Arms Sales Notification, 43557-43559 [2020-15497]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 138 (Friday, July 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43557-43559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15497]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-07]


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 20-07 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: July 10, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-07
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 *................  $100 million
Other....................................  $ 80 million
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  Total..................................  $180 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Eighteen (18) MK-48 Mod 6 Advanced Technology Heavy Weight 
Torpedoes
    Non-MDE:
    Also included are spare parts, support and test equipment, shipping 
and shipping containers, operator manuals, technical documentation, 
training, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and 
logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics 
support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (TW-P-ALM)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-P-LHV
    (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: May 20, 2020
    * 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)--MK 48 Mod 6 Advanced Technology (AT) Heavy Weight Torpedo 
(HWT)

    TECRO has requested to buy eighteen (18) MK-48 Mod6 Advanced 
Technology (AT) Heavy Weight Torpedoes (HWT). Also included are spare 
parts, support and test equipment, shipping and shipping containers, 
operator manuals, technical documentation, training, U.S. Government 
and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services; 
and other related elements of logistics support. The total estimated 
program cost is $180 million.
    This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy as 
expressed in Public Law 96-8.

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    This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security 
interests by supporting the recipient's continuing efforts to modernize 
its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability. The 
proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and 
assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and 
economic progress in the region.
    The proposed sale will improve the recipient's capability in 
current and future defensive efforts. The recipient will use the 
enhanced capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to 
strengthen homeland defense. The recipient 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.
    There are no prime contractors associated with this case as all 
materials will be procured from U.S. Navy stocks. There are no known 
offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale is estimated to require 
assignment of a number of U.S. Government and contractor 
representatives to the recipient or travel there intermittently during 
the program.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-07
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex
Item No. vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. The MK 48 Mod 6 Advanced Technology (AT) Heavy Weight Torpedo 
(HWT) is designed for optimum effectiveness against all targets, in 
both littoral and deep-water environments. The MK 48 Mod 6 AT HWT 
features advanced sonar, combined with an advanced digital signal 
processor for improved target detection. This sale furnishes the MK 48 
Mod 6 Advanced Technology (AT) version of the system.
    There is no Critical Program Information associated with the MK 48 
Mod 6AT HWT hardware, technical documentation or software. The highest 
classification of the hardware to be exported is SECRET. The highest 
classification of the technical manual that will be exported is 
CONFIDENTIAL. The technical manual is required for operation of the MK 
48 Mod 6 AT HWT. The highest classification of the software to be 
exported is SECRET. The MK 48 Mod 6 AT HWT meets Anti-Tampering 
requirements.
    2. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the hardware and software elements, the information could be used to 
develop countermeasures or equivalent systems, which might reduce 
system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with 
similar or advanced capabilities.
    3. A determination has been made that the recipient can provide 
substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive 
technology being released as the U.S. Government. This sale is 
necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national 
security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
    4. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the recipient.

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