81 FR 7513 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)

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The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 16-05]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to 
fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 
July 21, 1996.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell, 
DSCA/LMO, (703) 604-1546/(703) 607-5339.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittal 16-05 with attached Policy Justification 
and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: February 9, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 16-05
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act
    (i) Prospective Purchaser: Taipei Economic and Cultural 
Representative Office in the United States (TECRO)
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment*................................    $333 million
Other...................................................    $ 83 million
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  Total.................................................    $416 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE) includes:
    Thirteen (13) MK 15 Phalanx Block lB Baseline 2 Close-in Weapons 
System (CIWS) Guns
    Eight (8) CIWS Block 1 Baseline 0 to Block 1B Baseline 2 upgrade 
kits
    Two-hundred and sixty thousand (260,000) Rounds of 20mm MK 244 MOD 
0 Armor-Piercing Discarding Sabots (APDS)
    Non -MDE includes:
    20mm dummy rounds; spares to support the installation, maintenance 
and operation of the MK 15 Phalanx Block l B Baseline 2 systems; 
classified and unclassified publications; software; training; technical 
assistance; installations; other technical assistance; and logistical 
support.
    (iv) Military Department: NAVY (LHO)
    (v) Prior related cases, if any:
    TW-P-LFF, TW-P-LDA; P&A TW-PLHO, $320.2M, 10 October 2014.
    (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered. or Agreed to be 
Paid: None
    (vii) Sensitivity to Technology Contained in the Defense Article or 
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex.
    (viii) Date Report delivered to Congress: 16 December 2015
    *as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
(TECRO)--MK 15 Phalanx Block 1B Baseline 2 CIWS Guns, Upgrade Kits, 
Ammunition, and Support

    The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
United States has requested a possible sale of:
    Thirteen (13) MK 15 Phalanx Block 1B Baseline 2 Close-in Weapons 
System (CIWS) Guns
    Eight (8) CIWS Block 1 Baseline 0 to Block lB Baseline 2 upgrade 
kits
    Two-hundred and sixty thousand (260,000) Rounds of 20mm MK 244 MOD 
0 Armor Piercing Discarding Sabots (APDS)
    Also included in this possible sale are: 20mm dummy rounds; spares 
to support the installation, maintenance and operation of the MK 15 
Phalanx Block 1B Baseline 2 systems; classified and unclassified 
publications; software; training; technical assistance; installations; 
other technical assistance; and logistical support. The estimated cost 
is $416 million.
    This sale is consistent with United States law and policy as 
expressed in Public Law 96-8.
    This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security 
interests by supporting the recipient's continuing efforts to modernize 
its armed forces and enhance its defensive capability. The proposed 
sale will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in 
maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic 
progress in the region.
    The proposed sale will improve the recipient's capability in 
current and future defensive efforts. The recipient will use the 
enhanced capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to 
strengthen homeland defense. The recipient will have no difficulty 
absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor will be Raytheon Missile Systems Company in 
Tucson, Arizona. The purchaser has requested an offset of forty 
percent. At this time, agreements are undetermined and will be defined 
in negotiations between the purchaser and contractor.
    Implementation of this proposed sale should not require the 
permanent assignment of additional U.S. Government or contractor 
representatives outside the United States.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 16-05
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex
Item No. vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. Purchaser currently has forty-two (42) MK 15 Phalanx Close-In 
Weapon Systems (CIWS) Guns of various configurations, including Block 
0, Block 1 (Baselines 0, 1 and 2), Block 1A, and Block 1B Baseline 0. 
Purchaser will be upgrading eight (8) of its lower configurations as 
well as procuring thirteen (13) additional systems, all of which will 
have an end configuration of Block 1B Baseline 2 configuration. The 
main characteristics of the MK 15 Phalanx Block l B Baseline 2 CIWS Gun 
are:
    a. A Radar Upgrade that provides increased sensitivity on sea-
skimming threats and improved low-observable performance.
    b. A stabilized thermal imager and an automatic acquisition video 
tracker that were introduced with the Block 1B Baseline 0 
configuration. These components provide the capability to engage small, 
high speed, maneuvering surface craft and low, slow aircraft and 
helicopters. The thermal imager also improves performance against Anti-
Ship Cruise Missiles by carrying out more accurate angle tracking 
information to the fire control computer. Purchaser has already been 
provided this capability with the Block 1B Baseline 0 previously 
procured via an FMS case.
    c. The Optimized Gun Barrel that was also introduced with the Block 
l B Baseline 0 and provides improved dispersion performance of the 
ammunition when the system is fired. This gun barrel also permits use 
of the MK 244 ammunition, an enhanced lethal cartridge capable of 
penetrating harder warheads in use today. Purchaser has already been 
provided this capability with the Block l B Baseline 0 previously 
procured via an FMS case.
    2. Although the MK 15 Phalanx Block 1B Baseline 2 CIWS Gun is 
considered state-of-the-art technology, there is no Critical Program 
Information associated with the MK 15 Phalanx CIWS hardware, technical 
documentation, or software. The highest classification of the hardware 
to be exported is UNCLASSIFIED. The highest classification of the 
technical documentation to be exported is CONFIDENTIAL; there is only 
one CONFIDENTIAL technical manual that will be exported, which is 
required for the operation of the MK 15 Phalanx CIWS. The highest 
classification of software to be exported is UNCLASSIFIED. The MK 15 
Phalanx CIWS meets Anti-Tampering requirements. Only Organizational-
Level and Intermediate-Level maintenance capability will be exported. 
The Maintenance Plan for the MK 15 CIWS limits Intermediate-Level 
maintenance to the system's Gun and Ammunition Handling System.
    3. A determination has been made that the recipient country can 
provide the same degree of protection for the sensitive technology 
being released as the U.S. Government. This sale is

