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* as defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Canada—Mobile User Objective System 

Access 

The Government of Canada has 

requested to buy telecommunications 

services providing Tactical Narrowband 

Satellite Communications (SATCOM) 

access to Canadian armed forces users 

over the Mobile User Objective System 

(MUOS) service; communication 

technical assistance to provide 

operational support, lifecycle 

management support, and engineering 

technical assistance and services; 

personnel training and training 

equipment; U.S. Government and 

contractor engineering; technical and 

logistics support services; and other 

related elements of logistics and 

program support. The estimated total 

cost is $138 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security 

objectives of the U.S. by helping to 

improve the military capability of 

Canada, a NATO Ally that is an 

important force for ensuring political 

stability and economic progress and a 

contributor to military, peacekeeping, 

and humanitarian operations around the 

world. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Canada’s ability to meet current and 

future threats by providing ultra-high 

frequency SATCOM access. MUOS 

access will increase Canada’s capacity 

to conduct operations in concert with 

U.S. forces for the defense of North 

America. Enhanced functionality in 

northern latitudes is integral to meeting 

Canada’s North American Aerospace 

Defense Command missions and makes 

MUOS particularly beneficial to 

continental air defense collaboration. 

Canada will have no difficulty absorbing 

these services 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 

General Dynamics, Reston, VA. There 

are no known offset agreements 

proposed in connection with this 

potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of any 

additional U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to Canada. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 24–17] 

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 24–17, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: January 16, 2025. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 24–17 

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 North Macedonia 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * $ 45.6 million 

Other ................................... $ 65.4 million 

TOTAL ............................. $111.0 million 

Funding Source: National Funds and 

Foreign Military Financing 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: Foreign 

Military Sales case MK–B–UCC was 

below congressional notification 

threshold at $78.54 million ($23.16 

million in MDE) and included a total of 

seventy-one Joint Light Tactical 

Vehicles (JLTV), consisting of forty-eight 

(48) M1278A1/A2 JLTV Heavy Gun 

Carriers (HGC); seventeen (17) 

M1280A1/A2 JLTV General Purpose 

(GP); and six (6) M1281A1/A2 JLTV 

Close Combat Weapons Carriers 

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DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 

2800 Dafenn Pentagon 

The Honorable Mike Johnson 

Speaker oftbe House 

lJ.S. House of Representatives 

H-209, The Capitol 

Wasbingttln, DC 20515 

Dear Mr, Speaker; 

Washington, DC 20301·2800 

Pursuant to the reporting rt~ui.rements of Section 36(b)( l) of the Arms Export Control 

Act, as amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 24-17~ concerning; the Army's 

proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Government of North Macedonia. for defense 

articles and services estimated to cc,st $1 l l million. We will issue a news release to nodey the 

public of this pn)posed sale upon delivery of this letter to your office. 

f~nclosures: 

l . Tran.smittal 

2. Policy Justificatfon 

3. Sensitivity of Technology 

Sincerely, 

James A. Bursch 

Director 
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Macedonia has requested that the case 

be amended to include an additional 

eighteen (18) M1278A1/A2 JLTV HGC 

and seven (7) M1280A1/A2 JLTV GP. 

This amendment will cause the case to 

exceed the notification threshold, and 

thus notification of the entire program is 

required. The above notification 

requirements are combined as follows: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Sixty-six (66) M1278A1/A2 JLTV HGC 

Twenty-four (24) M1280A1/A2 JLTV 

GP 

Six (6) M1281A1/A2 JLTV CCWC 

Non-MDE: 

Also included are Common Remotely 

Operated Weapon Stations 

(CROWS); CROWS spare parts; 

CROWS Basic Issue Items (BII)— 

Boresight Kit Components; CROWS 

packaging and handling; CROWS 

installation and training; M2A1 

machine guns with support 

equipment; MK19 Mod III with 

support equipment; M240B 

machine guns with support 

equipment; MK93 weapon mount; 

Driver’s Vision Enhancer (DVE); 

Maintenance Tool Set Toughbook 

Laptops; high frequency radios; 

communications equipment; 

Defense Advanced Global 

Positioning System Receivers 

(DAGR) with Selective Availability 

Anti-Spoofing Modules (SAASM) 

and support equipment; JLTV kits; 

Vehicle Integration kits; LCD 4.0; 

spare and repair parts; 

Supplemental Common Tool Kit 

(SCTK); Special Tools and Test 

Equipment (STTE); Objective 

Gunner Protection Kit (OGPK); 

