[Federal Register: June 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 108)]
[Notices]
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DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION
Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment
Commission--Open Meeting
AGENCY: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
ACTION: Notice; 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission--
Open Meeting (Rapid City, SD).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a delegation of Commissioners of
the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission will hold an
open meeting on June 21, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at The Rushmore
Plaza Civic Center, 444 Mount Rushmore Road North, Rapid City, South
Dakota 57701. The Commission requests that the public consult the 2005
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Web site, http://www.brac.gov
, for updates.
The delegation will meet to receive comment from Federal, state and
local government representatives and the general public on base
realignment and closure actions in South Dakota 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 21, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, 444 Mount Rushmore Road
North, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701.
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: May 31, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
Administrative Support Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-11238 Filed 6-6-05; 8:45 am]
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