[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 222 (Thursday, November 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 71441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29774]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Enhanced-Use Lease (EUL) of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
Real Property for the Development of Permanent Housing Facilities in 
Augusta, ME

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 a EUL on two parcels 
of land totaling approximately 20.0 acres at the VA Maine Healthcare 
System--Togus in Augusta, Maine. 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 permanent 
housing facilities; provide preference and priority placement for 
senior Veterans, homeless Veterans and Veterans at risk of homelessness 
and their families; and provide a supportive services program that 
guides resident Veterans toward attaining long-term self-sufficiency.

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 
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: November 10, 2011.
Eric K. Shinseki,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-29774 Filed 11-16-11; 8:45 am]
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