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develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability.

The proposed sale of CH–47F aircraft will improve the Netherlands’ capability to meet current and future requirements for troop movement, medical evacuation, aircraft recovery, parachute drop, search and rescue, disaster relief, fire-fighting, and heavy construction support. The Netherlands will use the enhanced capability to strengthen its homeland defense, deter regional threats, and provide direct support to coalition and security cooperation
efforts. The CH–47F aircraft will supplement and eventually replace the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s aging fleet of CH–47 helicopters. The Netherlands will have no difficulty absorbing this aircraft into its armed
forces.

The proposed sale of these helicopters and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.

The principal contractor will be the Boeing Helicopter Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 the
Netherlands.

There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness or acquisition timelines as a result of this proposed
sale.

Transmittal No. 15–06

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act

Annex

Item No. vii

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology: 1. The CH–47F is a heavy lift, newly
manufactured aircraft. The CH–47F has
the Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) cockpit, which provides aircraft system, flight, mission, and communication management systems to the flight crew. The CAAS consist of
two dual-redundant MIL–STD–1553B
data busses and an Ethernet LAN capable of supporting both IEEE 802.3
and ARINC 664. The CAAS includes five multifunction displays (MFDs), two general purpose processor units (GPPUs), two control display units (CDUs) and two data concentrator units (DCUs). The Navigation System will have two Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS) (EGIs), two Digital Advanced Flight Control System (DAFCS), one ARN–149 Automatic Direction Finder, one ARN–147 (VOR/ ILS marker Beacon System), one ARN– 153 Tactical Airborne Navigation System (TACAN), and two air data computers, one Radar Altimeter systems. The communications suite
consists of two AN/ARC–231 Multimode radios providing Very High Frequency (VHF) FM, VHF–AM, Ultra High Frequency, Have Quick II and Data Management Satellite Communications, and two AN/ARC–201D Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems (SINCGARS) with associated Internet Download Manager. The APX–123 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) will provide the additional functionality of
dual IFF Mode 4/5. The AN/APX–123 Transponder will be classified Secret if Mode 4, or Mode 5 cryptographic key is loaded in the equipment.

2. Identification and security classification of classified equipment, major components, subsystems, software, and technical data (performance, maintenance, operational (R&M, etc), documentation, training devices, and services are classified up to

Secret.

3. The Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) unit provides GPS and INS capabilities to the
aircraft. The EGI will include Selective Availability anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) security modules to be used
for secure GPS PPS.

4. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge of the specific hardware or software in this proposed sale, 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.

5. 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.

6. All defense articles and services
listed in this transmittal have been authorized for release and export to the
Government of the Netherlands.

[FR Doc. 2015–07515 Filed 4–1–15; 8:45 am]

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**AGENCY :**  Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. **ACTION :**  Notice of Public Meeting and Hearing.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, notice is hereby given of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s (Board) public meeting and hearing described below. The Board invites any interested
persons or groups to present any comments, technical information, or data concerning safety issues related to
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**DATES :**  Session I: 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m., Session II: 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., Session III: 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m., Session IV: 7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.; April 29, 2015.

**ADDRESSES :**  Walter Gerrells Performing Arts and Exhibition Center, 4012 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, New

Mexico 88220.

**STATUS :**  Open. The Board has determined that an open meeting furthers the public interest underlying
both the Government in the Sunshine Act and the Board’s enabling legislation. The proceeding is being noticed as both a meeting under the Government in the Sunshine Act and a hearing under the Board’s enabling legislation. At the conclusion of Session IV, the Board is expected to deliberate and then vote on a staff proposal. Deliberations and voting will proceed in accordance with the Board’s operating procedures concerning the conduct of meetings.

**MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED :**  In Session I of this public meeting and hearing, the Board will receive testimony from a senior Department of Energy (DOE) official regarding actions taken by DOE to safely recover the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) underground from events following a salt haul truck fire on February 5, 2014, and a separate radiological release on February 14, 2014. Testimony is also expected to focus on the progress of implementation
of corrective actions to resume safe waste operations. Directly following Session I, the Board’s staff will present testimony to the Board concerning actions taken by the Board before and after the two accidents, and give an update of ongoing Board staff oversight activities. During Session II, the Board will receive testimony from a panel of senior managers from DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM), DOE Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO), and the
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response will protect workers and the public during recovery activities. The
Board will also consider the issue of how DOE will manage external pressure to resume waste operations without compromising the safety attributes of the plan’s key elements. The Board will then examine DOE’s safety basis strategy for WIPP recovery operations and upgrades, including the criteria for determining whether upgrades need to be planned and executed as major
modifications. This will include actions being taken by DOE and the site contractor to ensure that hazards during the recovery phases are properly analyzed in Evaluations of the Safety of the Situation, and controls are properly identified and implemented. The final topic in Session II concerns DOE’s strategy for providing adequate federal oversight during the recovery phase. In Session III, the Board will again receive testimony from a panel comprised of senior managers from DOE EM, CBFO, NWP, and the WIPP Accident Investigation Board Chairman. The Board will receive testimony on actions to correct deficiencies in key safety management programs such as emergency management, maintenance and engineering, fire protection, and nuclear safety. The Board will end
Session III with a discussion of DOE’s strategy for improving the effectiveness of federal oversight of contractor activities, including specific actions to ensure that improvements made by the
site contractor and DOE are sustained over the long term. In Session IV, the Board will conclude the proceeding with testimony from its senior staff regarding an update to the public on the Board’s proposed oversight actions associated with safe recovery of the underground, and oversight of
corrective actions to resume and sustain safe waste operations. The Board is then expected to conduct deliberations concerning the staff’s proposed oversight plan. The meeting will
conclude with the Board’s vote on the
staff’s recommendation.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mark Welch, General Manager, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004–2901, (800) 788–
4016. This is a toll-free number.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Public participation in the hearing is invited. The Board is setting aside time at the
end of Sessions II and III for presentations and comments from the public. The public will be given one final opportunity for comment before the Board begins deliberations in Session IV. Requests to speak may be submitted in writing or by telephone.
The Board asks that commenters describe the nature and scope of their oral presentations. Those who contact the Board prior to close of business on April 24, 2015, will be scheduled to speak at the session of the hearing most relevant to their presentations. At the beginning of the hearing, the Board will post a schedule for speakers at the entrance to the hearing room. Anyone who wishes to comment or provide technical information or data may do so in writing, either in lieu of, or in addition to, making an oral presentation. The Board Members may question presenters to the extent deemed appropriate. Documents will be accepted at the hearing or may be sent to the Board’s Washington, DC office. The Board will hold the record open until May 25, 2015, for the receipt of additional materials. The hearing will be presented live through Internet video streaming. A link to the presentation
will be available on the Board’s Web site ( www.dnfsb.gov ). A transcript of the hearing, along with a DVD video recording, will be made available by the Board for inspection and viewing by the public at the Board’s Washington office and at DOE’s public reading room at the DOE Federal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. The Board specifically reserves its right to further schedule and otherwise regulate the course of the meeting and hearing, to recess, reconvene, postpone, or adjourn the meeting and hearing, conduct further reviews, and otherwise exercise its power under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

Dated: March 30, 2015.
Jessie H. Roberson,

Vice Chairman.

[FR Doc. 2015–07648 Filed 3–31–15; 11:15 am]

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