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related elements of logistical and 

program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Air Force 

(QCI). 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: 

FMS case QCC–$72M–14Oct10 

FMS case QZZ–$568M–31Jan07 

(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: 12 August 2014. 

* as defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

Policy Justification 

Canada–AN/AAQ–24(V) Large Aircraft 

Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) 

Systems 

The Government of Canada has 

requested the sale of 6 AN/AAQ–24(V) 

Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures 

(LAIRCM) Systems for the CP–140 Long 

Range Patrol Aircraft. The sale consists 

of 22 T–2465 AN/AAQ–24(V) Guardian 

Laser Transmitter Assemblies (GLTA), 

52 R–2675 AN/AAQ–24(V) Next 

Generation Missile Approach Warning 

Sensors (MAWS), and 16 CP–2793 AN/ 

AAQ–24(V) LAIRCM System Processors, 

support and test equipment, spare and 

repair parts, publications and technical 

documentation, personnel training and 

training equipment, U.S. Government 

and contractor engineering, technical 

and logistics support services, and other 

related elements of logistical and 

program support. The estimated cost is 

$225 million. 

The proposed sale will contribute to 

the foreign policy and national security 

of the United States by improving the 

security of a NATO ally that has been, 

and continues to be, an important force 

for political stability and economic 

progress in North America. 

Canada will use this capability to 

enhance the survivability of its CP–140 

Long Range Patrol aircraft and crew. 

The LAIRCM system will provide 

Canada’s CP–140 fleet with defensive 

countermeasures against enemy attacks. 

Canada, which already has AN/AAQ– 

24(V) systems as part of its C–17 fleet, 

will have no difficulty absorbing these 

additional systems. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The principal contractor will be the 

Northrop Grumman Systems 

Corporation in Falls Church, Virginia. 

There are no known offset agreements 

proposed in connection with this 

potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of any 

additional U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to Canada. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 14–40 

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of 

Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the 

Arms Export Control Act, as Amended 

Annex 

Item No. vii 

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology: 

1. The AN/AAQ–24(V) Large Aircraft 

Infrared Countermeasures system is a 

stand-along Directional Infrared 

Countermeasures (DIRCM) system that 

protects aircraft against ground 

launched infrared (IR) missiles. The 

AN/AAQ–24(V) is a small, passive/

active, electro-optic, threat warning 

device used to detect surface-to-air IR 

missiles fired at helicopters and fixedwing aircraft and automatically provides 

countermeasures as well as audio and 

visual warning messages to the aircrew. 

The basic system consists of multiple 

Missile Approach Warning Sensor 

(MAWS) units, Guardian Laser Turret 

Assembly (GLTA), Computer Processor 

(CP), Control Indicator (CI), and a User 

Data Module (UDM) card containing the 

laser jam codes. The UDM card is 

loaded into the CP prior to flight and is 

removed and put in secure storage when 

not in use. The set of MAWS units 

(AAR–54) is mounted on the aircraft 

exterior to provide omni-directional 

situational awareness. The MAWS 

detects the rocket plume of missiles and 

sends appropriate signals to the CP for 

processing. The CP analyzes the data 

and automatically deploys the 

appropriate countermeasures via the 

GLTA. The CP also contains 

comprehensive BIT circuitry. The CI 

displays the incoming threat so that the 

pilot can also take appropriate action. 

The maximum classification for all 

related hardware, software, technical 

data and documentation is Secret. 

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 or advanced capabilities. 

3. A determination has been made 

that the recipient country can provide 

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. 

4. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

Government of Canada. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20499 Filed 8–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2014–ICCD–0083] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Implementation Study of the Ramp Up 

to Readiness Program 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/ 

National Center for Education Statistics 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 29, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2014–ICCD–0083 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 

site is not available to the public for any 

reason, ED will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted; ED will ONLY accept 

comments during the comment period 

in this mailbox when the regulations.gov 

site is not available. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Chris 

Boccanfuso, 202–219–1674. 

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3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education 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: Implementation 

Study of the Ramp Up to Readiness 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0907. 

Type of Review: A revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 21,573. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 6,059. 

