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POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Jordan—UH–60M VIP Blackhawk 

Helicopter) 

The Government of Jordan has 

requested a possible sale of one (1) UH– 

60M Black Hawk Helicopter, with two 

(2) T700–GE–701D Engines, spare and 

repair parts, publications and technical 

data, support equipment, 

communication equipment, personnel 

training and training equipment, U.S. 

Government and contractor engineering, 

logistics, and technical support services, 

aircraft survivability equipment, 

aviation mission planning system, tools 

and test equipment, and other related 

elements of logistical and program 

support. The estimated cost is $21 

million. 

The proposed sale will contribute to 

the foreign policy and national security 

of the United States by helping to 

improve the security of a friendly 

country which has been, and continues 

to be, an important force for political 

stability and economic progress in the 

Middle East. 

The proposed sale of one Black Hawk 

helicopter to Jordan will provide intracountry transportation for the Royal 

family, Jordanian officials, visiting 

Heads of State, and other dignataries. 

Jordan, which already has Black Hawk 

helicopters in its inventory, will have 

no difficulty absorbing this additional 

helicopter. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The principal contractors will be 

Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, 

Connecticut; and General Electric 

Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. There are 

no known offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of 

additional U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to Jordan. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 15–18 

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter Of 

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

Arms Export Control Act 

Annex 

Item No. vii 

(ix) Sensitivity of Technology: 

1. The UH–60M Black Hawk Utility 

Helicopter contains communications 

and identification equipment, 

navigation equipment, aircraft 

survivability equipment, displays, and 

sensors. The airframe itself does not 

contain sensitive technology. The 

highest level of classified information 

required to be released for training, 

operation and maintenance of the Black 

Hawk is Unclassified. The highest level 

which could be revealed through 

reverse engineering or testing of the end 

item is Secret. 

2. The AN/APR–39, Radar Signal 

Detecting Set provides warning of a 

radar directed air defense threat to allow 

appropriate countermeasures. This is 

the 1553 data bus compatible 

configuration. Hardware is classified 

Confidential when programmed with 

U.S. threat data; releasable technical 

manuals for operation and maintenance 

are classified Confidential; releasable 

technical data and performance is 

classified Secret. 

3. The AN/AVR–2B, Laser Warning 

Set is a passive laser warning system 

that receives, processes, and displays 

threat information resulting from 

aircraft illumination by lasers, on the 

multi-functional display. The hardware 

is classified Confidential; releasable 

technical manuals for operation and 

maintenance are classified Secret. 

Reverse engineering is not a major 

concern. 

4. The AN–ARC–231 is an airborne 

Very High Frequency/Ultra High 

Frequency (VHF/UHF) Line of Sight and 

DAMA SATCOM communication 

system. The ARC–231 provides 

airborne, multi-band, multi-mission, 

secure anti-jam voice, data and imagery 

network capable communications in a 

compact radio set. 

5. The AN–ARC–201D Single Channel 

Ground and Airborne Radio System 

(SINCGARS) is a tactical airborne radio 

subsystem that provides secure, anti-jam 

voice and data communication. The 

Enhanced Data Modes (EDM) of the 

radio employs a Reed-Solomon Forward 

Error Correction (FEC) technique that 

provides enhanced bit-error-rate 

performance. The EDM Packet Data 

Mode supports packet data transfer from 

the airborne host computer to another 

airborne platform or the ground-based 

equivalent SINCGARS system. 

Performance capabilities, ECM/ECCM 

specifications and Engineering Change 

Orders (ECOs) are classified Secret. 

6. The AAR–57(V) Common Missile 

Warning System detects threat missiles 

in flight, evaluates potential false 

alarms, declares validity of threat and 

selects appropriate IRCM. Includes 

Electro-Optical Missile Sensors, 

Electronic Control Unit, Sequencer and 

Improved Countermeasures Dispenser. 

The hardware is classified Confidential; 

releasable technical manuals for 

operation and maintenance are 

classified Secret. Reverse engineering is 

not a major concern. 

7. If a technologically advanced 

adversary were to obtain knowledge of 

the specific hardware and software 

elements, the information could be used 

to develop countermeasures which 

might reduce weapon system 

effectiveness or be used in the 

development of a system with similar or 

advanced capabilities. 

8. A determination has been made 

that the recipient country 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. 

9. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to 

Jordan. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2015–OS–0044] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Defense, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to add a New System of 

Records. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of 

Defense proposes to add a new system 

of records, DMDC 19 DoD, entitled 

‘‘Secure Web Fingerprint Transmission 

(SWFT)’’ to its inventory of record 

systems subject to the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended. This system will 

provide a means for all DoD individuals 

required to submit electronic 

fingerprints and demographic 

information to the Office of Personnel 

and Management (OPM) and the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a 

personnel security clearance or as part 

of a background investigation. 

Additionally, SWFT will transmit an 

electronic fingerprint file with 

demographic information as part of a 

background investigation to the Defense 

Manpower Data Center (DMDC) Person 

Data Repository (PDR) for identity 

matching purposes. 

