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US Agency for International Development (USAID) I Pakistan Initial Environmental Examination (IEE), Amendment-2

USAID Sindh Basic Education Program (SBEP)

Program/Project/ Activity Data:

Activity/Project Title: USAID Sindh Basic Education Program Solicitation #: N.A.

(SBEP)

Contract/Award Number (if known): N.A

Geographic Location: Pakistan; 391

Originating Bureau/Office: USAID Pakistan, Karachi Office (Sindh and Balochistan)

DCN and date of Original document: OAPA-11-APR-PAK-Supplemental IEE: 0Yes l:8J No 0023, approved on April 11, 2011 Amendment: IZIYes 0 No DCN and ECD link(s) of Amendment(s): Amendment No. l Programmatic IEE: DY es l:8J No OAPA-13-JAN-PAK-0006, approved on January 07, 2013

Amendment No. : 2

Funding Amount: $155,000,000 Life of Project Amount: $155,000,000

Implementation Start/End: FY 2011 - December 31, 2018

Prepared By: Ghufran Shafi, Project Management Date Prepared: February 12, 2015

Specialist-Engineerin~

Expiration Date (if any) : December 31 , 2018 Reporting due dates (if any): N.A.

Environmental Media and/or Human Health Potentially Impacted (check all that apply): None D Air l:8l Water l:8l Land l:8l Biodiversity n Human Healthl><I OtherO Recommended Threshold Determination: l:8J Negative Determination l:8J with conditions D Deferral l:8J Categorical Exclusion D Exemption D Positive Determination D USG Domestic NEPA action

Climate Change: 0GCC/ Adaption 0GCC/Mitigation D Climate Change Vulnerability Analysis (included)

Adaptation/Mitigation Measures: Not Applicable.

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US Agency for International Development (USAID) I Pakistan Initial Environmental Examination (IEE), Amendment-2

USAID Sindh Basic Education Program (SBEP)

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS:

1.0 Background and Project/Activity Description 1.1 Purpose and Scope of IEE

The purpose of this Amendment No. 2 of the IEE; OAPA-l 1-APR-PAK-0023 and the Amendment No. 1; OAPA-13-JAN-PAK-0006 is; to extend the activity LOP from September 30, 2016 to December 31, 2018.

The scope of work and nature of all activities established under the original IEE and Amendment No. 1, as well as all conditions, limitations and revisions established in the original IEE and Amendment I for all activities remain the same and in force for the extended I ,OP duration.

2.0 Threshold Determinations: This section of original IEE; OAPA-11-APR-P AK-0023 and the Amendment No. 1; OAPA- l 3-JAN-PAK-0006, remains unchanged.

3.0 Recommended Actions: This section of original IEE; OAPA-l l-APR-PAK-0023 and the Amendment No. l; OAPA-13-JAN-PAK-0006, remains unchanged.

4.0 Conditions for Approval: This section of original IEE; OAPA-l l-APR-PAK-0023 and the Amendment No. 1; OAPA-13-JAN-PAK-0006, remains unchanged.

5.0 Limitations of IEE: 'Ibis section of original IEE; OAPA-l l-APR-PAK-0023 and the Amendment No. 1; OAPA-13-JAN-PAK.-0006, remains unchanged.

6.0 Revisions In accordance with 22 CFR 2 l 6.3(a)(9,) if a project is revised or new information becomes available, which indicates that a proposed action might be "major" and its effects "significant,"' the Determination will be reviewed and revised by the originator(s) of the program and projects and submitted through the MEO to the Bureau Environmental Officers, OAPA, for approval and, if warranted, an environmental assessment will be launched and scoping statement and environmental assessment report prepared. lbe scoping and EA process, if determined necessary during scoping, will follow and comply with 22 CFR 216.3(a)(4). It is the responsibility of the COR/PM to timely inform the MEO and BEO-OAPA of any changes in the scope and nature of approved activities, which may warrant the revision of the approved threshold decisions.

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US Agency for International Development (USAID) I Pakistan Initial Environmental Examination (IEE), Amendment-2

USAID Sindh Basic Education Program (SBEP)

NTAL ACTION RECOMMENDED:

-- -~~ Deputy Mission Director: - -=------"/77 ____ ""--...:--/ _ P" ___ _ Date: (Sindh and Balochistan)~ Leon S. Waskin

Mission Enviromnental Officer: 1= J&trrt ~ Date: <Z•Z 127/ ?'"' I:; Asim Aziz

Regional Envirorunental Advisor: C 01t4.{/J.d ViA e,,...J Date: f) 2,/ f.z o !'> . (OAP A) Andrei Barannik

c "?I , ' I fa~" Office Director: -~'-=---~/_C_~-=~--(OPM) Sara Walter

Deputy Mission Director: _ _ t_~_,i-_/1 __ ·'2_1 ___ _ _

Catherine Moore

CONCURRE~CE:

Bureau Environmental Officer: , ~ l.I~ Gordon Weynand

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Date: 'JI <It 5--­,

0ate: 3 I i.. 7 ! 1 .J

Distribution: 1). Project files, 2). Mission IEE Data base, 3). OAA, 4). RLA

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IEE Amendment-2 for "USAID Sindh Basic Education Program (SBEP)"

Andrei Barannik <abarannik@usaid.gov> Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 4:33 PM To: Asim Aziz <aaziz@usaid.gov> Cc: Ghufran Shafi <GShafi@usaid.gov>, Randy Hatfield <RHatfield@usaid.gov>, Ashley Marcus <amarcus@usaid.gov>

Dear Asim - although, Friday is weekend in Afghanistan, I reviewed - looks OK - pis put" concurred by e-mail" on REA line and af ter t he Amnd is signed by MD send it to Gordon Weynand, BEO/OAPA (cced t o Megan Strembitsky) for his review and approval. Pis r emind A/COR to keep good project environmental compliance file along the checklist I left long time ago. If d be good to have some "environmental lessons learned" distilled and have A/COR & MEO do field supervision, security permits. W /R from Kabul, Andrei (Quoted text hidden)

Andrei D. Barannik Mission Environmental Officer/ Afghanistan Regional Environmental Adviser for Central and South Asia & OAP A USA ID

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