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of the public attending the committee 

meeting will not be permitted to present 

questions from the floor or speak to any 

issue under consideration by the 

committee. Because the meeting of the 

committee will be held in a Federal 

Government facility on a military post, 

security screening is required. A 

government photo ID is required to 

enter post. Please note that security and 

gate guards have the right to inspect 

vehicles and persons seeking to enter 

and exit the installation. The United 

States Military Academy, Jefferson Hall, 

is fully handicap accessible. Wheelchair 

access is available at the south entrance 

of the building. For additional 

information about public access 

procedures, contact Mrs. Ghostlaw, the 

committee’s Designated Federal Officer, 

at the email address or telephone 

number listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Written Comments or Statements: 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

public or interested organizations may 

submit written comments or statements 

to the committee, in response to the 

stated agenda of the open meeting or in 

regard to the committee’s mission in 

general. Written comments or 

statements should be submitted to Mrs. 

Ghostlaw, the committee Designated 

Federal Officer, via electronic mail, the 

preferred mode of submission, at the 

address listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page 

of the comment or statement must 

include the author’s name, title or 

affiliation, address, and daytime phone 

number. Written comments or 

statements being submitted in response 

to the agenda set forth in this notice 

must be received by the Designated 

Federal Official at least seven business 

days prior to the meeting to be 

considered by the committee. The 

Designated Federal Official will review 

all timely submitted written comments 

or statements with the committee 

Chairperson, and ensure the comments 

are provided to all members of the 

committee before the meeting. Written 

comments or statements received after 

this date may not be provided to the 

committee until its next meeting. 

The committee Designated Federal 

Official and Chairperson may choose to 

invite certain submitters to present their 

comments verbally during the open 

portion of this meeting or at a future 

meeting. The Designated Federal 

Officer, in consultation with the 

committee Chairperson, may allot a 

specific amount of time for submitters to 

present their comments verbally. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal Nos. 15–07] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601– 

3740. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittals 15–07 

with attached transmittal, policy 

justification, and Sensitivity of 

Technology. 

Dated: March 9, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 15–07 

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: Jordan 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment* $150 million 

Other .................................... $ 42 million 

TOTAL .............................. $192 million 

* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms 

Export Control Act. 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 72 M31 

Unitary Guided Multiple Launch Rocket 

Systems (GMLRS) Rocket Pods (6 

rockets per pod for a total of 432), 

support equipment, spare and repair 

parts, publications and technical data, 

personnel training and equipment, 

systems integration support, U.S. 

Government and contractor engineering 

and logistics personnel services, and 

other related elements of logistics 

support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (WYB, 

Amendment #1) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS 

case WYB–$166M–27Jan10 

(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 Annex attached. 

(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: 04 March 2015 


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POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Jordan—M31 Unitary Guided Multiple 

Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) Rocket 

Pods 

The Government of Jordan has 

requested a possible sale of 72 M31 

Unitary Guided Multiple Launch Rocket 

Systems (GMLRS) Rocket Pods (6 

rockets per pod for a total of 432), 

support equipment, spare and repair 

parts, publications and technical data, 

personnel training and equipment, 

systems integration support, U.S. 

Government and contractor engineering 

and logistics personnel services, and 

other related elements of logistics 

support. The estimated cost is $192 

million. 

This proposed sale will contribute to 

the foreign policy and national security 

of the U.S. by helping to improve the 

security of a partner country that has 

been and continues to be an important 

force for political stability and economic 

progress in the Middle East. It is vital to 

the U.S. national interest that Jordan 

develops and maintains a strong and 

ready self-defense capability. This 

proposed sale is consistent with the U.S. 

regional objectives and will not impact 

the regional stability in the Middle East. 

