82 FR 33076 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 137 (July 19, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-15072

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 16-68]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217 or 
Pamela Young, (703) 697-9107; DSCA/DSA-RAN.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is 
published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-
164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 16-68 with 
attached Policy Justification.


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    Dated: July 13, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 16-68
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 (TECRO) in the United States
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................    $100 million
Other...................................................      75 million
                                                         ---------------
  TOTAL.................................................     175 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
One hundred sixty-eight (168) MK-54 Lightweight Torpedo (LWT) 
Conversion Kits
Non-MDE includes:
Shipping containers, operator manuals and technical documentation, U.S. 
Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support 
services.

    (iv) Military Department: Navy
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS Cases TW-P-AJX and TW-P-AKB
    (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: 29 JUN 2017
    * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the 
United States-- MK-54 Lightweight Torpedo (LWT) Conversion Kits

    TECRO has requested a possible sale of MK-54 Lightweight Torpedo 
(LWT) Conversion Kits. This request provides the recipient with MK-54 
LWTs in support of their LWT program. This sale will include LWT 
containers, torpedo support, torpedo spare parts, publications, 
training, weapon system support, engineering and technical assistance 
for the upgrade and conversion of one hundred sixty eight (168) MK-46 
Mod 5 Torpedoes to the MK-54 Lightweight Torpedo (LWT) configuration. 
The total estimated program cost is $175 million.
    This proposed 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 recipients continuing efforts to modernize 
its armed forces and enhance its defensive capabilities. 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 
enhance 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 will be various contactors involved in this case.
    There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with 
this potential sale.
    It is estimated that during implementation of this proposed sale, a 
number of U.S. Government and contractor representatives will be 
assigned to the recipient or travel there intermittently during the 
program .
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Annex Item No vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. The MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo (LWT) has been in service in the 
U.S. Navy (USN) since 2004. The version offered in this sale is the 
MK54 Mod 0 of the system. The purchaser currently does not have this 
weapon system in its inventory. The proposed sale consists 168 MK-54 
Mod 0 LWT conversion kits, containers, spare and repair parts, weapon 
system support and integration, personnel training, training equipment, 
test equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical 
and logistical support services and other related elements of 
logistical support.
    a. Although the MK 54 Mod 0 LWT is considered state-of-the-art-
technology, there is no Critical Program Information associated with 
the MK 54 Mod 0 LWT hardware, technical documentation or software. The 
highest classification of the hardware to be exported is SECRET. The 
highest classification of the technical manual that will be exported is 
CONFIDENTIAL. The technical manual is required for operation of the MK 
54 Mod 0 LWT. The highest classification of the software to be exported 
is SECRET.
    2. Loss of hardware, software, publications or other items 
associated with the proposed sale to a technologically advanced or 
competent adversary, poses the risk of the destruction of the 
countermeasures or replication and/or improvements to the adversary's 
Undersea Weapon Systems, weakening U.S. defense capabilities.
    3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could 
be used to develop countermeasures which might reduce weapon system 
effectiveness or be used in development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    4. A determination has been made that the recipient country can 
provide substantially 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 in the Policy justification.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the government of Taipei 
Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United 
States.

