Federal Register / Vol. 70, No.
124 / Wednesday, June 29, 2005 / Notices
DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND
REALIGNMENT COMMISSION
Notice of the Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Commission
(Washington, DC)
AGENCY: Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Commission.
ACTION: Notice: Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Commission—Open
Meeting (Washington, DC).
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a
delegation of the Commissioners of the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment
Commission will hold an open meeting
on July 7, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15
p.m. in the Ronald Reagan Building,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20004. The delay of
this notice resulted from the short time-
frame established by statute for the
operations of the Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Commission and the
need to coordinate the schedules of the
various Federal, state and local officials
whose participation was judged
essential to a meaningful public
discussion. The Commission requests
that the public consult the 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 the District of
Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
that have been recommended by the
Department of Defense (DoD). The
purpose of this regional hearing 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 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: July 7, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to
3:15 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Ronald Reagan Building,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please see the 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
VerDate jul<14>2003 17:40 Jun 28, 2005 Jkt 205001
37333
the Commission’s website or by mailing
comments and supporting documents to
the 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, 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 Base Closure and
Realignment process. For questions
regarding this announcement, contact
Mr. Dan Cowhig, Deputy General
Counsel and Designated Federal
Official, at the Commission’s mailing
address or telephone at 703–699–2950
or 2708.
Dated: June 23, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
Administrative Support Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–12772 Filed 6–28–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Waiver of 10 U.S.C. 2534 for Certain
Defense Items Produced in the United
Kingdom
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice of waiver of 10 U.S.C.
2534 for certain defense items produced
in the United Kingdom.
SUMMARY: The Under Secretary of
Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics) is waiving the limitation of 10
U.S.C. 2534 for certain defense items
produced in the United Kingdom (UK).
10 U.S.C. 2534 limits DoD procurement
of certain items to sources in the
national technology and industrial base.
The waiver will permit procurement of
items enumerated from sources in the
UK, unless otherwise restricted by
statute.
DATES: This waiver is effective for one
year, beginning July 14, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Barbara Glotfelty, OUSD (AT&L),
Director of Defense Procurement and
Acquisition Policy, Program Acquisition
and International Contracting, Room
5E581, 3060 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–3060, telephone
(703) 697–9351.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subsection (a) of 10 U.S.C. 2534
provides that the Secretary of Defense
may procure the items listed in that
subsection only if the manufacturer of
the item is part of the national
PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM
technology and industrial base.
Subsection (i) of 10 U.S.C. 2534
authorizes the Secretary of Defense to
exercise the waiver authority in
subsection (d), on the basis of the
applicability of paragraph (2) or (3) of
that subsection, only if the waiver is
made for a particular item listed in
subsection (a) and for a particular
foreign country. Subsection (d)
authorizes a waiver if the Secretary
determines that application of the
limitation ‘‘would impede the reciprocal
procurement of defense items under a
memorandum of understanding
providing for reciprocal procurement of
defense items’’ and if he determines that
‘‘that country does not discriminate
against defense items produced in the
United States to a greater degree than
the United States discriminates against
defense items produced in that
country.’’ The Secretary of Defense has
delegated the waiver authority of 10
U.S.C. 2534(d) to the Under Secretary of
Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics).
DoD has had a Reciprocal Defense
Procurement Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the UK
since 1975, most recently renewed on
December 16, 2004.
The Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)
finds that the UK does not discriminate
against defense items produced in the
United States to a greater degree than
the United States discriminates against
defense items produced in the UK, and
also finds that application of the
limitation in 10 U.S.C. 2534 against
defense items produced in the UK
would impede the reciprocal
procurement of defense items under the
MOU.
Under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2534,
the Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)
has determined that application of the
limitation of 10 U.S.C. 2534(a) to the
procurement of any defense item
produced in the UK that is listed below
would impede the reciprocal
procurement of defense items under the
MOU with the UK.
On the basis of the foregoing, the
Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)
is waiving the limitation in 10 U.S.C.
2534(a) for procurements of any defense
item listed below that is produced in the
UK. This waiver applies only to the
limitations in 10 U.S.C. 2534(a). It does
not apply to any other limitation,
including sections 8016 and 8059 of the
DoD Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year
2005 (Pub. L. 108–287). This waiver
applies to procurements under
solicitations issued during the period
29JNN1
 37334 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 29, 2005 / Notices
from July 14, 2005, to July 13, 2006.
