[Federal Register: January 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 7)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Transfer of Federally Assisted Land or Facility
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent to transfer Federally assisted land or
facility.
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SUMMARY: Section 5334(h) of the Federal Transit Laws, as codified, 49
U.S.C. 5301, et seq., permits the Administrator of the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) to authorize a recipient of FTA funds to transfer
land or a facility to a public body for any public purpose with no
further obligation to the Federal Government if, among other things, no
Federal agency is interested in acquiring the asset for Federal use.
Accordingly, FTA is issuing this Notice to advise Federal agencies that
the City of Kenosha (City) intends to transfer a facility located at
3735 65th Street, Kenosha, Wisconsin, to the Public Works Department of
the City of Kenosha (Public Works) for the operation of their Street
Department Division of Public Works. The City owns the land that the
facility sits on and the land purchase was funded with local money.
Therefore, FTA has no interest in the land. There is no access to the
facility except through the City's property. Any other public agency
other than those under the City would have to acquire access to the
facility which would prove costly. They would also have to negotiate a
lease with the City for the use or possible purchase of the land. The
facility is a single story, light industrial/municipal building.
DATES: Effective Date: Any Federal agency interested in acquiring the
facility must notify the FTA Region V Office of its interest by
February 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties should notify the Regional Office by
writing to Marisol Sim[oacute]n, Regional Administrator, Federal
Transit Administration, 200 West Adams, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhonda Reed, Deputy Regional
Administrator at 312/353-2789.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
49 U.S.C. 5334(h) provides guidance on the transfer of capital
assets. Specifically, if a recipient of FTA assistance decides an asset
acquired under this chapter at least in part with that assistance is no
longer needed for the purpose for which it was acquired, the Secretary
of Transportation may authorize the recipient to transfer the asset to
a local governmental authority to be used for a public purpose with no
further obligation to the Government. 49 U.S.C. 5334(h)(1)
Determinations:
The Secretary may authorize a transfer for a public purpose other
than mass transportation only if the Secretary decides:
(A) The asset will remain in public use for at least 5 years after
the date the asset is transferred;
(B) There is no purpose eligible for assistance under this chapter
for which the asset should be used;
(C) The overall benefit of allowing the transfer is greater than
the interest of the Government in liquidation and return of the
financial interest of the Government in the asset, after considering
fair market value and other factors; and
(D) Through an appropriate screening or survey process, that there
is no interest in acquiring the asset for Government use if the asset
is a facility or land.
Federal Interest in Acquiring Land or Facility
This document implements the requirements of 49 U.S.C.
5334(h)(1)(D) of the Federal Transit Laws. Accordingly, FTA hereby
provides notice of the availability of the land or facility further
described below. Any Federal agency interested in acquiring the
affected facility should promptly notify the FTA.
If no Federal agency is interested in acquiring the existing
facility, FTA will make certain that the other requirements specified
in 49 U.S.C. Section
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5334(h)(1)(A) through (C) are met before permitting the asset to be
transferred.
Additional Description of Facility
The facility is a single story light industrial/municipal building
which is part of a small municipal owner facility that is located just
east of 39th Avenue and just south of 65th Street. It is an industrial
zoned parcel that has access from 65th Street. It abuts the Union
Pacific Railroad track along its southern lot line but does not have
direct access to the rail. The facility is situated within the western
portion of Kenosha County, adjacent to the southwestern limits of the
City. The general neighborhood is mainly single-family residential
sites. It also includes some urban properties, as the township-city
boundary meanders through the area. The immediate area is more suburban
in nature and centers around the intersection of 60th Street (County
Trunk Highway K) and State Trunk Highway 31. These two streets provide
excellent access to the City of Kenosha and good access to the City of
Racine, located six miles north, Interstate 94 which is three miles
west and to the State of Illinois which is five miles south. The
facility has municipal water, sanitary sewer, curb gutter, gas and
electric. Cable and phone service are also available to the site. The
facility consists of three parts, the main building, a small wash-bay
and a rear-addition. Each is of masonry exterior with steel interior
supports, steel decking and concrete slab foundation. It is rectangular
in shape with dimensions of 135-feet by 120-feet. The rear addition is
39-feet by 100-feet with the wash-bay being 22-feet by 127-feet. The
main portion of the facility is a light industrial space that was used
as a municipal storage garage. The garage has seven overhead truck
doors off the eastern elevation and five off the west. The southern
wash-bay has one overhead door on the east and one on the west. The
majority of the building is the garage and shop area that is unfinished
with concrete flooring and open steel-beams. The southwestern corner of
the facility houses a small office area and employee locker room and
lunchroom. The office area is roughly 3,665-square feet of modest
finished area with the wash-bay being 2,794-feet. The gross building
area is approximately 23,934-square feet.
The facility is heated with suspended gas-fired forced air heaters.
The office and employee areas have central air conditioning. Electric
service is a 600 amp main with step down circuit breakers. 40-gallon
Rheem gas water heaters provide hot water. The entire facility is
covered with an interior sprinkler system.
Issued on: January 7, 2008.
Rhonda Reed,
Deputy Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8-281 Filed 1-9-08; 8:45 am]
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