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(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: 16 April 2013. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Kuwait—C–17 GLOBEMASTER III 

The Government of Kuwait has 

requested a possible sale of 1 C–17 

GLOBEMASTER III aircraft, 4 Turbofan 

F117–PW–100 Engines, 1 AN/AAR–47 

Missile Approach Warning System, 1 

AN/ALE–47 Countermeasure Dispenser 

Set (CMDS), secure radios, precision 

navigation equipment, spare and repair 

parts, support and test equipment, 

publications and technical 

documentation, tactics manuals, 

personnel training and training 

equipment, U.S. Government and 

contractor engineering, aircraft ferry 

support, aircraft fuel, and technical and 

logistics support services; and related 

elements of initial and follow-on 

logistical and program support. The 

estimated cost is $371 million. 

Kuwait continues to be a key ally and 

strong supporter of U.S. foreign policy 

and national security goals in the 

Persian Gulf region. The proposed sale 

will enhance the United States foreign 

policy and national security objectives 

by increasing interoperability among the 

Kuwait Air Force (KAF), the United 

States Air Force, Gulf Cooperation 

Council countries, and other coalition 

forces. The relationships built upon 

current flying operations will enhance 

the U.S. Air Force’s influence and 

access in Kuwait. 

The provision of a second C–17 

provides KAF a more robust regional 

airlift and long-range strategic airlift 

capability. The additional C–17 aircraft 

will allow the KAF to better participate 

in humanitarian support operations. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The prime contractor will be The 

Boeing Company of Chicago, Illinois. 

There are no known offset agreements 

proposed in connection with this 

potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require multiple U.S. Government 

or contractor representatives to travel to 

Kuwait for a period of (5) five years to 

establish and maintain operational 

capability. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 13–14 

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 Boeing C–17 GLOBEMASTER 

III military airlift aircraft is the newest, 

most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the 

U.S. Air Force fleet. The C–17 is capable 

of rapid, strategic delivery of up to 

170,900 pounds of personnel and 

equipment to main operating bases or to 

forward operating bases. The aircraft is 

also capable of short field landings with 

a full cargo load. Finally, the aircraft can 

perform tactical airlift and airdrop 

missions and can also transport litters 

and ambulatory patients during 

aeromedical evacuations when required. 

A fully integrated electronic cockpit and 

advanced cargo systems allow a crew of 

three: the pilot, copilot and loadmaster, 

to operate the aircraft on any type of 

mission. 

2. The AN/ALE–47 Counter-Measures 

Dispensing System (CMDS) is an 

integrated, threat-adaptive, softwareprogrammable dispensing system 

capable of dispensing chaff, flares, and 

active radio frequency expendables. The 

threats countered by the CMDS include 

radar-directed anti-aircraft artillery 

(AAA), radar command-guided missiles, 

radar homing guided missiles, and 

infrared (IR) guided missiles. The 

system is internally mounted and may 

be operated as a stand-alone system or 

may be integrated with other on-board 

EW and avionics systems. The AN/ 

ALE–47 uses threat data received over 

the aircraft interfaces to assess the threat 

situation and to determine a response. 

Expendable routines tailored to the 

immediate aircraft and threat 

environment may be dispensed using 

one of four operational modes. The 

hardware, technical data, and 

documentation to be provided are 

Unclassified. 

3. The AN/AAR–47 missile warning 

system is a small, lightweight, passive, 

electro-optic, threat warning device 

used to detect surface-to-air missiles 

fired at helicopters and low-flying fixedwing aircraft and automatically provide 

countermeasures, as well as audio and 

visual-sector warning messages to the 

aircrew. The basic system consists of 

multiple Optical Sensor Converter 

(OSC) units, a Computer Processor (CP) 

and a Control Indicator (CI). The set of 

OSC units, which normally consist of 

four, is mounted on the aircraft exterior 

to provide omni-directional protection. 

The OSC detects the rocket plume of 

missiles and sends appropriate signals 

to the CP for processing. The CP 

analyzes the data from each OSC and 

automatically deploys the appropriate 

countermeasures. The CP also contains 

comprehensive BIT circuitry. The CI 

displays the incoming direction of the 

threat, so the pilot can take appropriate 

action. 

