[Federal Register: June 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 118)]
[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 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 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 the
Department of Homeland Security and the Governors and Adjutants General
of various states on base realignment and closure actions recommended
by the Department of Defense (DoD) that have an impact on the
Department of Homeland Security and the militia of the various states.
The purpose of this open meeting is to allow the Department of Homeland
Security and representative Governors and Adjutants General, selected
by the National Governors Association, 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: June 30, 2005 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 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 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 13, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
Administrative Support Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-12084 Filed 6-20-05; 8:45 am]
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