[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 10305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4001]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Enhanced-Use Lease for Development of Transitional Residential 
Homeless Program at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
Butler, PA

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of intent to enter into an enhanced-use lease.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
intends to enter into an enhanced-use lease of approximately 0.46 acres 
including a 6,000-square foot building at the VA Medical Center (VAMC) 
in Butler, Pennsylvania. The selected lessee would develop, finance, 
construct, manage, maintain and operate a transitional residential 
homeless program. The lessee also would be required to provide VA with 
in-kind consideration consisting of construction and improvement work 
on the VAMC campus and services relating to shelter, job preparation, 
and referrals for health care programs needs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Hackman, Office of Asset 
Enterprise Management (004B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-5875.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 38 U.S.C. section 8161 et seq. 
specifically provides that the Secretary may enter into an enhanced-use 
lease if he determines that the implementation of a business plan 
proposed by the Under Secretary for Health for applying the 
consideration under such a lease to the provision of medical care and 
services would result in a demonstrable improvement of services to 
eligible veterans in the geographic service-delivery area within which 
the property is located. This project meets this requirement.

    Approved: February 27, 2007.
R. James Nicholson,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E7-4001 Filed 3-6-07; 8:45 am]
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