The annex was originally acquired by the Navy during the Korean conflict as a supplementary storage for general supplies, at a total cost of $0.6 million. The annex is now used for reserve storage but is no longer required due to availability of ample storage space located on the premises of the center. It will be declared excess in the near future and turned over to the General Services Administration for disposal. Closing of this activity will produce annual operating savings of $25,000. Security personnel will be reassigned to other duties under the Naval Supply Center.

INACTIVATE AND DECLARE AS EXCESS UNNEEDED PORTIONS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPLY ANNEX-SAN DIEGO, CALIF.

The storage and maintenance of inert special weapons materials for the Western United States and Pacific Ocean area has been located in the nuclear weapons supply annex of the Naval Supply Center, San Diego. The location was established during the Korean war when other facilities were unavailable. Its location is not efficient since the customer demand now centers through the Oakland area. Furthermore, the location of San Diego is unsafe since it is in the landing pattern of Naval Air Station, Miramar.

To correct these problems, authorization was obtained in the fiscal year 1961 military construction bill to modify facilities at Oakland to house the nuclear weapons function. The warehouses to be vacated at the annex (acquisition cost of $215,000) will no longer be required and will be declared excess. A reduction in operating costs of $74,000 per year will then be realized. Most of the 80 personnel now assigned will be transferred with the mission to Oakland.

DECLARE AS EXCESS THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED FACILITIES AT THE BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP., SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.

During World War II the Navy improved and expanded the ship repair and ship construction facilities of the Bethlehem Steel Corp. at San Francisco, Calif. The Government-furnished facilities consist of land, buildings, wharfs, piers, and other facilities with an acquisition cost of $16.5 million. The contractor has continued to use this facility on a rental basis.

Since these facilities are excess to Navy's peacetime and mobilization requirements, it is planned to declare them excess and turn them over to the General Services Administration for disposal. Portions of this property are detachable for sale to a third party.

DECLARE AS EXCESS LENAPE ORDNANCE MODIFICATION CENTER, NEWARK, DEL.

The Lenape Ordnance Center is an Army tank assembly plant located on land of the Chrysler Corp. in Newark, Del. The plant was constructed in 1953 at a cost of $4.2 million. Its most recent use was as a GOCO plant under contract with Chrysler for production of the initial quantities of the M-60 tank. In the most recent competition, Chrysler as the bidder offering the greatest advantage to the Government was assigned the use of the Detroit Arsenal. It has thus been decided that Lenape is excess to justifiable peacetime or mobilization requirements, and it will be declared excess and transferred to the General Services Administration for disposal. The present maintenance force of five employees will no longer be needed, producing annual savings of $35,000.

IN ACTIVATE AND DECLARE AS EXCESS RESERVE FLEET SITE AT GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLA. (FLORIDA GROUP, ATLANTIC RESERVE FLEET)

The continuing reappraisal of ships in the Navy reserve fleets is resulting in a reduction in the number of reserve ships. Those found unfit for, or excess to, modern naval requirements are disposed of. Reserve fleet ships have been dispersed by types at 11 sites. The effect of disposal is to thin out all sites. In order to realize the maximum economies from disposal, it is necessary to periodically consolidate the remaining ships at fewer sites to reduce administrative and maintenance costs.

In fiscal year 1962 it becomes feasible to disestablish the Florida group These ships will be reberthed primarily at Orange, Tex.; a few will be reberthed at Norfolk. The choice of the Florida site for disestablishment is based on the uneconomical development and configuration of the shore support facilities at Florida in comparison with those at Texas, plus the limiting draft of about 13 feet in the St. Johns River approaches to the reserve fleet site.

It is thus planned to inactivate this facility, which had an acquisition cost of $16.9 million, by the end of fiscal year 1962 and declare it excess. Annual sav

ings in operating costs of $1,057,000 will be realized, and 1,215 military personnel will be released for other assignment. There will be 342 civilian positions eliminated at Green Cove Springs and the savings used to retain contractor maintenance support at Orange, Tex.

DECLARE AS EXCESS NAVAL INDUSTRIAL RESERVE SHIPYARD, TAMPA, FLA.

This Government-owned shipyard was originally acquired in World War II; our current investment in the facility is $7.2 million. The yard is under a 5-year lease to a commercial firm, which expires in July 1963. It is planned to declare the facility excess and transfer it to the General Services Administration for possible sale subject to a national security clause so as to assure its availability in the event of mobilization.

