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Thirty-Six (36) Assault Amphibious 

Vehicles (AAVs) 

Weapons 

• Thirty (30) .50 Caliber M2 machine 

guns 

• Six (6) 7.62mm M240 machine guns 

Non-MDE included with this request 

are: Enhanced Armored Applique Kits 

(EAAK); spares; training; support and 

test equipment; publications; contractor 

engineering technical services; 

engineering technical services; 

logistical, training, engineering and 

program support; and other technical 

assistance. 

(iv) Military Department: NAVY (SEQ) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS 

Case SDR-$173 million-04 SEP 02 

(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 December 2015 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States (TECRO)—Assault Amphibious 

Vehicles (AAVs) 

The Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States has requested a possible sale of 

the following: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE) 

includes: 

Thirty-Six (36) Assault Amphibious 

Vehicles (AAVs) 

Weapons 

• Thirty (30) .50 Caliber M2 machine 

guns 

• Six (6) 7.62mm M240 machine guns 

Non-MDE included with this request 

are: Enhanced Armored Applique Kits 

(EAAK); spares; weapons; training; 

support and test equipment; 

publications; contractor engineering 

technical services; engineering technical 

services; logistical, training, engineering 

and program support; and other 

technical assistance. The estimated 

MDE cost is $300 million. The total 

estimated cost is $375 million. 

This sale is consistent with United 

States law and policy as expressed in 

Public Law 96–8. 

This proposed sale serves U.S. 

national, economic, and security 

interests by supporting the recipient’s 

continuing efforts to modernize its 

armed forces and enhance its defensive 

capability. The proposed sale will help 

improve the security of the recipient 

and assist in maintaining political 

stability, military balance, and 

economic progress in the region. 

The proposed sale will improve the 

recipient’s capability in current and 

future defensive efforts. The recipient 

will use these vehicles to augment 

existing vehicles and will have no 

difficulty absorbing these new vehicles 

into its armed forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not significantly alter 

the basic military balance in the region. 

The prime contractor supporting the 

refurbishment has not been selected. 

The purchaser normally requests 

industrial cooperation at forty percent, 

but at this time there are no known 

offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

should not require the permanent 

assignment of additional U.S. 

Government or contractor 

representatives to the recipient. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 15–72 

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 Amphibious Assault Vehicles 

(AAV) Al Reliability Availability 

Maintainability (RAM) Rebuild to 

Standard (RS) Family of Vehicles (FOV) 

end items, trainers, and components are 

UNCLASSIFIED. The technical and 

operational elements of these systems, 

and any related data, are classified up 

to SECRET to protect vulnerabilities, 

design and performance parameters, and 

similar critical information. 

2. 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 advanced capabilities. 

3. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

recipient. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 15–45] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense 

Security Cooperation Agency. 

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: 

Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell, 

DSCA/LMO, (703) 604–1546/(703) 607– 

5339. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittal 15–45 with 

attached Policy Justification and 

Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: February 9, 2016. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 15–45 

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: Taipei 

Economic and Cultural Representative 

Office in the United States 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment* $10 million 

Other .................................... $65 million 

Total ..................................... $75 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE) 

includes: 

Four (4) Multifunctional Information 

Distribution Systems (MIDS) On Ship 

Low Volume Terminals (LVTs) 

Four (4) Command and Control 

Processor (C2P) units 

Non-MDE items included are the 

installation and integration of Taiwan 

Advanced Tactical Data Link System 

(TATDLS) beyond line-of-sight datalink 

capability on six (6) Perry Class Frigates 

(PFG–2) and four (4) Lafayette Class 

(PFG–3) ships, up to ten (10) High 

Frequency Radios, and ten (10) Data 

Terminal Sets (DTSs). Also included are 

spare and repair parts; support 

equipment; communications equipment; 

maintenance support; personnel 

training and training equipment; 

publications and technical 

documentation; U.S. Government and 

contractor engineering and technical 

support services; and other related 

elements of logistics and program 

support. 

