[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35642-35643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12086]


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DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION


Notice of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission--
Open Meeting (Boston, MA)

AGENCY: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

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

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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 July 6, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Boston 
Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, 
Massachusetts 02210. 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 Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, 
New Hampshire and Rhode Island 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. 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: July 6, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, 
Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

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 
website 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 website. Sections 
2912 through 2914 of that Act describe the criteria and many

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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 14, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
Administrative Support Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-12086 Filed 6-20-05; 8:45 am]
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