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necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national 
security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
    4. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the recipient.

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paperwork and respondent burden, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern current post-secondary educational
conducts a pre-clearance consultation Time, Monday through Friday. expenses. The National Service Trust
program to provide the general public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Voucher and Payment Request Form/
and federal agencies with an Nahid Jarrett, 202–606–6753, or by National Service Trust Manual Payment
opportunity to comment on proposed email at njarrett@cns.gov. Request Form is the document that a
and/or continuing collections of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CNCS is
member uses to access his or her
information in accordance with the particularly interested in comments account in the National Service Trust.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 that: The information collection will
(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A)). • Evaluate whether the proposed otherwise be used in the same manner
This program helps to ensure that collection of information is necessary as the existing application. CNCS also
requested data can be provided in the for the proper performance of the seeks to continue using the current
desired format, reporting burden (time functions of CNCS, including whether application until the revised application
and financial resources) is minimized, the information will have practical is approved by OMB. The current
collection instruments are clearly utility; application is due to expire on 03/31/
understood, and the impact of collection • Evaluate the accuracy of the 2016.
requirements on respondents can be agency’s estimate of the burden of the Type of Review: Renewal.
properly assessed. proposed collection of information, Agency: CNCS.
Currently, CNCS is soliciting including the validity of the Title: National Service Trust Voucher
comments concerning its proposed methodology and assumptions used; and Payment Request Form/National
renewal of the National Service Trust • Enhance the quality, utility, and Service Trust Manual Payment Request
Voucher and Payment Request Form/ clarity of the information to be Form.
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collected; and
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• Minimize the burden of the
which is used to make payments to Affected Public: Individuals using a
collection of information on those who
repay qualified student loans and to pay Segal AmeriCorps Education Award,
are expected to respond, including the
for the cost of attending eligible post- authorized school officials and qualified
use of appropriate automated,
secondary educational institutions and loan servicers.
electronic, mechanical, or other
approved School-to-Work programs. Total Respondents: 162,000.
technological collection techniques or
Prior to making the payments, CNCS Frequency: One or more per education
other forms of information technology
will review information from the forms award.
(e.g., permitting electronic submissions
and compare it to information taken Average Time per Response: Averages
of responses).
from the AmeriCorps members’ 5 minutes.
education award account(s) to ensure Background Estimated Total Burden Hours:
that the payments meet the CNCS supports programs that provide 13,500.
requirements of the law. This opportunities for individuals who want Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
information collection is not required to to become involved in national service. None.
be considered for obtaining grant The service opportunities cover a wide Total Burden Cost (operating/
funding support. range of activities over varying periods maintenance): None.
Copies of the information collection of time. Upon successfully completing Comments submitted in response to
request can be obtained by contacting an agreed-upon term of service in an this notice will be summarized and/or
the office listed in the ADDRESSES approved AmeriCorps program, an included in the request for Office of
section of this Notice. AmeriCorps member receives an Management and Budget approval of the
DATES: Written comments must be education award. information collection request; they will
submitted to the individual and office The National Service Trust is the also become a matter of public record.
listed in the ADDRESSES section by April office within CNCS that administers the Dated: February 5, 2016.
12, 2016. education award program. This involves Maggie Taylor-Coates,
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, tracking the service for all AmeriCorps Chief of Trust Operations.
identified by the title of the information members, ensuring that certain [FR Doc. 2016–02861 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am]
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following methods: legislation are met, and processing
(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for school and loan payments that the
National and Community Service, members authorize both manually and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
National Service Trust; Attention: Nahid electronically through the
Jarrett, Trust Officer, 250 E Street SW., MyAmeriCorps portal. With this form Office of the Secretary
Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20525. AmeriCorps members request Segal
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to [Transmittal No. 16–05]
Education Award payments, schools
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Attention: Nahid Jarrett. information collection request. SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
(4) Electronically through After an AmeriCorps member publishing the unclassified text of a
www.regulations.gov. completes a period of national service, section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.
Individuals who use a the individual receives an education This is published to fulfill the
telecommunications device for the deaf award that can be used to pay against requirements of section 155 of Public
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FR Citation		81 FR 7513

81 FR 7513 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

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