Determination of Surplus for the Disposal and Reuse of Marine Corps Air Station Tustin, CA

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Determination of Surplus for the Disposal and Reuse of Marine

Corps Air Station Tustin, CA

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides information regarding the local

redevelopment authority that has been established to plan the reuse of

Marine Corps Air Station Tustin, California, and the surplus property

that is located at that base closure site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Anderson, Real Estate and Base

Closure Section Head, Commandant of the Marine Corps (Code LFL3),

Headquarters US Marine Corps, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, D.C. 20380-

1775, Telephone (703) 696-0865. For more detailed information regarding

particular properties identified in this Notice (i.e., acreage, floor

plans, condition, exact street address, etc.), contact Al Murphy, Base

Realignment and Closure Office, COMCABWEST, Code 1AS, Headquarters

Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, PO BOX 95001, Santa Ana, CA 92709-

5001, Telephone (714) 726-5305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1991, Marine Corps Air Station Tustin was

designated for closure under the authority of the Defense Base Closure

and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, as amended. Pursuant

to this designation, on October 1, 1993, land and facilities at this

installation were declared excess to the Department of Navy and

available to other Department of Defense components and other Federal

agencies. With the exception of the land and facilities excluded from

this Notice, it is not anticipated that any other land or facilities

will be made available to such components or other Federal agencies.

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 Marine Corps Air Station Tustin, CA, is published

in the Federal Register.

Redevelopment Authority

The local redevelopment authority for Marine Corps Air Station

Tustin, for

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purposes of implementing the provisions of the Defense Base Closure and

Realignment Act of 1990, as amended, is the City of Tustin. The Mayor

of the City has established a committee to provide recommendations to

the Tustin City Council concerning the redevelopment plan for the Air

Station. This committee is known as the ``Marine Corps Air Station

Closure Task Force'' and is chaired by a member of the Tustin City

Council. A cross section of community interests is represented on the

committee. Daily operations of the local redevelopment authority are

managed by Christine Shingleton, Assistant City Manager, 300 Centennial

Way, Tustin, CA 92680, Telephone (714) 573-3107 and Dana Ogdon, Senior

Planner, Telephone (714) 573-3116.

Surplus Property Descriptions

The following is a list of the land and facilities at Marine Corps

Air Station Tustin that are declared surplus to the needs of the

Federal Government.

Land

Approximately 1594 acres of improved and unimproved fee simple land

at Marine Corps Air Station Tustin, located within the cities of Tustin

and Irvine (incorporated), Orange County, will be available. In

general, all areas will be available when the installation closes in

July, 1999. Of this total acreage, approximately 530 acres is

undeveloped land, of which 360 acres are currently being utilized for

agricultural activities.

Excluded from this determination of surplus is a parcel of property

of approximately 15.9 acres that includes a United States Armed

Services Reserve Center and its supporting facilities. This compound

will be transferred to the Department of the Army for the use of the

United States Army Reserve upon operational closure of the Marine Corps

Air Station.

Buildings

The following is a summary of the buildings and other improvements

located on the above-described land that will also be available when

the installation closes. Two blimp hangars are listed on the National

Register of Historic Places with some associated buildings, connecting

roads, blimp mooring mats, etc., that are part of an eligible historic

district. Property numbers are available on request.

--Administrative/office facilities (9 structures) Comments: Approx.

48,754 square feet.

--Airfield operations facility (1 structure) Comments: Approx. 6,085

square feet.

--Auditorium (1 structure) Comments: Approx. 5,700 square feet.

--Aviation maintenance facilities (28 structures) Comments: Approx.

646,743 square feet. Includes two blimp hangars, both listed on the

National Register of Historic Places. Blimp hangars are approx. 300,000

square feet each.

--Bachelor quarters housing (12 structures) Comments: Approx. 390,921

square feet. Eleven structures are designed with units consisting of

two living spaces with a shared bathroom. One contains large open bay

rooms.

--Chapel (1 structure) Comments: Approx. 3,803 square feet.

--Child care facilities (2 structures) Comments: Approx. 18,973 square

feet.

--Community support facilities (4 structures) Comments: Approx. 19,212

square feet.

--Bowling Alley (1 structure) Comments: Approx. 5,640 square feet.

--Fire protection (4 structures) Comments: Approx. 12,977 square feet.

--Hazardous materials storage facilities (16 structures) Comments:

Approx. 7,043 square feet.

--Hazardous waste storage facilities (24 structures) Comments: Approx.

6,869 square feet.

--Housing units (1537 units) Comments: 2, 3, 4 bedroom townhouse,

duplexes, and apartments.

--Instructional facilities (7 structures) Comments: Approx. 78,396

square feet. Classroom and general training type facility.

--Maintenance production facilities (19 structures) Comments: Approx.

77,234 square feet. Ground support equipment shops, auto/truck repair

shops, paint booths, wash and grease racks.

--Medical/Dental facility (1 structure) Comments: Approx. 11,210 square

feet.

--Mess and dining facilities (5 structures) Comments: Approx. 48,541

square feet. Club facilities, enlisted mess hall, cafeteria.

--Miscellaneous facilities (27 structures) Comments: Approx: 58,054

square feet. Includes filling station, pavilion, security gate houses,

etc.

--Recreational facilities (17 structures) Comments: Tennis, basketball,

volleyball, and racquetball courts. Football, baseball, and softball

fields. Picnic grounds with ancillary facilities.

--Paved areas (airfield) Comments: Approx. 916,588 square yards.

Includes runway, taxiway, van pads, access apron, washrack pavement.

--Paved areas (roads and other surface areas) Comments: Approx. 245,992

square yards consisting of roads and 2 bridges. Approx. 560,251 square

yards consisting of other surface areas, i.e., sidewalks, parking lots,

and airfield center mat.

--Utility facilities (46 structures) Comments: Measuring systems vary;

Gas, telephone, electric, storm drainage, water, sewer, oil-water

separators, fire alarm system, fire protection systems, compressed air

distribution line, JP5 aviation fuel supply line located on and off

base with associated property interests.

--Warehouse/storage facilities (32 structures) Comments: Approx.

171,640 square feet.

Redevelopment Planning

Pursuant to Section 2905(b)(7)(F) of the Defense Base Closure and

Realignment Act of 1990, as amended, the local redevelopment authority

has prepared a redevelopment plan that considered the interests of

state and local governments, representatives of the homeless, and other

interested parties located in the vicinity of Marine Corps Air Station

Tustin, California, and has submitted that plan to the Secretary of

Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Section 2905(b)(7)(G).

Dated: December 24, 1997.

Saundra K. Melancon,

Paralegal Specialist, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97-34121 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]

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