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frequent and situational reports, as 

specified in the LOA. 

Based on the findings discussed in the 

preamble of the final rule, NMFS has 

determined that the take authorized in 

the LOA is of small numbers, will have 

a negligible impact on marine mammal 

stocks, will not have an unmitigable 

adverse impact on the availability of the 

affected marine mammal stock for 

subsistence uses, and the mitigation 

measures provide a means of affecting 

the least practicable adverse impact on 

the affected stocks and their habitat. 

Dated: October 24, 2024. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 23–66] 

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)(1) 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 23–66, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: October 24, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 23–66 

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 the Republic of Bulgaria 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * .. $1.0 billion 

Other ...................................... $.5 billion 

TOTAL ............................... $1.5 billion 

Funding Source: National Funds 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: The 

Government of the Republic of Bulgaria 

has requested to buy one hundred 

eighty-three (183) Stryker Family of 

Vehicles, including: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Ninety (90) XM1296 Infantry Carrier 

Vehicles—Dragoon (ICVD) 

Seventeen (17) M1126 Infantry Carrier 

Vehicles (ICV) 

Nine (9) M1132 Engineer Squad 

Vehicles (ESV) 

Thirty-three (33) M1130 Command 

Vehicles (CV) 

Twenty-four (24) M1133 Medical 

Evacuation Vehicles (MEV) 

Ten (10) M1135 Nuclear, Biological, 

Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles 

(NBCRV) 

Five (5) Heavy Expanded Mobility 

Tactical Truck (HEMTT) Light 

Equipment Transport (LET) 

Five (5) Modular Catastrophic Recovery 

System (MCRS) 

Two (2) M1120A4 HEMTT Load 

Handling System 

Five (5) M984A4 Wrecker HEMTT 


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DEP'ENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 

zeoo u.r ... Pentagon 

The Honorable Kevin McCarthy 

Speaker of t.ltc House 

U.S. House of Representatives 

H-209; The Capitol 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Mr. Speaker. 

Wasbington,DC ZOSOl-2800 

September L 2023 

Pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b )(1) of the Arms Export Control 

Act; as amendedt we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 23-66. concemmg the Army~s 

proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to me Government of the Republic ofBulgwia for 

defense articles and services estimated to cost $ l .S billion4 We will issue a news release to 

notify the publi<: of this proposed sale upon delivery of this letter to yovroffice. 

Sineerelyj 

~a-~ 

t7 ;at11es A. Hursch 

Director 

Enclosures; 

1. Transmittal 

2. Policy Justification 

3. Sensitivity ofTechnology 
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One hundred seven (107) M240 Coaxial 

7.62mm Machine Guns 

Non-MDE: 

The following are also included: 

support service equipment; M–153A4 

Common Remote Operated Weapons 

Stations (CROWS); Forward Repair 

Systems (FRS); M2A1 .50 caliber 

machine guns; M6 smoke grenade 

launchers and associated spares; Harris 

radios; AN/VAS–5 Driver’s Vision 

Enhancer (DVE); DVE-Wide; 

communications equipment; RS6 

(LW30) Remote Weapon Systems; 

TACFLIR 280 HDEP systems; Ranger 

R20SS Radar; ROVER6Si transceivers; 

spare parts; Basic Issue Items (BII), 

Components of End Items (COEI), and 

Additional Authorized List (AAL); 

Special Tools and Test Equipment 

(STTE); technical manuals; OCONUS 

Deprocessing Service; OCONUS 

contractor provided training and Field 

Service Representatives (FSR); 

component assembly in-country; and 

other related elements of logistics and 

program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (BU– 

B–UCP, BU–B–UCS) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None 

(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: 

See Attached Annex 

(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: September 1, 2023 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Bulgaria—Stryker Vehicles 

The Government of the Republic of 

Bulgaria has requested to buy one 

hundred eighty-three (183) Stryker 

Family of Vehicles. The proposed sale 

would consist of: ninety (90) XM1296 

Infantry Carrier Vehicles—Dragoon 

(ICVD); seventeen (17) M1126 Infantry 

Carrier Vehicles (ICV); nine (9) M1132 

Engineer Squad Vehicles (ESV); thirtythree (33) M1130 Command Vehicles 

(CV); twenty-four (24) M1133 Medical 

Evacuation Vehicles (MEV); ten (10) 

M1135 Nuclear, Biological, Chemical 

Reconnaissance Vehicles (NBCRV); five 

(5) Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical 

Truck (HEMTT) Light Equipment 

Transports (LET); five (5) Modular 

Catastrophic Recovery Systems (MCRS); 

two (2) M1120A4 HEMTT Load 

Handling Systems; five (5) M984A4 

Wrecker HEMTTs; and one hundred 

seven (107) M240 Coaxial 7.62mm 

machine guns. Also included is support 

service equipment; M–153A4 Common 

Remote Operated Weapons Stations 

(CROWS); Forward Repair Systems 

(FRS); M2A1 .50 caliber machine guns; 

M6 smoke grenade launchers and 

associated spares; Harris radios; AN/ 

VAS–5 Driver’s Vision Enhancer (DVE); 

DVE-Wide; communications equipment; 

RS6 (LW30) Remote Weapon Systems; 

TACFLIR 280 HDEP systems; Ranger 

R20SS Radar; ROVER6Si transceivers; 

spare parts; Basic Issue Items (BII), 

Components of End Items (COEI), and 

Additional Authorized List (AAL); 

Special Tools and Test Equipment 

(STTE); technical manuals; OCONUS 

Deprocessing Service; OCONUS 

contractor provided training and Field 

Service Representatives (FSR); 

component assembly in-country; and 

other related elements of logistics and 

program support. The estimated total 

cost is $1.5 billion. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security 

objectives of the United States by 

helping to improve the security of a 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally 

that is a force for political stability and 

economic progress in Europe. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Bulgaria’s rapid infantry deployment 

and force projection capability. Bulgaria 

will use this enhanced capability to 

strengthen its homeland defense and 

deter regional threats. Bulgaria will have 

no difficulty absorbing this equipment 

and services into its armed forces. 

