[Federal Register: October 3, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 192)]
[Notices]
[Page 57436]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Availability of Surplus Land and Buildings in Accordance With
Public Law 103-421 Located at Fort Ritchie Military Reservation,
Cascade, MD
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Public notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice identifies the surplus real property located at
the Fort Ritchie Military Reservation, Cascade, MD. The property is
located in Washington County, Northeast of Hagerstown in the community
of Cascade, MD at the intersection of routes 550 and 491.
ADDRESSES: Notices of interest should be forwarded to Mr. Richard Rook,
Executive Director, PenMar Development Corporation, P.O. Box 699,
Cascade, MD 21719, telephone (301) 241-4050, fax (301) 241-4141. A copy
of notices of interest should be sent to Mr. Gerry Bresee at the
address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the
particular property identified in this notice (i.e., acreage, floor
plans, existing sanitary facilities, exact location), contact Mr. Gerry
Bresee, Real Estate Division, Army Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 1715,
Baltimore, MD 21203 (telephone 410-962-5173, fax 410-962-0866).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Surplus is available under the provisions of
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and the
Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of
1994. Notice is posted to comply with property screening requirements
mandated in the February 4, 2003 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals
(Role Models America, Inc. v. Thomas E. White, Secretary of the Army et
al.). This notice supercedes the Federal Register notice of March 25,
2003 (68 FR 14412). The property available for surplus is not being
screened for potential homeless use as determined by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development. Parties wishing to
participate in a federal Public Benefit Conveyance program are invited
to visit the web sites of the General Services Administration listed
below for information on the types of land uses which qualify for the
program and how to apply.
1. http://propertydisposal.gsa.gov/ResourceCenter/Laws_Regs_All/main1.htm
.
2. http://propertydisposal.gsa.gov/Property/library/law/law_main1.asp#sales
.
Listed below are five Public Benefit Conveyance land uses which
local communities often ask about. Parties are invited to contact the
following offices to find out more about each agency's Public Benefit
Conveyance Program and to discuss with the Agency the Party's potential
for qualifying for a conveyance of property:
For Park and Recreation Uses--Mr. Bill Huie, Recreation Grants
Division Southeast Regional Office, National Park Service, 100 Alabama
Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303, Telephone: (404) 562-3175.
For Educational Uses--Mr. Peter Wieczorek, Director, Eastern Zone,
Federal Real Property Assistance Program, U.S. Department of Education,
J.W. McCormack PO & Courthouse (Room 536), Boston, MA 02109, Telephone
(617) 223-9321.
For Health Conveyances--Chief, Real Property Branch, Division of
Health Facilities Planning (Room 5B17), Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 443-2265.
For Prison Uses--Chief, Site Selection and Environmental Review,
Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20534,
Telephone: 202-514-6470.
For Self-Help Housing--Ms. Janet Golrick, U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Multifamily Housing Programs,
451 7th Street, SW. (Room 6112), Washington, DC 20410, Telephone (202)
708-2495.
The surplus real property totals approximately 591 acres and
contains 252 buildings totaling 1,384,000 square feet of space. Current
range of uses include: Administrative; residential; open recreation;
and special purpose space. Future uses may include generally the same
types of uses.
Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-25182 Filed 10-2-03; 8:45 am]
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