Community Redevelopment Authority and Available Surplus Buildings and Land at Military Installations Designated for Closure: Naval Air Station, South Weymouth, MA

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Community Redevelopment Authority and Available Surplus Buildings

and Land at Military Installations Designated for Closure: Naval Air

Station, South Weymouth, MA

SUMMARY: This Notice provides information regarding the redevelopment

authority that has been established to plan the reuse of the Naval Air

Station, South Weymouth, Massachusetts and the surplus property that is

located at that base closure site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further general information,

contact John J. Kane, Director, Department of the Navy, Real Estate

Operations, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 200 Stovall Street,

Alexandria, VA 22332-2300, telephone (703) 325-0474, or Marian E.

DiGiamarino, Special Assistant for Real Estate, Base Closure Team,

Northern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Lester, PA

19113-2090, telephone (610) 595-0762. For more detailed information

regarding particular properties identified in this Notice (i.e.

acreage,

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floorplan, sanitary facilities, exact street address, etc.), contact

Helen McCabe, Realty Specialist, Base Closure Team, Northern Division,

Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Lester, PA 19113-2090, telephone

(610) 595-0549.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1995, the Naval Air Station, South

Weymouth, Massachusetts, was designated for realignment pursuant to the

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510,

as amended. Pursuant to this designation, on 28 September 1995, the

land and facilities at this installation were declared excess to the

Department of Navy and made available for use by other federal public

agencies. Approximately 62 acres of improved property together with all

of Nomans Island, an auxiliary site located near Martha's Vineyard,

Massachusetts, have been requested by other federal agencies. That

property is not included in this notice.

Notice of Surplus Property: Pursuant to paragraph (7)(B) of Section

2905(b) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as

amended by the Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless

Assistance Act of 1994, the following information regarding the

redevelopment authority for and surplus property at the Naval Air

Station, South Weymouth, Massachusetts, is published in the Federal

Register.

Redevelopment Authority: The redevelopment authority for the Naval

Air Station, South Weymouth, Massachusetts, for purposes of

implementing the provisions of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Act of 1990, as amended, is the Naval Air Station Planning Committee,

chaired by Mary S. McElroy. A cross section of community interests is

represented on the Planning Committee. For further information contact

Mr. James Clarke, Director of Planning, Naval Air Station Planning

Committee, Weymouth Town Hall, South Weymouth, Massachusetts 02189,

telephone (617) 335-2000 facsimile (617) 682-2189.

Surplus Property Descriptions: The following is a listing of the

land and facilities at the Naval Air Station, South Weymouth,

Massachusetts that are declared surplus to the federal government.

Land: Approximately 1,382 acres of improved and unimproved fee

simple land plus flight clearance easements at the U.S. Naval Air

Station, South Weymouth, Massachusetts. In general, all areas will be

available upon the closure of the Air Station, anticipated for

September 1997.

Buildings: The following is a summary of the facilities located on

the above described land which will be available when the Air Station

closes in September 1997, unless otherwise indicated. Property numbers

are available on request.

Main Station:

Administrative/training facilities (16 structures);

Comments: Approx. 74,242 square feet;

--Aircraft fuel storage;

Comments: Approx. 600 million gallons;

--Airfield pavement;

Comments: Approx. 7,062 square yards;

--Ammo storage facilities (6 structures);

Comments: Approx. 5,212 square feet.

--Communication facilities (3 structures);

Comments: Approx. 2,092 square feet;

--Community facilities (24 structures);

Comments: Approx. 70,487 square feet;

--Covered storage facilities (6 structures);

Comments: Approx. 47,224 square feet;

--Dental/Dispensary clinics (3 structures);

Comments: Approx. 12,657 square feet;

--Electric distribution facilities;

--Fire protection--water;

Comments: Approx. 2,835 square feet;

--Fuel storage facilities (5 structures);

Comments: Approx. 945,000 gallons;

--Heat plant facility;

Comments: Approx. 5,543 square feet;

--Maintenance aircraft facilities (11 structures);

Comments: Approx. 148,629 square feet;

--Maintenance automobile facilities (3 structures);

Comments: Approx. 10,948 square feet;

--Maintenance electric communication facility;

Comments: Approx. 3,675 square feet;

--Operation facilities (4 structures);

Comments: Approx. 11,154 square feet;

--Public works facilities (11 structures);

Comments: Approx. 26,004 square feet;

--Ship operation facilities (4 structures);

Comments: Approx. 65,639 square feet;

--Miscellaneous facilities (railroad trackage, fencing, retaining wall,

etc.)

Expressions of Interest: Pursuant to paragraph 7(C) of Section

2905(b) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as

amended by the Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless

Assistance Act of 1994, State and local governments, representatives of

the homeless, and other interested parties located in the vicinity of

the Naval Air Warfare Station, South Weymouth, Massachusetts shall

submit to said redevelopment authority Naval Air Station Planning

Committee a notice of interest, of such governments, representatives

and parties in the above described surplus property, or any portion

thereof. A notice of interest shall describe the need of the

government, representative, or party concerned for the desired surplus

property. Pursuant to paragraph 7(C) of said Section 2905(b), the

redevelopment authority shall assist interested parties in evaluating

the surplus property for the intended use and publish in a newspaper of

general circulation in South Weymouth, Massachusetts, the date by which

expressions of interest must be submitted.

Dated: April 19, 1996.

M.A. Waters,

LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 96-11190 Filed 5-3-96; 8:45 am]

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