[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 35642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12084]


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DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION


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

AGENCY: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

ACTION: Notice; Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission--open 
meeting (Atlanta, GA).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a delegation of Commissioners of 
the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission will hold an open 
meeting on June 30, 2005 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Georgia 
Tech Hotel and Conference Center, 800 Spring Street Northwest, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30308. The Commission requests that the public consult the 2005 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Web site, http://www.brac.gov, for updates.
    The Commission delegation will meet to receive comment from the 
Department of Homeland Security and the Governors and Adjutants General 
of various states on base realignment and closure actions recommended 
by the Department of Defense (DoD) that have an impact on the 
Department of Homeland Security and the militia of the various states. 
The purpose of this open meeting is to allow the Department of Homeland 
Security and representative Governors and Adjutants General, selected 
by the National Governors Association, 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. Sign language interpretation will be provided. 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 30, 2005 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, 800 Spring Street 
Northwest, Atlanta, Georgia 30308.

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: June 13, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
Administrative Support Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-12084 Filed 6-20-05; 8:45 am]
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