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II. Membership 

The CSAC shall consist of up to 20 

non-Federal voting members with 

diverse perspectives, as well as 

expertise. Membership shall include 

knowledgeable individuals that serve in 

a representative capacity for such 

perspectives as: underserved and highly 

impacted communities; communitybased organizations; climate service 

users from a wide range of disciplines 

and backgrounds; subnational 

governments, such as State and Local 

Government, community and city 

planners, state climatologists, and 

emergency managers; Indigenous 

communities, such as representatives 

from Indian tribes, Alaska Native 

corporations, Alaska Native 

organizations, tribal organizations, and 

Native Hawaiian organizations; affected 

interest groups from sectors such as 

public health, affordable housing, food 

security, workforce and economic 

development, small businesses, and 

education; Indigenous communities; 

and non-profit, philanthropic, and other 

non-governmental organizations 

involved in climate issues. Members 

serve as Representatives of their 

respective group or viewpoint, and are 

not Special Government Employees as 

defined in 18 U.S.C. 202(a). As such, 

these Representative members are not 

subject to the ethics rules applicable to 

Government employees, except that 

they must not misuse Government 

resources or misuse their affiliation with 

the Committee to directly benefit 

themselves or another. 

Members of the CSAC will be 

appointed by the Under Secretary. In 

order to provide for staggered 

membership to ensure continuity, half 

of the initial members shall be 

appointed to a two-year term (renewable 

once) and half shall be appointed to a 

four-year nonrenewable term, as 

selected by the Under Secretary. 

Thereafter, all members will generally 

serve one four-year nonrenewable term. 

The Under Secretary shall appoint a 

Chair and Vice Chair from among the 

Committee members. An appointment 

may be terminated if a member misses 

two consecutive meetings, unless 

excused for good cause by the Chair or 

Vice Chair. 

The CSAC is anticipated to meet at 

least twice each year, which may be 

conducted in person or by 

teleconference, webinar, or other means. 

Members will not be compensated for 

their services but may, upon request and 

at the discretion of NOAA, be allowed 

travel and per diem expenses as allowed 

by 5 U.S.C. 5703. As a Federal advisory 

committee, the CSAC’s membership is 

required to be balanced in terms of 

perspectives for the functions to be 

performed, and appointments shall be 

made without discrimination on the 

basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, 

sexual orientation, disability, or 

cultural, religious, or socioeconomic 

status. The diverse membership of the 

Committee assures perspectives 

reflecting the breadth of the 

Committee’s responsibilities and, where 

possible, NOAA will also consider the 

ethnic, racial, gender, and geographic 

diversity and various abilities of the 

United States population. 

III. Nominations and Applications 

Interested persons may nominate 

themselves or third parties. An 

application is required to be considered 

for CSAC membership, regardless of 

whether a person is nominated by a 

third party or self-nominated. The 

application package must include: (1) 

the nominee’s full name, title, 

institutional affiliation (if any), and 

contact information; (2) identification of 

the nominee’s area(s) of representation; 

(3) a short description of their 

qualifications relative to the scope of the 

CSAC as described in this Notice; and 

(4) a current resume (maximum length 

four [4] pages). If nominated by a third 

party, the nomination should include a 

statement that the nominated individual 

agrees to be nominated. All nomination 

information should be provided in a 

single, complete package, and should be 

sent to the electronic address provided 

above. This collection is authorized 

under OMB Control Number 0690–0038. 

Privacy Act Statement 

Authority. The collection of this 

information is authorized under 5 

U.S.C. 301, Departmental regulations 

which authorizes the operations of an 

executive agency, including the 

creation, custodianship, maintenance 

and distribution of records, and 15 

U.S.C. 1512, Powers and duties of 

Department. The collection of names, 

contact information, resumes, 

professional information, and 

qualifications is required in order for 

the Under Secretary to appoint members 

to the CSAC. 

Routine Uses. NOAA will use the 

nomination information for the purpose 

set forth above. The Privacy Act of 1974 

authorizes disclosure of the information 

collected to NOAA staff for work-related 

purposes and for other purposes only as 

set forth in the Privacy Act and for 

routine uses published in the Privacy 

Act System of Records Notice 

COMMERCE/DEPT–11, Candidates for 

Membership, Members, and Former 

Members of Department of Commerce 

Advisory Committees, available at 

https://www.commerce.gov/opog/ 

privacy/SORN/SORN-DEPT-11 and the 

System of Records Notice COMMERCE/ 

DEPT–18, Employees Personnel Files 

Not Covered by Notices of Other 

Agencies, available at https://

www.commerce.gov/opog/privacy/ 

SORN/SORN-DEPT-18. 

Disclosure. Furnishing the 

nomination information is voluntary; 

however, if the information is not 

provided, the individual would not be 

considered for appointment as a 

member of the CSAC. 

