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Government Furnished Equipment 

(GFE), six T700–GE–701D Engines, six 

H–764G Embedded Global Positioning 

System/Inertial Navigation Systems 

(EGIs), six M134 7.62mm Machine 

Guns, three Star Safire III Forward 

Looking Infrared Radar Systems, three 

Aviation Mission Planning Systems, 

twelve AN/AVS–9 Night Vision 

Goggles, and one Aviation Ground 

Power Unit. Also included are spare and 

repair parts, support equipment, 

communication equipment, facility 

construction, air worthiness support, 

publications and technical 

documentation, personnel training and 

training equipment, warranties, U.S. 

Government and contractor technical, 

engineering, and logistics support 

services, and other related element of 

logistics and program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (UEU 

Amendment #2) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: 

FMS case UEJ $110M–3Mar10 

FMS case UEU–$190M–24Jun14 

(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: 16 March 2015 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Mexico—UH–60M Black Hawk 

Helicopters 

The Government of Mexico has 

requested a possible sale of three UH– 

60M Black Hawk helicopters in 

standard USG configuration, with 

designated unique equipment, 

Government Furnished Equipment 

(GFE), six T700–GE–701D Engines, six 

H–764G Embedded Global Positioning 

System/Inertial Navigation Systems 

(EGIs), six M134 7.62mm Machine 

Guns, three Star Safire III Forward 

Looking Infrared Radar Systems, three 

Aviation Mission Planning Systems, 

twelve AN/AVS–9 Night Vision 

Goggles, and one Aviation Ground 

Power Unit. Also included are spare and 

repair parts, support equipment, 

communication equipment, facility 

construction, air worthiness support, 

publications and technical 

documentation, personnel training and 

training equipment, warranties, U.S. 

Government and contractor technical, 

engineering, and logistics support 

services, and other related element of 

logistics and program support. The 

estimated cost is $110 million. 

This proposed sale will contribute to 

the foreign policy and national security 

of the United States by helping to 

improve the security of a strategic 

partner. Mexico has been a strong 

partner in combating organized crime 

and drug trafficking organizations. The 

sale of these UH–60M helicopters to 

Mexico will significantly increase and 

strengthen its capability to provide incountry airlift support for its forces 

engaged in counter-drug operations. 

Mexico intends to use these defense 

articles and services to modernize its 

armed forces and expand its existing 

naval/maritime support in its efforts to 

combat drug trafficking organizations. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The principal contractors will be the 

Sikorsky Aircraft Company in Stratford, 

Connecticut; and General Electric 

Aircraft Company (GEAC) in Lynn, 

Massachusetts. There are no known 

offset agreements in connection with 

this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

may require the assignment of one 

additional U.S. Government 

representative and one contractor 

representative in country full-time to 

support the delivery and training for 

approximately two years. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 15–04 

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. The UH–60M Black Hawk 

helicopter is a medium lift aircraft, 

equipped with two T700–GE–701D 

Engines. The Navigation System for 

each helicopter will have Embedded 

Global Positioning System/Inertial 

Navigation (EGIs), two Digital Advanced 

Flight Control Systems (DAFCS), one 

ARN–149 Automatic Direction Finder, 

and one ARN–147 (VOR/ILS marker 

Beacon System). Each helicopter will 

also have one ARN–153 Tactical 

Navigation (TACAN), two air data 

computers, one Safire III Forward 

Looking Infrared Radar System, and one 

Radar Altimeter system. The 

communication equipment will include 

the AN/APX–118 or AN/APX–123 

Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 

system. The AN/ARC–210 RT–8100 

Series Very/Ultra High Frequency 

(V/UHF) radio will be included in the 

UH–60M configuration. 

2. The AN/APX–118 or AN/APX–123 

Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 

Transponder is capable of Modes 1, 2, 

3, 3a and 4 and is Unclassified. 

3. The AN/ARC–210 RT–8100 Series 

radio is a V/UHF voice and data capable 

radio using commercial encryption. 

