[Federal Register: June 13, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 112)]
[Notices]               
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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 8:30 a.m. to 12 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 
Federal, State and local government representatives and the general 
public on base realignment and closure actions in Alabama and Georgia 
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. 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 8:30 a.m. to 12 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

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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 6, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
Administrative Support Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-11631 Filed 6-10-05; 8:45 am]

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