Community Correspondence – 500 form letters from concerned community members surrounding Niagara Falls Air Force Base in Niagara Falls, New York. The first four pages are text searchable examples of the letters that are contained in the document.

Community Correspondence – 500 form letters from concerned community members surrounding Niagara Falls Air Force Base in Niagara Falls, New York. The first four pages are text searchable examples of the letters that are contained in the document. that are contained in the document.

Community Correspondence – 500 form letters from concerned community members surrounding Niagara Falls Air Force Base in Niagara Falls, New York. The first four pages are text searchable examples of the letters that are contained in the document.

Collection of BRAC related news clippings and articles. Produced for Commission staff review.

Concerns over financing federal elections have become a seemingly perennial aspect of our political system, long centered on the enduring issues of high campaign costs and reliance on interest groups for needed campaign funds. This report discusses campaign finance practices, enduring issues and today’s paramount issues. In addition it presents the Legislative Action in the 108th and 109th Congress, as well as the Congressional efforts to close perceived loopholes in Federal Election Law.

Coalition Correspondence - Letter dtd 06/14/05 to Chairman Principi from Chairperson Jan Elliot of the Curry County Democratic Party requesting that Cannon AFB be removed from the BRAC closure list.

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods have been used to estimate the flow patterns for vapor space inside the Saltstone Vault No.4 under different operating scenarios. The purpose of this work is to examine the gas motions inside the vapor space under the current vault configurations. A CFD model took three-dimensional transient momentum-energy coupled approach for the vapor space domain of the vault. The modeling calculations were based on prototypic vault geometry and expected normal operating conditions as defined by Waste Solidification Engineering. The modeling analysis was focused on the air flow patterns near the ventilated corner zones of the vapor space inside the Saltstone vault. The turbulence behavior and natural convection mechanism used in the present model were benchmarked against the literature information and theoretical results. The verified model was applied to the Saltstone vault geometry for the transient assessment of the air flow patterns inside the vapor space of the vault region using the boundary conditions as provided by the customer. The present model considered two cases for the estimations of the flow patterns within the vapor space. One is the reference baseline case. The other is for the negative temperature gradient between the roof inner and top grout …

Mechanically alloyed oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) Fe-Cr-Al alloy thin walled tubes and sheets, produced via powder processing and consolidation methodologies, are promising materials for eventual use at temperatures up to 1200 C in the power generation industry, far above the temperature capabilities of conventional alloys. Target end-uses range from gas turbine combustor liners to high aspect ratio (L/D) heat exchanger tubes. Grain boundary creep processes at service temperatures, particularly those acting in the hoop direction, are the dominant failure mechanisms for such components. The processed microstructure of ODS alloys consists of high aspect ratio grains aligned parallel to the tube axis, a result of dominant axial metal flow which aligns the dispersoid particles and other impurities in the longitudinal direction. The dispersion distribution is unaltered on a micro scale by recrystallization thermal treatments, but the high aspect ratio grain shape typically obtained limits transverse grain spacing and consequently the hoop creep response. Improving hoop creep in ODS-alloy components will require understanding and manipulating the factors that control the recrystallization behavior, and represents a critical materials design and development challenge that must be overcome in order to fully exploit the potential of ODS alloys. The objectives of this program are to …

Exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation causes DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) that must be repaired for cell survival. Higher eukaryotes respond to DSBs by arresting the cell cycle, presumably to repair the DNA lesions before cell division. In mammalian cells, the nonhomologous end-joining DSB repair pathway is mediated by the 470 kDa DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs) together with the DNA-binding factors Ku70 and Ku80. Mouse knock-out models of these three proteins are all exquisitely sensitive to low doses of ionizing radiation. In the presence of DNA ends, Ku binds to the DNA and then recruits DNA-PKcs. After formation of the complex, the kinase activity associated with DNA-PKcs becomes activated. This kinase activity has been shown to be essential for repairing DNA DSBs in vivo since expression of a kinase-dead form of DNA-PKcs in a mammalian cell line that lacks DNA-PKcs fails to complement the radiosensitive phenotype. The immense size of DNA-PKcs suggests that it may also serve as a docking site for other DNA repair proteins. Since the assembly of the DNA-PK complex onto DNA is a prerequisite for DSB repair, it is critical to obtain structural information on the complex. Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and single particle …

