[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80989-80990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22989]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Enhanced-Use Lease of Department of Veterans Affairs Real 
Property for the Development of Permanent Supportive Housing at the 
Northern Arizona VA Health Care System, Prescott, Arizona Campus

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of intent to enter into an Enhanced-Use Lease.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this Federal Register notice is to provide the 
public with notice that the Secretary of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA) intends to enter into an Enhanced-Use Lease (EUL) of 
Buildings 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 on approximately 3.9 acres of 
underutilized land on the Prescott campus of the Northern Arizona VA 
Health Care System (VAHCS).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. Brett Simms, Executive Director, 
Office of Asset Enterprise Management, Office of Management, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, 202-502-0262. This is not a 
toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8161, et seq. as 
amended by Public Law 117-168, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is 
authorized to enter into an EUL for a term of up to 99 years, that (a) 
provides supportive housing for Veterans and their families, or (b) 
enhances the use of the leased property by directly or indirectly 
benefitting Veterans. In addition, the EUL must not be inconsistent 
with and not adversely affect the mission of VA or the operation of 
VA's facilities, programs, and services in the area of the leased 
property. Consistent with this authority, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs intends to enter into an EUL for the purpose of outleasing 
Buildings 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 on approximately 3.9 acres of 
underutilized land on the campus of the Northern Arizona VAHCS, to 
develop approximately 103 units of supportive housing for Veterans and 
their families. The competitively selected EUL lessee/developer entity 
consisting of Gorman & Company and U.S.VETS will finance, design, 
develop, renovate, manage, maintain, and operate housing for eligible 
homeless Veterans or Veterans at risk of homelessness on a priority 
placement basis. In addition, the lessee/developer will be required to 
provide supportive services that guide Veteran residents towards long-
term independence and self-sufficiency.

Signing Authority

    Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved and signed 
this document on September 26, 2024, and authorized the undersigned to 
sign and submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for 
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.

Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy & 
Management, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-22989 Filed 10-3-24; 8:45 am]
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