[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20484-20485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10187]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Community Redevelopment Authority and Available Surplus Buildings
and Land at Military Installations Designated for Closure: Naval
Reserve Center, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This Notice provides information regarding the redevelopment
authority that has been established to plan the reuse of the Naval
Reserve Center, Pittsfield, MA, the surplus property that is located at
that base closure site, and the timely election by the redevelopment
authority to proceed under new procedures set forth in the Base Closure
Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John J. Kane, Director, Real Estate
Operations Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 200 Stovall
Street, Alexandria, VA 22332-2300, telephone (703) 325-0474, or Marian
E. DiGiamarino, Special Assistant for Real Estate, Base Closure Team,
Northern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 10 Industrial
Highway, Mail Stop #82, Lester, PA 19113-2090, telephone (610) 595-
0762. For detailed information regarding particular properties
identified in this Notice (i.e., acreage, floor plans, sanitary
facilities, exact street address, etc.), contact Helen McCabe, Realty
Specialist, Base Closure Team, Northern Division, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command, 10 Industrial Highway, Mail Stop #82, Lester, PA
19113-2090, telephone (610) 595-0762.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1993, the Naval Reserve Center,
Pittsfield, MA, was designated for closure pursuant to the Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, as amended.
Pursuant to this designation, the land and facilities at this
installation were on July 15, 1994, declared surplus to the federal
government and available for use by (a) non-federal public agencies
pursuant to various statutes which authorize conveyance of property for
public projects, and (b) homeless provider groups pursuant to the
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411), as
amended.
Election To Proceed Under New Statutory Procedures
Subsequently, the Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless
Assistance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-421) was signed into law.
Section 2 of this statute gives the redevelopment authority at base
closure sites the option of proceeding under new procedures with regard
to the manner in which the redevelopment plan for the base is
formulated and how requests are made for future use of the property by
homeless assistance providers and non-federal public agencies. On
December 20, 1994, the Governor of Massachusetts submitted a timely
request to proceed under the new procedures. Accordingly, this notice
of information regarding the redevelopment authority fulfills the
Federal Register publication requirement of Section 2(e)(3) of the Base
Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994.
Also, pursuant to paragraph (7)(B) of Section 2905(b) of the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended by the
Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of
1994, the following information regarding the surplus property at the
Naval Reserve Center, Pittsfield, MA, is published in the Federal
Register.
Redevelopment Authority
The redevelopment authority for the Naval Reserve Center,
Pittsfield, MA, for purposes of implementing the provisions of the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended, is the
City of New Bedford, acting by and through Mayor Edward M. Reilly. For
further information contact the Office of the Mayor, City of
Pittsfield, 70 Allen St., Pittsfield, MA 02740, telephone (413) 499-
9321, and facsimile (413) 442-8043.
Surplus Property Descriptions
The following is a listing of the land and facilities at the Naval
Reserve Center, Pittsfield, MA, that were declared surplus to the
federal government on July 15, 1994.
Land
Approximately 10.70 acres of improved and unimproved fee simple
land and approximately 0.57 acre drainage easement at the U.S. Naval
Reserve Center, in the City of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, MA. In
general, all areas are presently available. The station closed on July
1, 1994.
Buildings
The following is a summary of the facilities located on the above
described land which are also presently available. Property numbers are
available on request.
--Administration/training facility (1 structure). Comments: Approx.
21,368 square feet. [[Page 20485]]
--Garage facility (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 756 square feet.
--Gun mount (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 600 square feet. Training
mock-up.
--Miscellaneous facilities (3 structures). Comments: Measuring systems
vary. Antenna mast, flagpole, and fencing.
--Paved areas. Comments: Approx. 2,216 square yards. Parking area,
roads, and sidewalks.
--Signal platform (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 400 square feet.
Training mock-up.
--Small arms range (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 1,604 square feet.
--Utilities. Comments: Approx. 190 lineal feet of storm sewer.
Expressions of Interest
Pursuant to paragraph 7(C) of Section 2905(b) of the Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended by the Base Closure
Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, State and
local governments, representatives of the homeless, and other
interested parties located in the vicinity of the Naval Reserve Center,
Pittsfield, shall submit to the redevelopment authority (City of
Pittsfield) a notice of interest, of such governments, representatives,
and parties in the above described surplus property, or any portion
thereof. A notice of interest shall describe the need of the
government, representative, or party concerned for the desired surplus
property. Pursuant to paragraphs 7(C) and (D) of Section 2905(b), the
redevelopment authority shall assist interested parties in evaluating
the surplus property for the intended use and publish in a newspaper of
general circulation in Pittsfield, MA, the date by which expressions of
interest must be submitted. Under Section 2(e)(6) of the Base Closure
Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, the
deadline for submissions of expressions of interest may not be less
than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months from the date the
Governor of Massachusetts elected to proceed under the new statute,
i.e., December 20, 1994.
Dated: April 17, 1995.
M.D. Schetzsle,
LT, JAGC, USNR, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-10187 Filed 4-25-95; 8:45 am]
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