David Holst, 

CFO/CAO. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 23–70] 

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 23–70, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: November 14, 2024. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 23–70 

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 Latvia 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * $195 million 

Other ................................... $ 25 million 

TOTAL ............................. $220 million 

Funding Source: National Funds and 

Foreign Military Financing 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Six (6) M142 High Mobility Artillery 

Rocket Systems (HIMARS) 

Twelve (12) M30A2 Guided Multiple 

Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) 

Alternative Warhead (AW) Pods 

with Insensitive Munitions 

Propulsion System (IMPS) 

Twelve (12) M31A2 GMLRS Unitary 

(GMLRS–U) High Explosive Pods 

with IMPS 

Ten (10) M57 Army Tactical Missile 

System (ATACMS) Pods 

Non-MDE: 

Also included are Reduced Range 

Practice Rocket (RRPR) Pods; 

intercom systems to support the 

HIMARS Launcher; ruggedized 

laptops; training; training 

equipment; publications for 

HIMARS, munitions, and spares; 

services; other support equipment; 

and other related elements of 

program and logistic support. 

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

PCA 

(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 24, 2023 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Latvia—M142 High Mobility Artillery 

Rocket Systems 

The Government of the Republic of 

Latvia has requested to buy six (6) M142 

High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems 

(HIMARS); twelve (12) M30A2 Guided 

Multiple Launch Rocket System 

(GMLRS) Alternative Warhead (AW) 

Pods with Insensitive Munitions 

Propulsion System (IMPS); twelve (12) 

M31A2 GMLRS Unitary (GMLRS–U) 

High Explosive Pods with IMPS; and ten 

(10) M57 Army Tactical Missile System 

(ATACMS) Pods. Also included are 

Reduced Range Practice Rocket (RRPR) 

Pods; intercom systems to support the 

HIMARS Launcher; ruggedized laptops; 

training; training equipment; 

publications for HIMARS, munitions, 

and spares; services; other support 

equipment; and other related elements 

of program and logistic support. The 

estimated total program cost is $220 

million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy goals and national 

security objectives of the United States 

(U.S.) by improving the security of a 

NATO Ally that is an important force 

for political stability and economic 

progress in Europe. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Latvia’s capability to meet current and 

future threats and will enhance its 

interoperability with U.S. and other 

allied forces. Latvia 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 principal contractor will be 

Lockheed Martin, Grand Prairie, TX. 

There are no known offset agreements in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require the assignment of two (2) 

U.S. Government and five (5) contractor 

representatives to Latvia for a period of 

one year. Additional U.S. Government 

or contractor representative travel to 

Latvia will be required for program 

management reviews. This travel is 

expected to occur approximately twice 

a year or as needed to support 

equipment fielding and training. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 23–70 

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 M142 High Mobility Artillery 

Rocket System (HIMARS) is a C–130 

transportable wheeled launcher 

mounted on a 5-ton Family of Medium 

Tactical Vehicles truck chassis. 

HIMARS is the modern Army-fielded 

version of the Multiple Launch Rocket 

System (MLRS) M270 launcher and can 

fire all the MLRS Family of Munitions 

(FOM), including Guided Multiple 

Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) 

variants and the Army Tactical Missile 

System (ATACMS). Utilizing the MLRS 

FOM, the HIMARS can engage targets 

between 15 and 300 kilometers with 

GPS-aided precision accuracy. 

2. The Guided Multiple Launch 

Rocket System (GMLRS) M31A2 Unitary 

is the Army’s primary munition for 

units fielding the M142 HIMARS and 

M270Al Multiple Launcher Rocket 

System (MLRS) Launchers. The M31 

Unitary is a solid propellant artillery 

rocket that uses Global Positioning 

System/Precise Positioning Service 

(GPS/PPS)-aided inertial guidance 

enabled by SAASM or M-Code to 

deliver a single high-explosive blast 

fragmentation warhead accurately and 

quickly to targets at ranges from 15–70 

kilometers. The rockets are fired from a 

launch pod container that also serves as 

the storage and transportation container 

for the rockets. Each rocket pod holds 

six (6) total rockets. 

3. The M30A2 GMLRS Alternative 

Warhead shares a greater than 90% 

commonality with the M31A1 Unitary. 

The primary difference between the 

GMLRS–U and GMLRS–AW is the 

replacement of the Unitary’s high 

explosive warhead with a 200-pound 

fragmentation warhead of pre-formed 

tungsten penetrators which is optimized 

for effectiveness against large area and 

imprecisely located targets. The 

munitions otherwise share a common 

motor, GPS/PPS-aided inertial guidance 

enabled by SAASM or M-Code, control 

system, fusing mechanism, multi-option 

height of burst capability, and effective 

range of 15–70km. 

4. The M57 Army Tactical Missile 

System (ATACMS)—Unitary is a 

conventional, semi-ballistic missile that 

utilizes a 500-pound high explosive 

warhead. It has an effective range of 

between 70 and 300 kilometers and has 

increased lethality and accuracy over 

previous versions of the ATACMS due 

to a GPS/Precise Position System (PPS) 

aided navigation system. 

5. The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

6. 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. 

7. A determination has been made 

that Latvia 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. 

8. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal are authorized 

for release and export to Latvia. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 23–68] 

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 23–68, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: November 14, 2024. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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