4. If a technologically advanced 

adversary were to obtain knowledge of 

the specific hardware or software in this 

proposed sale, the information could be 

used to develop countermeasures that 

might reduce system effectiveness or be 

used in the development of a system 

with similar or advanced capabilities. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10632 Filed 5–3–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–C 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0061] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 2014– 

2015 Federal Student Aid Application 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 5, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0061 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. Please note that 

comments submitted by fax or email 

and those submitted after the comment 

period will not be accepted. Written 

requests for information or comments 

submitted by postal mail or delivery 

should be addressed to the Director of 

the Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 

2E105, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Electronically mail ICDocketMgr@ed.gov 

or fax to 202–401–0920. Please do not 

send comments here. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call FIRS at 1–800–877– 

8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern 

time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

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accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps ED assess the 

impact of its information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand the ED’s information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. ED 

is soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. ED is especially 

interested in public comments 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of ED; (2) will this 

information be processed and used in a 

timely manner; (3) is the estimate of 

burden accurate; (4) how might ED 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(5) how might ED 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: 2014–2015 Federal 

Student Aid Application. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0001. 

Type of Review: A revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 47,401,966. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 26,164,366. 

Abstract: Section 483 of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA), mandates that the Secretary of 

Education ‘‘. . . shall produce, 

distribute, and process free of charge 

common financial reporting forms as 

described in this subsection to be used 

for application and reapplication to 

determine the need and eligibility of a 

student for financial assistance . . .’’. 

The determination of need and 

eligibility are for the following title IV, 

HEA, federal student financial 

assistance programs: The Federal Pell 

Grant Program; the Campus-Based 

programs (Federal Supplemental 

Educational Opportunity Grant 

(FSEOG), Federal Work-Study (FWS), 

and the Federal Perkins Loan Program); 

the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program; the Teacher Education 

Assistance for College and Higher 

Education (TEACH) Grant; and the Iraq 

and Afghanistan Service Grant. 

Federal Student Aid, an office of the 

U.S. Department of Education (hereafter 

‘‘the Department’’), subsequently 

developed an application process to 

collect and process the data necessary to 

determine a student’s eligibility to 

receive Title IV, HEA program 

assistance. The application process 

involves an applicant’s submission of 

the Free Application for Federal Student 

Aid (FAFSA). After submission of the 

FAFSA, an applicant receives a Student 

Aid Report (SAR), which is a summary 

of the data they submitted on the 

FAFSA. The applicant reviews the SAR, 

and, if necessary, will make corrections 

or updates to their submitted FAFSA 

data. Institutions of higher education 

listed by the applicant on the FAFSA 

also receive a summary of processed 

data submitted on the FAFSA which is 

called the Institutional Student 

Information Record (ISIR). 

The Department seeks OMB approval 

of all application components as a 

single ‘‘collection of information’’. The 

aggregate burden will be accounted for 

under OMB Control Number 1845–0001. 

The specific application components, 

descriptions and submission methods 

for each are listed in Table 1. 

TABLE 1—FEDERAL STUDENT AID APPLICATION COMPONENTS

Component Description Submission method 

Initial Submission of FAFSA 

FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) Online FAFSA that offers applicants a customized experience.Submitted by the applicant via www.fafsa.gov. 

FOTW—Renewal ................. Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA.

FOTW–EZ ............................ Online FAFSA for applicants who qualify for the Simplified Needs Test (SNT) or Automatic Zero (Auto 

Zero) needs analysis formulas.

FOTW–EZ Renewal ............. Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA and who qualify for the SNT or 

Auto Zero needs analysis formulas.

FAFSA on the Phone 

(FOTP).

The Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) 

representatives assist applicants by filing the FAFSA 

on their behalf through FOTW.

Submitted through www.fafsa.gov for applicants who 

call 1–800–4–FED–AID. 

FOTP–EZ ............................. FSAIC representatives assist applicants who qualify for 

the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas by filing the FAFSA on their behalf through FOTW.

FAA Access ......................... Online tool that a financial aid administrator (FAA) utilizes to submit a FAFSA.Submitted through www.faaacess.ed.gov by a FAA on 

behalf of an applicant. 

FAA Access–Renewal ......... Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a Renewal 

FAFSA.

FAA Access–EZ ................... Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA 

for applicants who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero 

needs analysis formulas.

FAA Access–EZ Renewal .... Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA 

for applicants who have previously completed the 

FAFSA and who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero 

needs analysis formulas.

