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Cooperative Engagement Capability 

(CEC), AN/USG–10s; and one (1) AN/ 

UYQ–120(V) Command and Control 

Processor (C2P) Technology Refresh 

System. Also included are AN/SQQ–89 

Underwater Sound Equipment Systems; 

Multi-Function Towed Array Systems; 

RT–1829 Ultra-High Frequency, 

Satellite Communications (UHF 

SATCOM) Terminals; OE–570D 

Antennas; MK20 Mod 1 Electro-optic/ 

Infrared Sensor Systems; MK160 Mod 

23 Gun Weapon Systems; MK–36 Mod 

6 Super Rapid Offboard 

Countermeasures and Decoy Launching 

System (SRBOC); U.S. Government and 

contractor representatives technical, 

engineering, and logistics support 

services; installation support material; 

training, tool development, 

communications equipment, and 

associated spares; classified and 

unclassified publications and software; 

and other related elements of logistics 

and program support. The estimated 

total value of the new items is $0.570 

billion. The net MDE value will increase 

by $0.239 billion and the non-MDE 

value by $0.331 billion. The revised 

estimated total case value will increase 

to $2.72 billion. MDE will constitute 

$0.614 billion of this total. 

(iv) Significance: The inclusion of this 

MDE represents an increase in 

capability over what was previously 

notified. The proposed articles and 

services will assist Japan in developing 

and maintaining a strong and effective 

self-defense capability. 

(v) Justification: This proposed sale 

will support the foreign policy goals and 

national 

security objectives of the United 

States by improving the security of a 

major ally that is a force for political 

stability and economic progress in the 

Asia-Pacific region. 

(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: 

The AN/SPQ–9B is a horizon search 

radar system that detects and tracks low 

radar cross section targets in high clutter 

and distributes radar track data to the 

AEGIS Combat system. The hardware is 

unclassified with the exception of the 

Radar Processor unit, which is classified 

SECRET upon connection to the combat 

system. 

The AN/SLQ–32(V)6 Electronic 

Warfare System (EWS) provide 

enhanced electronic support (ES) 

detection and accuracy capabilities to 

improve anti-ship missile defense, 

counter targeting, counter surveillance, 

and battle space awareness, and also 

distributes electronic warfare (EW) 

sensor tracks and EW composite tracks 

to the AEGIS Combat System. 

The AN/USQ–140 Multifunctional 

Information Distribution System-Low 

Volume Terminal (MIDS–LVT) is a 

secure, jam-resistant communication 

and positioning system. MIDS provides 

interoperability with NATO and 

coalition users, significantly increasing 

force command and control 

effectiveness. The Tactical Digital 

Information Link-J (TADIL–J) series 

message standard is employed by the 

system as defined in NATO 

Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 

5516 and U.S. Military Standard (MIL– 

STD) 6016. The embedded hardware 

features provide communications 

security. 

The AN/USQ–190 Multifunctional 

Information Distribution System Joint 

Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) 

builds on the MIDS–LVT’s capabilities 

with the addition of Concurrent MultiNetting (CMN) and Concurrent 

Contention Receive (CCR) functions. 

CMN and CCR dramatically expand the 

number of platforms and networkenabled systems that can be reliably 

included in a Link 16 network. 

The Cooperative Engagement 

Capability (CEC) AN/USG–10 is a 

system that fuses tracking data from 

shipboard and off-ship sensors and 

distributes radar measurement data to 

other platforms with CEC capability. 

The hardware is unclassified with the 

exception of the Signal Data Processor, 

which is classified SECRET and 

contains a communications security 

(COMSEC) card. 

The AN/UYQ–120(V) Command and 

Control Processor (C2P) Technology 

Refresh System is a Tactical Data Link 

(TDL) message distribution system that 

provides real-time control and 

management of Tactical Digital Data 

Links (TADILs) in support of all major 

surface ship and shore command, 

control, and communications (C3) 

systems. The C2P is a follow-on 

Technical Refresh (TR) upgrade for the 

legacy AN/UYQ–86(V) variants 1 

through 7 of the Common Data Link 

Management System (CDLMS). The AN/ 

UYQ–120(V) C2P System has three 

possible variants depending on the host 

site in which it is installed and only 

uses trusted software. 

The AN/SQQ–89 is a state-of-the-art 

anti-submarine warfare and combat 

system. It consists of a complex set of 

equipment and information processing 

subsystems that provide the capability 

to provide an acoustic undersea tactical 

picture for U.S. surface combatants 

(cruisers, destroyers, frigates) as well as 

Japan’s ATAGO and MAYA class 

destroyers. The SQQ–89A(V15) 

combines processing of active and 

passive sonar sensor data from a hull/ 

bow array, towed TB–37 array, and 

sonobuoys. 

The RT–1829(P)/S is a shipboard 

Ultra High Frequency, Satellite 

Communications (UHF SATCOM) 

channel terminal that is Joint 

Interoperability Test Command (JITC)- 

assessed and NSA-certified to comply 

with legacy Demand Assigned Multiple 

Access (DAMA) MIL–STDs and 

interoperate with fielded UHF SATCOM 

terminals. The terminal allows for a 

single control and management interface 

to operate multiple voice and data 

communications simultaneously. The 

UHF SATCOM architecture will be 

configured with the OE–570D antenna 

system and will support Satellite 

TADIL–J (S TADIL–J) for extension of 

Link-16. 

