[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 107 (Monday, June 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27876-27877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13777]
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Coastal Barrier Improvement Act; Property Availability: Hopping
Brook Park, Middlesex County, MA
AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the property known as Hopping
Brook Park, located in the southwestern portion of Holliston, Middlesex
County, Massachusetts, is affected by Section 10 of the Coastal Barrier
Improvement Act of 1990 as specified below.
DATES: Written notice of serious interest to purchase or effect other
transfer of all or any portion of this property maybe mailed or faxed
to the FDIC until September 3, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Copies of detailed descriptions of this property, including
maps, may be obtained from or are available for inspection by
contacting the following person: Mr. Steve Greenberg, Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, Franklin Consolidated Office, 124 Grove Street,
Franklin, MA 02038, (508) 520-6104; Fax (508) 520-2688.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hopping Brook Park property is located
in the southwestern portion of the Town of Holliston, Massachusetts,
along the southerly side of Washington Street at the intersection of
Hopping Brook Road. The site consists of approximately 232 acres of
undeveloped land that is zoned for industrial uses and includes
approximately 16 acres of improved and unimproved roads. The legal
description of the Hopping Brook Park property is shown at the
Middlesex District Registry of Deeds in Book 907 Page 117, Certificate
162467, Book 14185 Page 571, Book 14202 Page 474, Book 14945 Page 458,
and Book 15290 Pages 34, 36, and 39. This property is mostly wooded, it
contains wetlands covering about 20 percent of the site, and is
bisected by Hopping Brook. The Hopping Brook Park property is
contiguous with lands managed by the Town of Holliston for conservation
purposes and lands managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for
natural resource conservation purposes as a part of the Charles River
Natural Valley Storage Area. This property is covered property within
the meaning of Section 10 of the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of
1990, Pub. L. 101-591 (12 U.S.C. 1441a-3).
Written notice of serious interest in the purchase or other
transfer of all or any portion of this property must be received on or
before September 3, 1996, by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
at the appropriate address stated above.
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES: Those entities eligible to submit written notices of
serious interest are:
1. Agencies or entities of the Federal government;
2. Agencies or entities of State or local government; and
3. ``Qualified organizations'' pursuant to section 170(h)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 170(h)(3)).
FORM OF NOTICE: Written notices of serious interest must be submitted
in the following form:
Notice of Serious Interest
Re: Hopping Brook Park
Federal Register Publication Date: June 3, 1996.
1. Entity name.
2. Declaration of eligibility to submit Notice under criteria
set forth in the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990, P.L. 101-
591, section 10(b)(2), (12 U.S.C. 1441a-3(b)(2)), including, for
qualified organizations, a determination letter from the United
States Internal Revenue Service regarding the organization's status
under section 170(h)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C.
170(h)(3)).
3. Brief description of proposed terms of purchase or other
offer for all or any portion of the property (e.g., price, method of
financing, expected closing date, etc.).
4. Declaration of entity that it intends to use the property for
wildlife refuge, sanctuary, open space, recreational, historical,
cultural, or natural resource conservation purposes (12 U.S.C.
1441a-3(b)(4)), as provided in a clear written description of the
purpose(s) to which the property will be put and the location and
acreage of the area covered by each purpose(s) including a
declaration of entity that it will accept the placement, by the
FDIC, of an easement or deed restriction on the property consistent
with its intended conservation use(s) as stated in its notice of
serious interest.
5. Authorized Representative (Name/Address/Telephone/Fax).
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: May 22, 1996.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Jerry L. Langley,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-13777 Filed 5-31-96; 8:45 am]
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