4. The H–764G Embedded Global 

Positioning System/Inertial Navigation 

System (EGI) unit provides EGI 

capabilities to the aircraft. The EGI will 

include Selective Availability AntiSpoofing Module (SAASM) security 

modules to be used for secure GPS 

Precise Positioning Service if required. 

5. The Star Safire III Forward Looking 

Infrared Radar System is a long-range, 

multisensory infrared imaging radar 

system. It is considered non-standard 

equipment for the UH–60 Black Hawk 

helicopter. It will be used to enhance 

night flying and provide a level of safety 

for passengers during night flights. 

6. (U) If a technologically advanced 

adversary were to obtain knowledge of 

the specific hardware and software 

elements, the information could be used 

to develop countermeasures or 

equivalent systems which 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 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. 

8. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

Government of Mexico. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee 

on Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI), Office of Postsecondary 

Education, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Announcement of an open 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda for the June 25–26, 2015 meeting 

of the National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI), and provides information to 

members of the public on submitting 

written comments and on requesting to 

make oral comments at the meeting. The 

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notice of this meeting is required under 

Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) and Section 

114(d)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act 

(HEA) of 1965, as amended. 

DATES: The NACIQI meeting will be 

held on June 25–26, 2015, from 8:00 

a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at a location to be 

determined in the Washington DC area. 

The exact location of the meeting will 

be published in the Federal Register 

and on the Department Web site at 

http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/

list/naciqi.html#meetings by May 25, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of 

Education, Office of Postsecondary 

Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 

8080, Washington, DC 20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Howes, Committee Coordinator, 

NACIQI, U.S. Department of Education, 

1990 K Street NW., Room 8061, 

Washington, DC 20006–8129, telephone: 

(202) 502–7769, fax: (202) 502–7874, or 

email Patricia.Howes@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

NACIQI’s Statutory Authority and 

Function: The NACIQI is established 

under Section 114 of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1011c. The NACIQI 

advises the Secretary of Education 

about: 

• The establishment and enforcement 

of the criteria for recognition of 

accrediting agencies or associations 

under Subpart 2, Part H, Title IV of the 

HEA, as amended. 

• The recognition of specific 

accrediting agencies or associations or a 

specific State public postsecondary 

vocational education or nurse education 

approval agency. 

• The preparation and publication of 

the list of nationally recognized 

accrediting agencies and associations. 

• The eligibility and certification 

process for institutions of higher 

education under Title IV of the HEA, 

together with recommendations for 

improvement in such process. 

• The relationship between (1) 

accreditation of institutions of higher 

education and the certification and 

eligibility of such institutions, and (2) 

State licensing responsibilities with 

respect to such institutions. 

• Any other advisory function 

relating to accreditation and 

institutional eligibility that the 

Secretary may prescribe. 

Meeting Agenda: In addition to its 

review of accrediting agencies and State 

approval agencies for Secretarial 

recognition, the meeting agenda will 

include Committee discussions 

regarding the Committee’s policy 

recommendations to advise the 

Secretary in preparation for the 

reauthorization of the Higher Education 

Act (HEA). Below is a list of agencies, 

including their current and requested 

scopes of recognition, scheduled for 

review during the June 25–26, 2015 

meeting: 

Petitions for Recognition Based on a 

Compliance Report 

Accrediting Agencies 

1. Accreditation Commission for 

Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN) 

(Current Scope: Accreditation of nursing 

education programs and schools, both 

postsecondary and higher degree, which 

offer a certificate, diploma, or a 

recognized professional degree 

including clinical doctorate, masters, 

baccalaureate, associate, diploma, and 

practical nursing programs in the 

United States and its territories, 

including those offered via distance 

education.) 

2. American Optometric Association, 

Accreditation Council on Optometric 

Education (ACOE) (Current Scope: The 

accreditation in the United States of 

professional optometric degree 

programs, optometric technician 

(associate degree) programs, and 

optometric residency programs, and for 

the preaccreditation categories of 

Preliminary Approval for professional 

optometric degree programs and 

Candidacy Pending for optometric 

residency programs in Department of 

Veterans Affairs facilities.) 