The Sensitivity of Technology 

Statement contained in the original 

notification applies to other items 

reported here. 

The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

(vii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: December 14, 2023 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2024–OS–0105] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness 

(OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for clearance the following 

proposal for collection of information 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by January 15, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reginald Lucas, (571) 372–7574, or 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Service Academy Gender 

Relations Survey; OMB Control Number 

0704–0623. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Number of Respondents: 12,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 12,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 6,000. 

Needs and Uses: The legal 

requirements for the Service Academy 

Gender Relations (SAGR) surveys can be 

found in the following: 

• 10 United States Code (U.S.C.), 

Section 4361, as amended by John 

Warner National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2007, Section 532 

• 10 U.S.C., Section 481 

• DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6495.02 

These legal requirements mandate 

that the SAGR solicit information 

relating to sexual assault, sexual 

harassment, and gender discrimination 

in the Military Service Academies 

(MSAs), as well as the climate at the 

MSAs and social perspectives. MSAs 

include the U.S. Military Service 

Academy (USMA), the U.S. Naval 

Academy (USNA), and U.S. Air Force 

Academy (USAFA). The requirements 

state that the assessment cycle consists 

of surveys and focus groups during 

alternate years. They also give the 

Department authority to conduct such 

surveys under the guidance of the 

USD(P&R). The U.S. Coast Guard 

Academy (USCGA), the only Federal 

Military Academy within the 

Department of Homeland Security, is 

not required to participate in the 

assessments codified by U.S.C. 10. 

However, USCGA officials requested the 

Coast Guard be included, beginning in 

2008, to evaluate and improve their 

programs addressing sexual assault and 

sexual harassment. Similarly, the U.S. 

Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), 

under the Department of Transportation, 

requested their inclusion beginning in 

2012. USCGA and USMMA will 

continue to participate in the 

assessments. Surveys of USCGA and 

USMMA are not covered under this DoD 

licensure and will not be mentioned 

further. 

The Office of People Analytics (OPA) 

administers both web-based and paperand-pen surveys to support the 

personnel information needs of the 

USD(P&R). The SAGR survey expands a 

series of surveys that began in 2004 with 

the DoD Inspector General’s first survey, 

subsequently transferred to OPA. OPA 

conducted the SAGR survey at the 

MSAs in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 

2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, and 2024. The 

2020 administration of the survey was 

postponed due to the COVID–19 

pandemic. The first focus group 

assessment was conducted in 2007, with 

subsequent focus groups in 2009, 2011, 

2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023. 

Information from the SAGR surveys will 

be used by DoD policy offices, the 

Military Departments, the MSAs, and 

Congress for program evaluation and, 

specifically, to assess and improve 

policies, programs, practices, and 

training related to gender relations at 

the MSAs. OPA will provide reports to 

DoD policy offices, each Military 

Department, the MSAs, the Joint Chiefs 

of Staff, and Congress. 

The target population of the SAGR 

consists of all students at the MSAs: 

USMA, USNA, and USAFA, including 

the Preparatory Schools. Excluded are 

Service Academy Students who are (1) 

non-citizens and (2) are visiting from 

another MSA. Students under 18 years 

of age are also excluded. Working with 

the MSAs, we estimate the approximate 

numbers of cadets and midshipmen to 

be 14,200. The survey will be 

administered to all cadets/midshipmen 

(i.e., a census). Based on the 2022 SAGR 

survey that had an 81% response rate, 

we estimate a 75% response rate. To 

achieve sufficient statistical analytical 

power, we will include a census of the 

population of interest in the study to 

achieve sufficient coverage. 

Each Academy notifies students about 

the survey with an electronic message 

explaining the overall survey process 

and providing them instructions on how 

to select a session for administration of 

the survey. OPA staff is on location 

during the survey week to brief students 

and administer the survey in person 

using a paper survey. Sessions are 

typically scheduled from 0700 through 

1500 and follow the Academy’s class 

periods. Attendance is checked when a 

student arrives for their session 

(attendance is only for purposes of 

following up and not for identifying 

survey responses by individuals). 

Academy officials follow up with 

students who do not appear at their 

designation session and reschedule 

accordingly. OPA staff provides an 

overview briefing on the purpose for the 

survey. Students are advised they may 

leave at any time after the briefing if 

they choose not to complete the survey. 

Data will be weighted, using an 

industry standard process, to reflect 

each Academy’s population as of the 

time of the survey. Weighting produces 

survey estimates of population totals, 

proportions, and means (as well as other 

statistics) that are representative of their 

respective populations. OPA creates 

variance strata so precision measures 

can be associated with each estimate. 

We produce precision measures for 

reporting categories using 95% 

confidence intervals with the goal of 

achieving a precision of 5% or less (e.g, 

80% (+/¥5%)) of cadets/midshipmen 

are satisfied with their training). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Biennial. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald 

Lucas. 

Dated: December 11, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 24–15] 

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 24–15, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: December 10, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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