DATES: Comments will be accepted on or 

before June 15, 2015. This proposed 

action will be effective the day 

following the end of the comment 

period unless comments are received 

which result in a contrary 

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Department of Defense, Office 

of the Deputy Chief Management 

Officer, Directorate of Oversight and 

Compliance, Regulatory and Audit 

Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–9010. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this Federal Register 

document. The general policy for 

comments and other submissions from 

members of the public is to make these 

submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cindy Allard, Chief, OSD/JS Privacy 

Office, Freedom of Information 

Directorate, Washington Headquarters 

Service, 1155 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1155, or by 

phone at (571) 372–0461. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of the Secretary of Defense notices for 

systems of records subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, 

have been published in the Federal 

Register and are available from the 

address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT or at http://dpcld.defense.gov/. 

The proposed system report, as required 

by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended, was submitted on 

May 5, 2015, to the House Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform, the 

Senate Committee on Governmental 

Affairs, and the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) pursuant to 

paragraph 4c of Appendix I to OMB 

Circular No. A–130, ‘‘Federal Agency 

Responsibilities for Maintaining 

Records About Individuals,’’ dated 

February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61 

FR 6427). 

Dated: May 8, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

DMDC 19 DoD 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Secure Web Fingerprint Transmission 

(SWFT). 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Defense Manpower Data Center, DoD 

Center Monterey Bay, 400 Gigling Road, 

Seaside, CA 93955–6771. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

DoD military, civilian, and contractor 

personnel, and non-Federal agency 

civilian associates (e.g., American Red 

Cross paid employees, state employees 

supporting National Guard) eligible for 

the Common Access Card. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Social Security Number (SSN), name, 

place of birth, date of birth, electronic 

fingerprint file. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

DoD Directive 5105.42, Defense 

Security Service (DSS); DoD Instruction 

5200.02, DoD Personnel Security 

Program (PSP); 32 CFR part 156, 

Department of Defense Personnel 

Security Program (DODPSP); E.O. 

10450, Security requirements for 

Government employment; HSPD 12, 

Policy for a Common Identification 

Standard for Federal Employees and 

Contractors; and E.O. 9397 (SSN), as 

amended. 

PURPOSE: 

To provide a means for all DoD 

individuals required to submit 

electronic fingerprints and demographic 

information to the Office of Personnel 

and Management (OPM) and the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a 

personnel security clearance or as part 

of a background investigation. 

Additionally, SWFT will transmit an 

electronic fingerprint file with 

demographic information as part of a 

background investigation to the Defense 

Manpower Data Center (DMDC) Person 

Data Repository (PDR) for identity 

matching purposes. 

ROUTINE USES FOR RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to disclosures generally 

permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the 

records contained herein may 

specifically be disclosed outside the 

DoD as follows to: 

The Office of Personnel and 

Management (OPM) and the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for 

investigative purposes related to the 

conduct of security clearance 

investigations and background checks. 

The DoD Blanket Routine Uses set 

forth at the beginning of the Office of 

the Secretary of Defense (OSD) 

compilation of systems of records 

notices may apply to this system. The 

complete list of DoD blanket routine 

uses can be found online at: http://

dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/

SORNsindex/BlanketRoutineUses.aspx. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND

DISPOSING OF THE RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Electronic storage media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

SSN and/or name. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Electronic records are maintained in a 

controlled area accessible only to 

authorized personnel. Entry to these 

areas is restricted by the use of locks, 

guards, and administrative procedures. 

Electronic data are stored in an 

encrypted database. Access to personal 

information is limited to those who 

require the records in the performance 

of their official duties. Access to 

personal information is further 

restricted by the use of passwords 

which are changed periodically. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Electronic fingerprints are destroyed/ 

deleted three (3) year(s) after successful 

transmission. 

Unsuccessfully transmitted electronic 

fingerprints are destroyed/deleted when 

90 days old. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Deputy Director for Identity and 

Personnel Assurance, Defense 

Manpower Data Center, 4800 Mark 

Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350– 

6000. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system should send 

written inquiries to: SWFT Program 

Manager, Personnel Security and 

Assurance Division, Defense Manpower 

Data Center, 400 Gigling Road, Seaside, 

CA 93955–6771. 

Signed, written requests must contain 

the full name and SSN of the subject 

individual, along with a return address. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system must send signed written 

inquiries to: Office of the Secretary of 

Defense/Joint Staff Freedom of 

information Act Request Service Center, 

4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 

22350–3100. 

Signed, written requests must contain 

the full name and SSN of the individual 

and address where the records are to be 

returned. 

CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES: 

The OSD rules for accessing records, 

contesting contents, and appealing 

initial agency determinations are 


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contained in OSD Administrative 

Instruction 81; 32 CFR part 311; or may 

be obtained from the system manager. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Individual, industrial facilities 

cleared by the Personnel Security 

Management Office for Industry 

(PSMO–I), and DoD Component 

fingerprint capture devices. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED BY THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Extension of Public Comment Period 

for the Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement/Overseas Environmental 

Impact Statement for Commonwealth 

of the Northern Mariana Islands Joint 

Military Training 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On April 03, 2015, the 

Department of Navy (DoN) published a 

Notice of Availability and Notice of 

Public Meetings for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/

Overseas Environmental Impact 

Statement for Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military 

Training (80 FR 18385, April 03, 2015). 

