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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Defense Science Board; Notice of
Advisory Committee Meetings
Department of Defense.
Notice of Advisory Committee
Meetings.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Defense Science Board
2015 Summer Study on Autonomy will
meet in closed session on August 17–28,
2015, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, 100
Academy Drive, Irvine, CA 92617.
DATES: August 17–28, 2015, from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Arnold and Mabel Beckman
Center, 100 Academy Drive, Irvine, CA
92617.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Debra Rose, Executive Officer, Defense
Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon,
Room 3B888A, Washington, DC 20301–
3140, via email at debra.a.rose20.civ@
mail.mil, or via phone at (703) 571–
0084.
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meeting is being held under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
Appendix, as amended), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.150.
The mission of the Defense Science
Board is to advise the Secretary of
Defense and the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology &
Logistics on scientific and technical
matters as they affect the perceived
needs of the Department of Defense. At
this meeting, the Board will discuss
interim finding and recommendations
resulting from ongoing Task Force
activities. The Board will also discuss
plans for future consideration of
scientific and technical aspects of
specific strategies, tactics, and policies
as they may affect the U.S. national
defense posture and homeland security.
In accordance with section 10(d) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
Public Law 92–463, as amended (5
U.S.C. App. 2) and 41 CFR 102–3.155,
the Department of Defense has
determined that the Defense Science
Board meeting for August 17–28, 2015,
will be closed to the public.
Specifically, the Under Secretary of
Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics), in consultation with the DoD
Office of General Counsel, has
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of meeting for August 17–28, 2015, will
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consider matters covered by 5 U.S.C.
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and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, interested
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however, if a written statement is not
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to the meeting, which is the subject of
this notice, then it may not be provided
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will review all timely submissions with
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and ensure they are provided to
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this notice.
Dated: July 10, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 15–29]
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
Department of Defense, Defense
Security Cooperation Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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: Ms.
Sarah A. Ragan or Ms. Heather N.
Harwell, DSCA/LMO, (703) 604–1546 or
(703) 607–5339.
The following is a copy of a letter to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Transmittal 15–29 with
attached Policy Justification and
Sensitivity of Technology.
SUMMARY:
Dated: July 10, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the
Arms Export Control Act, as amended
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(i) Prospective Purchaser: Lebanon
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment* ..
Other ......................................
$140 million
$ 6 million
TOTAL ...............................
$146 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or
Quantities of Articles or Services under
Consideration for Purchase: 1,000
AGM–114 Hellfire II missiles,
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containers, repair and return, spare and
repair parts, support equipment,
publications and technical
documentation, personnel training and
training equipment, U.S. Government
and contractor logistics and technical
support services, and other related
elements of logistics and program
support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (WFB
Amendment #1)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS
Case WFB–$19M–12Nov14
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid,
Offered, or Agreed To Be Paid: None
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(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: 04 JUNE 2015
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the
Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Lebanon—AGM–114 Hellfire II missiles
The Government of Lebanon has
requested possible sale of 1,000 AGM–
114 Hellfire II missiles, containers,
repair and return, spare and repair parts,
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support equipment, publications and
technical documentation, personnel
training and training equipment, U.S.
Government and contractor logistics and
technical support services, and other
related elements of logistics and
program support. The estimated cost is
$146 million.
This proposed sale will enhance the
foreign policy and national security of
the United States by helping to improve
the security of a strategic partner. This
proposed sale directly supports the
Government of Lebanon and serves the
interests of the people of Lebanon and
the United States.
The proposed sale will improve
Lebanon’s capability to meet current
and future threats. Lebanon will use the
enhanced capability to strengthen its
homeland defense and to replenish
existing stock levels. Lebanon will have
no difficulty absorbing these Hellfire
missiles into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment
and support will not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
The prime contractor will be
Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire
Control in Dallas, Texas. There are no
known offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale
will not require any additional U.S.
Government or contractor
representatives to Lebanon.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 15–29
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the
Arms Export Control Act, as amended
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Annex
Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The AGM–114 Hellfire II missile is
an air-to-ground missile used against
light armored targets, thin-skinned
vehicles, urban structures, bunkers,
caves and personnel. The highest level
of release for the Hellfire missile is
Secret, based upon the software. The
highest level of classified information
that could be disclosed by a proposed
sale or by testing of the end item is
Secret; the highest level that must be
disclosed for production, maintenance,
or training is Confidential. Reverse
engineering could reveal confidential
information. Vulnerability data,
countermeasures, vulnerability/
susceptibility analyses, and threat
definitions are classified Secret or
Confidential.
2. If a technologically advanced
adversary were to obtain knowledge of
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the specific hardware and software
elements, the information could be used
to develop countermeasures which
might reduce weapon system
effectiveness or be used in the
development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
3. A determination has been made
that the Government of Lebanon can
provide substantially the same degree of
protection for the technology being
released as the US Government. The
sale is necessary in furtherance of the
US foreign policy and notional security
objectives as outlined in the policy
justification of the notification.
4. All defense articles and services
listed in this transmittal have been
authorized for release and export to
Lebanon.
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
Commercial Dredging of Construction
Aggregate From the Kansas River in
the State of Kansas
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Notice of intent.
