81 FR 7518 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-02842 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 7518-7520] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-02842] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Transmittal No. 15-27] 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell, DSCA/LMO, (703) 604-1546/(703) 607-5339. [[Page 7519]] The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 15-27 with attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology. Dated: February 8, 2016. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. BILLING CODE 5001-06-P [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN12FE16.000 BILLING CODE 5001-06-C Transmittal No. 15-27 Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended (i) Prospective Purchaser: Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (ii) Total Estimated Value: Major Defense Equipment *............................... $ 25 million Other................................................... $165 million --------------- Total................................................. $190 million (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase: The sale, refurbishment, and upgrade of two (2) Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigates (FFG-7) being provided as Excess Defense Articles (EDA). Each vessel will be equipped with the MK-92 Mod 6 Fire Control System, the SSQ-89V(9) Anti-Submarine Warfare System, the MK-75 76mm Gun System, Phalanx 20mm Close-In-Weapon System (CIWS) (Block l B), MK-13 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS), AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System, SPS-49 [[Page 7520]] Radar, SQR-19 Towed Array Sonar, SQS-56 Sonar, spare and repair parts, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, provisioning, system integration, U.S. Government and contractor logistics, engineering, and technical support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support. (iv) Military Department: Navy (SEP) (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None (vii) Sensitivity of 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--Refurbishment and Upgrades of EDA Oliver Perry Class Frigates (FFG-7) The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States has requested the possible sale, refurbishment, and upgrade of two (2) Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigates (FFG-7) being provided as Excess Defense Articles (EDA). Each vessel will be equipped with the MK-92 Mod 6 Fire Control System, the SQQ-89V(9) Anti-Submarine Warfare System, the MK-75 76mm Gun System, Phalanx 20mm Close-In-Weapon System (CIWS) (Block I B), MK-13 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS), AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System, SPS-49 Radar, SQR-19 Towed Array Sonar, SQS-56 Sonar, spare and repair parts, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, provisioning, system integration, U.S. Government and contractor logistics, engineering, and technical support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated cost is $190 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 these ships to replace existing Knox Class destroyers which have reached the end of their useful service life. The EDA Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigates (FFG-7) will be more sustainable, provide increased Anti- Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability as a deterrent to local threats, require less maintenance, and reduce life cycle support costs. The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing these ships and equipment into its armed forces. The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region. The principal contractor will be selected through a competitive procurement conducted by the U.S. Government in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The purchaser normally requests industrial cooperation at forty percent, but at this time there are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. Implementation of this sale will not require the assignment of any additional U.S. Government personnel or contractor representatives to the recipient. There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale. Transmittal No. 15-27 Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act Item No. vii (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: 1. The equipment to be delivered with these Oliver Perry Class Frigates (FFG-7) is similar to the equipment currently on customer ships or in inventory. This includes Close-ln- Weapon System (CIWS) (Block IB), MK 75 76mm gun, MK 13 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS) for their STANDARD Missile (SM-1) and Harpoon Block II missiles. MK 32 SVTT is an over-the-side launching system for light weight torpedoes. The Link 11 system provides data sharing capability with other platforms. Operational performance characteristics for CIWS, Harpoon, and the MK 75 gun are classified SECRET. With the exception of CIWS IB and Harpoon Block II, all other equipment being provided in this program is considered legacy technology within the U.S. Navy. 2. The SQQ-89V(9) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) system is being introduced to customer inventory through this program. This system represents an upgrade in capability for the customer, which will enhance the recipient's ASW capabilities. The operating system software and operating manuals are both classified SECRET. Operational performance is classified SECRET. The technical and operational elements of this system, and any related data, are classified SECRET. The SQQ-89V(9) will result in the transfer of highly accurate ASW sensing and detection capability. 3. The technical and operational elements of these systems, and any related data, are classified to protect vulnerabilities, design and performance parameters, and similar critical information. Uncontrolled release of sensitive technological information on these systems could reveal capabilities and possible vulnerabilities. 4. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could be used to develop countermeasures that might reduce weapon system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar advanced capabilities. 5. A determination has been made that the recipient can provide the same degree of protection for the sensitive technology being released as the U.S. Government. This sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification. 6. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal have been authorized for release and export to the recipient. [FR Doc. 2016-02842 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P
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Non-MDE items included are This sale is consistent with United tracking head trainer contain highly
