[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 44327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15196]


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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 regarding the impacts on Homeland Security and Homeland Defense 
of various Department of Defense recommendations for closure or 
realignment of installations; and various Department of Defense 
recommendations regarding units of the Air National Guard (Washington, 
DC).

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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 August 11, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Senate Hart 
Hearing 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 and the necessity of coordinating this meeting with Federal 
and state government officials. 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 testimony from the 
Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, United 
States Northern Command, the Department of the Air Force, the National 
Guard Bureau, and the Adjutants General Association of the United 
States regarding impacts on Homeland Security and Homeland Defense of 
various Department of Defense recommendations for closure or 
realignment of installations, and various Department of Defense 
recommendations regarding units of the Air National Guard. 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: August 11, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Senate Hart Hearing 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 hearing 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 703-669-2950 or 2708.

    Dated: July 27, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
Administrative Support Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-15196 Filed 8-1-05; 8:45 am]
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