70 FR 112 pgs. 34093-34094 - Notice of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission—Open Meeting
Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 112Pages: 34093 - 34094
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-11631 Filed 6-10-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
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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).
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 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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