[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 148 (Friday, July 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46212-46213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16553]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Transfer of Federally Assisted Facility
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), United States Department
of Transportation (USDOT).
ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to Transfer Federally-Assisted Land or
facility.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is issuing this
Notice to advise Federal agencies that the Central Puget Sound Regional
Transit Authority (Sound Transit) intends to transfer the land portions
of 20 parcels (Subject Properties) to the Seattle Office of Housing.
Federal public transportation law delegated to the Federal Transit
Administrator permits the Administrator of the Federal Transit
Administration 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 (the Government) if, among other
things, no Federal agency is interested in acquiring the asset for
Federal use.
DATES: Any Federal agency interested in acquiring the facility must
notify the FTA Region X office of its interest no later than August 31,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties should notify the Regional Office by
writing to Linda Gehrke, Regional Administrator, Federal Transit
Administration, 915 Second Ave, Federal Building Suite 3142, Seattle,
WA 98174-1002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Montgomery, Attorney-Advisor,
(202) 366-1017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sound Transit used these locations as
staging areas for light rail construction and to widen the street
right-of-way. The parcels have been vacant for over ten years, and
Sound Transit determined it no longer needs the land for public
transportation purposes. The parcels are all located within Seattle
Washington parcel locations are 4804 Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr Way
S.; 4804 32nd Ave S; 4810 MLK Jr Way S.; 4851 MLK Jr Way S.; 4853 MLK
Jr Way S.; 4859 MLK Jr Way S.; 4736 31st Ave S.; 4742 MLK Jr Way S.;
4733 MLK Jr Way S.; 4735 MLK Jr Way S.; 4741 MLK Jr Way S.; 4203 S.
Kenyon St.; 7908 MLK Jr Way S.; 6740 MLK Jr Way S.; 3601 MLK Jr Way S.;
4865 MLK Jr Way S; 3112 S. Ferdinand St.; 3201 S. Ferdinand St.; 5042
MLK Jr Way S.; 6701 MLK Jr Way S.
Sound Transit requests FTA approval to transfer the Subject
Properties to the City of Seattle's Office of Housing, if no Federal
agency is interested in acquiring the asset for Federal use. The City
of Seattle's Office of Housing has dedicated $11 million to work with
affordable housing developers to convert the Subject Properties into
approximately 200 permanently affordable housing units, as defined by
Washington State's statute RCW 81.112.350. This transfer also would
satisfy Sound Transit's statutory requirement to dispose or transfer
surplus property to qualified entities to develop affordable housing.
Background
Federal public transportation law (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 with assistance
under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 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 FTA Administrator may authorize a transfer for a public purpose
other than mass transportation only if the FTA Administrator decides:
(A) The asset will remain in public use for at least five (5) years
after the date the asset is transferred;
(B) There is no purpose eligible for assistance under Chapter 53 of
title 49, United States Code, 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
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Government use if the asset is a facility or land.
The FTA Administrator has determined that the above requirements
(A), (B), and (C) have been met; this Notice is issued pursuant to
requirement (D).
Federal Interest in Acquiring Land or Facility
This Notice implements the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5334(h)(1)(D).
Accordingly, FTA hereby provides notice of the availability of the
Subject Properties further described below. Any Federal agency
interested in acquiring the Subject Properties should promptly notify
the FTA. If no Federal agency is interested in acquiring the Subject
Properties, FTA will transfer the properties.
Additional Description of Land or Facility
The Subject Properties are currently vacant land. The Subject
Properties are between 1,400- 14,000 square feet, each as follows: 4804
MLK Jr Way S. 4,275 sq ft; 4804 32nd Ave S. 3,556 sq ft; 4810 MLK Jr
Way S. 2,961 sq ft; 4851 MLK Jr Way S. 2,184 sq ft; 4853 MLK Jr Way S.
1,744 sq ft; 4859 MLK Jr Way S. 4,631 sq ft; 4736 31st Ave S. 4,655 sq
ft; 4742 MLK Jr Way S. 2,036 sq ft; 4733 MLK Jr Way S. 1,815 sq ft;
4735 MLK Jr Way S. 1,428 sq ft; 4741 MLK Jr Way S. 4,522 sq ft; 4203 S.
Kenyon St. 4,526 sq ft; 7908 MLK Jr Way S. 5,892 sq ft; 6740 MLK Jr Way
S. 8,439 sq ft; 3601 MLK Jr Way S. 13,164 sq ft; 4865 MLK Jr Way S
3,292 sq ft; 3112 S. Ferdinand St. 1,845 sq ft; 3201 S. Ferdinand St.
3,776 sq ft; 5042 MLK Jr Way S. 2,387 sq ft; 6701 MLK Jr Way S. 8,341
sq ft.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5334(h).
K. Jane Williams,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020-16553 Filed 7-30-20; 8:45 am]
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