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inclusion of this MDE represents an
increase in capability over what was
previously notified. The Egyptian Navy
will replace the RAM MK 49 MOD 3
launchers on its Ex-Oliver Hazard Perry
(OHP) Frigates with these Mod 5
launchers. This potential sale will
improve Egypt’s capability to meet
current and future threats and provide
significantly enhanced area defense
capabilities over Egypt’s coastal areas
and approaches to the Suez Canal.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale
will support the foreign policy and
national security objectives of the
United States by helping to improve the
security of a Major Non-North Atlantic
Treaty Organization Ally that continues
to be an important strategic partner in
the Middle East.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The
RAM MK 49 GMLS is the launcher for
the RAM Guided Missile Weapon
System (GMWS) that was approved
under the original 36(b)(1) notification,
Transmittal No. 20–81. The RAM
GMWS is a high fire power, dual mode,
fire and forget weapon system, which
provides ship self-defense against antiship missiles. The RAM MK 49 GMLS
is comprised of a 21-round launcher
guide, which is capable of firing tactical
or telemetry RAM missiles.
The highest level of classification of
defense articles, components, and
services included in this potential sale
is UNCLASSIFIED.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to
Congress: May 26, 2022
[FR Doc. 2024–11037 Filed 5–17–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD–2024–HA–0055]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
The Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
(OASD(HA)), Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: 60-Day information collection
notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Defense Health Agency announces a
proposed public information collection
and seeks public comment on the
provisions thereof. Comments are
invited on: whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
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practical utility; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by July 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of
the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and
Transparency, Regulatory Directorate,
4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24,
Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350–
1700.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to Defense Health Agency,
7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA
22042, ATTN: Amanda Grifka, 703–
681–1771.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Safety Culture, Operational
reliability, Resilience/burnout, and
Engagement (SCORETM) Survey; OMB
Control Number 0720–SCOR.
Needs and Uses: The 2001 National
Defense Authorization Act addresses
patient safety in military and veteran’s
healthcare and requires an examination
of systemic factors which lead to
medical error. The SCORETM Survey, a
validated commercial assessment tool
for patient safety that engages all levels
of staff from executive leaders to
frontline teams, is a response to this
legislation. Defense Health Network
National Capital Region (DHN NCR)
uses results from the SCORETM to meet
requirements for Leapfrog, a nonprofit
advocate of transparency and quality in
healthcare which evaluates military
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facilities. Furthermore, SCORETM
provides the granular, customized data
necessary for true culture change at
echelon or process for driving cultural
change with the survey results.
Required post-survey debriefings
drive team engagement: in 2020 and
2021 alone, DHN NCR SCORETM
debriefs generated over 1,000 frontline
action plans which have driven Fiscal
Year 2024 year-over-year increases in
improvement readiness and local
leadership engagement. Additionally,
since SCORETM is repeated every 12–24
months, it meets the highest-level
Leapfrog requirements and have helped
our largest facilities earn Leapfrog ‘‘A’’
designation.
Affected Public: Federal Government,
Individuals, or Households.
Annual Burden Hours: 16,333.
Number of Respondents: 98,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 98,000.
Average Burden per Response: 10
minutes.
Frequency: As required.
Dated: May 15, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 22–11]
Arms Sales Notification
Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
AGENCY:
The DoD is publishing the
unclassified text of an arms sales
notification.
SUMMARY:
Neil
Hedlund at neil.g.hedlund.civ@mail.mil
or (703) 697–9214.
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
22–11 with attached Policy Justification
and Sensitivity of Technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: May 15, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 22–11
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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
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government
of Egypt
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *
Other ...................................
$1.725 billion.
$.875 billion.
TOTAL .............................
$2.600 billion.
