[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19746-19747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9794]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Community Redevelopment Authority and Available Surplus Buildings
and Land at Military Installations Designated for Closure: Naval Air
Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Trenton, NJ
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 Air
Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Trenton, NJ, 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 (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 Barry Barclay, Base Transition Coordinator, Naval Air
Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, P.O. Box 7176, 1440 Parkway Avenue,
Trenton, NJ 08628-0176, telephone (609) 538-6489.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1993, the Naval Air Warfare Center,
Aircraft Division, Trenton, New Jersey 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 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 (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 8, 1994, the County of Mercer, New Jersey 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 Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Trenton, NJ is published
in the Federal Register.
Redevelopment Authority
The redevelopment authority for the Naval Air Warfare Center,
Aircraft Division, Trenton, NJ, for purposes of implementing the
provisions of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as
amended, is the Ewing Township Local Reuse Committee, whose chairman is
William R. Mate. A cross section of community interests is represented
on committee. For further information contact the Ewing Township
Business Administrator, Ewing Township Municipal Complex, 2 Municipal
Drive, Ewing, NJ 08628, telephone (609) 538-7606.
Surplus Property Descriptions
The following is a listing of the land and facilities at the Naval
Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Trenton, NJ, that were declared
surplus to the federal government on January 31, 1995.
Land
Approximately 65.61 acres of improved and unimproved fee simple
land at the U.S. Naval Air Warfare [[Page 19747]] Center, Aircraft
Division, Trenton, in Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. An
additional 475 acres of land is held in easements, permits and
agreements, including 463 acres in permanent easement rights for the
ascension and landing of aircraft at Mercer County Airport.
Buildings
The following is a summary of the facilities located on the above
described land which will also be available when the station closes on
30 September 1998 unless otherwise indicated. Property numbers are
available on request.
--Administration/Office facilities (5 structures). Comments: Approx.
59,000 square feet.
--Laboratory Space (5 structures). Comments: Approx. 141,967 square
feet.
--Covered Storage Space (8 structures). Comments: Approx. 40,450 square
feet.
--Testing Facility Space (13 structures). Comments: Approx. 317,514
square feet.
--Electrical and Water Service (2 structures). Comments: Located off-
base. Scotch Road meter house (100 KV) with a 0.8 mile easement.
Delaware River non-potable water pumping station with a 2.2 mile
easement.
--Fuel storage facilities (22 structures). Comments: Approx. 25,000
gallon capacity in each tank and 0.4 miles of pipeline.
--Steam Plant (1 structure). Comments: Rated at 120,000 lb./hr.
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 Air Warfare
Center, Aircraft Division, Trenton, shall submit to the redevelopment
authority (Ewing Township Local Reuse Committee) 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
Trenton/Ewing Township, NJ, 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 County of Mercer,
NJ, elected to proceed under the new statute, i.e., December 8, 1994.
Dated: April 10, 1995.
M.D. Schetzsle,
LT, JAGC, USNR, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-9794 Filed 4-19-95; 8:45 am]
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