[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67021-67022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27915]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Enhanced-Use Lease (EUL) of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
Real Property for the Development of an Assisted Living Facility in 
Newington, CT

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Enter into an Enhanced-Use Lease (EUL).

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of VA intends to enter into an EUL on an 
approximately 5.0-acre parcel of land at the VA Connecticut Healthcare 
System, Newington campus in Newington, Connecticut. The selected lessee 
will finance, design, develop, construct, manage, maintain and operate 
the EUL development. As consideration for the lease, the lessee will be 
required to construct, renovate, operate and maintain an assisted 
living facility; provide preference and priority placement for senior 
and disabled Veterans and their families; and provide a supportive 
services program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Bradley, Office of Asset 
Enterprise Management (044), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7778 (this is not a 
toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 38 U.S.C. 8161 et seq. states that the 
Secretary may enter into an enhanced-use lease if he determines that

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implementation of a business plan proposed by the Under Secretary for 
Health for applying the consideration under such a lease for 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: October 21, 2011.
Eric K. Shinseki,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-27915 Filed 10-27-11; 8:45 am]
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