[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33126-33127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11234]


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DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION


Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Commission--Open Meeting

AGENCY: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

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ACTION: Notice; 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission--
open meeting (Buffalo, NY).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a delegation of Commissioners of 
the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission will hold an 
open meeting on June 27, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Kleinhans 
Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, New York, 14201. The Commission 
requests that the public consult the 2005 Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Commission Web site, http://www.brac.gov, for updates.
    The delegation will meet to receive comment from Federal, state and 
local government representatives and the general public on base 
realignment and closure actions in New York and Ohio that have been 
recommended by the Department of Defense (DoD). The purpose of this 
regional meeting is to allow communities experiencing a base closure or 
major realignment action (defined as loss of 300 civilian positions or 
400 military and civilian positions) an opportunity to voice their 
concerns, counter-arguments, and opinions in a live public forum. This 
meeting will be open to the public, subject to the availability of 
space. The delegation will not render decisions regarding the DoD 
recommendations at this meeting, but will gather information for later 
deliberations by the Commission as a whole.

DATES: June 27, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, New York, 
14201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please see the 2005 Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Commission Web site, http://www.brac.gov. The 
Commission invites the public to provide direct comment by sending an 
electronic message through the portal provided on the Commission's Web 
site or by mailing comments and supporting documents to the 2005 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, 2521 South Clark 
Street Suite 600, Arlington, Virginia 22202-3920. The Commission 
requests that public comments be directed toward matters bearing on the 
decision criteria described in The Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Act of 1990, as amended, available on the Commission Web site. Sections 
2912 through 2914 of that Act describe the criteria and many of the 
essential elements of the 2005 BRAC process. For questions regarding 
this announcement, contact Mr. Dan Cowhig, Deputy General Counsel and 
Designated Federal Officer, at the Commission's mailing address or by 
telephone at 703-699-2950 or 2708.

    Dated: May 31, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
Administrative Support Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-11234 Filed 6-6-05; 8:45 am]
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