[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33128-33129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11238]


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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.

ACTION: Notice; 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission--
Open Meeting (Rapid City, SD).

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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 21, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at The Rushmore 
Plaza Civic Center, 444 Mount Rushmore Road North, Rapid City, South 
Dakota 57701. 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 South Dakota 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 21, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, 444 Mount Rushmore Road 
North, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701.

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

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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. 05-11238 Filed 6-6-05; 8:45 am]
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