Notice2024-18502

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls: Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses

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The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and the Department of State give notice that the attached Notifications of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses were submitted to the Congress on the dates indicated.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67150-67154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18502]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12488]


Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense 
Trade Controls: Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial 
Export Licenses

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and the Department 
of State give notice that the attached Notifications of Proposed 
Commercial Export Licenses were submitted to the Congress on the dates 
indicated.

DATES: The dates of notification to Congress are as shown on each of 
the 17 Letters.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula C. Harrison, Directorate of 
Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), Department of State at (202) 663-3310; 
or access the DDTC website at <a href="https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/ddtc">https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/ddtc</a> public 
and select ``Contact DDTC,'' then scroll down to ``Contact the DDTC 
Response Team'' and select ``Email.'' Please add this subject line to 
your message, ``ATTN: Congressional Notification of Licenses.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 36(f) of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2776) requires that notifications to the Congress pursuant 
to sections 36(c) and 36(d) be published in the Federal Register in a 
timely manner.
    The following comprise recent such notifications and are published 
to give notice to the public.

October 4, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-040.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license for the export of 
defense articles, including technical data, and defense services in the 
amount of $50,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services to Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, 
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK, to support the procurement, 
installation, integration, testing, training, operation, engineering 
support, troubleshooting, inspection, and factory acceptance testing of 
thermal imaging systems.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

October 4, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-041.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license for the export of 
defense articles, including technical data, and defense services in the 
amount of $50,000,000 or more.

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    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services to Costa Rica to support the manufacture of slip rings, brush 
blocks, polytwist, electric motors, resolvers, synchros, fiber optic 
motors, actuators, solenoids, circuit boards, and circuitry.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considersations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

October 4, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-042.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license for the export of 
defense articles, including technical data, and defense services in the 
amount of $50,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services to Japan, Singapore, and the UK to support the maintenance, 
repair, overhaul, upgrade (MRO&U) and related training on a fighter jet 
engine.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

October 4, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-051.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license for the export of 
firearms controlled under Category 1 of the U.S. Munitions List in the 
amount of $1,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of 5.56mm fully automatic rifles to the Netherlands and 
Ukraine.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having considered political, military, economic, human rights, 
and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

October 16, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 22-064.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license for the export of 
firearms abroad controlled under Category 1 the U.S. Munitions List in 
the amount of $1,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of fully automatic machine guns to the UAE.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

October 16, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-049.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license amendment for the 
export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services in the amount of $100,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services to Canada, France, and the UK to support the manufacture, 
overhaul, repair, modification, refurbishment, rework, inspection 
quality assurance activities, and testing of aircraft landing gear.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

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October 16, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-052.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license for the export of 
defense articles, including technical data, and defense services in the 
amount of $100,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services to Australia and the UK to support the installation and 
integration of radios into Australia Department of Defence tactical 
vehicles.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

October 24, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-053.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license for the export of 
defense articles, including technical data, and defense services in the 
amount of $100,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services to Australia to support manufacture of countermeasure flares.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

October 31, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-023.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license amendment for the 
export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services in the amount of $100,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services to Israel to support the procurement, inspection, assembly, 
testing, and shipment of bomb assemblies.
    The U. S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

November 6, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-068.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license amendment for the 
export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services in the amount of $100,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services to Israel to support the qualification, modification, test, 
repair, assembly, manufacture, and production of components and parts 
for integration into a missile used in an air defense system.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

November 15, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 21-045.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license amendment for the 
export of defense articles, including technical data and defense 
services, in the amount of $50,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services to UAE to support the sale and support of the F-16 Block 60 
Fighter Aircraft.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification

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which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

November 15, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 22-059.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license amendment for the 
export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services, in the amount of $50,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services to Canada and the UAE to support the delivery and operation of 
an unmanned aircraft system.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

December 1, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-047.
    Pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license amendment for the 
export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services in the amount of $50,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services to Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, 
Poland, and the UK to support the provision of post design services, 
additional initial spares, and to service support activities for a NATO 
ground surveillance UAV program.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

December 1, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-057.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license for the export of 
firearms, parts, and components controlled under Category 1 of the U.S. 
Munitions List in the amount of $1,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of sound suppressors for rifles to the Republic of Korea.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

December 13, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-044.
    Pursuant to Sections 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control 
Act, please find enclosed a certification of a proposed license for the 
export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services to Canada related to the manufacture of computing products for 
an internet communications program.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

December 13, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-054.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed

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a certification of a proposed license for the export of firearms, 
parts, and components controlled under Category 1 of the U.S. Munitions 
List in the amount of $1,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of fully automatic machine guns and spare barrels to 
Lithuania.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having considered political, military, economic, human rights, 
and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

December 13, 2023

Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter

    Please find enclosed the following notification from the Department 
of State.
    Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-060.
    Pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, please 
find enclosed a certification of a proposed license amendment for the 
export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services in the amount of $100,000,000 or more.
    The transaction contained in the attached certification involves 
the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
services to Japan to support the operation, installation, provisioning 
of organizational level maintenance, and the intermediate level 
maintenance of a ship-based weapon system.
    The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these 
items having taken into account political, military, economic, human 
rights, and arms control considerations.
    More detailed information is contained in the formal certification 
which, though unclassified, contains business information submitted to 
the Department of State by the applicant, publication of which could 
cause competitive harm to the U.S. firm concerned.

Recipients:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Naz Durako[gbreve]lu,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

Michael J. Vaccaro,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2024-18502 Filed 8-16-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-25-P


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