81_FR_7555 81 FR 7526 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

81 FR 7526 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

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

Page Range7526-7528
FR Document2016-02938

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. 15-72]


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.

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 15-72 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. 15-72
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
    (i) Prospective Purchaser:
    Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United 
States (TECRO)
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *.................  $300.0 million
Other.....................................  $ 75.0 million
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    Total.................................  $375.0 million
 
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE) includes:

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    Thirty-Six (36) Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAVs)
    Weapons
     Thirty (30) .50 Caliber M2 machine guns
     Six (6) 7.62mm M240 machine guns
    Non-MDE included with this request are: Enhanced Armored Applique 
Kits (EAAK); spares; training; support and test equipment; 
publications; contractor engineering technical services; engineering 
technical services; logistical, training, engineering and program 
support; and other technical assistance.
    (iv) Military Department: NAVY (SEQ)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS Case SDR-$173 million-04 SEP 
02
    (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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
(TECRO)--Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAVs)

    The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
United States has requested a possible sale of the following:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE) includes:
    Thirty-Six (36) Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAVs)
    Weapons
     Thirty (30) .50 Caliber M2 machine guns
     Six (6) 7.62mm M240 machine guns
    Non-MDE included with this request are: Enhanced Armored Applique 
Kits (EAAK); spares; weapons; training; support and test equipment; 
publications; contractor engineering technical services; engineering 
technical services; logistical, training, engineering and program 
support; and other technical assistance. The estimated MDE cost is $300 
million. The total estimated cost is $375 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 
vehicles to augment existing vehicles and will have no difficulty 
absorbing these new vehicles into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
significantly alter the basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor supporting the refurbishment has not been 
selected. 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 proposed sale should not require the 
permanent assignment of additional U.S. Government 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. 15-72
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. The Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) Al Reliability 
Availability Maintainability (RAM) Rebuild to Standard (RS) Family of 
Vehicles (FOV) end items, trainers, and components are UNCLASSIFIED. 
The technical and operational elements of these systems, and any 
related data, are classified up to SECRET to protect vulnerabilities, 
design and performance parameters, and similar critical information.
    2. 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.
    3. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the recipient.

