[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7526-7528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02938]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 15-72]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to 
fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 
July 21, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell, 
DSCA/LMO, (703) 604-1546/(703) 607-5339.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittal 15-72 with attached Policy Justification 
and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: February 9, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 15-72
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 *.................  $300.0 million
Other.....................................  $ 75.0 million
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    Total.................................  $375.0 million
 
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE) includes:

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    Thirty-Six (36) Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAVs)
    Weapons
     Thirty (30) .50 Caliber M2 machine guns
     Six (6) 7.62mm M240 machine guns
    Non-MDE included with this request are: Enhanced Armored Applique 
Kits (EAAK); spares; training; support and test equipment; 
publications; contractor engineering technical services; engineering 
technical services; logistical, training, engineering and program 
support; and other technical assistance.
    (iv) Military Department: NAVY (SEQ)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS Case SDR-$173 million-04 SEP 
02
    (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: 16 December 2015

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
(TECRO)--Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAVs)

    The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
United States has requested a possible sale of the following:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE) includes:
    Thirty-Six (36) Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAVs)
    Weapons
     Thirty (30) .50 Caliber M2 machine guns
     Six (6) 7.62mm M240 machine guns
    Non-MDE included with this request are: Enhanced Armored Applique 
Kits (EAAK); spares; weapons; training; support and test equipment; 
publications; contractor engineering technical services; engineering 
technical services; logistical, training, engineering and program 
support; and other technical assistance. The estimated MDE cost is $300 
million. The total estimated cost is $375 million.
    This sale is consistent with United States 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 modernize 
its armed forces and enhance its 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 these 
vehicles to augment existing vehicles and will have no difficulty 
absorbing these new vehicles into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
significantly alter the basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor supporting the refurbishment has not been 
selected. The purchaser normally requests industrial cooperation at 
forty percent, but at this time there are no known offset agreements 
proposed in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale should not require the 
permanent assignment of additional U.S. Government or contractor 
representatives to the recipient.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 15-72
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 Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) Al Reliability 
Availability Maintainability (RAM) Rebuild to Standard (RS) Family of 
Vehicles (FOV) end items, trainers, and components are UNCLASSIFIED. 
The technical and operational elements of these systems, and any 
related data, are classified up to SECRET to protect vulnerabilities, 
design and performance parameters, and similar critical information.
    2. 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 
advanced capabilities.
    3. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the recipient.

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