Abstract: This study will examine the 

implementation of Ramp-Up to 

Readiness, a schoolwide guidance 

intervention aimed at increasing the 

college readiness of students. This 

intervention (called Phase one) is at 

present being implemented in 34 high 

schools in Minnesota, and the 

developers intend to make the 

intervention available to a much larger 

set of Minnesota schools. No 

independently gathered high-quality 

evidence exists, however, on whether 

schools are able to implement this 

comprehensive intervention as intended 

or how its core components compare to 

the college-readiness supports in other 

high schools. The project for which 

OMB clearance is requested will attempt 

to gather such evidence from 22 public 

Minnesota high schools through the 

least burdensome means. The schoollevel implementation study will focus 

on assessing whether Ramp-Up school 

staff implement the program as 

intended, on identifying the extent to 

which the Ramp-Up program differs 

from the college-readiness supports 

offered in schools without Ramp-Up, 

and on the validity of a measure of 

personal college readiness, which the 

developers hypothesize is a key 

mechanism through which the program 

impacts later outcomes. The study will 

collect data from school staff in the 

following activities: Administrative data 

collection, focus groups in January and 

June, extant document collection, 

instructional logs, student and staff 

surveys, and student personal readiness 

assessment. The findings produced 

through analysis of these data will help 

(1) state education agencies seeking 

strategies and programs to endorse as a 

potential means of improving students 

college readiness and college 

enrollment, (2) local education agencies 

that are considering the challenges of 

implementing Ramp-Up, (3) the 

developer of this intervention (the 

College Readiness Consortium at the 

University of Minnesota) and 

developers of other college readiness 

interventions who continually seek to 

improve their programs by using 

information from studies like this, and 

(4) a group of education stakeholders in 

the Midwest interested in considering 

whether to conduct a study of the 

impacts of the Ramp-Up intervention on 

student outcomes. The revision to the 

collection being requested is to add a 

phase two to the evaluation. For this 

second phase, the impact of the program 

is being examined in addition to the 

implementation of the program. Data 

will be collected from an additional 54 

schools for this second phase of the 

evaluation. 

Dated: August 22, 2014. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20406 Filed 8–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following exempt 

wholesale generator filings: 

Docket Numbers: EG14–89–000. 

Applicants: Longhorn Wind Project, 

LLC. 

Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale 

Generator Status of Longhorn Wind 

Project, LLC. 

Filed Date: 8/21/14. 

Accession Number: 20140821–5058. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. e.t. 9/11/14. 

Docket Numbers: EG14–90–000. 

Applicants: TX Hereford Wind, LLC. 

Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale 

Generator Status of TX Hereford Wind, 

LLC. 

Filed Date: 8/21/14. 

Accession Number: 20140821–5097. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. e.t. 9/11/14. 

Docket Numbers: EG14–91–000. 

Applicants: Catalina Solar 2, LLC. 

Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale 

Generator Status of Catalina Solar 2, 

LLC. 

Filed Date: 8/21/14. 

Accession Number: 20140821–5101. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. e.t. 9/11/14. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER14–1822–002. 

Applicants: New York Independent 

System Operator, Inc. 

Description: NYISO filing: restart 

decision period for MOB Agreement 

with TC Ravenswood to be effective 

5/1/2014. 

Filed Date: 8/20/14. 

Accession Number: 20140820–5175. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. e.t. 9/10/14. 

Docket Numbers: ER14–2683–000. 

Applicants: Consolidated Edison 

Company of New York, Inc. 

Description: Consolidated Edison 

Company of New York, Inc. submits 

Notice of Cancellation of Service 

Agreement Nos. 49, 50, and 51. 

Filed Date: 8/21/14. 

Accession Number: 20140821–5027. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. e.t. 9/11/14. 

Docket Numbers: ER14–2684–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: 1154R10 Associated 

Electric Cooperative NITSA and NOA to 

be effective 7/1/2014. 

Filed Date: 8/21/14. 

Accession Number: 20140821–5036. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. e.t. 9/11/14. 

Docket Numbers: ER14–2685–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: 2014–08–21_SA 2687 

METC-New Covert FCA (T94) to be 

effective 8/22/2014. 

Filed Date: 8/21/14. 

Accession Number: 20140821–5051. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. e.t. 9/11/14. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 


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