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Funding Source: Combined National
Funds and Foreign Military Financing
(FMF)
(iii) Description and Quantity or
Quantities of Articles or Services under
Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Twenty-three (23) CH–47F Chinook
Helicopters
Fifty-six (56) T–55–GA–714A Engines
(46 installed, 10 spares)
Fifty-two (52) Embedded Global
Positioning System (GPS) Inertial
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Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI) (46
installed, 6 spares)
Twenty-nine (29) AN/AAR–57
Common Missile Warning Systems
(CMWS) (23 installed, 6 spares)
Seventy-five (75) M–240 Machine
Guns (69 installed, 6 spares)
Non-MDE:
Also included is Common Missile
Warning System (CMWS) classified
software; AN/APR–39 Radar
Warning Receivers (RWR); AN/
AVR–2B Laser Detecting Sets (LDS);
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High Frequency (HF) radios;
Aircraft Survivability Equipment
(ASE) (including 25.4mm decoy
cartridges, impulse cartridges for
cable cutters and aircraft
cartridges); AN/ARN–147 Very
High Frequency (VHF) Omni
Directional Radio Range/Instrument
Landing System (VOR/ILS)
receivers; AN/ARN–153 Tactical
Airborne Navigation System
(TACAN) radios; AN/APN–209
radar altimeters; AN/AVS–6 Night
Vision Devices (NVD); 7.62mm
ammunition; items and services to
support the mission equipment;
hardware and services required to
implement additional aircraft
options such as: rescue hoists;
external cargo slings and nets;
Bambi fire buckets; Fast Rope
Insertion Extraction Systems
(FRIES); Cargo On/Off Loading
Systems (COOLS); Extended Range
Fuel Systems (ERFS); upgrade to
the maintenance hangar and
additional parking pads; special
tools and test equipment; ground
support equipment; airframe and
engine spare parts; technical data;
publications; Maintenance Work
Orders/Engineering Change
Proposals (MWO/ECPs); technical
assistance; transportation; training;
and other related elements of
logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (EG–
B–VGG)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: EG–B–
KXA, EG–B–BEL
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid,
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None
known at this time
(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 26, 2022
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the
Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
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Egypt—CH–47F Chinook Helicopters
The Government of Egypt has
requested to buy twenty-three (23) CH–
47F Chinook helicopters; fifty-six (56)
T–55–GA–714A engines (46 installed,
10 spares); fifty-two (52) Embedded
Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial
Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI) (46
installed, 6 spares); twenty-nine (29)
AN/AAR–57 Common Missile Warning
Systems (CMWS) (23 installed, 6
spares); and seventy-five (75) M–240
machine guns (69 installed, 6 spares).
Also included is Common Missile
Warning System (CMWS) classified
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software; AN/APR–39 Radar Warning
Receivers (RWR); AN/AVR–2B Laser
Detecting Sets (LDS); High Frequency
(HF) radios; Aircraft Survivability
Equipment (ASE) (including 25.4mm
decoy cartridges, impulse cartridges for
cable cutters and aircraft cartridges);
AN/ARN–147 Very High Frequency
(VHF) Omni Directional Radio Range/
Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS)
receivers; AN/ARN–153 Tactical
Airborne Navigation System (TACAN)
radios; AN/APN–209 radar altimeters,
AN/AVS–6 Night Vision Devices (NVD);
7.62mm ammunition; items and services
to support the mission equipment;
hardware and services required to
implement additional aircraft options
such as: rescue hoists; external cargo
slings and nets; Bambi fire buckets; Fast
Rope Insertion Extraction Systems
(FRIES); Cargo On/Off Loading Systems
(COOLS); Extended Range Fuel Systems
(ERFS); upgrade to the maintenance
hangar and additional parking pads;
special tools and test equipment; ground
support equipment; airframe and engine
spare parts; technical data; publications;
Maintenance Work Orders/Engineering
Change Proposals (MWO/ECPs);
technical assistance; transportation;
training; and other related elements of
logistics and program support. The total
estimated program cost is $2.6 billion.
This proposed sale will support the
foreign policy and national security of
the United States by helping to improve
the security of a Major Non-North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Ally that
continues to be an important strategic
partner in the Middle East.
