Department of Defense Selection Criteria for Closing and Realigning Military Installations Inside the United States

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of Defense Selection Criteria for Closing and

Realigning Military Installations Inside the United States

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of Final Selection Criteria.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the final selection criteria that will

be used by the Department of Defense to make recommendations that will

be reviewed by the 1995 Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Commission. The selection criteria remain unchanged from the 1991 and

1993 base closure and realignment rounds that were published in the

Federal Register on February 15, 1991, (56 FR 6374) and December 15,

1992, (FR 59334), respectively.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Paul Solomon, OASD(ES)BCU, (703) 614-5356.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Final Selection Criteria

The Secretary of Defense, in accordance with the Defense Base

Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Section 2903(b), Pub. L. 101-510,

as amended, published in the February 15, 1991, (56 FR 6374) Federal

Register the Final Selection Criteria to be used in making

recommendations for the closure and realignment of military

installations inside the United States. These final criteria became

effective on February 15, 1991. The final criteria published at that

time will be used again, unchanged, by the Department of Defense to

make recommendations that will be reviewed by the 1995 Defense Base

Closure and Realignment Commission. The final selection criteria are as

follows:

In selecting military installations for closure or realignment, the

Department of Defense, giving priority consideration to military value

(the first four criteria below), will consider:

Military Value

1. The current and future mission requirements and the impact on

operational readiness of the Department of Defense's total force.

2. The availability and condition of land, facilities and

associated airspace at both the existing and potential receiving

locations.

3.The ability to accommodate contingency, mobilization, and future

total force requirements at both the existing and potential receiving

locations.

4. The cost and manpower implications.

Return on Investment

5. The extent and timing of potential costs and savings, including

the number of years, beginning with the date of completion of the

closure or realignment, for the savings to exceed the costs.

Impacts

6. The economic impact on communities.

7. The ability of both the existing and potential receiving

communities' infrastructure to support forces, missions and personnel.

8. The environmental impact.

B. Background Information

The February 15, 1991, (56 FR 6374) Federal Register Notice

contained an analysis of public comments received and a description of

the changes DoD made to the proposed criteria published in a November

30, 1990, (55 FR 49678) Federal Register Notice. DoD received 169

public comments in response to the proposed criteria and request for

comments. The proposed criteria were appropriately amended based on

these comments. The final criteria were accepted by Congress in 1991

and were used to make recommendations to the 1991 Defense Base Closure

and Realignment Commission. The DoD, in a December 15, 1992, (57 FR

59334) Federal Register Notice, announced that it would use the same

final criteria to make recommendations to the 1993 Defense Base Closure

and Realignment Commission. The final criteria have served the 1991 and

1993 efforts well. They will therefore be used again, unchanged, by the

Department of Defense to make recommendations to the 1995 Defense Base

Closure and Realignment Commission.

C. Previous Federal Register References

(1) 55 FR 49678, November 30, 1990: Proposed selection criteria and

request for comments.

(2) 55 FR 53586, December 31, 1990: Extend comment period on

proposed selection criteria.

(3) 56 FR 6374, February 15, 1991: Publish selection criteria and

analysis of comments.

(4) 57 FR 59334, December 15, 1992: Publish selection criteria.

Dated: November 5, 1994.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 94-30266 Filed 12-8-94; 8:45 am]

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