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SECRET. Overall system classification is 

SECRET. 

The AGM–154 uses the GPS PPS, 

which provides for a more accurate 

capability than the commercial version 

of GPS. 

23. The AGM–84L–1 Harpoon is a 

non-nuclear tactical weapon system 

currently in service in the U.S. Navy 

and in 28 other foreign nations. It 

provides a day, night, and adverse 

weather, standoff air-to-surface 

capability. Harpoon Block II is a follow 

on to the Harpoon missile that is no 

longer in production. Harpoon Block II 

is an effective Anti-Surface Warfare 

missile. 

The AGM–84L–1 incorporates 

components, software, and technical 

design information that are considered 

sensitive. These elements are essential 

to the ability of the Harpoon missile to 

selectively engage hostile targets under 

a wide range of operational, tactical and 

environmental conditions. The 

following Harpoon components being 

conveyed by the proposed sale that are 

considered sensitive and are classified 

CONFIDENTIAL include: IIR seeker, 

INS, OPP software and, missile 

operational characteristics and 

performance data. The overall system 

classification is SECRET. 

24. M61A l 20mm Vulcan Cannon: 

The 20mm Vulcan cannon is a six 

barreled automatic cannon chambered 

in 20x120mm with a cyclic rate of fire 

from 2,500–6,000 shots per minute. This 

weapon is a hydraulically powered air 

cooled Gatlin gun used to damage/ 

destroy aerial targets, suppress/ 

incapacitate personnel targets, and 

damage or destroy moving and 

stationary light materiel targets. The 

M61Al and its components are 

UNCLASSIFIED. 

25. Software, hardware, and other 

data/information, which is classified or 

sensitive, is reviewed prior to release to 

protect system vulnerabilities, design 

data, and performance parameters. 

Some end-item hardware, software, and 

other data identified above are classified 

at the CONFIDENTIAL and SECRET 

level. Potential compromise of these 

systems is controlled through 

management of the basic software 

programs of highly sensitive systems 

and software-controlled weapon 

systems on a case-by-case basis. 

26. If a technologically advanced 

adversary were to obtain knowledge of 

the specific hardware or software source 

code in this proposed sale, the 

information could be used to develop 

countermeasures which might reduce 

weapon system effectiveness or be used 

in the development of systems with 

similar or advance capabilities. 

27. This sale is necessary in 

furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy 

and national security objectives 

outlined in the Policy Justification. 

Moreover, the benefits to be derived 

from this sale, as outlined in the Policy 

Justification, outweigh the potential 

damage that could result if the sensitive 

technology were revealed to 

unauthorized persons. 

28. A determination has been made 

that the recipient country can provide 

substantially the same degree of 

protection for the sensitive technology 

being released as the U.S. Government. 

29. This sale is necessary in 

furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy 

and national security objectives 

outlined in the Policy Justification. 

30. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal are authorized 

for release and export to the 

Government of Bahrain. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 16–35] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of an 

arms sales notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107, 

pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil or 

Kathy Valadez, (703) 697–9217, 

kathy.a.valadez.civ@mail.mil; DSCA/ 

DSA–RAN. 

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, Transmittal 

16–35 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: September 22, 2017. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 


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Transmittal No. 16–35 

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: The 

Kingdom of Bahrain 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * $21 million 

Other ................................... $ 6 million 

Total ................................. $27 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

One-hundred and seven (107) TOW 2A, 

Radio Frequency (RF) Missiles (BGM– 

71–4B–RF) 

Seventy-seven (77) TOW 2B Aero, RF 

Missiles (BGM–71F-Series) 

Thirty-seven (37) TOW Bunker Buster 

(BB), RF Missiles (BGM–71-Fl-RF) 

Non-MDE: This request also includes 

the following Non-MDE: Government 

Technical Support/Logistical Support, 

Contractor Technical Support, and other 

associated equipment and services. 

(iv) Military Department: Army 

(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: September 8, 2017 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Bahrain—TOW 2ARF Missile (BGM–71– 

4B–RF), TOW 2B RF Missiles (BGM–71FSeries), TOW BB RF Missiles (BGM–71– 

F1 RF) 

The Government of Bahrain has 

requested: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

One-hundred and seven (107) TOW 2A, 

Radio Frequency (RF) Missiles (BGM– 

71–4B–RF) 

Seventy-seven (77) TOW 2B Aero, RF 

Missiles (BGM–71F-Series) 

Thirty-seven (37) TOW Bunker Buster 

(BB), RF Missiles (BGM–71-Fl-RF) 

Non-MDE: The request also includes 

the following Non-MDE: Government 

Technical Support/Logistical Support, 

Contractor Technical Support, and other 

associated equipment and services. 