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Transmittal No. 16–67 containers, operator manuals and CONFIDENTIAL), Warhead
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of technical documentation, U.S. (UNCLASSIFIED), Rocket Motor
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(l) of the Government and contractor engineering, (UNCLASSIFIED), Steering Control
Arms Export Control Act, as Amended technical and logistics support services. Section (UNCLASSIFIED), Safe and
The total estimated program cost is $125 Arming Device (UNCLASSIFIED), and
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Taipei million. Autopilot Battery Unit (classified
Economic and Cultural Representative This proposed sale is consistent with CONFIDENTIAL).
Office (TECRO) in the United States United States law and policy, as 2. SM–2 operator and maintenance
(ii) Total Estimated Value: expressed in Public Law 96–8. documentation is considered
Major Defense Equipment* $100 million This proposed sale serves U.S. CONFIDENTIAL. Shipboard operation/
Other .................................... 25 million national, economic and security firing guidance is considered
interests by supporting the recipient’s CONFIDENTIAL. Pre-firing missile
Total .............................. 125 million continuing efforts to modernize its
assembly/pedigree information is
(iii) Description and Quantity or armed forces and enhance its defensive UNCLASSIFIED.
Quantities of Articles or Services under capabilities. The proposed sale will help 3. If a technologically advanced
Consideration for Purchase: improve the security of the recipient adversary were to obtain knowledge of
Major Defense Equipment (MDE): and assist in maintaining political the specific hardware and software
Sixteen (16) Standard Missile-2 (SM–2) stability, military balance and economic elements, the information could be used
Block IIIA All-Up Rounds (AUR) progress in the region. to develop countermeasures that might
Forty-seven (47) MK 93 MOD 1 SM–2 The proposed sale will improve the
reduce weapon system effectiveness or
Block IIIA Guidance Sections (GSs) recipient’s capability in current and
be used in the development of a system
Five (5) MK 45 MOD 14 SM–2 Block future defensive efforts. The recipient
with similar or advanced capabilities.
IIIA Target Detecting Device (TDDs) will use the enhanced capability as a
4. A determination has been made
Shrouds deterrent to regional threats and to
that recipient can provide substantially
Non-MDE includes: strengthen homeland defense. The SM–
the same degree of protection for the
Seventeen (17) MK 11 MOD6 SM–2 2 Block IIIA missiles and components
sensitive technology being released as
Block IIIA Autopilot Battery Units proposed in this purchase will be used
the U.S. Government. This sale is
(APBUs) maneuverability upgrades on to supplement existing inventories of necessary in furtherance of the U.S.
the GSs, sixty-nine (69) section SM–2 Block IIIAs to be used for self-
foreign policy and national security
containers and sixteen (16) AUR defense against air and cruise missile
objectives outlined in the Policy
containers, operator manuals and threats onboard their destroyer-class
Justification.
technical documentation, U.S. surface ships. The recipient will have
no difficulty absorbing this equipment 5. All defense articles and services
Government and contractor listed in this transmittal have been
engineering, technical and logistics into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment authorized for release and export to the
support services. Taipei Economic and Cultural
(iv) Military Department: Navy (LHT) and support will not alter the military
balance in the region. Representative Office (TECRO) in the
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS United States.
Cases TW–P–LGQ The prime contractor will be
Raytheon Missiles Systems Company of [FR Doc. 2017–15092 Filed 7–18–17; 8:45 am]
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee., etc.,
Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: Tucson, Arizona. There are no known BILLING CODE 5001–06–P

None offset agreements proposed in
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology connection with this potential sale.
It is estimated that during DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Contained in the Defense Article or
implementation of this proposed sale, a
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: Office of the Secretary
number of U.S. Government and
See attached annex
contractor representatives will be
(viii) Date Report Delivered to [Transmittal No. 16–68]
assigned to the recipient or travel there
Congress: 29 JUN 2017
intermittently during the program.
*as defined in Section 47(6) of the There will be no adverse impact on 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
Arms Export Control Act. U.S. defense readiness as a result of this AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation
POLICY JUSTIFICATION proposed sale. Agency, Department of Defense.
Taipei Economic and Cultural Transmittal No. 16–67 ACTION: Notice.
Representative Office (TECRO) in the Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
United States—SM–2 Block IIIA SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(l) of the
Standard Missiles and Components publishing the unclassified text of a
Arms Export Control Act
section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.
TECRO has requested a possible sale Annex
of sixteen (16) Standard Missile-2 (SM– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
2) Block IIIA All Up Rounds (AUR), Item No. vii Kathy Valadez, (703) 697–9217 or
forty-seven (47) MK 93 MOD 1 SM–2 (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107; DSCA/
DSA–RAN.
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Block IIIA Guidance Sections (GSs), and 1. A completely assembled
five (5) MK 45 MOD 14 SM–2 Block IIIA STANDARD Missile-2 (SM–2) Block SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Target Detecting Devices (TDDs) IIIA with or without a conventional 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is
Shrouds. This request also includes warhead, whether a tactical or inert published to fulfill the requirements of
Seventeen (17) MK 11 MOD6 SM–2 (training) configuration, is classified section 155 of Public Law 104–164
Block IIIA Autopilot Battery Units CONFIDENTIAL. Missile component dated July 21, 1996. The following is a
(APBUs) maneuverability upgrades on hardware includes: Guidance Section copy of a letter to the Speaker of the
the GSs, sixty-nine (69) section (classified CONFIDENTIAL), Target House of Representatives, Transmittal
containers and sixteen (16) AUR Detection Device (classified 16–68 with attached Policy Justification.

