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Operational Sharing Efficiences 

subcommittee. It will consider matters 

to be taken up at its next meeting and 

will receive the final written report 

formally presenting recommendations 

adopted at its previous meeting on May 

30, 2007. It will also provide an 

opportunity for public comment on 

these matters. 

Time and Date: The meeting will be 

held on December 6, 2007, from 1:30 

p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time. These times and the agenda 

topics are subject to change. Please refer 

to NTIA’s web site, http:// 

www.ntia.doc.gov, for the most up-todate meeting agenda. 

Place: U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 4830, 

1401 Constitution Avenue N.W., 

Washington, D.C. The meeting will be 

open to the public and press on a firstcome, first-served basis. Space is 

limited. When arriving for the meeting, 

attendees must present photo or 

passport identification or a U.S. 

Government building pass, if applicable, 

and should arrive at least one-half hour 

prior to the start time of the meeting. 

The meeting will be physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Individuals requiring special services, 

such as sign language interpretation or 

other ancillary aids are asked to contact 

Joe Gattuso at (202) 482–0977 or 

jgattuso@ntia.doc.gov at least two (2) 

business days prior to the meeting. 

Status: Interested parties are invited 

to attend and to submit written 

comments. Interested parties are 

permitted to file written comments with 

the Committee at any time before or 

after a meeting. If interested parties 

wish to submit written comments for 

consideration by the Committee in 

advance of this meeting, they should be 

sent to the above listed address and 

received by close of business on 

November 30, 2007 to provide sufficient 

time for review. Comments received 

after November 30, 2007, will be 

distributed to the Committee but may 

not be reviewed prior to the meeting. It 

would be helpful if paper submissions 

also include a three and one-half inch 

computer diskette in HTML, ASCII, 

Word or WordPerfect format (please 

specify version). Diskettes should be 

labeled with the name and 

organizational affiliation of the filer, and 

the name of the word processing 

program used to create the document. 

Alternatively, comments may be 

submitted electronically to 

spectrumadvisory@ntia.doc.gov. 

Comments provided via electronic mail 

may also be submitted in one or more 

of the formats specified above. 

Records: NTIA is keeping records of 

all Committee proceedings. Committee 

records are available for public 

inspection at NTIA’s office at the 

address above. Documents including the 

Committee’s charter, membership list, 

agendas, minutes, and any reports are or 

will be available on NTIA’s Committee 

web site at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ 

advisory/spectrum. 

Dated: November 16, 2007. 

Kathy D. Smith, 

Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Notice of Availability of a Record of 

Decision (ROD) for Base Realignment 

and Closure Actions and Enhanced 

Use Lease (EUL) Actions at Fort 

Meade, MD 

AGENCY: Department of the Army,DoD. 

ACTION: Record of decision. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

announces the availability of a ROD 

which summarizes the decision for 

implementing realignment actions as 

directed by the Base Realignment and 

Closure (BRAC) Commission and 

Department of Defense (DoD) EUL 

actions at Fort Meade, Maryland. 

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the 

ROD, contact the Public Affairs Office, 

Fort George G. Meade, 4550 Pershing 

Hall, Room 120, Fort Meade, MD 

20755–5025; e-mail 

meade.pao@conus.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Melanie Moore, Public Affairs Office, at 

(301) 677–1361 during normal business 

hours Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army 

has decided to proceed with 

implementing the Proposed Action 

consistent with the analysis in the 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

dated August 2007, supporting studies 

and comments provided during formal 

comment and review periods. The 

Proposed Action includes construction 

and operation of proposed facilities to 

accommodate incoming military 

missions at Fort Meade. To implement 

the BRAC recommendations, Fort 

Meade will be receiving personnel, 

equipment, and missions from various 

closure and realignment actions within 

the DoD. To implement the BRAC 

Commission recommendations, the 

Army will provide the necessary 

facilities, buildings, and infrastructure 

to support incoming military missions 

and a net gain of about 5,700 personnel 

as mandated by the 2005 BRAC 

Commission’s recommendations at Fort 

Meade. In addition, the Army will 

implement the DoD EUL actions which 

will include issuing a 50-year lease to a 

private developer for development of 

office and administrative buildings for 

an estimated 10,000 personnel on two 

parcels of land. In consideration, the 

developer will develop and construct 

two 18-hole golf courses on a third 

parcel of land. The No Action 

Alternative would not meet the Army’s 

purpose and need for the Proposed 

Action as the BRAC realignment is 

required by Congress and needed for 

Army transformation to be effective. 

Special consideration was given to the 

effect of the Proposed Action on natural 

resources, cultural resources, and traffic. 

All practicable means to avoid or 

minimize environmental harm from the 

selected alternative have been adopted. 

The Army will minimize effects on all 

environmental and socioeconomic 

resources by implementing best 

management practices as described in 

the EIS. Mitigation measures, as 

described in the ROD, will be 

implemented (subject to the availability 

of funding) to minimize, avoid, or 

compensate for the adverse effects 

identified in the EIS for water resources, 

biological resources, and transportation. 

The EIS also identifies transportation 

projects that could minimize adverse 

impacts from implementing the 

Proposed Action. The ROD describes 

the approach the Army will take to 

mitigate traffic concerns. 

The ROD determines that 

implementing the Proposed Action 

reflects a proper balance between 

initiatives for protection of the 

environment, appropriate mitigation, 

and actions to achieve the Army’s 

requirements. 

An electronic version of the ROD can 

be viewed or downloaded from the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/ 

nepa_eis_docs.htm. 

Dated: November 13, 2007. 

Addison D. Davis, IV, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army 

(Environment, Safety and Occupational 

Health). 

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