The estimated value of MDE is $21 

million. The total overall estimated 

value is $27 million. 

This proposed sale will contribute to 

the foreign policy and national security 

of the United States by helping to 

improve the security of a major NonNATO ally, which has been and 

continues to be an important security 

partner in the region. 

The proposed sale of TOW 2A, TOW 

2B, TOW BB missiles, and technical 

support will advance Bahrain’s efforts to 

develop an integrated ground defense 

capability. Bahrain will use the 

capability as a deterrent to regional 

threats and to strengthen its homeland 

defense. This sale will also improve 

interoperability with United States and 

regional allies. Bahrain 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 contractor will be 

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, 

Arizona. There are no known offset 

agreements proposed in connection 

with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require the U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to travel to 

Bahrain for multiple periods for 

equipment de-processing/fielding, 

system checkout and new equipment 

training. There will be no more than two 

contractor personnel in Bahrain at any 

one time and all efforts will take less 

than two weeks in total. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 16–35 

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 Radio Frequency (RF) TOW 2A 

Missile (BGM–71E–4B–RF) is a directattack missile designed to defeat 

armored vehicles, reinforced urban 

structures, field fortifications and other 

such targets. TOW missiles are fired 

from a variety of TOW launchers used 

by the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, 

and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) 

customers. The TOW 2A RF missile can 

be launched from the same launcher 

platforms as the existing wire-guided 

TOW 2A missile without modification 

to the launcher. The TOW 2A missile 

(both wire & RF) contains two tracker 

beacons for the launcher to track and 

guide the missile in flight. Guidance 

commands from the launcher are 

provided to the missile by a RF link 

contained within the missile case. The 

hardware, software, and technical 

publications to be provided with the 

sale are UNCLASSIFIED. The highest 

level of classified information 

authorized for released through the sale 

of the TOW 2A is SECRET. 

2. The RF TOW 2B Aero Missile 

(BGM–71 F–3–RF) is a fly-overshootdown missile designed to defeat 

armored vehicles. TOW missiles are 

fired from a variety of TOW Launchers 

in the inventories of the U.S. Army, the 

U.S. Marine Corps, and Foreign Military 

Sales (FMS) customers. The TOW 2B 

Aero RF missile can be launched from 

the same launcher platforms as wireguided TOW 2B and TOW 2B Aero 

missiles without modification to the 

launcher. The TOW 2B missile (both 

wire-guided & RF) contains two tracker 

beacons for the launcher to track and 

guide the missile in flight. Guidance 

commands from the launcher are 

provided to the missile by an RF link 

contained within the missile case. The 

hardware and technical publications to 

be provided with the sale are 

UNCLASSIFIED. Software algorithms 

for the system are classified SECRET. 

The highest level of classified 

information released through the sale of 

the TOW 2B is SECRET. 

3. The RF TOW Bunker Buster (BB), 

BGM–71–Fl–RF is a variant of the TOW 

2A that replaces the TOW 2A warhead 

with a high explosive blastfragmentation warhead. This bulk 

charge warhead is effective against 

reinforced concrete walls, light armored 

vehicles, and earth and timber bunkers. 

Guidance commands from the launcher 

are provided to the missile by an RF 

link contained within the missile case. 

The hardware, software, and technical 

publications to be provided with the 

sale are UNCLASSIFIED. The highest 

level of classified information released 

through the sale of the TOW 2B is 

SECRET. 

4. If a technologically advanced 

adversary were to obtain knowledge of 

the specific hardware and software 

elements of these variants, 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. 

5. A determination has been made by 

the U.S. Government that the 

Government of Bahrain 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. 

6. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Availability of The Great 

Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin 

Study—Brandon Road Draft Integrated 

Feasibility Study and Environmental 

Impact Statement—Will County, Illinois 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE) is extending the 

comment period for the report ‘‘The 

Great Lakes and Mississippi River 

Interbasin Study—Brandon Road Draft 

Integrated Feasibility Study and 

Environmental Impact Statement—Will 

County, Illinois’’ (GLMRIS-Brandon 

Road) for 45 days in response to 

stakeholder requests for an extension, 

from October 2, 2017 to November 16, 

2017. 

DATES: The comment period is extended 

for the draft GLMRIS-Brandon Road 

report published in the Federal Register 

on August 7, 2017 (82 FR 36760). 

Comments must be received or 

postmarked by November 16, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted in the following ways: 

GLMRIS Project Web site: Use the 

Web comment function found at http:// 

glmris.anl.gov. 