The proposed sale of GMLRS will 

improve Jordan’s capability to meet 

current and future threats on its borders 

and provide greater security for its 

economic infrastructure. The GMLRS 

will provide the Royal Jordanian Armed 

Forces (JAF) a long-range precision 

artillery support capability that will 

significantly improve U.S.-JAF 

interoperability and provide for the 

defense of vital installations. Jordan will 

have no difficulty absorbing these 

additional systems 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 Missile and Fire 

Control in Dallas, Texas. There are no 

known offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this sale will not 

require the assignment of any additional 

U.S. Government or contractor 

representatives to Jordan. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 15–07 

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of 

Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the 

Arms Export Control Act, as amended 

Annex 

Item No. vii 

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology: 

1. Guided Multiple Launch Rocket 

System (GMLRS) munitions are the 

Army’s primary Joint Expeditionary, allweather, 24/7, tactical precision-guided 

rockets. GMLRS is the primary 

munitions system for units fielded with 

the High Mobility Artillery Rocket 

System (HIMARS) and Multiple Launch 

Rocket Systems (MLRS) M270A1 rocket 

and missile launcher platforms. GMLRS 

provides close, medium, and long range 

precision and area fires to destroy, 

suppress, and shape threat forces and 

protect friendly forces against cannon, 

mortar, rocket and missile artillery, light 

material and armor, personnel, 

command and control, and air defense 

surface targets. GMLRS integrates 

guidance and control packages and an 

improved rocket motor achieving greater 

range and precision accuracy, requiring 

fewer rockets to defeat targets, thereby 

reducing the logistics burden. The 

highest classification level for release of 

the GMLRS Pod Unitary High Explosive 

(HE) Tri Mode is Secret, based upon the 

software, sale or testing of the end item. 

The highest level of classification that 

must be disclosed for production, 

maintenance, or training is Confidential. 

2. The Global Positioning System 

Precise Positioning Service (GPS PPS) 

component of the munition is also 

contained in the Fire Direction System, 

is classified Secret, and is considered 

sensitive. To that end, no GPS PPS 

design information, including GPS 

software algorithms, will be disclosed in 

the course of this proposed sale to 

Jordan. Susceptibility of GMLRS to 

diversion or exploitation is considered 

low risk. The GMLRS employs an 

inertial navigational system that is aided 

by a Selective Availability AntiSpoofing Module (SAASM) equipped 

GPS receiver. 

3. If a technologically advanced 

adversary were to obtain knowledge of 

the specific hardware and software, 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. 

4. 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. 

5. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

Government of Jordan. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Advisory Committee on Arlington 

National Cemetery Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

is publishing this notice to announce 

the following Federal advisory 

committee meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Arlington National 

Cemetery (ACANC). The meeting is 

open to the public. For more 

information about the Committee, 

please visit http://www.arlington

cemetery.mil/AboutUs/

FocusAreas.aspx. 

DATES: The Committee will meet from 

9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. on March 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Women in Military Service for 

America Memorial, Conference Room, 

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 

VA 22211. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Renea C. Yates; Designated Federal 

Officer for the Committee, in writing at 

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 

VA 22211, or by email at 

renea.c.yates.civ@mail.mil, or by phone 

at 703–614–1248. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., 

Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine 

in the Government Act of 1976 (U.S.C. 

552b, as amended) and 41 Code of the 

Federal Regulations (CFR 102–3.150). 

Purpose of the Meeting: The Advisory 

Committee on Arlington National 

Cemetery is an independent Federal 

advisory committee chartered to provide 

the Secretary of the Army independent 

advice and recommendations on 

Arlington National Cemetery, including, 

but not limited to, cemetery 

administration, the erection of 

memorials at the cemetery, and master 

planning for the cemetery. The 

Secretary of the Army may act on the 

Committee’s advice and 

recommendations. 

Proposed Agenda: The Committee 

will receive updates on major 

construction and expansion projects, 

sustainment planning and visitor 

enhancements. Additionally, the 

Committee will review a specific 

request for placement of a 

commemorative monument at Arlington 

National Cemetery to commemorate 

Vietnam Helicopter Pilots in accordance 

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