Air pollution arising from the emission of nitrogen oxides as a result of combustion taking place in boilers, furnaces and engines, has increasingly been recognized as a problem. New methods to remove NO{sub x} emissions significantly and economically must be developed. The current technology for post-combustion removal of NO is the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO by ammonia or possibly by a hydrocarbon such as methane. The catalytic decomposition of NO to give N{sub 2} will be preferable to the SCR process because it will eliminate the costs and operating problems associated with the use of an external reducing species. The most promising decomposition catalysts are transition metal (especially copper)-exchanged zeolites, perovskites, and noble metals supported on metal oxides such as alumina, silica, and ceria. The main shortcoming of the noble metal reducible oxide (NMRO) catalysts is that they are prone to deactivation by oxygen. It has been reported that catalysts containing tin oxide show oxygen adsorption behavior that may involve hydroxyl groups attached to the tin oxide. This is different than that observed with other noble metal-metal oxide combinations, which have the oxygen adsorbing on the noble metal and subsequently spilling over to the metal oxide. This observation …

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Congressman Luis G. Fortuno, Puerto Rico to the Commission expressing his support of the recommendation to consolidate Reserve Component facilities throughout Puerto Rico while keeping Ft Buchanan operational as a military installation for the Army Reserve

Executive Correspondence - BRAC Commission courtesy copy of letter that was sent to Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States from Congressmen Jim Moran and Tom Davis urging Mr. Walker to review the accuracy of data used to arrive at the recommendation to vacate 65% of DoD’s leased space in the National Capital Region (NCR)

Executive Correspondence - Letter from 23 Congressman to the Commission requesting that the Commission conduct a hearing on the Air Force’s proposal to turn 23 Air National Guard bases into enclaves. Congressmen Castle, Larson, S. Moore Capito, Lahood, Schwartz, Oberstar, Brady, L. Evans, J. Schwarz, Shimkus, J. Cooper, R. Andrews, D. Rehberg, D. Hobson, K. Calvert, W. Jenkins, R. Simmons, B. Gordon, J. Tanner, M. Blackburn, R. DeLauro, S. Bachus

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Congressman Jim Gibbons, Nevada, asking for consideration of the facts that will be presented to the Commission regarding the realignment of the 152AW, Reno and closure of Hawthorne Army Depot

Executive Correspondence - Letter dated 24 June 2005 from Congressman Tom Davis, Chairman, Committee on Government Reform, regarding his concern by the DoD BRAC recommendations and the impact they will have on other federal agencies and the economy of the NCR.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Congressman Franks, Arizona regarding Luke AFB.

Executive Correspondence - Follow up Letter from State Rep Peggy Welch regarding NAS Crane

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Congressman Butterfield regarding realignment of Johnson AF Base, Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, and the Cherry Point Depot

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Senator Schumer to the Commission inviting the Commission to participate in scheduled hearing in Buffalo, New York

Letter from Senator Landrieu to General Turner regarding concerns of the impact of the DoD's recommendations that BRAC will have on the New Orleans metropolitan area as well as the entire State of Louisiana.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Senator Dina Titus, State of Nevada, Senate requesting that the Commission visit and then reconsider the recommendation to close Hawthorne Army Depot w/ attachments Bureau of Economic Analysis MSA Map, Mineral County Data, Lassen and Churchill Counties (Susanville and Fallon Micropolitan Statistical Areas) Data and Map of Nevada with Driving distances.

Executive Correspondence - Letter to Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Chairman Anthony Principi from the US Senate regarding the justification data from closing and realigning installations.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Maryland Senators and Congressman regarding their support of the recommendation to consolidate the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) and RDAT & E C4ISR technologies to APG Maryland.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Senators Cantwell and Murray and Congressmen Dicks, McDermott, McMorris, Larsen, Smith, Reichert, Hastings, Baird, and Inslee regarding the proposed realignment of Air National Guard and AF Reserve assets away from Pacific Northwest