[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50418-50420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20823]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-0H]


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)(5)(C) 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 19-0H 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. 19-0H

REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR 
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)

    (i) Purchaser: Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office 
(TECRO)
    (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 16-01
Date: December 16, 2015
Military Department: Army
    (iii) Description: On December 16, 2015, Congress was notified by 
Congressional certification transmittal number 16-01, of the possible 
sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act of seven 
hundred sixty-nine (769) TOW 2B Aero Radio Frequency (RF) Missiles 
(BGM-71F-Series). This proposed sale also includes fourteen (14) Radio 
Frequency (RF) TOW 2B Aero (BGM-71F-Series) Fly-to-Buy Missiles for lot 
acceptance testing, forty-six (46) Improved Target Acquisition System 
(ITAS) Launchers, four (4) Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS) 
launcher spares, Missile Support Equipment, Government-Furnished 
Equipment, Technical Manuals/Publications, Spare Parts, Tool and Test 
Equipment, Trainers, Training, U.S. Government Technical Support/
Integrated Logistical Support, Contractor Technical Support, and other 
associated equipment and services. The estimated total cost was $268 
million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $237 million of this 
total.
    This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following MDE items: 
1) an additional one thousand two hundred forty (1,240) TOW 2B Aero, 
Radio Frequency (RF) missiles (BGM-71F-Series); 2) an additional 
fourteen (14) TOW 2B Aero, Radio Frequency (RF) missiles (BGM-71F-
Series) Fly-to-Buy missiles; 3) an additional fifty-eight (58) Improved 
Target Acquisition System (ITAS); and 4) one hundred (100)

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M1167A1B1 HMMWVs. Also included are missile support equipment, 
government-furnished equipment, technical manuals/publications, spare 
parts, tool and test equipment, training, U.S. Government technical 
support/logistical support, contractor technical support, and other 
related elements of logistics and program support. These inclusions 
will increase the MDE value by $241.2 million resulting in a new MDE 
cost of $478.2 million. The new total case value will be $567.2 
million.
    (iv) Significance: This notification will allow the recipient to 
improve its security and defensive capability.
    (v) Justification: 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.
    (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The statement contained in the 
original AECA 36(b)(1) transmittal applies to the MDE items reported 
here.
    (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: July 8, 2019

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