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containers, spare and repair parts,

support equipment, publications, U.S.

Government and contractor technical

assistance and other related elements of

logistics support. The estimated cost is

$95 million.

This sale is consistent with United

States law and policy, as expressed in

Public Law 96–8.

The recipient will use these missiles

to maintain an anti-surface warfare

capability on its 1052 KNOX class ships

leased from the U.S. Navy. The recipient

will have no difficulty using this

equipment.

The sale of this equipment and

support will not affect the basic military

balance in the region.

The prime contractor will be

McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, St.

Louis, Missouri. There are no offset

agreements proposed to be entered into

in connection with this potential sale.

Implementation of this sale will not

require the assignment of any additional

U.S. Government personnel or

contractor representatives in-country.

There will be no adverse impact on

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this

sale.

Transmittal No. 97–09

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of

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

Arms Export Control Act

Annex—Item No. vi

(vi) Sensitivity of Technology:

1. The HARPOON missile contains

sensitive technology and has the

following classified components,

including applicable technical and

equipment documentation and manuals:

a. Guidance Section Components

b. Missile Characteristics and

Performance Data

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 or

equivalent systems which might reduce

weapon system effectiveness or be used

in the development of a system with

similar or advanced capabilities.

3. This sale is necessary in

furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy

and national security objectives

outlined in the Policy Justification.

Moreover, the benefits to be derived

from this sale, as outlined in the Policy

Justification, outweigh the potential

damage that could result if the sensitive

technology were revealed to

unauthorized persons.

[FR Doc. 97–4863 Filed 2–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Department of the Air Force

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Headquarters Air Force

Materiel Command.

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with Section 35–6

(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, currently approved public

information collection and seeks public

comment on the provisions thereof.

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed information collection; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received by April 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Headquarters Air Force Materiel

Command, 4375 Chidlaw Road, Suite 6,

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433–5006,

Attn: Capt Andy Roake, Chief,

Community Relations Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request more information on this

proposed information collection or to

obtain a copy of the proposal and

collection instruments, please write to

the above address, or call the

Headquarters Air Force Materiel

Command (HQ AFMC) Community

Relations Division at (937) 257–7618.

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Number: Good Neighbor Survey, OMB

Number 0701–0131.

Needs and Uses: The information

collection instrument is necessary to

provide: (a) the general public an

instrument to interface with Air Force

Materiel Command Community

Relations Divisions located at 14

installations across the United States;

(b) individual AFMC Public Affairs

Offices feedback about the ongoing,

perceived relationship between their

base and individuals in surrounding

communities; and (c) HQ AFMC a tool

to measure the overall impact of its

community relations programs and help

plan future activities.

Affected Public: General population

civilian, active-duty, and retired

military individuals.

Annual Burden Hours: 56 Hours.

Number of Respondents: 700 per

annum.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden per Respondent: .08

hour.

Frequency: One time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

Respondents are individuals

expressing their perceptions about the

ongoing relationship between their

communities and AFMC bases at 14

locations across the United States. The

information obtained will be used to

assess the effectiveness of current

community relations activities and plan

future efforts, to ensure that all AFMC

installations maintain their ‘‘Good

Neighbor’’ status accordingly.

Carolyn A. Lunsford,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–4899 Filed 2–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3910–01–P

Department of the Navy, DoD

Notice of Closed Meeting of the Board

of Visitors to the United States Naval

Academy

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App.2), notice is hereby given

that a special committee of the Board of

Visitors to the United States Naval

Academy will meet on February 27,

1997, at the United States Naval

Academy, Annapolis, MD, at 8:30 a.m.

This meeting will be closed to the

public.

The purpose of the meeting is to make

such inquiry as the Board shall deem

necessary into the state of morale and

discipline, the curriculum, instruction,

physical equipment, fiscal affairs, and

academic methods of the Naval

Academy. During this meeting inquiries

will relate to the internal personnel

rules and practices of the Academy, may

involve ongoing criminal investigtions,

and include discussions of personal

information the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Accordingly, the Under Secretary of the

Navy has determined in writing that the

special committee meeting shall be

closed to the public because the meeting

will be concerned with matters outlined

in section 552(b)(2), (5), (6), and (7) of

title 5, United States Code. Due to a

delay in Administrative Processing the

normal 15 days notice requirement

could not be met.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING

THIS MEETING CONTACT: Lieutenant