[Federal Register: June 13, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 112)]
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DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION

 
Notice of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission--
Change in Date, Location and Agenda of a Previously Announced Open 
Meeting

AGENCY: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

ACTION: Notice; Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission--Change 
in Date, Location and Agenda of a Previously Announced Open Meeting 
(St. Louis, MO).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a Notice is hereby given that the 
previously announced open meeting of a delegation of the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Commission scheduled for June 7, 2005 from 8:30 
a.m. to 6 p.m. in St. Louis, Missouri, has been rescheduled for June 
20, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. After extensive coordination with the 
various Federal, State and local officials concerned, the Commission 
determined that it was not possible to hold a meaningful public 
discussion on the date originally scheduled because Congressional 
delegations and community representatives had not been afforded 
adequate opportunity to analyze the data used by the Department of 
Defense (DoD) to formulate the base closure and realignment 
recommendations due to delays by DoD in releasing that data in an 
unclassified form. The location of the meeting is yet to be determined. 
The agenda will now include comment from Federal, state and local 
government representatives and the general public on base realignment 
and closure actions in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, 
Missouri and Wisconsin that have been recommended by 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. This meeting will be open to the public, subject to the 
availability of space. The sub-group of the Commission will not render 
decisions regarding the DoD recommendations at this meeting, but will 
gather information for later deliberations by the Commission as a 
whole.
    The delay of this notice resulted from unanticipated delays by DoD 
in the release of the data used by DoD to formulate the base closure 
and realignment recommendations in an unclassified form and 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.


DATES: June 20, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: To Be Determined, St. Louis, Missouri.

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. 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 6, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
Administrative Support Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-11626 Filed 6-10-05; 8:45 am]

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