[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 7 (Thursday, January 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1911-1912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-281]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Transfer of Federally Assisted Land or Facility

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to transfer Federally assisted land or 
facility.

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SUMMARY: Section 5334(h) of the Federal Transit Laws, as codified, 49 
U.S.C. 5301, et seq., permits the Administrator of the Federal Transit 
Administration (FTA) to authorize a recipient of FTA funds to transfer 
land or a facility to a public body for any public purpose with no 
further obligation to the Federal Government if, among other things, no 
Federal agency is interested in acquiring the asset for Federal use. 
Accordingly, FTA is issuing this Notice to advise Federal agencies that 
the City of Kenosha (City) intends to transfer a facility located at 
3735 65th Street, Kenosha, Wisconsin, to the Public Works Department of 
the City of Kenosha (Public Works) for the operation of their Street 
Department Division of Public Works. The City owns the land that the 
facility sits on and the land purchase was funded with local money. 
Therefore, FTA has no interest in the land. There is no access to the 
facility except through the City's property. Any other public agency 
other than those under the City would have to acquire access to the 
facility which would prove costly. They would also have to negotiate a 
lease with the City for the use or possible purchase of the land. The 
facility is a single story, light industrial/municipal building.

DATES: Effective Date: Any Federal agency interested in acquiring the 
facility must notify the FTA Region V Office of its interest by 
February 15, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should notify the Regional Office by 
writing to Marisol Sim[oacute]n, Regional Administrator, Federal 
Transit Administration, 200 West Adams, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhonda Reed, Deputy Regional 
Administrator at 312/353-2789.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    49 U.S.C. 5334(h) provides guidance on the transfer of capital 
assets. Specifically, if a recipient of FTA assistance decides an asset 
acquired under this chapter at least in part with that assistance is no 
longer needed for the purpose for which it was acquired, the Secretary 
of Transportation may authorize the recipient to transfer the asset to 
a local governmental authority to be used for a public purpose with no 
further obligation to the Government. 49 U.S.C. 5334(h)(1)
    Determinations:
    The Secretary may authorize a transfer for a public purpose other 
than mass transportation only if the Secretary decides:
    (A) The asset will remain in public use for at least 5 years after 
the date the asset is transferred;
    (B) There is no purpose eligible for assistance under this chapter 
for which the asset should be used;
    (C) The overall benefit of allowing the transfer is greater than 
the interest of the Government in liquidation and return of the 
financial interest of the Government in the asset, after considering 
fair market value and other factors; and
    (D) Through an appropriate screening or survey process, that there 
is no interest in acquiring the asset for Government use if the asset 
is a facility or land.

Federal Interest in Acquiring Land or Facility

    This document implements the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 
5334(h)(1)(D) of the Federal Transit Laws. Accordingly, FTA hereby 
provides notice of the availability of the land or facility further 
described below. Any Federal agency interested in acquiring the 
affected facility should promptly notify the FTA.
    If no Federal agency is interested in acquiring the existing 
facility, FTA will make certain that the other requirements specified 
in 49 U.S.C. Section

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5334(h)(1)(A) through (C) are met before permitting the asset to be 
transferred.

Additional Description of Facility

    The facility is a single story light industrial/municipal building 
which is part of a small municipal owner facility that is located just 
east of 39th Avenue and just south of 65th Street. It is an industrial 
zoned parcel that has access from 65th Street. It abuts the Union 
Pacific Railroad track along its southern lot line but does not have 
direct access to the rail. The facility is situated within the western 
portion of Kenosha County, adjacent to the southwestern limits of the 
City. The general neighborhood is mainly single-family residential 
sites. It also includes some urban properties, as the township-city 
boundary meanders through the area. The immediate area is more suburban 
in nature and centers around the intersection of 60th Street (County 
Trunk Highway K) and State Trunk Highway 31. These two streets provide 
excellent access to the City of Kenosha and good access to the City of 
Racine, located six miles north, Interstate 94 which is three miles 
west and to the State of Illinois which is five miles south. The 
facility has municipal water, sanitary sewer, curb gutter, gas and 
electric. Cable and phone service are also available to the site. The 
facility consists of three parts, the main building, a small wash-bay 
and a rear-addition. Each is of masonry exterior with steel interior 
supports, steel decking and concrete slab foundation. It is rectangular 
in shape with dimensions of 135-feet by 120-feet. The rear addition is 
39-feet by 100-feet with the wash-bay being 22-feet by 127-feet. The 
main portion of the facility is a light industrial space that was used 
as a municipal storage garage. The garage has seven overhead truck 
doors off the eastern elevation and five off the west. The southern 
wash-bay has one overhead door on the east and one on the west. The 
majority of the building is the garage and shop area that is unfinished 
with concrete flooring and open steel-beams. The southwestern corner of 
the facility houses a small office area and employee locker room and 
lunchroom. The office area is roughly 3,665-square feet of modest 
finished area with the wash-bay being 2,794-feet. The gross building 
area is approximately 23,934-square feet.
    The facility is heated with suspended gas-fired forced air heaters. 
The office and employee areas have central air conditioning. Electric 
service is a 600 amp main with step down circuit breakers. 40-gallon 
Rheem gas water heaters provide hot water. The entire facility is 
covered with an interior sprinkler system.

    Issued on: January 7, 2008.
Rhonda Reed,
Deputy Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8-281 Filed 1-9-08; 8:45 am]
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