Javelin Integration Bracket Kit; 

turret rings and hatches; technical 

manuals and publications; New 

Equipment Training (NET); United 

States (U.S.) Government and 

contractor technical engineering, 

logistics, and personnel services; 

JLTV Field Service Representative 

support; JLTV integration support, 

and other related elements of 

logistics and program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (MK– 

B–UCC) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None 

(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: March 8, 2024 

* as defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

North Macedonia—Joint Light Tactical 

Vehicles 

The Government of North Macedonia 

has requested to buy an additional 

eighteen (18) M1278A1/A2 Joint Light 

Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Heavy Gun 

Carriers (HGC); and seven (7) M1280A1/ 

A2 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) 

General Purpose (GP) that will be added 

to a previously implemented case whose 

value was under the congressional 

notification threshold. The original 

Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case, 

valued at $78.54 million ($23.16 million 

in MDE), included a total of seventy-one 

(71) JLTVs, consisting of forty-eight (48) 

M1278A1/A2 JLTVs HGC; seventeen 

(17) M1280A1/A2 JLTVs GP; and six (6) 

M1281A1/A2 JLTVs Close Combat 

Weapons Carrier (CCWC). This 

notification is for a combined total of 

sixty-six (66) M1278A1/A2 JLTV HGC; 

twenty-four (24) M1280A1/A2 JLTV GP; 

and six (6) M1281A1/A2 JLTV CCWC. 

Also included are Common Remotely 

Operated Weapon Stations (CROWS); 

CROWS spare parts; CROWS Basic Issue 

Items (BII)—Boresight Kit Components; 

CROWS packaging and handling; 

CROWS installation and training; M2A1 

machine guns with support equipment; 

MK19 Mod III with support equipment; 

M240B machine guns with support 

equipment; MK93 weapon mount; 

Driver’s Visor Enhancer (DVE); 

Maintenance Tool Set Toughbook 

Laptops; high frequency radios; 

communications equipment; Defense 

Advanced Global Positioning System 

Receivers (DAGR) with Selective 

Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules 

(SAASM) and support equipment; JLTV 

kits; Vehicle Integration kits; LCD 4.0; 

spare and repair parts; Supplemental 

Common Tool Kit (SCTK); Special Tools 

and Test Equipment (STTE); Objective 

Gunner Protection Kit (OGPK); Javelin 

Integration Bracket Kit; turret rings and 

hatches; technical manuals and 

publications; New Equipment Training 

(NET); U.S. Government and contractor 

technical engineering, logistics, and 

personnel services; JLTV Field Service 

Representative support; JLTV 

integration support, and other related 

elements of logistics and program 

support. The estimated total cost is $111 

million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the U.S. by improving the security of a 

NATO Ally that is an important force 

for political and economic stability in 

Europe. 

The proposed sale will enhance North 

Macedonia’s capability to meet current 

and future threats by providing a 

credible force that is capable of 

deterring adversaries and participating 

in NATO operations. The proposed sale 

will support its goal of improving 

national and territorial defense as well 

as interoperability with U.S. and NATO 

forces. North Macedonia 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 contractors will be 

Oshkosh Defense, Oshkosh, WI; AM 

General, Auburn Hills, MI; Leonardo 

DRS, West Plains, MO, and L3Harris, 

Melbourne, FL. There are no known 

offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require temporary duty travel of 

three to five U.S. Government 

representatives to North Macedonia for 

a duration of up to five years. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require contractor representatives 

for 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. 24–17 

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 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle 

(JLTV) program is a light tactical vehicle 

designed to replace the U.S. military’s 

aging High Mobility Multipurpose 

Wheeled Vehicle fleet. It was designed 

to close the existing gap in payload, 

performance, and protection with our 

adversaries during multi-domain 

operations. It is an optimal choice for a 

spectrum of light tactical vehicle 

missions anywhere in the world. All 

JLTV mission variants include a strong 

balance of protection, maneuverability, 

speed, reliability, and combat service 

support capability that far surpasses any 

similar vehicle in its weight class today. 

2. The JLTV is designed to be a system 

of systems. The JLTV uses a modular 

design that allows it to integrate with 

various material and equipment used by 

U.S. forces in tactical operations. 

3. The JLTV has inherent armor built 

into the base vehicle. It is what the U.S. 

Government calls A-Kit armor. This AKit inherent armor provides both 

opaque and transparent armor solutions 

to provide a 360-degree azimuthal (i.e., 

all around) protection that includes an 

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spectrum of kinetic energy and small 

arms fire threats. The JLTV also has 

other survivability enhancements, 

notably automatic fire extinguishing 

protection and structural rollover 

protection of 150 percent of the 

vehicle’s Ground Vehicle Weight Rating. 

