Proposed Reduction in Hours of Operation at Okeechobee Waterway Ranging From the Atlantic Ocean at Stuart, FL to the Gulf of Mexico at Fort Myers, FL, 1899-1900 [2015-00399]
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(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: 11 Dec 14
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
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Greece—CH–47D Chinook Helicopters
The Government of Greece has
requested a possible sale of 10 CH–47D
Model Chinook Helicopters to include
23 T55–GA–714A Engines (20 installed
and, 3 spares), 12 AN/AAR–57 Common
Missile Warning System (10 installed
and 2 spares), 12 AN/ARC–220 High
Frequency (HF) Radios, 12 AN/ARC–
186 Very High Frequency (VHF) AM/
FM Radios, 12 AN/ARC–164 Ultra High
Frequency (UHF)-AM, 12 AN/ARN 123
VOR ILS Marker Beacons, 12 AN/ARN–
89 or AN/ARN–149 Direction Finder
Sets, 12 AN/ASN–128 Doppler/Global
Positioning System Navigation Sets, 12
AN/ARC–201D or AN/ARC–201E VHF
FM Homing Radios, 12 AN/APX–118
Transponders, 3 AN/APX–118A
Transponders, 12 AN/APR–39A(V)1
Radar Signal Detecting Sets, mission
equipment, communication and
navigation equipment, Maintenance
Work Orders/Engineering Change
Proposals (MWO/ECPs), aircraft
hardware and software support, repair
and return, spare and repair parts,
publications and technical
documentation, support equipment,
minor modifications, personnel training
and training equipment, U.S.
government and contractor technical
and engineering support services, and
other related elements of logistics and
program support. The estimated cost is
$150 million.
This proposed sale of these
helicopters and support will contribute
to the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by helping
to improve the security of a NATO ally.
This sale will contribute to both the
United States’ and Greece’s defense and
security goal of greater stability in the
Balkans and the Levant regions by
enhancing a critical helicopter lift
capability. Additionally, this sale will
facilitate greater interoperability of
Greek systems both bilaterally and
within NATO. Greece, which already
operates CH–47s, will have no difficulty
absorbing these helicopters into its
armed forces.
The proposed sale of these helicopters
and support will not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
There is no principal contractor as the
systems will be coming from U.S. Army
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stock. There are no known offset
agreements proposed in connection
with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale
will require the assignment of U.S.
Government or contractor
representatives to Greece at some point
in future.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
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authorized for release and export to the
Government of Greece.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) Of the
Arms Export Control Act, as amended
Proposed Reduction in Hours of
Operation at Okeechobee Waterway
Ranging From the Atlantic Ocean at
Stuart, FL to the Gulf of Mexico at Fort
Myers, FL
Annex
AGENCY:
Transmittal No. 14–59
Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. Identification and security
classification of classified equipment,
major components, subsystems,
software, and technical data
(performance, maintenance, operational
(R&M, etc), documentation, training
devices, and services to be conveyed
with the purposed sale are classified up
to Secret. The CH–47D is a medium lift
aircraft, remanufactured from CH–47A,
B, and C aircraft. The avionic system in
the CH–47D helicopter consists of the
following communications equipment:
HF (AN/ARC–220), VHF AM/FM (AN/
ARC–186) and UHF–AM (AN/ARC 164).
The navigation equipment includes
Automatic Direction Finder (AN/ARN–
89 or 149), VOR ILS Marker Beacon
(AN/ARN 123), Doppler/GPS (AN/ASN
128) Navigation System, and VHF FM
Homing (AN/ARC–201D) provided
through the FM communications radio.
Transponder equipment (AN/APX–118
and AN/APX–118A) consists of an IFF
receiver with inputs from the barometric
altimeter for altitude encoding. Mission
equipment consists of the radar signal
detecting set, (AN/APR–39A (V) 1) and
the Common Missile Warning System
(CMWS) AN/AAR–57.
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. A determination has been made
that the recipient country 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 US
foreign policy and national security
objectives outlined in the Policy
Justification.
