83 FR 55867 - Arms Sales Notification
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 217 (November 8, 2018)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 217 (November 8, 2018)
| Page Range | 55867-55869 | |
| FR Document | 2018-24415 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 55867-55869] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-24415] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Transmittal No. 18-09] Arms Sales Notification AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense. ACTION: Arms sales notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DSCA at dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@mail.mil">dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@mail.mil or (703) 697-9709. 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 18-09 with attached Policy Justification. Dated: November 2, 2018. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [[Page 55868]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN08NO18.009 Transmittal No. 18-09 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 *............................... $ 0.0 million Other................................................... $330.0 million --------------- Total................................................. $330.0 million (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase: Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None Non-MDE: Foreign Military Sales Order (FMSO) II to provide funds for blanket order requisitions, under a Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangement for stock replenishment supply of standard spare parts, and repair/replace of spare parts in support of the F-16, C-130, F-5, Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF), all other aircraft systems and subsystems, and other related elements of logistics and program support. [[Page 55869]] (iv) Military Department: Air Force (TW-D-KDT) (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-D-KDS, TW-D-KDR (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: None (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 24, 2018 * 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)--Foreign Military Sales Order (FMSO) II Case TECRO has requested a Foreign Military Sales Order (FMSO) II to provide funds for blanket order requisitions, under a Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangement for stock replenishment supply of standard spare parts, and repair/replace of spare parts in support of the F-16, C-130, F-5, Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF), all other aircraft systems and subsystems, and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated program cost is $330 million. This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy as expressed in Public Law 96-8. This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security and defensive capability of the recipient, which has been and continues to be an important force for political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region. The proposed sale of spare and repair parts is required to maintain the recipient's defensive and transport aerial fleet. The recipient has been operating these fleets since 1996 and will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and support into its armed forces. The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region. There are no principal contractors involved with this potential sale. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the permanent assignment of any U.S. Government or contractor representatives. There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale. [FR Doc. 2018-24415 Filed 11-7-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P
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k. The Technical Data to support the to develop countermeasures that might DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
operations, maintenance, and Training reduce weapon system effectiveness or
for all aircraft communications, ASE, be used in the development of a system Office of the Secretary
COMSEC, and ISR related equipment with similar or advanced capabilities.
will be detailed enough (e.g., minimum [Transmittal No. 18–09]
4. A determination has been made
Level II Engineering drawings) to allow Arms Sales Notification
that Canada can provide substantially
support contractors and operators to
independently conduct all ILS the same degree of protection of this
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation
activities, implement obsolescence technology as the U.S. Government. Agency, Department of Defense.
management, and support required This proposed sale is necessary in
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
Airworthiness activities. All aircraft furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy
operations and maintenance manuals and national security objectives SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
are available to the public and have no outlined in the Policy Justification. publishing the unclassified text of an
ITAR restrictions. Technical Data for the Moreover, the benefits to be derived arms sales notification.
mission equipment outlined above will from this sale, as outlined in the Policy FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
be provided only to the level required Justification, outweigh the potential DSCA at dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@
to support operation, maintenance, and damage that could result if the sensitive mail.mil or (703) 697–9709.
training. Maintenance is limited to the technology were revealed to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
level required to provide immediate unauthorized persons. 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is
diagnostics and replacement or limited
5. All defense articles and services published to fulfill the requirements of
repair. No Technical Data or intellectual
listed in this transmittal are authorized section 155 of Public Law 104–164
property sufficient in detail to support
for release and export to the dated July 21, 1996. The following is a
depot repair operations will be
Government of Canada. copy of a letter to the Speaker of the
provided. The Technical Data for the
[FR Doc. 2018–24409 Filed 11–7–18; 8:45 am] House of Representatives, Transmittal
mission equipment is Significant
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 18–09 with attached Policy Justification.
Military Equipment.
3. If a technologically advanced Dated: November 2, 2018.
adversary were to obtain knowledge of Aaron T. Siegel,
the specific hardware and software Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
elements, the information could be used Officer, Department of Defense.
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(iv) Military Department: Air Force This proposed sale will contribute to DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
(TW–D–KDT) the foreign policy and national security
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW–D– of the United States by helping to Office of the Secretary
KDS, TW–D–KDR improve the security and defensive
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, capability of the recipient, which has [Transmittal No. 18–0G]
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None been and continues to be an important
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology force for political stability, military Arms Sales Notification
Contained in the Defense Article or balance, and economic progress in the
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: region. AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation
None Agency, Department of Defense.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to The proposed sale of spare and repair
Congress: September 24, 2018 parts is required to maintain the ACTION: Arms sales notice.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the recipient’s defensive and transport
Arms Export Control Act. aerial fleet. The recipient has been SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
POLICY JUSTIFICATION operating these fleets since 1996 and publishing the unclassified text of an
will have no difficulty absorbing this arms sales notification.
Taipei Economic and Cultural equipment and support into its armed
Representative Office in the United forces. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
States (TECRO)—Foreign Military Sales DSCA at dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@
Order (FMSO) II Case The proposed sale of this equipment
mail.mil or (703) 697–9709.
and support will not alter the basic
TECRO has requested a Foreign military balance in the region. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Military Sales Order (FMSO) II to 36(b)(5)(c) arms sales notification is
provide funds for blanket order There are no principal contractors
involved with this potential sale. There published to fulfill the requirements of
requisitions, under a Cooperative section 155 of Public Law 104–164
Logistics Supply Support Arrangement are no known offset agreements
proposed in connection with this dated July 21, 1996. The following is a
for stock replenishment supply of
potential sale. copy of a letter to the Speaker of the
standard spare parts, and repair/replace
of spare parts in support of the F–16, C– House of Representatives and
Implementation of this proposed sale
130, F–5, Indigenous Defense Fighter Transmittal 18–0G with attached Policy
will not require the permanent
(IDF), all other aircraft systems and Justification.
assignment of any U.S. Government or
subsystems, and other related elements contractor representatives. Dated: November 2, 2018.
of logistics and program support. The Aaron T. Siegel,
There will be no adverse impact on
total estimated program cost is $330 Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
million. Officer, Department of Defense.
This proposed sale is consistent with proposed sale.
U.S. law and policy as expressed in [FR Doc. 2018–24415 Filed 11–7–18; 8:45 am]
Public Law 96–8. BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
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