4. The AN/VAS–5 Driver’s Vision 

Enhancer is compact thermal camera 

providing armored vehicle drivers with 

day or nighttime visual awareness in 

clear or reduced vision (fog, smoke, 

dust) situations. The system provides 

the driver a 180-degree viewing angle 

using a high-resolution infrared sensor 

and image stabilization to reduce the 

effect of shock and vibration. The 

viewer and monitor are ruggedized for 

operation in tactical environments. 

5. The Common Remote Operated 

Weapon Station (CROWS) is an 

externally mounted weapon mounting 

and control system that allows the 

gunner to remain inside the vehicle’s 

protected armor while firing a variety of 

crew-served weapons. The CROWS 

provides remote day and night sighting 

and ballistic control capacity, enabling 

first-burst engagement of targets at 

maximum effective weapon range while 

on the move. 

6. The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

7. 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. 

8. A determination has been made 

that North Macedonia 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. 

9. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal are authorized 

for release and export to the 

Government of North Macedonia. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity; 

Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee 

on Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI or Committee), Office of 

Postsecondary Education, U.S. 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Announcement of an open 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda, time, and instructions to access 

or participate in the February 19–20, 

2025 meeting of NACIQI, and provides 

information to members of the public 

regarding the meeting, including 

requesting to make written or oral 

comments. Committee members will 

meet in-person while accrediting agency 

representatives and public attendees 

will participate virtually. 

DATES: The NACIQI meeting will be 

held on February 19–20, 2025 from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern standard time. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Barnard Auditorium, Washington, DC 

20202 [Only NACIQI members and 

Department of Education staff will 

participate in the meeting at this 

address]. There is a possibility that the 

meeting could shift to a virtual meeting 

for all participants. If that happens, the 

published registration link and 

supporting information described in this 

notice for public attendees will remain 

the same. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Alan Smith, Executive Director/ 

Designated Federal Official (DFO), 

NACIQI, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20202, telephone: (202) 453–7757, or 

email: George.Alan.Smith@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Statutory Authority and Function: 

NACIQI is established under Section 

114 of the Higher Education Act (HEA) 

(20 U.S.C. 1011c). NACIQI advises the 

Secretary of Education with respect to: 

• The establishment and enforcement 

of the standards 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; 

• 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; and 

• Any other advisory function 

relating to accreditation and 

institutional eligibility that the 

Secretary of Education may prescribe by 

regulation. 

The notice of this meeting is required 

under 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 (commonly 

known as the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act) and section 114(d)(1)(B) 

of the HEA of 1965, as amended. 

Meeting Agenda 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

conduct a review of compliance reports 

submitted by the following agencies. 

Compliance Reports 

1. American Occupational Therapy 

Association, Accreditation Council for 

Occupational Therapy Education. Scope 

of Recognition: The accreditation and 

preaccreditation of occupational therapy 

educational programs offering the 

professional master’s degree and 

occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) 

degree; the accreditation of occupational 

therapy assistant programs offering a 

baccalaureate degree and associate 

degree; and the accreditation of these 

programs offered via distance education. 

Geographic Area of Accrediting 

Activities: The United States. The 

compliance report includes findings of 

noncompliance with certain criteria in 

34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

part 602 identified in the October 19, 

2022, letter from the senior Department 

official (SDO) following the July 19, 

2022, NACIQI meeting. The SDO letter 

is available under NACIQI meeting date 

7/19/2022, at https://

surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/ 

public-documents. 

2. Accrediting Council for Pharmacy 

Education. Scope of Recognition: The 

accreditation and pre-accreditation of 

professional degree programs in 

pharmacy leading to the degree of 

Doctor of Pharmacy, including those 

programs offered via distance education. 

Geographic Area of Accrediting 

Activities: The United States. The 

compliance report includes findings of 

noncompliance with certain criteria in 

34 CFR part 602 identified in the 

November 7, 2022, letter from the SDO 

following the July 19, 2022, NACIQI 

meeting. The SDO letter is available 

under NACIQI meeting date 7/19/2022, 

at https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/ 

erecognition/#/public-documents. 

3. Middle States Commission on 

Secondary Schools. Scope of 

Recognition: The accreditation of 

institutions with postsecondary, nondegree granting career and technology 

programs, to include the accreditation of 

postsecondary, non-degree granting 

institutions that offer all or part of their 

educational programs via distance 

education modalities. Geographic Area 

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