[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85609-85611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28638]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-30]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

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 20-30 with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: December 21, 2020.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-30
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 Lebanon
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment*................  $40.0 million
Other...................................  $15.5 million
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  TOTAL.................................  $55.5 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Up to three hundred (300) M1152 High 
Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) (2 purchases of one 
hundred fifty (150) each)
    Non-MDE: Also included are spare and repair parts, publications and 
technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, 
technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of 
logistical and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (LE-B-WCC)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: 7C-B-UWZ, LE-B-UAH, QE-B-URV
    (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: None

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    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: December 1, 2020
    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Lebanon--M1152 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs)

    The Government of Lebanon has requested to buy up to three hundred 
(300) M1152 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) (2 
purchases of one hundred fifty (150) each). Also included are spare and 
repair parts, publications and technical documentation, personnel 
training and training equipment, technical and logistics support 
services, and other related elements of logistical and program support. 
The total estimated cost is $55.5 million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a 
partner country that continues to be an important force for political 
stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
    The proposed sale will provide sufficient modern transport vehicles 
to improve Lebanon's capability to meet current and future threats by 
improving its ability to move troops and supplies around the country to 
counter violent extremist organizations and to secure its border. 
Lebanon will have no difficulty absorbing this additional equipment and 
services into its armed forces as they currently operate over one 
thousand (1,000) HMMWVs of various variants.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be American General, South Bend, 
Indiana. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection 
with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
two (2) U.S. contractor representatives to Lebanon for a duration of up 
to thirteen (13) weeks to conduct HMMWV operator and maintenance 
training.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

[FR Doc. 2020-28638 Filed 12-28-20; 8:45 am]
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