MTF to Asia 15-087

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

USAID/Nepal

Memo to the IEE File, Amendment 3

Program/Project/Activity Data

Activity/Project Name: / Housing Reconstruction Project
Development Objective (DO) / Transition Objective: Post-earthquake Nepal rebuilt to be disaster resilient and well positioned for sustainable development
Program Area: / Good Governance; Private Sector Opportunity; Basic Education
Country(ies) and/or Operating Unit: / Nepal
Originating Office: / DR4 / Date: October 4, 2017
☐ Memo to a PAD Level IEE file
☐ Memo to a Supplemental IEE file
☒ Memo to a RCE/IEE file
☐ Memo to an ERC file / Provide DCN:
Provide DCN:
Provide DCN: Asia 15-087
Provide DCN:
Implementation Start/End: / Start: 8/4/2015 / End: 9/30/2020
LOP Funding Amount: / $22,473,160
Contract/Award Number (if known): / TBD
  1. Purpose for the Memo to the File:

The purpose is to increase the life of project (LOP) funding amount of the Housing Reconstruction Project to $22,473,160. This will accommodate a new activity focused on reconstruction support for vulnerable households, which has a total estimated amount (TEA) of $1,500,000.

The TBD activity for vulnerable households will strengthen the ongoing technical assistance work of Baliyo Ghar by focusing specifically on identifying homeowners within the project area who have not yet commenced construction of their house and providing access to information, designs and practical assistance to remove barriers and enable them to commence the construction of their home. This activity will fall under IR2 in the IEE. The locations affected are covered by Section 2.1 of the initial IEE. The list of possible impacts is reflected under Section 3.0 of the IEE.

The tentative partner for this activity, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) as a Category 1 Public International Organization (PIO), has its own set of environmental compliance procedures that align with the project IEE. UNOPS is therefore required to maintain a continuous process for ensuring compliance with environmental guidelines to ensure the proposed activities remain as categorical exclusions or within the bounds of the IEE determination. The Agreement Officer Representative will review the environmental safeguards that UNOPS intends to apply in the intervention of this intervention. Periodic monitoring of compliance with these safeguards through review of documentation and field site visits is required

There is no change to the IEE determination which is Negative Determination with Conditions*.

Approved:

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Laureen Reagan, USAID/AOR / ______
Date
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William Gibson, Bureau Environmental Officer / ______
Date

Distribution:

●Project Files

●Bureau Environmental Officer