[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 130 (Friday, July 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 39491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13472]


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DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION


Notice of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission--
Open Meeting (Washington, DC)

AGENCY: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

ACTION: Notice; Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission--Open 
Meeting (Washington, DC).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Commission will hold an open meeting on July 18, 2005 from 
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hart Senate 
Office Building, Room 216, Constitution Avenue, Washington DC 20510. 
The delay of this change notice resulted from the short time-frame 
established by statute for the operations of the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Commission. 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 will meet to receive comment from the Secretary of 
Defense on why certain base realignment and closure actions were not 
included among the actions recommended by the Secretary on May 13, 2005 
(http://www.brac.gov/docs/Principi-Rumsfeld.pdf), to hear testimony 
from the Comptroller General regarding the Government Accountability 
Office's analysis of the Department of Defense's 2005 selection process 
and recommendation for base closures and realignments (GAO-05-785, 
available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05785.pdf), and to hear 
testimony from the Commission on Review of Overseas Military Facility 
Structure of the United States (The Overseas Basing Commission) 
regarding that commission's Report to the President and Members of 
Congress (available at http://obc.gov/). This meeting will be open to 
the public, subject to the availability of space. Sign language 
interpretation will be provided.

DATES: July 18, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hart Senate Office Building, Room 216, Constitution Avenue, 
Washington DC 20510.

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: July 5, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
Administrative Support Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-13472 Filed 7-7-05; 8:45 am]
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