Similar waivers have been granted since
1998 (63 FR 38815, July 20, 1998; 64 FR
38896, July 20, 1999; 65 FR 47968,
August 4, 2000; 66 FR 40680, August 3,
2001; and 67 FR 50423, August 2, 2002).
For contracts resulting from solicitations
issued prior to August 4, 1998, this
waiver applies to procurements of the
defense items listed below under—
(1) Subcontracts entered into during
the period from July 14, 2005, to July 13,
2006, provided the prime contract is
modified to provide the Government
adequate consideration such as lower
cost or improved performance; and
(2) Options that are exercised during
the period from July 14, 2005, to July 13,
2006, if the option prices are adjusted
for any reason other than the
application of the waiver, and if the
contract is modified to provide the
Government adequate consideration
such as lower cost or improved
performance.
List of Items To Which This Waiver
Applies
1. Air circuit breakers.
2. Welded shipboard anchor and
mooring chain with a diameter of four
inches or less.
3. Gyrocompasses.
4. Electronic navigation chart systems.
5. Steering controls.
6. Pumps.
7. Propulsion and machinery control
systems.
8. Totally enclosed lifeboats.
9. Ball and roller bearings.
Michele P. Peterson,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
[FR Doc. 05–12747 Filed 6–28–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5001–08–P
VerDate jul<14>2003 17:40 Jun 28, 2005 Jkt 205001
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of the Defense Acquisition
Performance Assessment Project—
Open Meeting; Correction
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
SUMMARY: The Defense Acquisition
Performance Assessment Project
published a notice of Open Meeting in
the Federal Register of June 23, 2005.
The document cited a General
Information section that should be
removed and incorrect contact
telephone numbers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lt
Col Rene Bergeron, (703) 697–1361,
rene.Bergeron@pentagon.af.mil.
Correction
In the Federal Register of June 23,
2005, in FR Doc 05–12424, on page
36377, in the middle column, on the
bottom of the page, correct the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption
to read:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Any member of the public wishing
further information concerning this
meeting or wishing to submit comments
must contact: Lt Col Rene Bergeron,
Assistant Director of Staff, Defense
Acquisition Performance Assessment
Project, 1670 Air Force Pentagon, Rm
4E886, Washington, DC 20330–1670,
Telephone: (703) 697–1361, DSN 225–
1361, Fax: (703) 693–4303,
rene.bergeron@pentagon.af.mil.
Interested persons may submit a written
statement for consideration by the
Panel, preferably via fax. Written
statements to the Panel must be directed
to the point of contact listed above,
received no later than 5 p.m., July 13,
2005.
Dated: June 23, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05–12812 Filed 6–28–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per
Diem Rates
AGENCY: DoD, Per Diem, Travel and
Transportation Allowance Committee.
ACTION:Notice of Revised Non-Foreign
Overseas Per Diem Rates—Civilian
Personnel Per Diem Bulletin Number
241.
SUMMARY: The Per Diem, Travel and
Transportation Allowance Committee is
publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem
Bulletin Number 241. This bulletin lists
revisions in the per diem rates
prescribed for U.S. Government
employees for official travel in Alaska,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Northern
Mariana Islands and Possessions of the
United States. AEA changes announced
in Bulletin Number 194 remain in effect.
Bulletin Number 241 is being published
in the Federal Register to assure that
travelers are paid per diem at the most
current rates.
DATES: Effective July 1, 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document gives notice of revisions in
per diem rates prescribed by the Per
Diem Travel and Transportation
Allowance Committee for non-foreign
areas outside the continental United
States. It supersedes Civilian Personnel
Per Diem Bulletin Number 240.
Distribution of Civilian Personnel Per
Diem Bulletins by mail was
discontinued. Per Diem Bulletins
published periodically in the Federal
Register now constitute the only
notification of revisions in per diem
rates to agencies and establishments
outside the Department of Defense. For
more information or questions about per
diem rates, please contact your local
travel office. The text of the Bulletin
follows:
BILLING CODE: 5001–06–M
29JNN1