The proposed sale will improve
Egypt’s heavy lift capability. Egypt will
use this enhanced capability to
strengthen its homeland defense and
deter regional threats. Egypt will have
no difficulty absorbing this equipment
and services into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment
and support will not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be
Boeing Helicopter Company,
Philadelphia, PA. There are no known
offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale
will require the assignment of seven (7)
U.S. Government and six (6) contractor
representatives to Egypt to support
delivery of the CH–47 Chinook aircraft
and to provide support and equipment
familiarization. Two (2) contractors
would be deployed to Egypt for
approximately two (2) years plus
options for additional years for followon support of equipment and five (5)
military personnel (Technical
Assistance Field Team/TAFT) would be
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deployed to Egypt for approximately
two (2) years.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 22–11
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 CH–47F is a twin engine,
heavy lift helicopter. The CH–47F has
the common avionics architecture
system (CAAS) cockpit, which provides
aircraft system, flight, mission, and
communication management systems.
The CAAS includes five multifunction
displays (MFDs), two general purpose
processor units (GPPUs), two control
display units (CDUs) and two data
concentrator units (DCUs). The
Navigation System has two Embedded
GPS/INS (EGIs), two Digital Advanced
Flight Control System (DAFCS), one
AN/ARN–147 (VOR/ILS marker Beacon
System), one ARN–153 Tactical Air
Navigation System (TACAN), two air
data computers, and one AN/APN–209
Radar Altimeter system. The
communications suite is as follows: two
each Multi-mode radios providing VHF
FM, VHF–AM, UHF, HQ II and Demand
Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA)
Satellite Communications (SATCOM),
and one each High Frequency (HF)
Radio. Aircraft survivability equipment
(ASE) will consist of the AN/AAR–57
Common Missile Warning System
(CMWS), and the AN/APR–39 Radar
Signal Detecting Set (RSDS).
• The AN/AAR–57 Common Missile
Warning System (CMWS) is the
detection component of the suite of
countermeasures designed to increase
survivability of current generation
combat aircraft and specialized special
operations aircraft against the threat
posed by infrared guided missiles.
• The AN/APR–39 Radar Signal
Detecting Set provides the pilot with
visual and audible warning when a
hostile fire-control threat is
encountered.
• The AN/AVS–6 Night Vision
Device (NVD) is a third-generation,
helmet-mounted, direct-view, imageintensification device. It enables
Aviators to operate more effectively and
safely during lowlight and degraded
battlefield conditions.
2. The highest level of classification of
defense articles, components, and
services included in this potential sale
is SECRET.
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3. 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 or advanced capabilities.
4. A determination has been made
that the Government of Egypt 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.
5. All defense articles and services
listed in this transmittal have been
authorized for release and export to the
Government of Egypt.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0032]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
School Pulse Panel 2024–25 Data
Collection
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing a
revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 20,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this
link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain to access the site. Find this
information collection request (ICR) by
selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’
under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then
check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov
provides two links to view documents
related to this information collection
request. Information collection forms
and instructions may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Information
Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting
statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by
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clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents’’ link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Carrie Clarady,
(202) 245–6347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: School Pulse Panel
2024–25 Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0969.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 53,955.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 10,175.
Abstract: The School Pulse Panel
(SPP) is a data collection that was
originally designed to collect voluntary
responses from a nationally
representative sample of public schools
to better understand how schools,
students, and educators were
responding to the ongoing stressors of
the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the
immediate need to collect information
from schools during the pandemic to
satisfy the requirement of Executive
Order 14000, an emergency clearance
was issued to develop and field the first
several monthly collections of the SPP
in 2021 and a full review of the SPP data
collection was performed under the
traditional clearance review process in
2022 (OMB#1850–0969). SPPs
innovative design and timely
dissemination of findings have been
used and cited frequently among
Department of Education senior
leadership, the White House Domestic
Policy Council, the USDAs Food and
Nutrition Service, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention,
Congressional deliberations, and the
media. The ongoing, growing interest by
stakeholders resulted in the request for
dedicated funding to create an
established NCES quick-turnaround
data collection vehicle to become a
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mainstay for NCES. Funding for a
mainstay collection was approved in
late 2022, and NCES conducted a new
collection during the 2023–24 school
year. The purpose of this request is for
a full review of the 2024–25 SPP data
collection under the traditional
clearance review process.