The principal contractor will be 

General Dynamics Land Systems, 

Anniston, AL. There are no known 

offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require twenty (20) Stryker 

contractor representatives to travel to 

Bulgaria for twenty-four (24) months to 

conduct contractor logistics support, 

training, and component assembly 

support. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 23–66 

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 Stryker Family of Vehicles 

(FoV) are all derived from the Flat 

Bottom Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV). 

The ICV supplies the common 

suspension (except for the ICVD), drive 

line, major C4 components, and hull to 

the FoV. The FoV is powered by a 350 

horsepower C7 Caterpillar diesel engine 

and runs on eight wheels that feature 

run flat capability and a central tire 

inflation system (CTIS). It contains a 

vehicle height management system to 

aid in transportability. The FoV is 

supported by a communications suite 

that integrates the Single Channel 

Ground and Airborne Radio System 

(SINCGARS) radio family and Global 

Positioning System (GPS) and their 

commercially exportable equivalents, 

and has a Mission Equipment Package 

that add to the ICV common 

capabilities. The Stryker is deployable 

by C–130 aircraft and is combat capable 

upon arrival; it is also capable of selfdeployment by highway and can 

conduct self-recovery. It has a low noise 

level that reduces crew fatigue and 

enhances survivability. It moves about 

the battlefield quickly and is optimized 

for close, complex, or urban terrain. The 

Stryker program leverages nondevelopmental items with common 

subsystems and components to quickly 

acquire and field these systems. 

2. The XM914E1 is a single feed chain 

gun that fires linked, percussion-primed 

30mm x 113mm ammunition. The gun 

is powered by a 1 horsepower 28V (volt) 

direct current (DC) motor and 

incorporates hang fire safety protection. 

Actual operation of the gun is 

accomplished via the platform’s fire 

control system in conjunction with and 

through the dedicated Gun Control Unit 

(GCU). The GCU provides all electrical 

power to the gun, including operational 

and sensor level 28V DC power. The 

weapon has a cyclic firing rate of 200 ± 

25 shots per minute. Actual firing rate 

varies within the specification range 

due to system level characteristics, such 

as inputted voltage and ammunition 

feed system loads. 

3. The RS6 Remote Weapon System 

(RWS) is an externally mounted weapon 

mounting and control system that 

allows the gunner to remain inside the 

vehicle protected by armor while firing 

a variety of crew-served weapons, 

including the XM914E1 chain gun. The 

RS6 allows for remote day and night 

sighting and ballistic control capability, 

providing first-burst engagement of 

targets at maximum effective weapon 

range while on the move. 

4. The AN/VAS–5 Driver’s Vision 

Enhancer (DVE) is compact thermal 

camera providing armored vehicle 

drivers with day or nighttime visual 

awareness in clear or reduced vision 

(fog, smoke, dust, etc.) situations. The 

system provides the driver a 50-degree 

viewing angle using a high-resolution 

infrared sensor and image stabilization 

to reduce the effect of shock and 

vibration. The viewer and monitor are 

ruggedized for operation in tactical 

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5. The Driver’s Vision Enhancer (DVEWide) mounted on the XM1296 ICVD, is 

a compact thermal camera providing 

armored vehicle drivers with day or 

nighttime visual awareness in clear or 

reduced vision (fog, smoke, dust, etc.) 

situations. The system provides the 

driver a 180-degree viewing angle using 

a high-resolution infrared sensor and 

image stabilization to reduce the effect 

of shock and vibration. The viewer and 

monitor are ruggedized for operation in 

tactical environments. 

1. The Common Remote Operated 

Weapon Station (CROWS) is an 

externally-mounted weapon mounting 

and control system that allows the 

gunner to remain inside the vehicle 

protected by armor while firing a variety 

of crew-served weapons. The CROWS 

allows for remote day and night sighting 

and ballistic control capability, 

providing first-burst engagement of 

targets at maximum effective weapon 

range while on the move. 

2. hC2 BMS solution—the hC2 

Software Suite is a complete 

COMMAND and Control (C2) solution 

that offers clarity, simplicity, and high 

performance to address real world C2 

challenges at all echelon levels. The hC2 

Suite connects the headquarters all the 

way down the echelon to the tactical 

edge. At the core of the hC2 Suite is hC2 

Tactical Communications, which 

enables full integration and 

interoperability of the three hC2 

components: COMMAND, PATROL and 

DISMOUNT. hC2 Tactical 

Communications provides networked 

COMMAND and control and shared 

situational awareness, allowing for 

information exchange across echelons. 

hC2 Tactical Communications is 

operable on limited bandwidth, high 

latency tactical radio data 

communications frequencies. hC2 also 

supports IP and non-IP radios and can 

handle different types of radios, even 

within the same vehicle. 

3. The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

4. If a technologically advanced 

adversary were to obtain knowledge of 

the specific hardware and software 

elements, the information could be used 

to develop countermeasures that 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 Bulgaria 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 

Republic of Bulgaria. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 23–59] 

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)(1) 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 23–59, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: October 24, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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