[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR581.7]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND 
        DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 581_USE OF FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY TO ASSIST THE HOMELESS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 581.7  Determination of availability.

    (a) Within 45 days after receipt of a letter from HUD pursuant to 
Sec. 581.4(a), each landholding agency must transmit to HUD a statement 
of one of the following:
    (1) In the case of unutilized or underutilized property:
    (i) An intention to declare the property excess,
    (ii) An intention to make the property available for use to assist 
the homeless, or

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    (iii) The reasons why the property cannot be declared excess or made 
available for use to assist the homeless. The reasons given must be 
different than those listed as suitability criteria in Sec. 581.6.
    (2) In the case of excess property which had previously been 
reported to GSA:
    (i) A statement that there is no compelling Federal need for the 
property, and that, therefore, the property will be determined surplus; 
or
    (ii) A statement that there is a further and compelling Federal need 
for the property (including a full explanation of such need) and that, 
therefore, the property is not presently available for use to assist the 
homeless.