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To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to Mr. Reginald Lucas at
the Department of Defense, Washington
Headquarters Services, ATTN:
Executive Services Directorate,
Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center
Drive, Suite 03F09–09, Alexandria, VA
22350–3100 or call 571–372–7574.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Basic Employee and Security
Tracking Systems (BEAST); OMB
Control Number 0704–0507.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
obtain, track, and record the personnel
security data, training information, and
travel history within the White House
Military Office and White House
Communications Agency.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Annual Burden Hours: 38.
Number of Respondents: 150.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 150.
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Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondents are DoD contractors,
retired military members who have
departed the agency, and agency
visitors. The data collected is used for
security background checks, training
records, and also to encompass the
historical travel records of members of
the agency. This data collection is
essential in maintaining the integrity of
the agency’s personnel, training, and
travel programs.
Dated: July 30, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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ACTION:
Arms sales notice.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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
22–45 with attached Policy Justification
and Sensitivity of Technology.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: July 29, 2024.
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Patricia L. Toppings,
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
Office of the Secretary
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Arms Sales Notification
Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense (DoD).
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DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY
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TheH<>noia:ble Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House.
U.S.House of Representatives
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Dear Madam Speaker:
Pursuant to the·reportmgrcquircments of Section 36(b)(l)of1ne·Attns Export Control
Act, as amended, we are forwaMing herewith Tranmmttal No. 2245, conceming the Navy's
proposed Letter(s) ofOffer and Acceptance to the Taipei&onomicandCu.ltural Representative
Office in the United Stale$ {TECRO) for defense articles and services estimated to cosf $355
million.·. After this letter is delivered ·to· your office, we plmto issue ·a·newsrelease to notify the
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Transmittal No. 22–45
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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: Taipei
Economic and Cultural Representative
Office in the United States (TECRO)
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *
Other ...................................
$285 million
$ 70 million
TOTAL .............................
$355 million
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Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) Description and Quantity or
Quantities of Articles or Services under
Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Sixty (60) AGM–84L–1 Harpoon
Block II Missiles
Four (4) ATM–84L–1 Harpoon Block
II Exercise Missiles
Non-MDE:
Also included are Harpoon Guidance
Control Units (GCUs); Harpoon
Radar Seekers; Harpoon Radar
Altimeters; Harpoon Captive Air
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Test Missiles (CATMs); containers;
spare and repair parts; support and
test equipment; publications and
technical documentation; personnel
training and training equipment;
U.S. Government and contractor
representatives’ technical
assistance; engineering and logistics
support services; and other related
elements of logistics support.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (TW–
P–ALQ)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW–P–
LGB, TW–P–LGV
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(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: September 2, 2022
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the
Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office in the United
States—AGM–84L–1 Harpoon Block II
Missiles
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The Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office in the United
States (TECRO) has requested to buy
sixty (60) AGM–84L–1 Harpoon Block II
missiles and four (4) ATM–84L–1
Harpoon Block II exercise missiles. Also
included are Harpoon Guidance Control
Units (GCUs); Harpoon Radar Seekers;
Harpoon Radar Altimeters; Harpoon
Captive Air Test Missiles (CATMs);
containers; spare and repair parts;
support and test equipment;
publications and technical
documentation; personnel training and
training equipment; U.S. Government
and contractor representatives’ technical
assistance; engineering and logistics
support services; and other related
elements of logistics support. The
estimated total cost is $355 million.
This proposed sale is consistent with
U.S. law and policy as expressed in
Public Law 96–8.
This proposed sale serves U.S.
national, economic, and security
interests by supporting the recipient’s
continuing efforts 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 contribute to
the modernization of the recipient’s
capability to meet current and future
threats by providing a flexible solution
to augment existing surface and air
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defenses. The recipient will be able to
employ a highly reliable and effective
system to counter or deter maritime
aggressions, coastal blockades, and
amphibious assaults. This equipment
will contribute to the recipient’s goal of
updating its military capability while
further enhancing interoperability with
the United States and other allies. 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.
The principal contractor will be
Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO. The
recipient has requested offsets. At this
time, agreements are undetermined and
will be defined in negotiations between
the recipient and the contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale
will not require the permanent
assignment of any additional U.S.
Government or contractor
representatives to recipient. Support
teams will travel to recipient on a
temporary basis.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 22–45
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. The Harpoon missile is a nonnuclear tactical weapons system. It
provides a day, night, and adverse
weather, standoff air-to-surface
capability and is an effective AntiSurface Warfare missile.
2. The highest level of classification of
defense articles, components, and
services included in this potential sale
is CONFIDENTIAL.
3. If a technologically advanced
adversary were to obtain knowledge of
the hardware and software elements, the
information could be used to develop
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 22–07]
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
22–07 with attached Policy Justification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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countermeasures or equivalent systems,
which might reduce system
effectiveness or be used in the
development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
4. 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.
5. All defense articles and services
listed in this transmittal have been
authorized for release and export to the
recipient.
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Dated: July 29, 2024.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 22-45]
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 22-45 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: July 29, 2024.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 22-45
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 *............... $285 million
Other................................... $ 70 million
-------------------------------
TOTAL................................. $355 million
Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Sixty (60) AGM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II Missiles
Four (4) ATM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II Exercise Missiles
Non-MDE:
Also included are Harpoon Guidance Control Units (GCUs); Harpoon
Radar Seekers; Harpoon Radar Altimeters; Harpoon Captive Air Test
Missiles (CATMs); containers; spare and repair parts; support and test
equipment; publications and technical documentation; personnel training
and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor representatives'
technical assistance; engineering and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistics support.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (TW-P-ALQ)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-P-LGB, TW-P-LGV
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(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: September 2, 2022
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United
States--AGM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II Missiles
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the
United States (TECRO) has requested to buy sixty (60) AGM-84L-1 Harpoon
Block II missiles and four (4) ATM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II exercise
missiles. Also included are Harpoon Guidance Control Units (GCUs);
Harpoon Radar Seekers; Harpoon Radar Altimeters; Harpoon Captive Air
Test Missiles (CATMs); containers; spare and repair parts; support and
test equipment; publications and technical documentation; personnel
training and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor
representatives' technical assistance; engineering and logistics
support services; and other related elements of logistics support. The
estimated total cost is $355 million.
This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy as
expressed in Public Law 96-8.
This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security
interests by supporting the recipient's continuing efforts 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 contribute to the modernization of the
recipient's capability to meet current and future threats by providing
a flexible solution to augment existing surface and air defenses. The
recipient will be able to employ a highly reliable and effective system
to counter or deter maritime aggressions, coastal blockades, and
amphibious assaults. This equipment will contribute to the recipient's
goal of updating its military capability while further enhancing
interoperability with the United States and other allies. 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.
The principal contractor will be Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO. The
recipient has requested offsets. At this time, agreements are
undetermined and will be defined in negotiations between the recipient
and the contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the permanent
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to recipient. Support teams will travel to recipient on
a temporary basis.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 22-45
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 Harpoon missile is a non-nuclear tactical weapons system. It
provides a day, night, and adverse weather, standoff air-to-surface
capability and is an effective Anti-Surface Warfare missile.
2. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is
CONFIDENTIAL.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the recipient.
[FR Doc. 2024-17042 Filed 8-1-24; 8:45 am]
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