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(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: 

FMS Case GNU–$290M–13JUL10 

FMS Case GMK–$277M–10JAN03 

(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 December 2015 

*as defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States-Taiwan Advanced Tactical Data 

Link System (TATDLS) and Link-11 

Integration 

The Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States has requested a possible sale of 

four (4) Multifunctional Information 

Distribution Systems (MIDS) On Ship 

Low Volume Terminals (LVTs), and four 

(4) Command and Control Processor 

(C2P) units. Also included will be the 

installation and integration of Taiwan 

Advanced Tactical Data Link System 

(TATDLS) beyond line-of-sight datalink 

capability on six (6) Perry Class (PFG– 

2) and four (4) Lafayette Class (PFG–3) 

ships, up to ten (10) High Frequency 

Radios, ten (10) Data Terminal Sets 

(DTSs), spare and repair parts, support 

equipment, communications equipment, 

maintenance support, personnel 

training and training equipment, 

publications and technical 

documentation, U.S. Government and 

contractor engineering and technical 

support services, and other related 

elements of logistics and program 

support. The estimated value is $75 

million. 

This sale is consistent with United 

States law and policy as expressed in 

Public Law 96–8. 

This proposed sale serves U.S. 

national, economic, and security 

interests by supporting the recipient’s 

continuing efforts to modernize its 

armed forces and enhance its defensive 

capability. The proposed sale will help 

improve the security of the recipient 

and assist in maintaining political 

stability, military balance, and 

economic progress in the region. 

The proposed sale will improve the 

recipient’s capability in current and 

future defensive efforts. Under this case 

the recipient will update the existing 

Perry Class (PFG–2) (six ships) and 

Lafayette Class (PFG–3) (four ships) 

ships to match the configuration of 

ships updated under the Po Sheng and 

Syun An programs. Configuring the 

remaining ships to include TATDLS 

beyond line-of-sight datalink capability 

will allow data sharing capability with 

other platforms and improve the 

recipient’s operational readiness for the 

systems provided under the previous 

Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases. The 

recipient will have no difficulty 

absorbing this equipment into its armed 

forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not significantly alter 

the basic military balance in the region. 

The principal contractor is unknown 

at this time and will be determined 

during contract negotiations. The 

purchaser normally requests industrial 

cooperation at forty percent, but at this 

time there are no known offset 

agreements proposed in connection 

with this potential sale. 

It is estimated that during 

implementation of this proposed sale a 

number of U.S. Government and 

contractor representatives will be 

assigned to the recipient or travel there 

intermittently during the program. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 15–45 

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of 

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

Arms Export Control Act 

Annex 

Item No. vii 

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology: 

1. The equipment to be delivered 

under this case has been provided 

previously under Po Sheng TW–P–GMK 

and Syun An TW–P–GNU and is 

currently used by the customer. The 

efforts under this case will lead to the 

remaining Perry Class (PFG–2) (six 

ships) and Lafayette Class (PFG–3) (four 

ships) ships having the same 

configuration as ships previously 

integrated under Po Sheng, TW–P–GMK 

and Syun An, TW–P–GNU cases. The 

ships will have Taiwan Advanced 

Tactical Data Link System (TATDLS) 

beyond line-of-sight datalink capability, 

which provides data sharing capability 

with other platforms. The equipment 

being provided under this case is 

considered legacy technology within the 

U.S. Navy. 

2. The Multifunctional Information 

Distribution System (MIDS) On Ship 

Low Volume Terminal (LVT) hardware, 

publications, performance 

specifications, operational capability, 

parameters, vulnerabilities to 

countermeasures, and software 

documentation are classified 

CONFIDENTIAL. The classified 

information to be provided is necessary 

for the operation, maintenance, and 

repair (through intermediate level) of 

the data link terminal, installed systems, 

and related software. The recipient has 

previously received terminals under 

TW–P–GNU. Commercial Signal 

Message Processors (CSMPs) will be 

integrated into terminals provided. The 

operating system has CONFIDENTIAL 

software and operating elements; 

operating manuals are UNCLASSIFIED. 

3. The Command and Control 

Processor (C2P) provided will be Model 

4 or equivalent, which is considered 

legacy technology within the U.S. Navy. 

The operating system has 

CONFIDENTIAL software and operating 

elements; operating manuals are 

CONFIDENTIAL. 

4. The technical and operational 

elements of these systems, and any 

related data, are classified to protect 

vulnerabilities, design and performance 

parameters, and similar critical 

information. Uncontrolled release of 

sensitive technological information on 

these systems could reveal capabilities 

and possible vulnerabilities, which 

could be detrimental to the U.S. Navy. 

5. 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 advanced capabilities. 

6. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

recipient. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB) 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Live Board 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

Board meeting of the State Energy 

Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 

92–463; 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: March 9th, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 

5:30 p.m.; March 10th, 2016, 9:00 a.m. 

to 3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Renaissance Arlington 

Capital View Hotel, 2800 South 

Potomac Ave., Arlington, Virginia 22202 

USA. 


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