Integrated Electronic Technical Manuals States law and policy as expressed in sensitive technology and are classified
(IETMs), Government-Furnished Public Law 96–8. CONFIDENTIAL. Missile System
Equipment, spare and repair parts, This proposed sale serves U.S. hardware components contain sensitive
Telemeters, Range and Test Support, national, economic, and security critical technologies. Stinger Block I
contractor technical support, contractor interests by supporting the recipient’s critical technology is primarily in the
training, contractor engineering continuing efforts to modernize its area of design and production know-
services, and contractor logistics armed forces and enhance its defensive how and not end-items. This sensitive
services. Also included are capability. The proposed sale will help critical technology is inherent in the
consolidation, Total Package Fielding, improve the security of the recipient hybrid microcircuit assemblies; micro-
Material Fielding Team, Field Service and assist in maintaining political processors; magnetic and amorphous
Representative (FSR), U.S. Government stability, military balance, and metals; purification; firmware; printed
Technical Support, and other associated economic progress in the region. circuit boards; laser roll rate sensor;
equipment and services. The proposed sale will improve the dual detector assembly; detector filters;
(iv) Military Department: Army (XX– recipient’s capability in current and optical coatings; ultraviolet sensors;
B–ZBU) future defensive efforts. The recipient compounding and handling of
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None will use the enhanced capability as a electronic, electro-optic, and optical
deterrent to regional threats and to materials; test equipment operating
(vi) Sales Commission. Fee, etc., Paid, strengthen homeland defense. instructions; energetic materials
Offered, or agreed to be paid: None The recipient intends to use these fabrication and loading technology;
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology defense articles and services to warhead components and seeker
Contained in the Defense Article or modernize its armed forces and to assembly. Information on
Defense Services Proposed to be sold: expand its existing air defense countermeasures vulnerability to
See Attached Annex architecture to counter threats posed by electronic countermeasures, system
(viii) Date Report Delivered to air attack. The recipient will have no performance capabilities and
Congress: 16 December 2015 difficulty absorbing this equipment into effectiveness, simulation and test data
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the its armed forces. and software source code are classified
Arms Export Control Act. The proposed sale of this equipment up to SECRET.
and support will not alter the basic b. Loss of this hardware and/or data
POLICY JUSTIFICATION military balance in the region. could permit development of
Taipei Economic and Cultural The principal contractor involved in information leading to the exploitation
Representative Office (TECRO) in the this program is Raytheon Missile of countermeasures. Therefore, if a
United States—Block I—92F MANPAD Systems, Tucson, Arizona. The recipient technologically capable adversary were
Stinger Missiles and Related Equipment normally requests industrial to obtain missile hardware or associated
and Support cooperation at forty percent, but at this development or production information,
time there are no known offset the missile system could be
The Taipei Economic and Cultural agreements proposed in connection
Representative Office in the United compromised through reverse
with this potential sale. engineering techniques which could
States has requested a possible sale of Implementation of this proposed sale
two-hundred and fifty (250) Block I–92F defeat the weapon system’s
will require visits to the recipient by effectiveness.
MANPAD Stinger Missiles, four (4) twelve (12) U.S. Government or 2. All defense articles and services
Block I–92F MANPAD Stinger Fly-to- contractor representatives for a period of listed in this transmittal have been
Buy Missiles, one (1) Captive Flight six (6) weeks (Non-concurrent). authorized for release and export to the
Trainer (CFT), forty two (42) Field There will be no adverse impact on recipient.
Handling Trainers (FHTs), seventy (70) U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
Gripstock Control Groups, seventy (70) [FR Doc. 2016–02862 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am]
proposed sale.
Medium Thermal Weapon Sights BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
(MTWS), forty-two (42) Tracking Head Transmittal No. 16–06
Trainers (THTs), four (4) Sierra Coolant Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Recharging Units (CRUs), one (1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the
Missile Go/No Go Test Set, four (4) Arms Export Control Act, as amended Office of the Secretary
MQM–170 Outlaw Target Drones, sixty-
Annex [Transmittal No. 15–27]
two (62) Identification Friend or Foe
(IFF), IFF Development, one (1) Stinger Item No. vii
Troop Proficiency Trainer (STPT). Also 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
(viii) Sensitivity of Technology:
included are Integrated Electronic 1. The highest classification of the AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation
Technical Manuals (IETMs),Government Stinger 92F Reprogrammable Micro- Agency, Department of Defense.
Furnished Equipment, spare and repair Processor (RMP) Block I Missile and ACTION: Notice.
parts, Telemeters, Range and Test Stinger Man-Portable Air Defense
Support, contractor technical support, System (MANPADS) hardware is SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of a
asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2
contractor training, contractor CONFIDENTIAL, and the highest
engineering services, contractor logistics classification of data and information is section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.
services, consolidation, Total Package SECRET. This is published to fulfill the
Fielding, Material Fielding Team, Field a. The Stinger RMP Block I Missile, requirements of section 155 of Public
Service Representative (FSR), U.S. hardware, embedded software object Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996.
Government Technical Support, and code and operating documentation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
other associated equipment and contain sensitive technology and are Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell,
services. The estimated value is classified CONFIDENTIAL. The DSCA/LMO, (703) 604–1546/(703) 607–
$216,848,586. guidance section of the missile and 5339.
