95-8064. Community Redevelopment Authority and Available Surplus Buildings and Land at Military Installations Designated for Closure: Naval Station, New York, Staten Island, NY (off-site components)

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 63 (Monday, April 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16859-16860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8064]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Community Redevelopment Authority and Available Surplus Buildings 
and Land at Military Installations Designated for Closure: Naval 
Station, New York, Staten Island, NY (off-site components)

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 certain off-
site components of the Naval Station, New York, Staten Island, NY, 
known as the Front Street properties, 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, Deputy Division 
Director, Department of the Navy, Real Estate Operations, Naval 
Facilities Engineering Command, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 
22332-2300, telephone [phone], 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 [phone]. For detailed 
information regarding particular properties identified in this Notice 
(i.e., acreage, floor plans, sanitary facilities, exact street address, 
etc.), contact Lieutenant Commander R.M. Pondelick, Caretaker Site 
Office, Naval Station, New York, 109 Mont Sec Avenue, Staten Island, NY 
10305-5015, telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1993, the Naval Station, New York, Staten 
Island, NY, was designated for closure pursuant to the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-510, as amended. 
Pursuant to this designation, certain off-site components at this 
installation were on January 31, 1995, 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 (Pub. L. 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 
City of New York, NY, 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 Station, New York, Staten Island, NY, is published in the Federal 
Register. [[Page 16860]] 

Redevelopment Authority

    The redevelopment authority for the Naval Station, New York, Staten 
Island, NY, for purposes of implementing the provisions of the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended, is the City of 
New York, acting by and through its Mayor, Rudolph W. Giuliani. The 
City of New York has designated the New York City Economic Development 
Corporation (NYEDC), Christopher O. Ward, Senior Vice President, to 
serve as the City's representative for all purposes related to the 
Front Street properties. For further information contact Mr. 
Christopher O. Ward at the NYEDC, 110 William Street, New York, NY 
10038, telephone [phone] and facsimile [phone].
Surplus Property Descriptions

    The following is a listing of the off-site Front Street properties 
at the Naval Station, New York, Staten Island, NY, that were declared 
surplus to the federal government on January 31, 1995.

Land

    Approximately 0.725 acres of improved and unimproved fee simple 
land at the U.S. Naval Station, New York, Staten Island, in the Borough 
of Staten Island, Richmond County, City and State of New York.

Buildings

    The following is a summary of the facilities located on the above 
described land which are presently available. The station closed on 
August 31, 1994.

--Parcel 2, Sand Street near Front Street (Block 490, Lot 24), 0.069 
acres of vacant land.
--Parcel 15, 44 Canal Street (Block 494, Lot 18), 0.063 acres of land 
improved with a two-story garage.
--Parcel 16, 42 Canal Street (Block 494, Lot 19), 0.056 acres of land 
improved with a one-story garage.
--Parcel 17, 36 Canal Street (Block 494, Lot 21), 0.116 acres of land 
improved with a one-story garage.
--Parcel 19, 150 Front Street (Block 494, Lot 30), 0.421 acres of land 
improved with a one-story industrial building.

    Parcels 15, 16, 17, and 19 are contiguous.

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 Station, New 
York, Staten Island, shall submit to the redevelopment authority (City 
of New York) 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 New York, NY, 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 City of New York elected to proceed under the new statute, i.e., 
December 20, 1994.

    Dated: March 28, 1995.
M.D. Schetzsle,
LT, JAGC, USNR, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-8064 Filed 3-31-95; 8:45 am]
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