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Dated: December 23, 2014. 

Andrew Hirshfeld, 

Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination 

Policy United States Patent and Trademark 

Office. 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), this notice announces that the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

abstracted below has been forwarded to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

costs and burden. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 5, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted directly to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA) in OMB, within 30 days of the 

notice’s publication, by email at 

OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov. Please 

identify comments by ‘‘Financial 

Resource Reporting Requirements for 

Derivatives Clearing Organizations 

(OMB Control No. 3038–0066).’’ Please 

provide the Commission with a copy of 

all submitted comments at the address 

listed below. Comments may also be 

mailed to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Attention: 

Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, 725 17th Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20503, and Eileen 

Chotiner, Division of Clearing and Risk, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 

20581. 

Comments may be also be submitted, 

regarding the burden estimated or any 

other aspect of the information 

collection, including suggestions for 

reducing the burden, identified by 

‘‘Financial Resource Requirements for 

Derivatives Clearing Organizations 

(OMB Control No. 3038–0066),’’ by any 

of the following methods: 

• Agency Web site, via its Comments 

Online process: http://

comments.cftc.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the Web site. 

• Mail: Send to Christopher 

Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the 

Commission, Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette 

Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20581. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

Mail, above. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

All comments must be submitted in 

English or, if not, accompanied by an 

English translation. Comments will be 

posted as received to http://

www.cftc.gov. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. If you wish the 

Commission to consider information 

that is exempt from disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act, a petition 

for confidential treatment of the exempt 

information may be submitted according 

to the procedures set forth in § 145.9 of 

the Commission’s regulations. 

The Commission reserves the right, 

but shall have no obligation, to review, 

pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or 

remove any or all of your submission 

from www.cftc.gov that it may deem to 

be inappropriate for publication, such as 

obscene language. All submissions that 

have been redacted or removed that 

contain comments on the merits of this 

matter will be retained in the public 

comment file and will be considered as 

required under applicable laws. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eileen Chotiner, Division of Clearing 

and Risk, Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 

20581; (202) 418–5467; email: 

echotiner@cftc.gov, and refer to OMB 

Control number 3038–0066. This 

contact can also provide a copy of the 

ICR. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

request for extension of a currently 

approved information collection. 

Title: ‘‘Financial Resource Reporting 

Requirements for Derivatives Clearing 

Organizations (OMB Control No. 3038– 

0066).’’ 

Abstract: Part 39 of the Commission’s 

regulations establishes financial 

reporting requirements for derivatives 

clearing organizations (DCOs), which 

are required to be registered with the 

Commission. The Commission will use 

the information in the reports to assess 

the DCOs’ compliance with the financial 

resource requirements for DCOs 

prescribed in the Commodity Exchange 

Act and Commission regulations. 

Burden Statement: The respondent 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

average 10 hours per response. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Derivatives clearing organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

14. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 560 hours. 

Frequency of Collection: Quarterly 

and on occasion. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Dated: December 31, 2014. 

Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal Nos. 13–45] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense. 

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: Ms. 

B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601– 

3740. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittals 13–45 

with attached transmittal, policy 

justification, and Sensitivity of 

Technology. 

Dated: December 31, 2014. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 


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Transmittal No. 13–45 

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: Iraq 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment* $.70 billion 

Other ................................... $1.70 billion 

Total ................................. $2.40 billion 

* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms 

Export Control Act. 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration 

for Purchase: 175 Full Track M1A1 

Abrams Tanks with 120mm Gun 

modified and upgraded to the M1A1 

Abrams configuration, 15 M88A2 

Improved Tank Recovery Vehicles, 175 

.50 Cal M2 Machine Guns with Chrysler 

Mount, 350 7.62mm M240 Machine 

Guns, 10 .50 Cal BR M2 HB Machine 

Guns, 10,000 M831A1 120mm High 

Explosive Anti-tank TP–T Ammunition, 

25,000 M865 120mm TPCSDS–T 

Ammunition, 10,000 M830A1 120mm 

High Explosive Anti-tank Multipurpose 

Tracer Ammunition, 10,000 M1002 

120mm Target Practice Multipurpose 

Tracer (TPMP–T) Ammunition, and 190 

AN/VRC–92 Vehicular Dual Long-Range 

Radio Systems, 700 M1028 Commercial 

Utility Cargo Vehicles, Radios, Receiver 

Transmitters (RT–1702G), installation, 

ammunition, simulators, 


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communication equipment, support 

equipment, fuel, transportation, spare 

and repair parts, site surveys, Quality 

Assurance Teams, special tools and test 

equipment, personnel training and 

training equipment, publications and 

technical documentation, U.S. 

Government and contractor technical, 

engineering, and logistical support 

services, and other related elements of 

program and logistics support. 

