[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24839-24840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11852]


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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: 49 U.S.C. Section 5334(g) (formerly Section 12(k)) of the 
Federal Transit Act, as amended) permits the Administrator of the 
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to authorize a recipient of FTA 
funds to transfer land or a facility to a local 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 Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation 
District of Oregon (Tri-Met) intends to transfer railroad right-of -way 
(RROW) between N.W. Division Street and Spring Water Trail (formerly 
Linneman Junction ) in the City Of Gresham, Oregon. The RROW has been 
abandoned and declared surplus.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Any Federal agency interested in acquiring the land or 
facility must notify the FTA Region 10 Office of its interest, by June 
4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should notify the Regional Office by 
writing FTA Region 10, 915 Second Avenue, Room 3142, Seattle, 
Washington 98174-1002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Williams, Regional Engineer 
at (206) 220-7965; or Pat Berkley, FTA Headquarters Office of Program 
Management at (202) 366-6470.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    49 U.S.C. Section 5334(g) 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.

Determinations

    The Secretary may authorize a transfer to a local governmental 
authority for a public purpose other than mass transportation only if 
the Secretary decides--
    (A) The asset will remain in public use for not less than 5 years 
after the date of the transfer;
    (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 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. Section 
5334(g) (formerly Section 12(k) of the

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Federal Transit Act, as amended). Accordingly, FTA hereby provides 
notice of the availability of the land or facility further described 
below. Any Federal agency interested in acquiring the affected land or 
facility should promptly notify the FTA.
    If no Federal agency is interested in acquiring the existing land 
or facility, FTA will make certain that the other requirements 
specified in 49 U.S.C. Section 5334(g)(1)(A) through (1)(D) are met 
before permitting the asset to be transferred.

Additional Description of Land or Facility

    The property is a portion of the RROW originally acquired as part 
of the Banfield Light Rail Project. The RROW consists of six (6) 
contiguous parcels totaling 14.232 acres, more or less, along 6,400 
linear feet, between N.W. Division Street and Spring Water Trail in the 
City of Gresham, Oregon. Tri-Met purchased this property on December 
13, 1983, from the Southern Pacific Railroad Company and the Union 
Pacific Railroad Company.

    Issed: April 22, 1998.
Helen M. Knoll,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-11852 Filed 5-4-98; 8:45 am]
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