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–C armed forces and enhance its defensive adversary, poses the risk of the
Transmittal No. 16–68 capabilities. The proposed sale will help destruction of the countermeasures or
improve the security of the recipient replication and/or improvements to the
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of and assist in maintaining political adversary’s Undersea Weapon Systems,
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(l) of the stability, military balance and economic weakening U.S. defense capabilities.
Arms Export Control Act, as amended progress in the region. 3. If a technologically advanced
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Taipei The proposed sale will improve the adversary were to obtain knowledge of
Economic and Cultural Representative recipient’s capability in current and the specific hardware and software
Office (TECRO) in the United States future defensive efforts. The recipient elements, the information could be used
(ii) Total Estimated Value: will use the enhance capability as a to develop countermeasures which
Major Defense Equipment * $100 million deterrent to regional threats and to might reduce weapon system
Other .................................... 75 million strengthen homeland defense. The effectiveness or be used in development
recipient will have no difficulty of a system with similar or advanced
TOTAL .............................. 175 million absorbing this equipment into its armed capabilities.
(iii) Description and Quantity or forces. 4. A determination has been made
Quantities of Articles or Services under The proposed sale of this equipment that the recipient country can provide
Consideration for Purchase: and support will not alter the basic substantially the same degree of
Major Defense Equipment (MDE): military balance in the region. protection for the sensitive technology
One hundred sixty-eight (168) MK–54 The will be various contactors being released as the U.S. Government.
Lightweight Torpedo (LWT) involved in this case. This sale is necessary in furtherance of
Conversion Kits There are no known offset agreements the U.S. foreign policy and national
Non-MDE includes: proposed in connection with this security objectives in the Policy
Shipping containers, operator manuals potential sale. justification.
and technical documentation, U.S. It is estimated that during 5. All defense articles and services
Government and contractor implementation of this proposed sale, a listed in this transmittal have been
engineering, technical and logistics number of U.S. Government and authorized for release and export to the
support services. contractor representatives will be government of Taipei Economic and
assigned to the recipient or travel there Cultural Representative Office (TECRO)
(iv) Military Department: Navy intermittently during the program .
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS in the United States.
There will be no adverse impact on [FR Doc. 2017–15072 Filed 7–18–17; 8:45 am]
Cases TW–P–AJX and TW–P–AKB U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, proposed sale. BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology Annex Item No vii
Contained in the Defense Article or DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: 1. The MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo
See Attached annex Office of the Secretary
(LWT) has been in service in the U.S.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Navy (USN) since 2004. The version Defense Business Board; Notice of
Congress: 29 JUN 2017 offered in this sale is the MK54 Mod 0 Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the of the system. The purchaser currently
Arms Export Control Act. does not have this weapon system in its AGENCY: Deputy Chief Management
inventory. The proposed sale consists Officer, Department of Defense.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
168 MK–54 Mod 0 LWT conversion kits, ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
Taipei Economic and Cultural containers, spare and repair parts, Committee meeting.
Representative Office (TECRO) in the weapon system support and integration,
United States— MK–54 Lightweight SUMMARY: The Department of Defense
personnel training, training equipment, (DoD) is publishing this notice to
Torpedo (LWT) Conversion Kits test equipment, U.S. Government and announce that the following Federal
TECRO has requested a possible sale contractor engineering, technical and Advisory Committee meeting of the
of MK–54 Lightweight Torpedo (LWT) logistical support services and other Defense Business Board will take place.
Conversion Kits. This request provides related elements of logistical support.
DATES: Open to the public Wednesday,
the recipient with MK–54 LWTs in a. Although the MK 54 Mod 0 LWT
support of their LWT program. This sale is considered state-of-the-art- August 2, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00
will include LWT containers, torpedo technology, there is no Critical Program a.m.
support, torpedo spare parts, Information associated with the MK 54 ADDRESSES: The address for the open
publications, training, weapon system Mod 0 LWT hardware, technical meeting is Room 3E863 in the Pentagon,
support, engineering and technical documentation or software. The highest Washington, DC.
assistance for the upgrade and classification of the hardware to be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
conversion of one hundred sixty eight exported is SECRET. The highest Roma Laster, (703) 695–7563 (Voice),
(168) MK–46 Mod 5 Torpedoes to the classification of the technical manual (703) 614–4365 (Facsimile),
MK–54 Lightweight Torpedo (LWT) that will be exported is roma.k.laster.civ@mail.mil (Email).
Mailing address is Defense Business
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configuration. The total estimated CONFIDENTIAL. The technical manual
program cost is $175 million. is required for operation of the MK 54 Board, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Room
This proposed sale is consistent with Mod 0 LWT. The highest classification 5B1088A, Washington, DC 20301–1155,
United States law and policy, as of the software to be exported is Web site: http://dbb.defense.gov/. The
expressed in Public Law 96–8. SECRET. most up-to-date changes to the meeting
This proposed sale serves U.S. 2. Loss of hardware, software, agenda can be found on the Web site.
national, economic and security publications or other items associated SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
interests by supporting the recipients with the proposed sale to a meeting is being held under the
continuing efforts to modernize its technologically advanced or competent provisions of the Federal Advisory

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Section		Notices
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Contact		Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217 or Pamela Young, (703) 697-9107; DSCA/DSA-RAN.
FR Citation		82 FR 33076

82 FR 33076 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 137 (July 19, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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