3. Association of Advanced 

Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, 

Accreditation Commission (AARTS) 

(Current Scope: The accreditation and 

pre-accreditation (‘‘Correspondent’’ and 

‘‘Candidate’’) within the United States 

of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic 

Schools.) 

4. National Association of Schools of 

Dance, Commission on Accreditation 

(NASD) (Current Scope: The 

accreditation throughout the United 

States of freestanding institutions that 

offer dance and dance-related programs 

(both degree and non-degree-granting), 

including those offered via distance 

education.) 

5. National Association of Schools of 

Music, Commission on Accreditation 

NASM) (Current Scope: The 

accreditation throughout the United 

States of freestanding institutions that 

offer music and music-related programs 

(both degree- and non-degree-granting), 

including those offered via distance 

education.) 

6. National Association of Schools of 

Theatre, Commission on Accreditation 

(NAST) (Current Scope: The 

accreditation throughout the United 

States of freestanding institutions that 

offer theatre and theatre-related 

programs (both degree and non-degreegranting), including those offered via 

distance education.) 

7. New England Association of 

Schools and Colleges, Commission on 

Institutions of Higher Education (NEA– 

CIHE) (Current Scope: The accreditation 

and pre-accreditation (‘‘Candidacy 

status’’) of institutions of higher 

education in Connecticut, Maine, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode 

Island, and Vermont that award 

bachelor’s, master’s, and/or doctoral 

degrees and associate degree-granting 

institutions in those states that include 

degrees in liberal arts or general studies 

among their offerings, including the 

accreditation of programs offered via 

distance education within these 

institutions). 

8. North Central Association of 

Colleges and Schools, The Higher 

Learning Commission (NCA–HLC) 

(Current Scope: The accreditation and 

preaccreditation (‘‘Candidate for 

Accreditation’’) of degree-granting 

institutions of higher education in 

Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, 

Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New 

Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, 

South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, 

and Wyoming, including the tribal 

institutions and the accreditation of 

programs offered via distance education 

and correspondence education within 

these institutions. This recognition 

extends to the Institutional Actions 

Council jointly with the Board of 

Trustees of the Commission for 

decisions on cases for continued 

accreditation or reaffirmation, and 

continued candidacy, and to the 

Appeals Body jointly with the Board of 

Trustees of the Commission for 

decisions related to initial candidacy or 

accreditation or reaffirmation of 

accreditation.) 

Request for an Expansion of Scope 

1. American Psychological 

Association, Commission on 

Accreditation (APA) (Current Scope: 

The accreditation in the United States of 

doctoral programs in clinical, 

counseling, school and combined 

professional-scientific psychology; 

predoctoral internship programs in 

professional psychology; and 

postdoctoral residency programs in 

professional psychology.) (Requested 

scope: The accreditation in the United 

States of doctoral programs in clinical, 

counseling, school and combined 

professional-scientific psychology; 

doctoral internship programs in health 

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service psychology; and postdoctoral 

residency programs in health service 

psychology.) 

Petition for Approval of a State Agency 

for Vocational Education Based on a 

Compliance Report 

1. Puerto Rico State Agency for the 

Approval of Public Postsecondary 

Vocational, Technical Institutions and 

Programs (PRHRDC) (Current Scope: 

The approval of public postsecondary, 

vocational-technical institutions.) 

Submission of written comments 

regarding a specific accrediting agency 

or state approval agency under review: 

Written comments about the recognition 

of a specific accrediting or State agency 

must be received by May 1, 2015, in the 

ThirdPartyComments@ed.gov mailbox 

and include the subject line ‘‘Written 

Comments: (agency name).’’ The email 

must include the name(s), title, 

organization/affiliation, mailing 

address, email address, and telephone 

number of the person(s) making the 

comment. Comments should be 

submitted as a Microsoft Word 

document or in a medium compatible 

with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) 

that is attached to an electronic mail 

message (email) or provided in the body 

of an email message. Comments about 

an agency’s recognition after review of 

a compliance report must relate to the 

issues raised in the compliance report 

and the criteria for recognition cited in 

the Secretary’s letter that requested the 

report. Third parties having concerns 

about agencies regarding matters outside 

the scope of a compliance report should 

report those concerns directly to the 

Department to be reviewed as a 

complaint. Only material submitted by 

the deadline to the email address listed 

in this notice, and in accordance with 

these instructions, becomes part of the 

official record concerning agencies 

scheduled for review and are considered 

by the Department and NACIQI in their 

deliberations. Please do not send 

material directly to NACIQI members. 