4. All defense articles and services
listed in this transmittal have been
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Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice.
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Jacksonville District is
seeking comment from the public on a
proposal to reduce the lock operating
hours on the Okeechobee Waterway.
The new proposed operating hours at
each of the five locks are 7 a.m. to 5
p.m., seven days a week. The proposed
change would take effect no earlier than
April 1, 2015 and would impact the
following locks:
• Moore Haven Lock on the west side
of Lake Okeechobee
• Ortona Lock near LaBelle
• Port Mayaca Lock on the east side of
Lake Okeechobee
• St. Lucie Lock near Stuart
• W.P. Franklin Lock near Fort Myers
The changes are the result of an
evaluation of the service levels at each
lock as the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers seek methods to gain
efficiencies on water transit systems
across the nation. The changes will
allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
to reduce costs while still maintaining
operating hours that accommodate 95
percent of the boat traffic passing
through the locks.
DATES: Submit written comments
concerning this notice by February 13,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Written inquires can be sent
to Mr. Carl Williams at U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers South Florida Operations
Office located at 525 Ridgelawn Road,
Clewiston, Fl 33440. Email inquiries can
be sent to PublicMail.CESAJ-CC@
USACE.Army.mil. Please direct phone
calls to 863–983–8101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Carl Williams at U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers South Florida Operations
Office located at 525 Ridgelawn Road,
Clewiston, Fl 33440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Canaveral
Lock near Port Canaveral will not be
SUMMARY:
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Jerry T. Murphy,
Deputy Chief, Operations Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards;
Educational Technology, Media, and
Materials for Individuals With
Disabilities—Television Access
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Overview Information
Educational Technology, Media, and
Materials for Individuals with
Disabilities—Television Access Notice
inviting applications for new awards for
fiscal year (FY) 2015.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.327C.
Applications Available: January
14, 2015.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 16, 2015.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: May 14, 2015.
DATES:
Full Text of Announcement
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purposes of
the Educational Technology, Media, and
Materials for Individuals with
Disabilities Program 1 are to improve
results for children with disabilities by:
(1) Promoting the development,
demonstration, and use of technology;
(2) supporting educational media
activities designed to be of educational
value in the classroom for students with
disabilities; (3) providing support for
captioning and video description that is
appropriate for use in the classroom;
and (4) providing accessible educational
1 This program was formerly called ‘‘Technology
and Media Services for Individuals with
Disabilities.’’ The Department has changed the
name to Educational Technology, Media, and
Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program
and updated the purposes of the program to more
clearly convey that the program includes accessible
educational materials. The program’s activities and
statutory authorization (20 U.S.C. 1474) remain
unchanged.
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materials to students with disabilities in
a timely manner.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority is from
allowable activities specified in the
statute (see sections 674(c) and 681(d) of
the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. 1474(c)
and 1481(d))).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2015 and
any subsequent year for which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Priority
Educational Technology, Media, and
Materials for Individuals With
Disabilities—Television Access
impacted by these changes. It will
continue to operate from 6 a.m. to 9:30
p.m. daily. A Notice to Navigation will
also be issued on this subject. For more
information on navigation notices
concerning Canaveral Lock or the
Okeechobee Waterway, please visit the
following Web site:
www.saj.usace.army.mil
In addition to these programmatic
requirements, to be considered for
funding under this priority, applicants
must meet the application and
administrative requirements in this
priority. The Department’s Office of
Special Education Programs (OSEP)
encourages innovative approaches to
meet these requirements:
(a) Demonstrate, in the narrative
section of the application under
‘‘Significance of the Project,’’ how the
proposed project will address the need
for access to educational television
programming to support equitable
opportunities in early learning
programs, schools, and workplaces. To
meet this requirement, the applicant
must—
(1) Present applicable national, State,
regional, or local data demonstrating the
need for accessible educational
television programs in schools and
workplaces for children with
disabilities, including children with
disabilities who may be underserved;
and
(2) Demonstrate knowledge of the
benefits, services, or opportunities that
are available through the use of
educational television programming in
schools and workplaces that are fully
accessible to children with disabilities,
including children with disabilities who
may be underserved.
