Letter to Chairman Anthony Principi and the Commissioners from Jacquelne Thompson regarding the closure of Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove

Letter to Chairman Anthony Principi and the Commissioners from Ida Williams regarding the closure of Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove.

Letter to Chairman Anthony Principi and the Commissioners from Judy Zimbardi regarding the closure of Naval Air Station/ Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove.

Executive Correspondence – Letter to Chairman Principi from Chief Executive of Allegheny County PA Dan Onorato and Kent George Executive Director of the Allegheny County Airport Authority expressing concern regarding DoD’s decision regarding the 911th Air reserve Base at Pittsburgh International Airport and enclosing the current Memorandum of Agreement between the Allegheny County Airport Authority and Headquarters United States Air Force Reserve Command.

Executive Correspondence: Letter to Chairman Principi from SEN Spector (PA), SEN Santorum (PA), and REP Schwartz (PA) dtd June 23, 2005 regarding the July 5, 2005 base visit to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove.

Executive Correspondence – Letter to Chairman Principi from Senator Rick Santorum (PA) encouraging the Commission to visit all three military installations in Pittsburgh PA that were recommended for closure, or realignment. These include the 911th Airlift Wing at the Pittsburgh Joint Air Reserve Station, the 99th Regional Readiness Command (USAR) in Coraopolis, and the Charles E. Kelly Support Activity in Oakdale.

Executive Correspondence – Letter to Secretary Rumsfeld and Chairman Principi from Rep Tim Murphy and Rep Melissa Hart requesting a Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station/911th United States Air Force Air Lift Wing in Pennsylvania

Community Correspondence - 18 letters from NAS JRB Willow Grove Community located in Horsham Pennsylvannia regarding their interest in maintaining the installation

Letters from Theresa Divita and Patricia Kohler to the BRAC Commission in response to the recommendation that Willow Grove Naval Air Station should be closed.

Letters from William J. Freiler all Commissioners regarding his concern in closing NAS JRB Willow Grove

First part of memorandum of meeting with the Horsham-Willow Grove Chamber of Commerce and community representatives regarding the Naval Air Station Willow Grove, PA, including business cards of the attendees.

Second part of memorandum of meeting with the Horsham-Willow Grove Chamber of Commerce and community representatives regarding the Naval Air Station Willow Grove, PA, including a base visit report and printed Internet news articles.

Memorandum of meeting with Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station representatives concerning the recommended closure of Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, PA.

NAS JRB Willowgrove Community Petition dtd 1 June 2005. Signed petition from the Horsham, PA community regarding the closure of NAS Willowgrove.

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the different types of gases that are present in coal. Theories behind why these gases occur in coal are presented. This report includes tables and graphs.

From introduction: This study was conducted to determine the relative degree of pesticide contamination in four small drainage basins and to determine if pesticide residues were present in amounts that could be hazardous to humans or detrimental to aquatic life.

Partial abstract: The purpose of this study is to define the reliability with which results of tests conducted in a physical model of the Delaware River Estuary can be used to predict the effects of modifications to the estuary. The Delaware River model at the Waterways Experiment Station was used to conduct tests to predict the effects of the navigation channel enlargement between Philadelphia and Trenton, and the results of the tests are compared with subsequent prototype data to determine the accuracy of the model predictions.

Abstract: The Raystown Branch Juniata River watershed, which is the main water source for Raystown Lake, is a 960-square-mile (2,490 square kilometers) drainage basin in south-central Pennsylvania. Preimpoundment water-quality data were collected on the Raystown Branch and six tributary streams in the basin. Specific conductance values varied inversely with water discharge. The pH values were extremely low only at the Shoup Run site. Dissolved oxygen concentrations observed at all sites indicated a relatively high oxygen saturation level throughout the year. Seasonal variations in nitrate-N and orthophosphate-P levels were measured at the main inflow station at Saxton, Pa. The highest concentrations of nitrate-N and orthophosphate-P occurred in the winter and spring months and the lowest concentrations were measured during the summer and fall. Bacteriological data indicated no excessive amounts of fecal matter present at the in-flows. Soil samples collected at four sites in the impoundment area were predominantly of the Barbour, Philo, and Basher series, which are considered to be highly fertile soils with silt-loam and sandy-loam textures. Morphological features of the lake basin and lo~ nutrient levels at the ·inflows should prevent excessive weed growth around the lake perimeter.

Patent for the process of making aluminum chlorid (chloride) in which aluminum carbid "is subjected to the action of chlorin or a gas containing chlorin" (lines 17-19) and is more cost effective, uses less heat, and does not require the use of bauxite (optional) or metallic aluminum.

The following report covers a reconnaissance for radioactive materials that was made in parts of Maine, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. It's primary objective was to examine the iron ore deposits and associated rocks in Adirondack Mountains of New York and the Highlands of New Jersey. Additionally, several deposits known or reported to contain radioactive minerals were examined to delimit their extent. However, most of the deposits examined are not significant as possible sources of radioactive elements and the data pertaining to them are summarized in tables provided.

Report discussing reconnaissance for radioactive materials in parts of Maine, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania during 1952. From Abstract: "The primary objective was to examine the iron ore deposits and associated rocks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York and the Highlands of New Jersey."

Relocate wholesale storage and distribution functions and associated inventories to the Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna, PA hereby designated the Susquehanna Strategic Distribution Platform.

Abstract: This report presents procedures for estimating low-flow frequency characteristics for streams in the Susquehanna River basin. The techniques can be used at ungaged sites as well as sites where insufficient data are available to make a reliable estimate. Streams have been divided into two types major and minor. Major streams are the Susquehanna, West Branch Susquehanna, Juniata, and Chemung Rivers. Points on these streams with drainage areas of more than 2,000 square miles (5,180 kilometers) are included in this category. Points on these streams with drainage areas of less than 2,000 square miles fall into the minor stream category. Generally minor streams are herein defined as those draining less than 2,000 square miles (5,180 kilometers). Multiple-regression techniques have been used to develop relations for estimating the 1-, 3-, 7-, 30-, and 183-day duration low flows at recurrence intervals of 10, 20, 50 and 100 years for annual series data and the 1-, 3-, 7-, and 30-day duration low flows, at the same recurrence intervals, for six individual months, May through October, inclusive.

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on h-shaped columns. Physical and chemical tests were conducted on different types of columns. The results are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.