Electronic Other ................... This is a submission done by a FAA, on behalf of the 

applicant, using the Electronic Data Exchange (EDE).

The FAA may be using their mainframe computer or 

software to facilitate the EDE process. 

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TABLE 1—FEDERAL STUDENT AID APPLICATION COMPONENTS—Continued 

Component Description Submission method 

PDF FAFSA or Paper 

FAFSA.

The paper version of the FAFSA printed by the Department for applicants who are unable to access the 

Internet or the online PDF FAFSA for applicants who 

can access the Internet but are unable to complete 

the form using FOTW.

Mailed by the applicant. 

Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information 

FOTW—Corrections ............. Any applicant who has a Federal Student Aid PIN (FSA 

PIN)—regardless of how they originally applied—may 

make corrections using FOTW Corrections.

Submitted by the applicant via www.fafsa.gov. 

Electronic Other—Corrections.With the applicant’s permission, corrections can be 

made by a FAA using the EDE.

The FAA may be using their mainframe computer or 

software to facilitate the EDE process. 

Paper SAR—This is a SAR 

and an option for corrections.

The full paper summary that is mailed to paper applicants who did not provide an email address and to 

applicants whose records were rejected due to critical errors during processing. Applicants can write 

corrections directly on the paper SAR and mail for 

processing.

Mailed by the applicant. 

FAA Access—Corrections ... An institution can use FAA Access to correct the 

FAFSA.

Submitted through www.faaacess.ed.gov by a FAA on 

behalf of an applicant. 

Internal Department Corrections.The Department will submit an applicant’s record for 

system-generated corrections.

There is no burden to the applicants under this correction type as these are system-based corrections. 

FSAIC Corrections ............... Any applicant, with their Data Release Number (DRN), 

can change the postsecondary institutions listed on 

their FAFSA or change their address by calling 

FSAIC.

These changes are made directly in the CPS system 

by a FSAIC representative. 

SAR Electronic (eSAR) ........ The eSAR is an online version of the SAR that is available on FOTW to all applicants with a PIN. Notifications for the eSAR are sent to students who applied 

electronically or by paper and provided an email address. These notifications are sent by email and include a secure hyperlink that takes the user to the 

FOTW site.

Cannot be submitted for processing. 

This information collection also 

documents an estimate of the annual 

public burden as it relates to the 

application process for federal student 

aid. The Applicant Burden Model 

(ABM), measures applicant burden 

through an assessment of the activities 

each applicant conducts in conjunction 

with other applicant characteristics and 

in terms of burden, the average 

applicant’s experience. Key 

determinants of the ABM include: 

b The total number of applicants that 

will potentially apply for federal 

student aid; 

b How the applicant chooses to 

complete and submit the FAFSA (e.g., 

by paper or electronically via FOTW); 

b How the applicant chooses to 

submit any corrections and/or updates 

(e.g., the paper SAR or electronically via 

FOTW Corrections); 

b The type of SAR document the 

applicant receives (eSAR, SAR 

acknowledgment, or paper SAR); 

b The formula applied to determine 

the applicant’s expected family 

contribution (EFC) (full need analysis 

formula, Simplified Needs Test or 

Automatic Zero); and 

b The average amount of time 

involved in preparing to complete the 

application. 

The ABM is largely driven by the 

number of potential applicants for the 

application cycle. The total application 

projection for 2014–2015 is based upon 

two factors—estimates of the total 

enrollment in all degree-granting 

institutions and the percentage change 

in FAFSA submissions for the last 

completed or almost completed 

application cycle. The ABM is also 

based on the application options 

available to students and parents. The 

Department accounts for each 

application component based on web 

trending tools, survey information, and 

other Department data sources. 

For 2014–2015, the Department is 

reporting a net burden increase of 

204,513 hours attributed to the increase 

in applicants. We project that the 

changes explained in the Summary of 

Enhancements (see 2014–2015 

Enhancements to the Free Application 

for Federal Student Aid) will not 

substantively impact burden. 

Dated: April 30, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10600 Filed 5–3–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0021] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Program for the International 

Assessment of Adult Competencies 

(PIAAC) National Supplement Data 

Collection 2013–2014 

AGENCY: Institute for Education 

Sciences/National Center for Education 

Statistics (IES/NCES), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

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