Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 184 / Monday, September 23, 2024 / Notices 77501 

Transmittal No. 23–34 

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: Government 

of Norway 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * $ 0 million 

Other ................................... $166 million 

TOTAL ......................... $166 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

None 

Non-MDE: 

The Government of Norway has 

requested continued sustainment 

and associated services for four (4) 

C–130J aircraft beyond Block 6 

through 2028. Included are Joint 

Mission Planning Systems (JMPS); 

aircraft components, spare parts, 

consumables, and accessories; 

repair and return support; aircraft 

support and support equipment; 

unclassified publications and 

technical documentation; software 

delivery and support; unclassified 

Computer Program Identification 

Number (CPIN) systems; 

telecommunications support; minor 

modifications, maintenance and 

maintenance support; U.S. 

Government and contractor 

engineering, technical, and logistics 

support services; and other related 

elements of logistical and program 

support. 

(iv) Military Department: Air Force 

(NO–D–QBV) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: NO–D– 

QAT 

(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, 

Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None 

known at this time 

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology 

Contained in the Defense Article or 

Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: 

None 

(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: April 26, 2023 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Norway—C–130J Sustainment 

The Government of Norway has 

requested continued sustainment and 

associated services for four (4) C–130J 

aircraft beyond Block 6 through 2028. 

Included are Joint Mission Planning 

Systems (JMPS); aircraft components, 

spare parts, consumables, and 

accessories; repair and return support; 

aircraft support and support equipment; 

unclassified publications and technical 

documentation; software delivery and 

support; unclassified Computer Program 

Identification Number (CPIN) systems; 

telecommunications support; minor 

modifications, maintenance and 

maintenance support; U.S. Government 

and contractor engineering, technical, 

and logistics support services; and other 

related elements of logistical and 

program support. The estimated total 

cost is $166 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy goals and national 

security objectives of the United States 

by improving the security of a NATO 

Ally that is a force for political stability 

and economic progress in Europe. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Norway’s capability to meet current and 

future threats by bolstering operational 

readiness while enhancing air and 

defense capabilities with a modernized 

fleet. Norway already has C–130Js and 

will have no difficulty absorbing these 

articles and services into its armed 

forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The principal contractor will be 

Lockheed Martin, Marietta, GA. The 

purchaser typically requests offsets. Any 

offset agreement would be defined in 

negotiations between the purchaser and 

the contractor. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of any 

additional U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to Norway. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness because of this 

proposed sale. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2024–HA–0068] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 

(OASD(HA)), Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for clearance the following 

proposal for collection of information 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by October 23, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reginald Lucas, (571) 372–7574, 

whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dodinformation-collections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Defense Health Agency Patient 

Safety Culture Survey; OMB Control 

Number 0720–0034. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 30,965. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 30,965. 

Average Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 5,161. 

Needs and Uses: The 2001 National 

Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 

contains specific sections addressing 

patient safety in military and veterans’ 

health care systems. This legislation 

states that the Secretary of Defense shall 

establish a patient care error reporting 

and management system to study 

occurrences of errors in patient care and 

that one purpose of the system should 

be to ‘‘identify systemic factors that are 

associated with such occurrences’’ and 

‘‘to provide for action to be taken to 

correct the identified systemic factors’’ 

(Sec. 754, items b2 and b3). In addition, 

the legislation states that the Secretary 

shall ‘‘continue research and 

development investments to improve 

communication, coordination, and 

teamwork in the provision of health 

care’’ (Sec. 754, item d4). As an ongoing 

response to this legislation, DHA 

Headquarters has implemented a webbased patient safety culture survey to 

obtain DHA staff opinions on patient 

safety issues. Participation in the DHA 

Patient Safety Culture Survey also 

fulfills The Joint Commission (TJC) 

accreditation requirements related to 

assessing patient safety culture and 

using the results to improve. As part of 

its Leadership Standards, TJC requires 

facility leaders to regularly evaluate the 

culture of safety and quality using valid 

and reliable tools and prioritize and 

implement changes identified by the 

evaluation. Additionally, DHA inpatient 

military treatment facilities (MTFs) 

recently began participating in The 

Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, an 


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initiative that provides a letter grade 

rating of a hospital’s patient safety 

measures through more than 30 national 

performance indicators. Participation in 

the DHA Patient Safety Culture Survey 

provides MTFs with data and 

information assessed by The Leapfrog 

Group as part of the Hospital Safety 

Grade calculation. 

Affected Public: Federal government; 

individuals or households. 

Frequency: As required. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Matt Eliseo. 

You may also submit comments and 

recommendations, identified by Docket 

ID number and title, by the following 

method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, Docket 

ID number, and title 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. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald 

Lucas. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection proposal should be sent to 

Mr. Lucas at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil. 

Dated: September 17, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 23–0D] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the 

unclassified text of an arms sales 

notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Young at (703) 953–6092, 

pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil, or 

dsca.ncr.rsrcmgmt.list.cns-mbx@

mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

36(b)(5)(C) arms sales notification is 

published to fulfill the requirements of 

section 155 of Public Law 104–164 

dated July 21, 1996. The following is a 

copy of a letter to the Speaker of the 

House of Representatives with attached 

Transmittal 23–0D. 

Dated: September 18, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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