The purpose of this notice is to 

announce an extension of the 60-day 

public comment period. The public 

comment period will be extended by 60 

days to end on August 3, 2015 Eastern 

Daylight Time (E.D.T.) [August 4, 2015, 

Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)]. 

DATES: The extended 120-day public 

comment period for the Draft EIS began 

on April 3, 2015, EDT [April 04, 2015, 

ChST] with the publication of the 

Notice of Availability in the Federal 

Register by the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, and with this 

extension, will end on August 3, 2015, 

EDT [August 4, 2015, ChST]. Mailed 

comments should be postmarked no 

later than August 3, 2015, EDT [August 

4, 2015, ChST] to ensure they are 

considered. 

ADDRESSES: The public may provide 

comments through the project Web site 

at www.CNMIJointMilitaryTrainingEIS.

com, or by mail at: Naval Facilities 

Engineering Command, Pacific, Attn: 

09PA, Public Affairs Office, 258 

Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, JBPHH, HI 

96860–3134. 

The Draft EIS/OEIS was distributed to 

federal and local agencies, elected 

officials, and other interested 

individuals and organizations. The Draft 

EIS/OEIS is available for public review 

at www.CNMIJointMilitaryTraining

EIS.com, and at the following libraries: 

(1) Joeten Kiyu Public Library, Saipan; 

(2) Northern Marianas College Olympio 

T. Borja Memorial Library, Saipan; (3) 

Tinian Public Library, Tinian; (4) 

Antonio C. Atalig Memorial Rota Public 

Library, Rota; (5) University of Guam 

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Library, 

Guam; (6) Nieves M. Flores Memorial 

Library, Guam. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoN’s 

proposed action is to establish live-fire 

Range Training Areas (RTAs) within the 

CNMI to address the U.S. Pacific 

Command Service Components’ unfilled 

unit level and combined level training 

requirements in the Western Pacific. 

The DoN recognizes that public 

comments are an essential part of the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) process. Accordingly, the DoN 

established a 60-day public comment 

period in lieu of the minimum 45-day 

period required by NEPA implementing 

regulations. In response to requests by 

CNMI officials, Federal resource 

agencies, and the public, the DoN has 

extended the Draft EIS 60-day public 

comment period by a heretofore 

additional 60 days to August 3, 2015, 

EDT [August 4, 2015, ChST]. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

CNMI Joint Military Training EIS/OEIS 

Project Manager by email via the project 

Web site (www.CNMIJointMilitary

TrainingEIS.com). 

Dated: May 11, 2015. 

N.A. Hagerty-Ford 

Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, 

U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Strengthening U.S. Academic 

Programs in Accelerator Science 

AGENCY: Office of High Energy Physics, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

information (RFI). 

SUMMARY: The Office of High Energy 

Physics (HEP), as the Department of 

Energy’s (DOE or Department) lead 

office for long-term accelerator research 

and development (R&D), invites 

interested parties to provide comments 

on proposed policies, practices and 

mechanisms which DOE–HEP may 

implement to foster robust academic 

R&D and workforce development in this 

vitally important high technology area. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested on or before 

June 18, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments only by email. 

Comments must be addressed to 

AcademicAcceleratorScienceRFI@

science.doe.gov, with the subject line 

‘‘Academic Accelerator Science RFI 

Comments’’. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Bruce P. Strauss, (301) 903–3705, 

AcademicAcceleratorScienceRFI@

science.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Challenge 

Accelerators play a key role in the 

discovery sciences, including High 

Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, and 

Basic Energy Sciences. Modern 

discovery science accelerators are high 

technology instruments of remarkable 

complexity, having advanced over eight 

orders of magnitude in energy since 

their invention. Aggressive reinvention 

of the underlying technology has driven 

improvements in this science, and has 

required sustained investment in 

accelerator science R&D that advances 

the methods, materials, and 

understanding of accelerator science. 

Accelerator Science is an 

interdisciplinary field that encompasses 

the design and improvement of particle 

accelerators, the development of new 

methods of charged particle production 

and manipulation, and the development 

of unique supporting technologies 

needed for accelerators. Significant 

career specialization has evolved as the 

demand for ever greater performance 

has required reaching deep into 

mathematics, computation, materials 

science, plasma science, radio frequency 

technology, superconducting materials, 

laser engineering, and a variety of other 

disciplines. The accelerator science 

workforce must be capable of spanning 

both the breadth and depth of the 

subject matter needed to build discovery 

science accelerators. It must also 

possess the range of skills and 

proficiency levels needed to support 

operating accelerators for science, 

medicine, industry, security, defense, 

and energy & environmental 

applications. 

National laboratories, academia, and 

industry each play vital, mutually 

reinforcing roles in the success of the 

accelerator-based discovery sciences, 

and in providing the scientific and 

technological advances necessary to 

sustain U.S. leadership in this area. 


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