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (COE) is preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to analyze the direct, indirect, and
cumulative effects of commercial
dredging of sand and gravel from the
Kansas River in the State of Kansas. The
proposed dredging will occur within
portions of the river between the mouth
of the Kansas River and river mile 170
at the confluence of the Kansas,
Republican and Smokey Hill Rivers.
Department of the Army (DA)
authorization under Section 10 of the
River and Harbors Act is required for
the work to obtain sand and gravel
materials from the Kansas River by
hydraulic suction dredging operations.
Commercial dredging in the Kansas
River has occurred for more than 100
years but the quantity of sand and gravel
materials annually withdrawn from the
river has increased over time. The
existing permits for dredging, last issued
in 2007, allowed for a potential annual
total of 3,150,000 tons of materials to be
extracted from the Kansas River. The
current DA permits originally scheduled
to expire on December 31, 2012 were
indefinitely extended until after
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completion of an EIS. Five applicants
are currently requesting to extract
1,900,000 tons of material per year from
the river at eight locations.
DATES: A scoping meeting will be held:
August 4, 2015, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. in
Lawrence, Kansas.
ADDRESSES: The scoping meeting
location is: Lawrence Public Library
Auditorium, 707 Vermont Street,
Lawrence, Kansas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions and comments regarding the
proposed action and EIS should be
addressed to Mr. Brian Donahue,
Regulatory Project Manager, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, 601 East 12th Street,
Room 402, Kansas City, MO 64106;
(816) 389–3703; brian.t.donahue@
usace.army.mil. For special needs
(visual or hearing impaired, Spanish
translation, etc.) requests during the
scoping meetings, please call Brian
Donahue by July 20, 2015.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The COE
will be conducting a public scoping
meeting at the location above to
describe the proposed activity,
preliminary alternatives, the National
Environmental Policy Act process and
to solicit input on the issues and
alternatives to be evaluated and other
related matters. Written comments for
scoping will be accepted until
September 15, 2015. The COE has
prepared a scoping announcement to
familiarize agencies, the public and
interested organizations with the
proposed Project and potential
environmental issues that may be
involved. The scoping announcement
includes a list of the dredgers’ requested
annual extraction tonnage and the
requested dredging reaches. Copies of
the scoping announcement will be
available at the public scoping meetings
or can be requested by mail.
The permit applicants include the
four following currently authorized
dredgers: Holliday Sand and Gravel
Company, LLC, (Lenexa, Kansas);
Masters Dredging, (Lawrence, Kansas);
Kaw Valley Companies, Inc. (Kansas
City, Kansas); and Builders Choice
Aggregates, (Topeka, Kansas). One
permit applicant not currently
authorized to dredge but seeking a
permit is LBB, LLC (Topeka, Kansas).
The final EIS would also apply to future
applications for similar dredging
operations on the Kansas River.
The COE has documented degradation
or down-cutting of the river bed in some
areas where dredging activity has been
concentrated. Bed degradation may
affect water intake structures, initiate
tributary head cuts, promote bank
erosion or levee instability, undermine
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 15-29]
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
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: Ms. Sarah A. Ragan or Ms. Heather N.
Harwell, DSCA/LMO, (703) 604-1546 or (703) 607-5339.
The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Transmittal 15-29 with attached Policy Justification
and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: July 10, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN15JY15.050
Transmittal No. 15-29
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: Lebanon
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment*................. $140 million
Other.................................... $ 6 million
------------------------------
TOTAL.................................. $146 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: 1,000 AGM-114 Hellfire II
missiles, containers, repair and return, spare and repair parts,
support equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel
training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor
logistics and technical support services, and other related elements of
logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (WFB Amendment #1)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS Case WFB-$19M-12Nov14
(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: 04 JUNE 2015
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Lebanon--AGM-114 Hellfire II missiles
The Government of Lebanon has requested possible sale of 1,000 AGM-
114 Hellfire II missiles, containers, repair and return, spare and
repair parts,
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support equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel
training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor
logistics and technical support services, and other related elements of
logistics and program support. The estimated cost is $146 million.
This proposed sale will enhance the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a
strategic partner. This proposed sale directly supports the Government
of Lebanon and serves the interests of the people of Lebanon and the
United States.
The proposed sale will improve Lebanon's capability to meet current
and future threats. Lebanon will use the enhanced capability to
strengthen its homeland defense and to replenish existing stock levels.
Lebanon will have no difficulty absorbing these Hellfire missiles into
its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractor will be Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire
Control in Dallas, Texas. There are no known offset agreements proposed
in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require any
additional U.S. Government or contractor representatives to Lebanon.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 15-29
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
Annex
Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The AGM-114 Hellfire II missile is an air-to-ground missile used
against light armored targets, thin-skinned vehicles, urban structures,
bunkers, caves and personnel. The highest level of release for the
Hellfire missile is Secret, based upon the software. The highest level
of classified information that could be disclosed by a proposed sale or
by testing of the end item is Secret; the highest level that must be
disclosed for production, maintenance, or training is Confidential.
Reverse engineering could reveal confidential information.
Vulnerability data, countermeasures, vulnerability/susceptibility
analyses, and threat definitions are classified Secret or Confidential.
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 which might reduce weapon system
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
3. A determination has been made that the Government of Lebanon can
provide substantially the same degree of protection for the technology
being released as the US Government. The sale is necessary in
furtherance of the US foreign policy and notional security objectives
as outlined in the policy justification of the notification.
4. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to Lebanon.
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