Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2012 / Notices 781 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal Nos. 11–50] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense 

Security Cooperation Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601– 

3740. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittals 11–50 

with attached transmittal and policy 

justification. 

Dated: January 3, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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782 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2012 / Notices 

Transmittal No. 11–50 

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: Kingdom of 

Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Defense and 

Aviation (MODA) 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment* $ 0 million 

Other .................................... 120 million 

Total .............................. 120 million 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms 

Export Control Act. 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Continuation of services for the 

PATRIOT Systems Engineering Services 

Program (ESP). Also included: 

Modification kits, engineering changes, 

spare and repair parts, support and test 

equipment, 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. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (UAJ) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: 

FMS Case JBV—$2.74 billion—28 Jul 

08 

FMS Case VNX—$991 million—21 

May 11 

(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 

(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: 22 December 2011 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Saudi Arabia—Engineering Services 

Program (ESP) 

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has 

requested a possible sale of the 

continuation of services for the 

PATRIOT Systems Engineering Services 

Program (ESP). Also included: 

Modification kits, engineering changes, 

spare and repair parts, support and test 

equipment, 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 

$120 million. 

This 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 that has been, and continues to 

be, an important force for political 

stability and economic progress in the 

Middle East. 

The proposed sale will facilitate the 

continuation of existing services that 

Saudi Arabia has had under the Shared 

Engineering Services Program (SESP) for 

the past 20 years. The ESP provides 

material support to Saudi’s defense and 

serves U.S. interests in the region. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The prime contractor will be 

Raytheon Integrated Defense in 

Andover, Massachusetts. 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 Saudi 

Arabia. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Renewal of Department of Defense 

Federal Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), 

the Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102– 

3.50d (agency authority), the DoD gives 

notice that it is renewing the charter for 

the Defense Business Board (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘the Board’’). 

The Board is a discretionary Federal 

advisory committee that at the direction 

of the Secretary of Defense or the 

Deputy Secretary of Defense, and 

according to DoD policy shall examine 

and advise on overall DoD management 

and governance. 

The Board shall report to the 

Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense, and the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense is authorized to act 

upon the Board’s advice and 

recommendations. 

The Board shall be composed of not 

more than twenty-five members, who 

possess: (a) A proven track record of 

sound judgment in leading or governing 

large, complex private or public sector 

corporations or organizations; and (b) a 

wealth of top-level, global business 

experience in the areas of executive 

management, corporate governance, 

audit and finance, human resources, 

economics, technology and healthcare. 

Board members shall be appointed by 

the Secretary of Defense, with annual 

renewals. 

Board members appointed by the 

Secretary of Defense, who are not fulltime or permanent part-time Federal 

officers or employees, shall be 

appointed to serve as experts and 

consultants under the authority of 5 

U.S.C. 3109, and to serve as special 

government employees. Board members, 

with the approval of the Secretary of 

Defense, may serve a term of service on 

the Board of one to four years; however, 

no member shall serve more than two 

consecutive terms of service on the 

Board. Regardless of the individual’s 

approved term of service, all 

appointments to the Board shall be 

renewed on an annual basis. 

The Secretary of Defense shall select 

and appoint the Board’s chairperson 

from the total membership. With the 

exception of travel and per diem for 

official travel, Board members shall 

serve without compensation. 

Board members are appointed to 

provide advice on behalf of the 

government on the basis of their best 

judgment without representing any 

particular point of view and in a manner 

that is free from conflict of interest. 

The Chairpersons of the Defense 

Policy Board and the Defense Science 

Board may serve as non-voting exofficio members of the Board. These 

individuals, when they attend, may 

provide advice to the Board 

membership only on the areas governed 

by their respective Boards and provided 

the information has been voted on by 

their membership and it is available to 

the general public. 

The Secretary of Defense or the 

Deputy Secretary of Defense may 

appoint former Board members to serve 

as non-voting Senior Fellows. These 

individuals are appointed based upon 

their subject matter expertise and based 

upon the matters under deliberation by 

the Board. The Board may utilize nonvoting Senior Fellows who, as former 

members, assist with institutional 

knowledge and provide continuity of 

operations. 

The Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget and the 

Comptroller General of the General 

Accounting Office shall serve as nonvoting observers of the Board. 

According to DoD policy and 

procedures, the Secretary of Defense 

may invite or appoint experts or 


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