[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 125 (Thursday, June 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33793-33795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15916]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Community Redevelopment Authority and Available Surplus Buildings
and Land at Military Installations Designated for Closure: Naval
Station, Philadelphia, PA
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This Notice provides information regarding: (a) the
redevelopment authority established to plan the reuse of the Naval
Station, Philadelphia, PA; (b) the surplus property that is located at
that base closure site; and (c) the timely election by the
redevelopment authority to proceed under the Base Closure Community
Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, Public Law 103-421
(``the Act''). This surplus designation applies only to the Naval
Station property and does not pertain to the Naval Shipyard,
Philadelphia, PA.
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
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information regarding particular properties identified in this Notice
(i.e., acreage, floor plans, sanitary facilities, exact street address,
etc.), contact Lieutenant Todd Hendricks, Staff Civil Engineer, Naval
Station, Philadelphia, PA 19112, telephone (215) 897-5214/5217.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1991, the Naval Station, Philadelphia,
PA, was designated for closure pursuant to the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, as amended. By this
Notice, the land and facilities described below are declared surplus to
the needs of the Federal government and available for use by: (a) State
and local governments and other interested parties pursuant to various
statutes which authorize conveyance of surplus properties, and (b)
homeless providers pursuant to the Act.
Election to Proceed Under New Statutory Procedures
The Act was signed into law on October 25, 1994. Section 2 of the
Act gives the redevelopment authority at base closure sites the option
of following new procedures regarding the manner in which the
redevelopment plan for the base is prepared and approved, and how
requests are to be made by State and local governments and other
interested parties, including homeless assistance providers, for future
use of the property. On November 29, 1994, the Mayor of the City of
Philadelphia submitted a timely request to be covered by the provisions
of the Act. This Notice fulfills the requirement of Section 2(e)(3) of
the Act that information describing the redevelopment authority be
published in the Federal Register.
Also, pursuant Section 2905(b)(7)(b) of the Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended by the Act, the following
information regarding the redevelopment authority for and surplus
property at the Naval Station, Philadelphia, PA, is published:
Redevelopment Authority
The redevelopment authority for Naval Station, Philadelphia, PA,
for purposes of implementing the provisions of the Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended, is the City of Philadelphia,
acting by and through Mayor Edward G. Rendell. For further information
contact Ms. Terry Gillen, Deputy Commerce Director and Director, Office
of Defense Conversion, City of Philadelphia, 1600 Arch St., 19th Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103, telephone (215) 686-3643 and facsimile (215)
686-8304.
Surplus Property Descriptions
The following is a listing of the land and facilities at Naval
Station, Philadelphia, PA, that are declared surplus to the needs of
the federal government.
Land
Approximately 825 acres of improved and unimproved fee simple land
including land under water and filled land at the U.S. Naval Station,
in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.
Buildings
The following is a summary of the facilities and other improvements
located on the above described land which will also be available when
the station closes on January 31, 1996, unless otherwise indicated.
Property numbers are available on request.
--Administrative/office facilities (12 structures). Comments: Approx.
353,644 square feet.
--Administrative storage facilities (10 structures). Comments: Approx.
25,256 square feet.
--Aircraft systems facilities (8 structures). Comments: Approx. 663,445
square feet.
--Armory (2 structures). Comments: Approx. 3,500 square feet.
--Bachelor quarters housing for 2,640 personnel (18 structures).
Comments: Approx. 532,641 square feet.
--Communication centers (2 structures). Comments: Approx. 14,985 square
feet.
--Community facilities (54 structures). Comments: Approx. 499,957
square feet. Police station, child development center, clubs, chapel,
temporary lodging facilities, bowling alley, gyms, theater, service
station, exchange facilities, commissary, package store, brig, hobby
shops, youth and family service facilities, indoor and outdoor swimming
pools, etc.
--Dining facility (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 22,375 square feet.
--Family housing with detached garage or carport (48 structures).
Comments: Approx. 60,543 square feet.
--Family housing; single and multi-family units for 545 families (129
structures). Comments: Approx. 1,073,560 square feet.
--Family housing (off-site component); multi-family units for 382
families (48 structures). Comments: Approx. 459,128 square feet.
--General storage facilities (11 structures). Comments: Approx. 181,635
square feet.
--Helicopter land pad (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 1,111 square
yards.
--High explosive storage facility (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 175
square feet.
--Laundry facilities (3 structures). Comments: Approx. 6,820 square
feet.
--Medical facilities (2 structures). Comments: Approx. 28,786 square
feet.
--Medical laboratory (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 646 square feet.
--Medical storage facilities (2 structures). Comments: Approx. 55,777
square feet.
--Miscellaneous facilities (numerous structures). Comments: Measuring
systems vary. Flag poles, seaplane ramp, ferry slip, bulkheads, damage
control (firefighting) trainer, incinerator, hazardous waste handling
facilities, fencing, etc.
--Paved areas. Comments: Measuring systems vary. Parking area, roads
and sidewalks.
--Pistol range (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 9,000 square feet.
--Playing courts (10 structures). Comments: Various dimensions; tennis
courts.
--Playing fields (18 structures). Comments: Various dimensions.
Baseball, softball and football fields.
--Printing plant (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 616 square feet.
--Public works shop and maintenance storage facilities (6 structures).
Comments: Approx. 29,390 square feet.
--Science and marine laboratory (2 structures). Comments: Approx.
72,600 square feet.
--Small arms storage facilities (3 structures). Comments: Approx. 189
square feet.
--Potable water storage tanks (2 structures). Comments: Approx. 2.4
million gallons.
--Target house storage facility (1 structure). Comments: Approx. 175
square feet.
--Training facilities (10 structures). Comments: Approx. 73,788 square
feet.
--Utilities. Comments: Measuring systems vary. Telephone, electrical,
sanitary sewer, storm sewer, potable and non-potable water, steam, and
railroads.
Expressions of Interest
Pursuant to Section 2905(b)(7)(c) of the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990, State and local governments, representatives
of the homeless, and other interested parties located in the vicinity
of the Naval Station, Philadelphia, may submit to the
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redevelopment authority (City of Philadelphia) a notice of interest 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
Section 2905(b)(7)(C) and (D), 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 the City of
Philadelphia, PA, the date by which expressions of interest must be
submitted. Under Section 2(e)(6) of the Act, 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 Mayor of
Philadelphia elected to proceed under the Act, i.e., November 29, 1994.
Dated: June 19, 1995.
M. D. Schetzsle,
LT, JAGC, USNR, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-15916 Filed 6-28-95; 8:45 am]
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