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Radar, SQR–19 Towed Array Sonar, future defensive efforts. The recipient recipient’s ASW capabilities. The
SQS–56 Sonar, spare and repair parts, will use these ships to replace existing operating system software and operating
publications and technical Knox Class destroyers which have manuals are both classified SECRET.
documentation, personnel training and reached the end of their useful service Operational performance is classified
training equipment, provisioning, life. The EDA Oliver Hazard Perry Class SECRET. The technical and operational
system integration, U.S. Government Frigates (FFG–7) will be more elements of this system, and any related
and contractor logistics, engineering, sustainable, provide increased Anti- data, are classified SECRET. The SQQ–
and technical support services, and Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability as 89V(9) will result in the transfer of
other related elements of logistics and a deterrent to local threats, require less highly accurate ASW sensing and
program support. maintenance, and reduce life cycle detection capability.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (SEP) support costs. The recipient will have 3. The technical and operational
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None no difficulty absorbing these ships and elements of these systems, and any
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, equipment into its armed forces. related data, are classified to protect
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None The proposed sale of this equipment vulnerabilities, design and performance
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology and support will not alter the basic parameters, and similar critical
Contained in the Defense Article or military balance in the region. information. Uncontrolled release of
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: The principal contractor will be sensitive technological information on
See Attached Annex selected through a competitive these systems could reveal capabilities
(viii) Date Report Delivered to procurement conducted by the U.S. and possible vulnerabilities.
Congress: 16 December 2015 Government in accordance with the
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the 4. If a technologically advanced
Federal Acquisition Regulation. The adversary were to obtain knowledge of
Arms Export Control Act.
purchaser normally requests industrial the specific hardware and software
POLICY JUSTIFICATION cooperation at forty percent, but at this elements, the information could be used
Taipei Economic and Cultural time there are no known offset to develop countermeasures that might
Representative Office in the United agreements proposed in connection reduce weapon system effectiveness or
States—Refurbishment and Upgrades of with this potential sale. be used in the development of a system
EDA Oliver Perry Class Frigates (FFG–7) Implementation of this sale will not with similar advanced capabilities.
require the assignment of any additional 5. A determination has been made
The Taipei Economic and Cultural U.S. Government personnel or that the recipient can provide the same
Representative Office in the United contractor representatives to the degree of protection for the sensitive
States has requested the possible sale, recipient. technology being released as the U.S.
refurbishment, and upgrade of two (2) There will be no adverse impact on Government. This sale is necessary in
Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigates U.S. defense readiness as a result of this furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy
(FFG–7) being provided as Excess proposed sale. and national security objectives
Defense Articles (EDA). Each vessel will
Transmittal No. 15–27 outlined in the Policy Justification.
be equipped with the MK–92 Mod 6
6. All defense articles and services
Fire Control System, the SQQ–89V(9) Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of listed in this transmittal have been
Anti-Submarine Warfare System, the Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the authorized for release and export to the
MK–75 76mm Gun System, Phalanx Arms Export Control Act recipient.
20mm Close-In-Weapon System (CIWS)
(Block I B), MK–13 Guided Missile Item No. vii [FR Doc. 2016–02842 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am]
Launching System (GMLS), AN/SLQ–32 (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
Electronic Warfare System, SPS–49 1. The equipment to be delivered with
Radar, SQR–19 Towed Array Sonar, these Oliver Perry Class Frigates (FFG–
SQS–56 Sonar, spare and repair parts, 7) is similar to the equipment currently DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
publications and technical on customer ships or in inventory. This
includes Close-ln- Weapon System Office of the Secretary
documentation, personnel training and
training equipment, provisioning, (CIWS) (Block IB), MK 75 76mm gun, [Transmittal No. 15–44]
system integration, U.S. Government MK 13 Guided Missile Launching
and contractor logistics, engineering, System (GMLS) for their STANDARD 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
and technical support services, and Missile (SM–1) and Harpoon Block II
other related elements of logistics and missiles. MK 32 SVTT is an over-the- AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation
program support. The estimated cost is side launching system for light weight Agency, Department of Defense.
$190 million. torpedoes. The Link 11 system provides ACTION: Notice.
This sale is consistent with United data sharing capability with other
States law and policy as expressed in platforms. Operational performance SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
Public Law 96–8. characteristics for CIWS, Harpoon, and publishing the unclassified text of a
This proposed sale serves U.S. the MK 75 gun are classified SECRET. section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.
national, economic, and security With the exception of CIWS IB and This is published to fulfill the
interests by supporting the recipient’s Harpoon Block II, all other equipment requirements of section 155 of Public
Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996.
asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2
continuing efforts to modernize its being provided in this program is
armed forces and enhance its defensive considered legacy technology within the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
capability. The proposed sale will help U.S. Navy. Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell,
improve the security of the recipient 2. The SQQ–89V(9) Anti-Submarine DSCA/LMO, (703) 604–1546/(703) 607–
and assist in maintaining political Warfare (ASW) system is being 5339.
stability, military balance, and introduced to customer inventory The following is a copy of a letter to
economic progress in the region. through this program. This system the Speaker of the House of
The proposed sale will improve the represents an upgrade in capability for Representatives, Transmittal 15–44 with
recipient’s capability in current and the customer, which will enhance the attached Policy Justification.
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