Mail: Send comments to U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, Chicago District, 

ATTN: GLMRIS-Brandon Road 

Comments, 231 S. LaSalle St., Suite 

1500, Chicago, IL 60604. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Andrew Leichty, Program 

Manager, by mail: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Rock Island District, Clock 

Tower Building (ATTN: Leichty), P.O. 

Box 2004, Rock Island, IL 61204–2004, 

by phone: 309–794–5399; or by email: 

Andrew.L.Leichty@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

GLMRIS authority directed USACE to 

identify the range of options and 

technologies available to prevent the 

spread of aquatic nuisance species 

between the Great Lakes and 

Mississippi River Basins through the 

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and 

other aquatic pathways. The goal of the 

GLMRIS-Brandon Road Study is to 

prevent the upstream transfer of aquatic 

nuisance species while minimizing 

impacts to existing waterways uses and 

users. 

Comments, including the names and 

addresses of those who comment, 

received during the comment period 

will be posted on the GLMRIS project 

Web site. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted, 

considered, and posted. Commenters 

may indicate that they do not wish to 

have their name or other personal 

information made available on the Web 

site. However, USACE cannot guarantee 

that information withheld from the Web 

site will be maintained as confidential. 

Persons requesting confidentiality 

should be aware that, under the 

Freedom of Information Act, 

confidentiality may be granted in only 

limited circumstances. 

Dated: September 18, 2017. 

Dennis W. Hamilton, 

Chief, Programs and Project Management 

Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Record of Decision for Final 

Supplement I to the Final 

Environmental Statement, Mississippi 

River Between the Ohio and Missouri 

Rivers (Regulating Works), Missouri 

and Illinois 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Record of Decision. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE), St. Louis District, is 

issuing this notice to advise Federal, 

state, and local government agencies, 

affected Tribes, and the public that 

USACE has signed a Record of Decision 

(ROD) for Final Supplement I to the 

Final Environmental Statement, 

Mississippi River between the Ohio and 

Missouri Rivers (Regulating Works). The 

ROD was rendered to declare that, after 

careful consideration of the purpose of 

and need for the Regulating Works 

Project, the analysis contained in Final 

Supplement I, input from the public, 

affected Tribes, state and Federal 

agencies, and other interested parties, 

and based on the Regulating Works 

Project’s Congressional authority and 

continued benefit of remaining 

construction, USACE has determined 

that the public interest will best be 

served by implementing the Continue 

Construction Alternative (hereafter, the 

Selected Plan). 

DATES: The USACE Mississippi Valley 

Division Commander, Major General 

Michael C. Wehr, signed the ROD on 

August 31, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Regional Planning and 

Environmental Division North, CEMVP– 

PD–P (Attn: Mr. Kip Runyon), 1222 

Spruce St., St. Louis, MO 63103–2833. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kip 

Runyon, Environmental Planner, 

Regional Planning and Environmental 

Division North, at 314–331–8396 or by 

email at RegWorksSEIS@

usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USACE is 

charged with obtaining and maintaining 

a navigation channel on the Middle 

Mississippi River (MMR) that is nine 

feet deep and 300 feet wide with 

additional width in bends as necessary 

(commonly called the Regulating Works 

Project). As authorized by Congress, the 

Regulating Works Project is obtained by 

construction of revetment, rock removal, 

and river training structures to maintain 

bank stability and ensure adequate, 

reliable navigation depth and width. 

The Regulating Works Project is 

maintained through dredging and any 

needed maintenance to constructed 

features. The long-term goal of the 

Regulating Works Project, as authorized 

by Congress, is to obtain and maintain 

a navigation channel at the authorized 

dimensions and to reduce federal 

expenditures by alleviating the amount 

of annual maintenance dredging 

through the construction of river 

training structures. The Selected Plan 

consists of continuing with construction 

of new river training structures and 

revetment for navigation purposes until 

such time as the costs of placing more 

structures, including costs for any 

mitigation, are no longer justified by the 

resultant reduction in repetitive 

dredging quantities and associated 

costs. The Selected Plan also involves 

continuing to dredge as necessary, 

completing known bankline 

stabilization work to reduce the risk of 

a channel cutoff, placing additional 

revetment, and continuing to maintain 

existing structures. 

The remaining construction 

associated with the Selected Plan is 

currently estimated from programmatic 

analysis to require approximately 4.4 

million tons (2.9 million cubic yards) of 

rock. Dredge quantities are expected to 

decrease from their current average 

annual quantity of approximately 4 

million cubic yards to approximately 

2.4 million cubic yards after 

construction of new river training 


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