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telemetry kits, generators, 

publications, and technical 

documentation; training equipment; 

spare and repair parts; repair and 

return; personnel training; New 

Equipment Training (NET); 

Technical Assistance Field Team 

(TAFT) support; Flight Test 

Support and Targets; United States 

(U.S.) Government and contractor 

technical assistance, engineering, 

and logistics support services; 

Systems Integration and Checkout 

(SICO) and Battalion 

Demonstration; field office support; 

and other related elements of 

logistics and program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (SP– 

B–WBS) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: SP–B– 

WBM 

(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: October 4, 2023 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Spain—PATRIOT Configuration-3+ 

Modernized Fire Units 

The Government of Spain has 

requested to buy four (4) PATRIOT 

Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units 

consisting of: fifty-one (51) PATRIOT 

Advanced Capability (PAC) 3 Missile 

Segment Enhanced (MSE) missiles 

(includes one (1) Fly-to-Buy missile); 

twenty-four (24) PATRIOT M903 launch 

stations; four (4) AN/MPQ–65 radar sets; 

four (4) AN/MSQ–132 Engagement 

Control Stations; two (2) Information 

Coordination Central (ICC); eight (8) 

Antenna Mast Groups; four (4) Electrical 

Power Plants; and four (4) Energy Power 

Units. Also included is communications 

equipment; tools and test equipment; 

range and test programs; support 

equipment and services comprising 

Skids kits, telemetry kits, generators, 

publications, and technical 

documentation; training equipment; 

spare and repair parts; Repair and 

Return; personnel training; New 

Equipment Training (NET); Technical 

Assistance Field Team (TAFT) support; 

Flight Test Support and Targets; U.S. 

Government and contractor technical 

assistance, engineering, and logistics 

support services; Systems Integration 

and Checkout (SICO) and Battalion 

Demonstration; field office support; and 

other related elements of logistics and 

program support. The estimated total 

cost is $2.8 billion. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the U.S. by improving the security of a 

NATO ally which is an important force 

for political stability and economic 

progress in Europe. 

The proposed sale of the PATRIOT 

missile system will improve Spain’s 

missile defense capability, increase the 

defensive capabilities of its military, 

and support its goal of improving 

national and territorial defense and 

interoperability with U.S. and NATO 

forces. Spain will use the PATRIOT to 

defend its territorial integrity and for 

regional stability. Spain will have no 

difficulty absorbing this equipment into 

its armed forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The prime contractors will be 

Raytheon Corporation, Tewksbury, MA, 

and Lockheed Martin, Dallas, TX. There 

are no known offset agreements in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require U.S. Government and 

contractor representatives to travel to 

Spain for an extended period for system 

checkout, training, and technical and 

logistics support. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 23–58 

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 PATRIOT Advanced Capability 

(PAC) 3 Missile Segment Enhanced 

missile is a small, highly agile, kinetic 

kill interceptor for defense against 

tactical ballistic missiles, cruise 

missiles, and air-breathing threats. The 

MSE variant of the PAC–3 missile 

represents the next generation in hit-tokill interceptors and provides expanded 

battlespace against evolving threats. The 

PAC–3 MSE improves upon the original 

PAC–3 capability with a higher 

performance solid rocket motor, 

modified lethality enhancer, more 

responsive control surfaces, upgraded 

guidance software, and insensitive 

munitions improvements. 

2. M903 launcher stations are capable 

of launching the entire family of 

PATRIOT missiles. All new U.S. 

launchers are M903 configuration. 

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 the Government of Spain can 

provide substantially 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 

Spain. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0109] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; High 

School and Beyond 2022 (HS&B:22) 

First Follow-Up Field Test Data 

Collection 

AGENCY: National Center for Education 

Statistics (NCES), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request (ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

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Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 

(202) 245–6347. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: High School and 

Beyond 2022 (HS&B:22) First Follow-up 

Field Test Data Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0944. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 16,167. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 32,891. 

Abstract: The High School and 

Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 

(HS&B:22) is the sixth in a series of 

longitudinal studies at the high school 

level conducted by the National Center 

for Education Statistics (NCES), within 

the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) 

of the U.S. Department of Education. 

HS&B:22 is following a nationally 

representative sample of ninth grade 

students from the start of high school in 

the fall of 2022 to the spring of 2026 

when most will be in twelfth grade. The 

sample will be freshened in 2026 to 

create a nationally representative 

sample of twelfth-grade students. A high 

school transcript collection and 

additional follow-up data collections 

beyond high school are also planned. 

A field test was conducted in fall 

2019 and the first follow-up field test 

(F1FT) is planned for spring 2024 in 

preparation for the spring 2026 first 

follow-up full-scale study (F1FS). This 

submission is to request approval to 

conduct the HS&B:22 F1FT collection in 

the spring of 2024. OMB provided 

approval for F1FT sampling, tracking, 

and recruitment in March 2021 (OMB# 

1850–0944 v.9). 

Part A of this submission presents 

information on the basic design of 

HS&B:22. Part B discusses the statistical 

methods employed. Part C presents 

justification for the questionnaire 

content. Appendix A provides the 

communication materials to be used 

during state, school district, school, 

student, and parent F1FT recruitment 

and data collection activities. Appendix 

B provides the first follow-up field test 

data collection instruments. 

Dated: November 6, 2024. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Research Training Programs in the 

Education Sciences 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2025 for the Research Training 

Programs in the Education Sciences 

Grant Program. 

DATES: 

Application Package Available: 

November 14, 2024. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 7, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on December 7, 2022 

(87 FR 75045) and available at 

www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 

2022/12/07/2022-26554/commoninstructions-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Schellinger. Telephone: 202– 

987–0765. 

Email: Jennifer.Schellinger@ed.gov. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability and wish to 

access telecommunications relay 

services, please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: Through the 

Research Training Programs in the 

Education Sciences Grant Program, IES 

aims to prepare individuals to conduct 

rigorous and relevant education 

research that advances knowledge 

within the field and addresses issues 

important to education policymakers 

and practitioners. 

Assistance Listing Number: 84.305B. 

OMB Control Number: 4040–0001. 

Competition 

The IES National Center for Education 

Research (NCER) is announcing one 

competition: 

Research Training Programs in the 

Education Sciences (ALN 84.305B). 

Under this competition, NCER will 

consider only applications that address 

one of the following topics: 

• Early Career Development and 

Mentoring Program for Education 

Research 

• Pathways to the Education Sciences 

Training Program 

• IES will not accept FY 2025 

Pathways Training Program 

applications that include 

institutions that received an FY 

2021 Pathways Training grant 

award or served as a partner 

institution on an FY 2021 Pathways 

Training grant award. 

• Predoctoral Interdisciplinary 

Research Training Program in the 

Education Sciences 

• IES will not accept FY 2025 

Predoctoral Training Program 

applications from institutions that 

received an FY 2020 Predoctoral 

Training grant award. 

• Methods Training for Education 

Researchers 

Application Submission 

You may submit one or more than one 

application to the IES FY 2025 Research 

Training Programs in the Education 

Sciences competition so long as you 

meet the following requirements. 

• An institution may submit multiple 

applications to the Early Career 

Development and Mentoring Program so 

long as the Principal Investigator (PI) is 

different for each application and there 

is no overlap in mentors. 

• An institution may not be the 

applicant or the partner on more than 

one application to the Pathways 

Training Program. 

• An institution may not submit an 

application to the Pathways Training 

Program, or be a partner on an 

application, if it is the grantee or partner 

on an FY 2021 Pathways Training grant 

award. 


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