[Federal Register: August 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 147)]
[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 regarding the environmental stewardship of installations
recommended for closure or realignment (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 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.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,
state and local 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
Federal, state and local government officials, professional
associations and the general public regarding the issues related to the
appropriate environmental stewardship of installations recommended for
closure and realignment. 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 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.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 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.
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Dated: July 27, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
Administrative Support Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-15198 Filed 8-1-05; 8:45 am]
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