Arms Sales Notification, 50425-50427 [2019-20837]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50425-50427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20837]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-30]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of an arms sales notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karma Job at [email protected] 
or (703) 697-8976.

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 19-30 with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: September 20, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 19-30
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....................................  $670 million
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  Total..................................  $670 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None
Non-MDE:
    C-17 follow-on support includes spares and repair parts; support 
equipment; personnel training and training equipment; publications and 
technical documentation; support and test equipment; U.S. Government 
and contractor engineering, technical and logistical support services; 
and other related elements of logistics and program support.

    (iv) Military Department: Air Force IN-D-QAC
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IN-D-SAC, IN-D-SAE
    (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: July 26, 2019

    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

India - C-17 Sustainment Follow-On Support

    The Government of India has requested to buy equipment for C-17 
follow-on support, to include spares and repair parts; support 
equipment; personnel training and training equipment; publications and 
technical documentation; support and test equipment; U.S. Government 
and contractor engineering, technical and logistical support services; 
and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total 
estimated program cost is $670 million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by helping to strengthen the U.S.-Indian 
strategic relationship and to improve the mobility capabilities of a 
major defensive partner which continues to be an important force for 
political stability, peace, and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific 
and South Asia region.
    India needs this follow-on support to maintain its operational 
readiness and ability to provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster 
Relief (HA/DR) assistance in the region. India will have no difficulty 
absorbing this support 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 the Boeing Corporation, Chicago, 
Illinois. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection 
with this potential sale, however, the purchaser typically requests 
offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between 
the purchaser and the prime contractor.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
one U.S. Government representative and 23 contractor representatives to 
India.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

[FR Doc. 2019-20837 Filed 9-24-19; 8:45 am]
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