[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46221-46222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23333]


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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: U.S. Marine 
Corps Air Station El Toro, California

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides information regarding the local 
redevelopment authority that has been established to plan the reuse of 
U.S. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California, and the surplus 
property that is located at that base closure site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Anderson, Real Estate and Base 
Closure Section Head, Commandant of the Marine Corps (Code LFL3), 
Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20380-
1775, Telephone (703) 6958240. For more detailed information regarding 
particular properties identified in this Notice (i.e., acreage, floor 
plans, condition, exact street address, etc.), contact Pete Ciesla, 
Base Realignment and Closure Office, COMCABWEST, Code 1AS, Headquarters 
U.S. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, PO BOX 95001, Santa Ana, 
California 92709-5001, Telephone (714) 726-2679.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1993, U.S. Marine Corps Air Station El 
Toro was designated for closure under the authority of the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, as amended 
(the Act). Pursuant to this designation, on October 1, 1993, land and 
facilities at this installation were declared excess to the Department 
of Navy and available to other Department of Defense components and 
other federal agencies. With the exception of the land and facilities 
excluded from this Notice, we have evaluated all timely Federal 
requests and have made our decisions on property required by the 
Federal Government.

Notice of Surplus Property

    Pursuant to paragraph (7)(B) of Section 2905 (b) of the Act, the 
following information regarding the redevelopment authority for and 
surplus property at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, CA, is 
published in the Federal Register.

Redevelopment Authority

    The local redevelopment authority for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station 
El Toro for purposes of implementing the provisions of the Act, is the 
Orange County Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors has an 
advisory commission which provides recommendations to the Board 
concerning the redevelopment plan for the Air Station. This commission 
is known as the ``El Toro Airport Citizens Advisory Commission''. A 
cross section of community interests is represented on the committee. 
Daily operations of the local redevelopment authority are managed by 
Courtney Wiercioch, Program Manager of the MCAS El Toro Master 
Development Program Office, 10 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 720, Santa 
Ana, California 92703, Telephone (714) 834-5111, and Gary Simon, Real 
Estate/Operations Manager, Telephone (714) 834-2095.

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Surplus Property Descriptions

    The following is a list of the land and facilities at U.S. Marine 
Corps Air Station El Toro that are surplus to the needs of the Federal 
Government.

Land

    U.S. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro consists of approximately 
4,738 acres of improved and unimproved fee simple land located within 
the County of Orange and the City of Irvine. In general, all areas will 
be available when the installation closes in July 1999. Of this total 
acreage, approximately 3067 acres is undeveloped land of which 
approximately 837 acres are currently being utilized for agricultural 
activities.
    Excluded from this determination of surplus are two parcels of 
property. The first parcel is approximately 975 acres includes an 
ammunition storage area and a pistol range. This area will be 
transferred to the Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior on 
or before operational closure. The second parcel consisting of 
approximately 21.5 acres includes storehouses, administrative 
facilities, and communications equipment maintenance shops. Upon 
operational closure of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station, this parcel 
will be conveyed to the Local Redevelopment Authority with a lease back 
to the Department of the Air Force Readiness Command.

Buildings

    The following is a summary of the buildings and other improvements 
located on the above-described land that will also be available when 
the installation closes. Property numbers are available on request. 
Excluded from this determination are six facilities at various 
locations consisting of transmitter, receiver, radar, VORTAC, tower 
sites and equipment and maintenance spaces, and the perpetual easements 
for the sites and utility and roadway easements required for the 
Federal Aviation Administration to operate and maintain a critical 
portion of the National Air Space System. The above sites will be 
conveyed to the Local Redevelopment Authority with a lease back to the 
FAA upon operational closure of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station.