Submission of requests to make an 

oral comment regarding a specific 

accrediting agency or state approval 

agency under review: Oral comments 

about agencies seeking renewal of 

recognition must relate to the issues 

raised in the agency’s compliance report 

and the criteria for recognition cited in 

the Secretary’s letter that requested the 

report. There are two methods by which 

the public may seek to make a thirdparty oral comment of three minutes 

concerning one of the agencies 

scheduled for review at the June 25–26, 

2015 meeting. 

Method One: Submit a request by 

email to the ThirdPartyComments@

ed.gov mailbox. Please do not send 

material directly to NACIQI members. 

Requests must be received by May 1, 

2015, and include the subject line ‘‘Oral 

Comment Request: (agency name).’’ The 

email must include the name(s), title, 

organization/affiliation, mailing 

address, email address, telephone 

number, of the person(s) requesting to 

speak, and a brief summary (not to 

exceed one page) of the principal points 

to be made during the oral presentation. 

All individuals submitting an advance 

request in accordance with this notice 

will be afforded an opportunity to 

speak. 

Method Two: Register at the meeting 

location on June 25, 2015, to make an 

oral comment during NACIQI’s 

deliberations concerning a particular 

agency or institution scheduled for 

review. The requestor must provide his 

or her name, title, organization/

affiliation, mailing address, email 

address, and telephone number. A total 

of up to fifteen minutes during each 

agency review will be allotted for oral 

commenters who register on June 25, 

2015. Individuals will be selected on a 

first-come, first-served basis. If selected, 

each commenter may not exceed three 

minutes. 

The oral comments made will become 

part of the official record and will be 

considered by the Department and 

NACIQI in their deliberations. No 

individual in attendance or making oral 

presentations may distribute written 

materials at the meeting. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

Department will post the official report 

of the meeting on the NACIQI Web site 

90 days after the meeting. Pursuant to 

the FACA, the public may also inspect 

the materials at 1990 K Street NW., 

Washington, DC, by emailing 

aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov or by calling 

(202) 219–7067 to schedule an 

appointment. 

Reasonable Accommodations: The 

meeting site is accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. If you will need an 

auxiliary aid or service to participate in 

the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, 

assistive listening device, or materials in 

an alternate format), notify the contact 

person listed in this notice at least two 

weeks before the scheduled meeting 

date. Although we will attempt to meet 

a request received after that date, we 

may not be able to make available the 

requested auxiliary aid or service 

because of insufficient time to arrange 

it. 

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the document published in the Federal 

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at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

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have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. Delegation of 

Authority: The Secretary of Education 

has delegated authority to Jamienne S. 

Studley, Deputy Under Secretary, to 

perform the functions and duties of the 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c. 

Jamienne S. Studley, 

Deputy Under Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Application Deadline for Fiscal Year 

(FY) 2015; Small, Rural School 

Achievement Program 

Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.358A. 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the Small, Rural 

School Achievement (SRSA) program, 

the U.S. Department of Education 

(Department) awards grants on a 

formula basis to eligible local 

educational agencies (LEAs) to address 

the unique needs of rural school 

districts. In this notice, we establish the 

deadline for submission of fiscal year 

(FY) 2015 SRSA grant applications. An 

eligible LEA that is required to submit 

an application must do so electronically 

by the deadline in this notice. 

DATES: Application Deadline: June 30, 

2015, 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC, 

time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Schulz, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 

3E107, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 401–0039 or by email: 

reap@ed.gov. 

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