[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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