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7526 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 29 / Friday, February 12, 2016 / Notices Support/Logistical Support, Contractor have no difficulty absorbing this optics and a second generation Standard Technical Support, and other associated equipment into its armed forces. Advanced Dewar Assembly (SADA) II equipment and services. The proposed sale of this equipment thermal sensor into a single housing; (iv) Military Department: U.S. Army and support will not alter the basic direct view optics that provide viewing (TW–B–ZBT) military balance in the region. the target scene in daylight and non- (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None The principal contractor involved in obscured conditions; introduction of (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, this program is Raytheon Missile both passive and active eye safe laser- Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None Systems (RMS) of Tucson, Arizona, and ranging; development of embedded (vii) Sensitivity of Technology McKinney, Texas. The purchaser training and training sustainment; Contained in the Defense Article or normally requests industrial automatic bore sight which allows the Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: cooperation at forty percent, but at this gunner to align the night vision system See Attached Annex. time there are no known offset with the direct view optics; insertion of (viii) Date Report Delivered to agreements proposed in connection advanced Built-In Test/Built-In Test Congress: 16 December 2015 with this potential sale. Equipment (BIT/BITE) which provides * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Implementation of this proposed sale fault detection and recognition and go/ Arms Export Control Act. will require the U.S. Government or no go status for the gunner; and an contractor representatives to travel to Aided Target Tracker (ATT) that POLICY JUSTIFICATION the recipient for multiple period of provides the capability to process Taipei Economic and Cultural equipment de-processing/fielding, infrared imagery into recognizable Representatives Office in the United system checkout, and new equipment contour features used to assist the States - TOW 2B Aero Radio Frequency training. There will be no more than ten gunner’s aim point. (RF) Missile (BGM-71F-Series), Support contractor personnel at any one time 3. If a technologically advanced and Training and all efforts will take less than 16 adversary were to obtain knowledge of weeks in total. the specific hardware and software The Taipei Economic and Cultural There will be no adverse impact on elements, the information could be used Representative Office in the United U.S. defense readiness as a result of this to develop countermeasures that might States has requested a possible sale of proposed sale. reduce weapon system effectiveness or seven hundred sixty-nine (769) TOW 2B be used in the development of a system Aero Radio Frequency (RF) Missiles Transmittal No. 16–01 with similar or advanced capabilities. (BGM-71F-Series). This proposed sale Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of All defense articles and services listed also includes fourteen (14) Radio Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(l) of the in this transmittal have been authorized Frequency (RF) TOW 2B Aero (BGM- Anns Export Control Act, as amended for release and export to the recipient. 71F-Series) Fly-to-Buy Missiles for lot Annex [FR Doc. 2016–02891 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] acceptance testing, forty-six (46) Improved Target Acquisition System Item No. vii BILLING CODE 5001–06–P (ITAS) Launchers, four (4) Improved (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: Target Acquisition System (ITAS) 1. The TOW 2B Aero Radio Frequency Launcher spares, Missile support DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (RF) Missile (BGM–71F–3–RF) is a fly- Equipment, Government-Furnished over-shootdown missile designed to Office of the Secretary Equipment, Technical Manuals/ defeat armored vehicles. TOW missiles Publications, Spare Parts, Tool and Test are fired from a variety of TOW [Transmittal No. 15–72] Equipment, Trainers, U.S. Government Launchers in the U .S. Army, U.S. Technical Support/Integrated Logistical Marine Corps and Foreign Military Sales 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification Support, Contractor Technical Support, (FMS) customer forces. The TOW 2B AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation and other associated equipment and Aero RF missile can be launched from Agency, DoD. services. The estimated cost is $268 the same launcher platforms as the million. ACTION: Notice. existing wire-guided TOW 2B and TOW This sale is consistent with United 2B Aero missiles without modification SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is States law and policy as expressed in to the launcher. The TOW 2B missile publishing the unclassified text of a Public Law 96–8. (both wire & RF) contains two tracker section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This proposed sale serves U.S. beacons (xenon and thermal) for the This is published to fulfill the national, economic, and security launcher to track and guide the missile requirements of section 155 of Public interests by supporting the recipient’s in flight. Guidance commands from the Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996. continuing efforts to modernize its launcher are provided to the missile by FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: armed forces and enchance its defensive an RF link contained within the missile Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell, capability. The proposed sale will help case. Software for performance data, DSCA/LMO, (703) 604–1546/(703) 607– improve the security of the recipient lethality penetration, and sensors are 5339. and assist in maintaining political classified SECRET. The following is a copy of a letter to stability, military, balance, and 2. The Improved Target Acquisition the Speaker of the House of economic progress in the region. System (ITAS) is designed to fire all asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2 Representatives, Transmittal 15–72 with The proposed sale of TOW 2B existing versions of the TOW missile attached Policy Justification and Missiles, ITAS Launchers, and technical and consists of a Target Acquisition Sensitivity of Technology. support will advance the recipient’s Subsystem (TAS), a Fire Control efforts to develop and integrated ground Subsystem (FCS), a Li-Ion Battery Box Dated: February 9, 2016. defense capability. A strong national (LBB), a modified Traversing Unit (TU) Aaron Siegel, defense and dedicated military force plus the standard launch tube and Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison will assist the recipient in its efforts to tripod. The ITAS provides for the Officer, Department of Defense. maintain stability. 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Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 29/Friday, February 12, 2016 /Notices 7527 DEFENSE SECUAITY COOPERATION AGENCY am taTh staEet sourH, aTe sos ARLINGTON, VA 2ezuz—kane The Honorable Paul D3, Ryan Speaker of the House DEC 1 6 1015 U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 15—72, concerning the Department of the Navy‘s proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Taipe? Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States for defense articles and services estimated to cost $375 million. After this letter is delivered to your office, we plan to issue a news release to notify the public of this proposed sale. Sincerely, Director Enclosures: 1. Transmital 2. Policy Justification 3. Sensitivity of Technology BILLING CODE 5001—06—C Taipei Economic and Cultural TOtAL ... $375.0 million Transmittal No. 15—72 Representative Office in the United *as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms States (TECRO) Export Control Act. Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of (ii) Total Estimated Value: (iii) Description and Quantity or Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended Major Defense Equip— $300.0 million Quantities of Articles or Services under ment *. Consideration for Purchase: (i) Prospective Purchaser: OtHEP ......lcceereee $ 75.0 million Major Defense Equipment (MDE] includes:

