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BILLING CODE 5001–06–C
Transmittal No. 17–16
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 Kuwait
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * ..
Other ......................................
$27 million
$ 2 million
Total ...................................
$29 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or
Quantities of Articles or Services under
Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Two hundred eighteen (218) M1A1
Abrams Tank Hulls with 120mm
cannons
Two hundred eighteen (218) AGT–1500
(M1 Tank Series) Engines
Non-MDE:
Also includes transportation and
other logistics support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (UXA)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KU–B–
JAT, KU–B–UKO, KU–B–UKN, KU–B–
ULB, KU–B–ULX, KU–B–UMK
(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: October 16, 2017
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the
Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
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Kuwait—M1A1 Abrams Tanks
The Government of Kuwait has
requested a possible sale of two
hundred eighteen (218) M1A1 Abrams
tank hulls with 120mm cannons and
two hundred eighteen (218) AGT–1500
(M1 Tank Series) engines in support of
its M1A2 tank recapitalization. Also
included are transportation and other
logistics support. The estimated cost is
$29 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. Kuwait plays a large role in
U.S. efforts to advance stability in the
Middle East, providing basing, access,
and transit for U.S. forces in the region.
This potential sale is associated with
Congressional Notification 16–66 which
was notified to Congress on December
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12, 2016, regarding recapitalization of
218 Kuwait M1A2 tanks. Subsequent to
the notification, Kuwait requested 218
M1A1 tank hulls from U.S. inventory be
provided and upgraded vice using
Kuwait’s current fleet of tanks due to its
interest in maintaining operational
readiness. Kuwait 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 M1A1 tank hulls will come from
U.S. inventory. There are no known
offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale
will not require the assignment of any
additional U.S. Government or
contractor representatives to Kuwait.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 17–16
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the
Arms Export Control Act
Annex
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. 120mm Gun. The gun is composed
of a 120mm smoothbore gun (cannon)
manufactured at Watervliet Arsenal;
‘‘long rod’’ Armor-piercing fin-stabilized
discarding-sabot (APFSDS) warheads;
and combustible cartridge case
ammunition. There may be a need to
procure/produce new gun cannon tubes
from Watervliet Arsenal. New cannons
inducted at Anniston Army Depot
would be inspected according to
established criteria and shipped to Lima
Army Tank Plant for the tank upgrade
process. The highest level of
information that could be disclosed
through the sale of this end-item is
UNCLASSIFIED.
2. AGT–1500 Gas Turbine Propulsion
System. The use of a gas turbine
propulsion system in the M1A2 is a
unique application of armored vehicle
power pack technology. The hardware is
composed of the AGT–1500 engine and
transmission and is not classified.
Manufacturing processes associated
with the production of turbine blades,
recuperator, bearings and shafts, and
hydrostatic pump and motor are
proprietary and therefore commercially
competition sensitive. The highest level
of information that could be disclosed
through the sale of this end-item is
UNCLASSIFIED.
3. All defense articles and services
listed on this transmittal are authorized
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DOD–2017–OS–0041]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Washington Headquarters
Service (WHS), Facilities Services
Directorate (FSD), Enterprise
Performance and IT Management
Directorate (EPITMD), DoD.
ACTION: 30-Day information collection
notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Defense
has submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by November 27,
2017.
SUMMARY:
Comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be
emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD
Desk Officer, at Oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please identify the
proposed information collection by DoD
Desk Officer and the Docket ID number
and title of the information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Licari, 571–372–0493, or whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title, Associated Form and OMB
Number: Fast Track Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery—
the Interactive Customer Evaluation
(ICE) System; 0704–0420.
Current Actions: Processing Revision
as Generic.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 152,622.
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 16,970.
Below we provide projected average
estimates for the next three years:
Average Number of Respondents per
Activitiy: 9.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 152,622.
Average Burden per Response: 3
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 7,631.
Needs and Uses: The proposed
information collection activity provides
a means to garner qualitative customer
ADDRESSES:
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and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: Timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Agency’s services
will be unavailable.
The Agency will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
• Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency;
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
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• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address: The target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
Seehra.
You may also submit comments and
recommendations, identified by Docket
ID number and title, by the following
method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, Docket
ID number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
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DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick
Licari.
Written requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD
Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center
Drive, East Tower, Suite 03F09,
Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.
Dated: October 24, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0132]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; DC
School Choice Incentive Program
Department of Education (ED),
Office of Innovation and Improvement
(OII).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 26, 2017.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2017–ICCD–0132. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
216–44, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Justis Tuia,
202–453–6654.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DOD-2017-OS-0041]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Washington Headquarters Service (WHS), Facilities Services
Directorate (FSD), Enterprise Performance and IT Management Directorate
(EPITMD), DoD.
ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance,
the following proposal for collection of information under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November
27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments and recommendations on the proposed information
collection should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD Desk Officer,
at [email protected]. Please identify the proposed
information collection by DoD Desk Officer and the Docket ID number and
title of the information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Licari, 571-372-0493, or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: Fast Track Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery--
the Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) System; 0704-0420.
Current Actions: Processing Revision as Generic.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 152,622.
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 16,970.
Below we provide projected average estimates for the next three
years:
Average Number of Respondents per Activitiy: 9.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 152,622.
Average Burden per Response: 3 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 7,631.
Needs and Uses: The proposed information collection activity
provides a means to garner qualitative customer
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and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance
with the Administration's commitment to improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean information that provides useful insights
on perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of
study. This feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder
perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early warning of
issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication,
training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or
services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: Timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery.
Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or
maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this
information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Agency's services will be unavailable.
The Agency will only submit a collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the following conditions:
The collections are voluntary;
The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government;
The collections are non-controversial and do not raise
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions
from respondents who have experience with the program or may have
experience with the program in the near future;
Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected
only to the extent necessary and is not retained;
Information gathered will be used only internally for
general service improvement and program management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of the agency;
Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
Information gathered will yield qualitative information;
the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the
population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful
information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding
the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for
other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative
results.
As a general matter, information collections will not result in any
new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask
questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes,
religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered
private.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
name, Docket ID number and title for this Federal Register document.
The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of
the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on
the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick Licari.
Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal
should be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD Directives Division, 4800 Mark
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 03F09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
Dated: October 24, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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