(b) Demonstrate, in the narrative
section of the application under
‘‘Quality of Project Services,’’ how the
project will—
(1) Take into account the preferences
of educators, students with disabilities,
and the parents of these students in
selecting the programming to be video
described, or video described and
captioned;
(2) Use criteria to select television
programs of high educational value that
are widely available and are appropriate
for use in the classroom setting for
children with disabilities at the
Background
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) is responsible for
implementing and monitoring
compliance with the captioning
requirements of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Act).
Consistent with the Act, the FCC
requires most television programs to be
captioned, but provides for certain
exemptions to this requirement. The
FCC also has limited requirements for
video description. The FCC’s video
description requirements provide some
access to television programs for
individuals with blindness or low
vision, but are not as widely applicable
as the closed captioning requirements.
Therefore, only a small number of
television programs are actually
broadcast with video description. The
following Web sites provide more
information on captioning and video
description: www.fcc.gov/cgb/
consumerfacts/closedcaption.html and
www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/videodescription.
Pursuant to the authority in IDEA
Section 1464(c), the Department has
made awards for television access since
1995 in order to provide video
description and captioning under the
Educational Technology, Media, and
Materials for Individuals with
Disabilities program. The following Web
site contains abstracts of previously
funded projects: https://
publicddb.tadnet.org/. (Use the keyword
search function with the term ‘‘video
description.’’) Despite the efforts of the
Department, not all television programs
that are appropriate for use in the
classroom setting for children with
disabilities are being video described or
captioned.
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The purpose of this absolute priority
for Television Access is to fund
cooperative agreements that will
improve the learning opportunities for
children with disabilities by providing
access to television programming
through high-quality video description
and captioning. This project will
support access—through high-quality
video description and captioning—to
widely available television programs
that are appropriate for use in the
classroom setting and are not otherwise
required to be captioned or described by
the FCC.
Application Requirements
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[FR Doc No: 2015-00399]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Proposed Reduction in Hours of Operation at Okeechobee Waterway
Ranging From the Atlantic Ocean at Stuart, FL to the Gulf of Mexico at
Fort Myers, FL
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District is
seeking comment from the public on a proposal to reduce the lock
operating hours on the Okeechobee Waterway.
The new proposed operating hours at each of the five locks are 7
a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. The proposed change would take
effect no earlier than April 1, 2015 and would impact the following
locks:
Moore Haven Lock on the west side of Lake Okeechobee
Ortona Lock near LaBelle
Port Mayaca Lock on the east side of Lake Okeechobee
St. Lucie Lock near Stuart
W.P. Franklin Lock near Fort Myers
The changes are the result of an evaluation of the service levels
at each lock as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seek methods to gain
efficiencies on water transit systems across the nation. The changes
will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reduce costs while still
maintaining operating hours that accommodate 95 percent of the boat
traffic passing through the locks.
DATES: Submit written comments concerning this notice by February 13,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Written inquires can be sent to Mr. Carl Williams at U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers South Florida Operations Office located at 525
Ridgelawn Road, Clewiston, Fl 33440. Email inquiries can be sent to
PublicMail.CESAJ-CC@USACE.Army.mil. Please direct phone calls to 863-
983-8101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Carl Williams at U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers South Florida Operations Office located at 525 Ridgelawn
Road, Clewiston, Fl 33440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Canaveral Lock near Port Canaveral will not
be
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impacted by these changes. It will continue to operate from 6 a.m. to
9:30 p.m. daily. A Notice to Navigation will also be issued on this
subject. For more information on navigation notices concerning
Canaveral Lock or the Okeechobee Waterway, please visit the following
Web site: www.saj.usace.army.mil
Jerry T. Murphy,
Deputy Chief, Operations Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-00399 Filed 1-13-15; 8:45 am]
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