82 FR 34285 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 140 (July 24, 2017)

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

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 140 (Monday, July 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34285-34287]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15393]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 17-08]


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

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17-08 with attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: July 18, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN24JY17.002

Transmittal No. 17-08
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: Government of India.
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment\*\..............................     $ 0 million
Other...................................................     $75 million
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    TOTAL...............................................     $75 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None
    Non-MDE include: Thirty-eight thousand thirty-four (38,034) M50 
General Purpose Masks. Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit 
Technology (JSLIST) consisting of:
Thirty-eight thousand thirty-four (38,034) Suits
Thirty-eight thousand thirty-four (38,034) Pairs of Trousers
Thirty-eight thousand thirty-four (38,034) Pairs of Gloves
Thirty-eight thousand thirty-four (38,034) Pairs of Boots
Thirty-eight thousand thirty-four (38,034) NBC Bags
 Eight hundred fifty-four (854) Aprons
 Eight hundred fifty-four (854) Alternative Aprons
 Nine thousand five hundred nine (9,509) Quick Doff Hood
 One hundred fourteen thousand one hundred two (114,102) M61 Filters
    Also included is training, technical data, U.S. Government 
technical assistance, staging/consolidation, and transportation line.
    (iv) Military Department: Army
    (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 Annex Attached.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: May 10, 2017
    \*\ As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

Policy Justification

Government of India--CBRN Support Equipment

    The Government of India (GoI) has requested a possible sale of 
38,034 M50 general purpose masks; Joint Service Lightweight Integrated 
Suit Technology (JSLIST), which consists of 38,034 each: suits, pairs 
of trousers, pairs of gloves, pairs of boots and NBC bags; 854 aprons; 
854 alternative aprons; 9,509

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Quick Doff Hoods; and 114,102 M61 filters. Also included in the 
potential sale is training; technical data; U.S. Government technical 
assistance; staging/consolidation; transportation; and other related 
elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $75 million.
    This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security of the United States, by helping to improve the 
security of a friendly country which has been, and continues to be, an 
important force for political stability and economic progress in South 
Asia.
    The GoI intends to use these defense articles and services to 
modernize its armed forces. This will contribute to the Indian 
military's goal to update its capability while enhancing the 
relationship between India and the United States. The GoI will have no 
difficulty absorbing these defense articles 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 involved in this program is Avon 
Protection Systems, Inc., Cadillac, MI. At this time, there are no 
known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential 
sale.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 17-08
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 Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology 
(JSLIST) is a chemical and biological protective garment meant to be 
worn over the operational uniform of the user. It has an outer shell 
made up of a 50% nylon and 50% cotton poplin blend material with a 
water repellant finish. The liner layer consists of a nonwoven front 
laminated to activated carbon spheres and bonded to a tricot knit back 
that absorbs chemical agents. When the JSLIST coat and trousers are 
combined with boots, gloves, and a chemical protective mask, JSLIST 
provides protection against chemical and biological agents, radioactive 
fallout particles, and battlefield contaminants. The highest level of 
information that could be disclosed by the transfer of the JSLIST. Suit 
is UNCLASSIFIED. JSLIST is considered a U.S. military uniform item, and 
as such, any unit being sold to Foreign Military Sales customers will 
not utilize an actively-used U.S. military camouflage pattern in 
accordance with the Security Assistance Management Manual (SAMM), 
Chapter 4, paragraph 4.5.6. and 10 U.S.C. 771.
    2. The M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask is the U.S. Armed 
Forces' field protective mask. The system used two M61 filters 
integrated into the air inlet system to protect against nuclear, 
biological and chemical threats including select toxic industrial 
chemicals. The highest level of information that could be disclosed by 
the transfer of the M50 is UNCLASSIFIED.
    3. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are 
authorized for release and export to the Government of India.

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