(iv) Military Department: U.S. Army 

(USA) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS 

case VPP—$684M–20Oct08 

(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: 19 Dec 14 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Iraq—M1A1 Abrams Tanks 

The Government of Iraq has requested 

a possible sale of 175 Full Track M1A1 

Abrams Tanks with 120mm Gun 

modified and upgraded to the M1A1 

Abrams configuration, 15 M88A2 

Improved Tank Recovery Vehicles, 175 

.50 Cal M2 Machine Guns with Chrysler 

Mount, 350 7.62mm M240 Machine 

Guns, 10 .50 Cal BR M2 HB Machine 

Guns, 10,000 M831A1 120mm High 

Explosive Anti-tank TP–T Ammunition, 

25,000 M865 120mm TPCSDS–T 

Ammunition, 10,000 M830A1 120mm 

High Explosive Anti-tank Multipurpose 

Tracer Ammunition, 10,000 M1002 

120mm Target Practice Multipurpose 

Tracer (TPMP–T) Ammunition, and 190 

AN/VRC–92 Vehicular Dual Long-Range 

Radio Systems, 700 M1028 Commercial 

Utility Cargo Vehicles, Radios, Receiver 

Transmitters (RT–1702G), installation, 

ammunition, simulators, 

communication equipment, support 

equipment, fuel, transportation, spare 

and repair parts, site surveys, Quality 

Assurance Teams, special tools and test 

equipment, personnel training and 

training equipment, publications and 

technical documentation, U.S. 

Government and contractor technical, 

engineering, and logistical support 

services, and other related elements of 

program and logistics support. The 

estimated cost is $2.4 billion. 

This proposed sale will contribute to 

the foreign policy and national security 

of the United States by helping to 

improve the security of a friendly 

country. This proposed sale directly 

supports the Government of Iraq and 

serves the interests of the people of Iraq 

and the United States. 

Iraq will use the M1A1 Abrams tank 

to facilitate progress towards increasing 

its ability to quickly mobilize and 

defend its border. Support of the M1A1 

Abrams tanks for Iraq demonstrates the 

on-going U.S. commitment to support 

Iraq’s continued development into a 

sovereign, stable, and long-term selfreliant strategic partner. Iraq will have 

no difficulty absorbing this equipment 

into its armed forces 

The proposed sale of these tanks will 

not alter the basic military balance in 

the region. 

The principal contractor is not known 

at this time and will be determined 

during contract negotiations. There are 

no known offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require approximately five U.S. 

Government and one hundred 

contractor representatives to travel to 

Iraq for a period of up to five years for 

delivery, system checkout, program 

support, and training. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 13–45 

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 M1A1M Abrams Tank 

components considered to contain 

sensitive technology in the proposed 

program are as follows: 

a. The M1A1M Thermal Imaging 

System (TIS) 2nd Generation Forward 

Looking Infrared (FLIR) constitutes a 

target acquisition system which, when 

operated with other tank systems, gives 

the tank crew a substantial advantage 

over a potential threat. The TIS provides 

the M1A1 crew with the ability to 

effectively aim and fire the tank main 

armament system under a broad range of 

adverse battlefield conditions. The 

hardware itself is Unclassified. The 

engineering design and manufacturing 

data associated with the detector and 

infrared (IR) optics and coatings are 

considered sensitive. The technical data 

package is Unclassified with exception 

of the specifications for target 

acquisition range (Confidential), nuclear 

hardening (Confidential, restricted 

data), and laser hardening (Secret). 

b. Major components of Special 

Armor are fabricated in sealed modules 

and in serialized removable 

subassemblies. Special armor 

vulnerability data for both chemical and 

kinetic energy rounds are classified 

Secret. Engineering design and 

manufacturing data related to the 

special armor are also classified Secret. 

c. The 120mm Gun and 120mm KEW 

II Tungsten Ammunition with standard 

High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) and 

training ammunition will be authorized 

for export. Performance characteristics 

of service rounds are sensitive since 

they reveal the penetration capabilities 

of the Abrams tank. Since the U.S. 

intends to offer only the most basic 

ammunition, the capability of the 

Abrams tank would not be seriously 

compromised. Most of the components 

of the training ammunition are not 

considered to be sensitive material or 

technology. These rounds could be 

reverse engineered given sufficiently 

capable analysis. Technical information 

available from testing and analysis of 

this ammunition could form the basis of 

research to develop more capable 

rounds. 

d. (U) The use of the Advanced Gas 

Turbine-1500 (AGT–1500) Gas Turbine 

Propulsion System in the M1A1M is a 

unique application of armored vehicle 

power pack technology. The hardware is 

composed of the AGT–1500 engine and 

transmission, and is Unclassified. 

Manufacturing processes associated 

with the production of turbine blades, 

recuperator, bearings and shafts, and 

hydrostatic pump and motor, are 

proprietary and therefore commercially 

competition sensitive. 

e. (U) A major survivability feature of 

the Abrams Tank is the 

compartmentalization of fuel and 

ammunition. Compartmentalization is 

the positive separation of the crew and 

critical components from combustible 

materials. In the event the fuel or 

ammunition is ignited or deteriorated by 

an incoming threat round, the crew is 

fully protected by the 

compartmentalization. Sensitive 

information includes the performance of 

the ammunition compartments as well 

as of the compartment design 

parameters. 

2. (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. 

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