--Administrative/office facilities (64 structures) Comments: Approx. 
629,871 square feet.
--Airfield operations facilities and lighting (33 structures) Comments: 
Approx. 44,510 square feet. Includes airfield obstruction lights, 
control tower, airfield terminal, line maintenance shelters, arresting 
gear, etc.
--Auditorium (1 structure) Comments: Approx. 26,733 square feet.
--Aviation maintenance facilities (44 structures) Comments: Approx. 
894,519 square feet. Includes aircraft maintenance hangars, aviation 
paint areas, engine test cells, aircraft wash racks, etc.
--Bachelor quarters housing (29 structures) Comments: Approx. 1,768,437 
square feet.
--Bowling Alley (1 structure) Comments: Approx. 14,664 square feet.
--Chapel/Religious Ministries (2 structures) Comments: Approx. 19,408 
square feet.
--Child care facilities (2 structures) Comments: Approx. 36,108 square 
feet.
--Community support facilities (2 structures) Comments: Approx. 28,800 
square feet
--Fire protection (10 structures) Comments: Approx. 31,086 square feet.
--Gymnasium (1 structure) Comments: Approx. 23,123 square feet.
--Hazardous materials storage facilities (28 structures) Comments: 
Approx. 59,853 square feet.
--Hazardous waste storage facilities (7 structures) Comments: Approx. 
1,963 square feet.
--Housing units (1,188 units) Comments: 2, 3, 4 bedroom townhouse, 
duplexes, and apartments.
--Instructional facilities (34 structures) Comments: Approx. 233,615 
square feet. Classroom and general training-type facilities and approx. 
six training and wading pools.
--Library (1 structure) Comments: Approx. 6,480 square feet.
--Maintenance production facilities (51 structures) Comments: Approx. 
305,327 square feet. Includes ground support equipment shops, auto/
truck repair shops, paint booths, wash and grease racks, public works 
shops, electronic maintenance shops, etc.
--Medical/dental facility (2 structures) Comments: Approx. 83,223 
square feet.
--Mess and dining facilities (8 structures) Comments: Approx. 135,064 
square feet. Includes club facilities, enlisted mess hall, cafeteria, 
restaurant.
--Miscellaneous facilities (48 structures) Comments: Approx: 57,479 
square feet. Includes post office, museum, credit unions, security gate 
houses and guard towers, veterinarian facility, liquid oxygen/liquid 
nitrogen storage, etc.
--Paved areas (airfield) Comments: Approx. 2,739,761 square yards. 
Includes runways, taxiways, aprons, van pads, wash racks, and other 
associated airfield pavements.
--Paved areas (roads and other surface areas) Comments: Approx. 
1,286,443 square yards consisting of roads and other similar pavements. 
Approx. 1,343,068 square yards consisting of other surface areas, i.e., 
sidewalks, parking lots, etc.
--Recreational facilities (44 structures) Comments: Measuring systems 
vary; Tennis, basketball, volleyball, and racquetball courts. Football, 
baseball, and softball fields. Picnic and play grounds with ancillary 
facilities. Hobby shops, golf course with clubhouse and support 
facilities, horse stables with barn, bunkhouse, and other support 
facilities, kennel, etc.
--Retail facilities (10 structure) Comments: Approx. 159,439 square 
feet. Includes supermarket, retail gas stations, snack bars, and retail 
stores.
--Utility facilities (approx. 57 structures) Comments: Measuring 
systems vary; Gas, telephone, electric, storm drainage, potable and 
non-potable water, sewer, oil-water separators, fire alarm system, fire 
protection systems, aviation fuel pipeline, etc.
--Warehouse/storage facilities (72 structures) Comments: Approx. 
963,277 square feet. Includes high-bay storage, general warehousing, 
retail storage, ammunition magazines, etc.

Redevelopment Planning

    Pursuant to Section 2905(b)(7)(F) of the Act, the local 
redevelopment authority has prepared a redevelopment plan that 
considered the interests of state and local governments, 
representatives of the homeless, and other interested parties located 
in the vicinity of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California, 
and has submitted that plan to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development pursuant to Section 2905(b)(7)(G).

    Dated: August 26, 1998.
Ralph W. Corey,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-23333 Filed 8-28-98; 8:45 am]
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