utility operational MCC estimates that the Water Supply Table I presents the Compact budget
efficiency, (iv) environmental Project will add 64 million cubic meters and sets forth both the MCC funding by
sustainability, industrial pre-treatment, to Ulaanbaatar’s long-term supply of Compact components and the
and pollution control, and (v) public water, an 83 percent increase in total Government’s expected $111.76 million
communications, stakeholder supply. MCC estimates this volume to in a country contribution toward the
engagement, and behavior change be sufficient to meet the city’s growing objectives of the Compact.
TABLE I—MONGOLIA COMPACT BUDGET
[In US$ millions]
Compact
Program development Total MCC
MCC funding by compact components funding under funding under funding
section 605 section 609(g)
1. Water Supply Project
1.1 Downstream Wells Activity ............................................................................................ $223.50 $16.00 $239.50
1.2 Wastewater Recycling Activity ...................................................................................... 40.95 2.25 43.20
1.3 Water Sector Sustainability Activity ...................................................................................... 17.04 2.96 20.00
Subtotal ......................................................................................................................... 281.49 21.21 302.70
2. Monitoring and Evaluation ....................................................................................................... 10.33 0.03 10.36
3. Program Administration and Oversight ................................................................................... 30.12 6.82 36.94
MCC Funding ......................................................................................................... 321.94 28.06 350.00
Total compact funding federal agencies publish in the Federal
Amount Consumer Affairs Director, or Matthew
Register a notice of the existence and J. Biliouris, Director, Office of Consumer
Total MCC Funding .............. $350.00 character of records it maintains that are Financial Protection, Consumer
Government of Mongolia retrieved by an individual identifier. Assistance, the National Credit Union
Contribution ....................... 111.76 This is a republication after full review Administration, 1775 Duke Street,
by OMB. Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (Regarding
Total Compact ............... 461.76
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