For the 2024–25 school year, the
survey will ask school staff about a wide
range of topics, including, but not
limited to, staffing, learning recovery,
tutoring, usage of federal funds,
facilities, transportation, school
environment issues, and overall
principal and staff experiences, in
addition to repeating items from the
previous collections. It is planned that
some new content will be rotated in
(and some rotated out) monthly. This
package includes details regarding the
methodology and operations, as well as
potential content areas and an item bank
of potential items that can be asked any
month.
The School Pulse Panel study is one
of the few reliable, nationally
representative, quick-turnaround
studies that produces data on U.S.
public schools. The sample design for
the 2024–25 collection will roughly be
the same as the 2023–24 collection, with
4,000 public elementary, middle, high,
and combined-grade schools in an
initial sample and 4,000 public
elementary, middle, high, and
combined-grade schools in a reserve
sample. These schools will be selected
via a random stratified sampling
approach.
This submission has undergone a 60day public comment period and is now
submitted for an additional 30-day
public comment period. We have made
revisions to all documents that are part
of this request. We have added
instruments for the August, September,
and October 2024 surveys (Appendix
C1) and split the Item Bank into two
parts; Appendix B1 will be an item bank
for the current administration SPP
2024–2025, while Appendix B2
contains all questionnaires from
previous administrations, including all
items that may be revived in future
months of SPP 2024–25. Items in
Appendix C1 are currently being tested
and are considered draft until the
testing is complete; final items will be
submitted to OMB through a change
request. Subsequent quarterly
instruments will also be posted for 30day comment in the months
immediately preceding their
administration, potentially followed by
change requests to allow for small
changes in items as deemed necessary
by cognitive testing.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 22-11]
Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales
notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil Hedlund at
[email protected] or (703) 697-9214.
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 22-11 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: May 15, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 22-11
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 Egypt
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............... $1.725 billion.
Other................................... $.875 billion.
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TOTAL................................. $2.600 billion.
Funding Source: Combined National Funds and Foreign Military
Financing (FMF)
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Twenty-three (23) CH-47F Chinook Helicopters
Fifty-six (56) T-55-GA-714A Engines (46 installed, 10 spares)
Fifty-two (52) Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial
Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI) (46 installed, 6 spares)
Twenty-nine (29) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS)
(23 installed, 6 spares)
Seventy-five (75) M-240 Machine Guns (69 installed, 6 spares)
Non-MDE:
Also included is Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) classified
software; AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receivers (RWR); AN/AVR-2B Laser
Detecting Sets (LDS);
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High Frequency (HF) radios; Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE)
(including 25.4mm decoy cartridges, impulse cartridges for cable
cutters and aircraft cartridges); AN/ARN-147 Very High Frequency (VHF)
Omni Directional Radio Range/Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS)
receivers; AN/ARN-153 Tactical Airborne Navigation System (TACAN)
radios; AN/APN-209 radar altimeters; AN/AVS-6 Night Vision Devices
(NVD); 7.62mm ammunition; items and services to support the mission
equipment; hardware and services required to implement additional
aircraft options such as: rescue hoists; external cargo slings and
nets; Bambi fire buckets; Fast Rope Insertion Extraction Systems
(FRIES); Cargo On/Off Loading Systems (COOLS); Extended Range Fuel
Systems (ERFS); upgrade to the maintenance hangar and additional
parking pads; special tools and test equipment; ground support
equipment; airframe and engine spare parts; technical data;
publications; Maintenance Work Orders/Engineering Change Proposals
(MWO/ECPs); technical assistance; transportation; training; and other
related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (EG-B-VGG)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: EG-B-KXA, EG-B-BEL
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be
Paid: None known at this time
(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 26, 2022
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Egypt--CH-47F Chinook Helicopters
The Government of Egypt has requested to buy twenty-three (23) CH-