7528 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 29 / Friday, February 12, 2016 / Notices Thirty-Six (36) Assault Amphibious MDE cost is $300 million. The total operational elements of these systems, Vehicles (AAVs) estimated cost is $375 million. and any related data, are classified up Weapons This sale is consistent with United to SECRET to protect vulnerabilities, • Thirty (30) .50 Caliber M2 machine States law and policy as expressed in design and performance parameters, and guns Public Law 96–8. similar critical information. • Six (6) 7.62mm M240 machine guns This proposed sale serves U.S. 2. If a technologically advanced Non-MDE included with this request national, economic, and security adversary were to obtain knowledge of are: Enhanced Armored Applique Kits interests by supporting the recipient’s the specific hardware and software (EAAK); spares; training; support and continuing efforts to modernize its elements, the information could be used test equipment; publications; contractor armed forces and enhance its defensive to develop countermeasures that might engineering technical services; capability. The proposed sale will help reduce weapon system effectiveness or engineering technical services; improve the security of the recipient be used in the development of a system logistical, training, engineering and and assist in maintaining political with similar advanced capabilities. program support; and other technical stability, military balance, and 3. All defense articles and services assistance. economic progress in the region. listed in this transmittal have been (iv) Military Department: NAVY (SEQ) The proposed sale will improve the authorized for release and export to the (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS recipient’s capability in current and recipient. Case SDR-$173 million-04 SEP 02 future defensive efforts. The recipient [FR Doc. 2016–02938 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, will use these vehicles to augment BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None existing vehicles and will have no (vii) Sensitivity of Technology difficulty absorbing these new vehicles Contained in the Defense Article or into its armed forces. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: The proposed sale of this equipment See Attached Annex and support will not significantly alter Office of the Secretary (viii) Date Report Delivered to the basic military balance in the region. Congress: 16 December 2015 The prime contractor supporting the [Transmittal No. 15–45] POLICY JUSTIFICATION refurbishment has not been selected. The purchaser normally requests 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification Taipei Economic and Cultural industrial cooperation at forty percent, Representative Office in the United but at this time there are no known AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense States (TECRO)—Assault Amphibious offset agreements proposed in Security Cooperation Agency. Vehicles (AAVs) connection with this potential sale. ACTION: Notice. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Implementation of this proposed sale SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is Representative Office in the United should not require the permanent publishing the unclassified text of a States has requested a possible sale of assignment of additional U.S. section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. the following: Government or contractor This is published to fulfill the Major Defense Equipment (MDE) representatives to the recipient. requirements of section 155 of Public includes: There will be no adverse impact on Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996. Thirty-Six (36) Assault Amphibious U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vehicles (AAVs) Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell, Weapons Transmittal No. 15–72 DSCA/LMO, (703) 604–1546/(703) 607– • Thirty (30) .50 Caliber M2 machine Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of 5339. guns Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the The following is a copy of a letter to • Six (6) 7.62mm M240 machine guns Arms Export Control Act Annex Item the Speaker of the House of Non-MDE included with this request No. vii Representatives, Transmittal 15–45 with are: Enhanced Armored Applique Kits attached Policy Justification and (EAAK); spares; weapons; training; (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: Sensitivity of Technology. support and test equipment; 1. The Amphibious Assault Vehicles publications; contractor engineering (AAV) Al Reliability Availability Dated: February 9, 2016. technical services; engineering technical Maintainability (RAM) Rebuild to Aaron Siegel, services; logistical, training, engineering Standard (RS) Family of Vehicles (FOV) Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison and program support; and other end items, trainers, and components are Officer, Department of Defense. technical assistance. The estimated UNCLASSIFIED. The technical and BILLING CODE 5001–06–P asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:38 Feb 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1


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FR Citation81 FR 7526 
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