47F Chinook helicopters; fifty-six (56) T-55-GA-714A engines (46
installed, 10 spares); fifty-two (52) Embedded Global Positioning
System (GPS) Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI) (46 installed, 6
spares); twenty-nine (29) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems
(CMWS) (23 installed, 6 spares); and seventy-five (75) M-240 machine
guns (69 installed, 6 spares). Also included is Common Missile Warning
System (CMWS) classified software; AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receivers
(RWR); AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets (LDS); High Frequency (HF)
radios; Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) (including 25.4mm decoy
cartridges, impulse cartridges for cable cutters and aircraft
cartridges); AN/ARN-147 Very High Frequency (VHF) Omni Directional
Radio Range/Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS) receivers; AN/ARN-153
Tactical Airborne Navigation System (TACAN) radios; AN/APN-209 radar
altimeters, AN/AVS-6 Night Vision Devices (NVD); 7.62mm ammunition;
items and services to support the mission equipment; hardware and
services required to implement additional aircraft options such as:
rescue hoists; external cargo slings and nets; Bambi fire buckets; Fast
Rope Insertion Extraction Systems (FRIES); Cargo On/Off Loading Systems
(COOLS); Extended Range Fuel Systems (ERFS); upgrade to the maintenance
hangar and additional parking pads; special tools and test equipment;
ground support equipment; airframe and engine spare parts; technical
data; publications; Maintenance Work Orders/Engineering Change
Proposals (MWO/ECPs); technical assistance; transportation; training;
and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total
estimated program cost is $2.6 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a
Major Non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization Ally that continues to be
an important strategic partner in the Middle East.
The proposed sale will improve Egypt's heavy lift capability. Egypt
will use this enhanced capability to strengthen its homeland defense
and deter regional threats. Egypt will have no difficulty absorbing
this equipment and services into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be Boeing Helicopter Company,
Philadelphia, PA. There are no known offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of
seven (7) U.S. Government and six (6) contractor representatives to
Egypt to support delivery of the CH-47 Chinook aircraft and to provide
support and equipment familiarization. Two (2) contractors would be
deployed to Egypt for approximately two (2) years plus options for
additional years for follow-on support of equipment and five (5)
military personnel (Technical Assistance Field Team/TAFT) would be
deployed to Egypt for approximately two (2) years.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 22-11
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 CH-47F is a twin engine, heavy lift helicopter. The CH-47F
has the common avionics architecture system (CAAS) cockpit, which
provides aircraft system, flight, mission, and communication management
systems. The CAAS includes five multifunction displays (MFDs), two
general purpose processor units (GPPUs), two control display units
(CDUs) and two data concentrator units (DCUs). The Navigation System
has two Embedded GPS/INS (EGIs), two Digital Advanced Flight Control
System (DAFCS), one AN/ARN-147 (VOR/ILS marker Beacon System), one ARN-
153 Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN), two air data computers, and
one AN/APN-209 Radar Altimeter system. The communications suite is as
follows: two each Multi-mode radios providing VHF FM, VHF-AM, UHF, HQ
II and Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) Satellite Communications
(SATCOM), and one each High Frequency (HF) Radio. Aircraft
survivability equipment (ASE) will consist of the AN/AAR-57 Common
Missile Warning System (CMWS), and the AN/APR-39 Radar Signal Detecting
Set (RSDS).
The AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) is the
detection component of the suite of countermeasures designed to
increase survivability of current generation combat aircraft and
specialized special operations aircraft against the threat posed by
infrared guided missiles.
The AN/APR-39 Radar Signal Detecting Set provides the
pilot with visual and audible warning when a hostile fire-control
threat is encountered.
The AN/AVS-6 Night Vision Device (NVD) is a third-
generation, helmet-mounted, direct-view, image-intensification device.
It enables Aviators to operate more effectively and safely during
lowlight and degraded battlefield conditions.
2. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
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3. 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 or
advanced capabilities.
4. A determination has been made that the Government of Egypt 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.
5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of Egypt.
[FR Doc. 2024-11035 Filed 5-17-24; 8:45 am]
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