The principal benefit of this action will be to obtain potential proceeds from the sale of the facility and avoid expenditures for standby maintenance. No personnel are involved in this action.

TRANSFER TO GSA OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION CHICAGO ADMINISTRATION CENTER BUILDINGS, CHICAGO, ILL.

This center, located in South Chicago, is used to house some 35 Federal activities, including the Armed Forces Food and Container Institute. The three buildings which comprise the center will be continued in use but their ownership, maintenance, and operation transferred to the General Services Administration, in order to effect desirable economies, effective July 1, 1961.

This transfer is in accordance with the recommendations of the House Appropriations Committee, and as authorized by the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, which established GSA as the responsible agency for the operation of general purpose space in specified metropolitan

areas.

Most of the civilian personnel now engaged in building operations duties will be transferred to GSA. The net savings after the transfer is estimated to be at least $35,000 per year.

DECLARE AS EXCESS AIR FORCE PLANT NO. 30 (ALLISON DIVISION, GENERAL MOTORS CORP.) INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

This facility was built for the Government by General Motors during World War II for flight testing aircraft engines. The original construction and additions cost approximately $900,000. The property is presently being used for aircraft engine testing and will probably continue for this purpose after disposal. The Government improvements are on land leased from the city. The lease with the Government expires in April 1962, and it is likely that the city will lease the property to General Motors for continuation in support of Government procurement programs.

No loss of employment is anticipated because of this disposal.

TRANSFER NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING UNIT AT OLATHE, KANS., TO GLYNCO, Ga. At present the Navy operates at the Naval Air Station, Olathe, Kans., a training unit to instruct military personnel in the operation, maintenance, and repair of radar equipment used in air control; and at Glynco, Ga., a school to instruct military personnel in combat information center operations-both airborne and shipboard.

Both schools require the same training equipment, including high performance aircraft, electronic equipment, radar target simulators, and related devices. Of the two, Glynco has the more modern permanent structures. If it were to be retained for this purpose, Olathe would require modifications in the near future costing approximately $177,000.

With the disestablishment of the two lighter-than-air squadrons formerly based at Glynco, capacity is now available to consolidate the entire training mission at this one location. This consolidation will improve the quality of training. This is important since recent fleet operations reports have indicated that the antiair warfare and all-weather operational capability is seriously hampered by lack of adequate training in the air control. In addition, signiflcant savings will accrue from eliminating supplication in the high performance

aircraft and radar equipment now required at two locations, and from the reduction in personnel and support costs.

It is thus planned to effect the consolidation at Glynco, Ga., and to establish a single command with the title "Naval Air Technical Training Center" in fiscal year 1962. By this action, annual maintenance and operating savings of $280,000 would be achieved and 126 military personnel will be released for other assignment. Only 14 civilian positions are affected.

INACTIVATE AND DECLARE AS EXCESS LOUISVILLE MEDICAL DEPOT, LOUISVILLE, KY. The Louisville Medical Depot, built as a temporary facility in 1942, contains 1.9 million square feet of covered storage space used for the procurement, storage, and maintenance and distribution of medical materiel. The facilities are among the poorest

Its acquisition cost was $5.4 million.

in the Army depot system, and a capital cost of more than $10 million would be required to rehabilitate them for permanent occupancy. At the same time there are 22 million square feet of vacant general purpose storage space in the Army depot system and there are several modern depots to which the entire Louisville mission can be transferred.

It is planned to accomplish this transfer during a 1- to 2-year period. At that time the Louisville depot will be declared excess to Army requirements and turned over to the General Services Administration for disposition. Ap proximately $500,000 in annual costs of maintenance and operation of the facility will be reduced thereby. Most of the 500 civilian personnel affected, whose jobs are identified with the mission being transferred, will be offered an opportunity to move to the depot which is selected to receive the mission.

INACTIVATE AND DECLARE EXCESS THE NAVAL STATION, NEW ORLEANS, La. The naval station consists of 3,753 acres of land approximately 2 miles from New Orleans, on which have been constructed 312 structures, including administrative, supply, housing, and waterfront facilities and an ammunition storage facility. The acquisition cost of buildings and land was $17.6 million. During World War II the station provided support to the antisubmarine forces and performed fitting out of ships going into commission. Since World War II, the station has had a training and transshipment mission and a modest program of fitting out.

With the continued decline in the number of active fleet ships and active duty personnel, the mission of the station has changed to a point where it now provides virtually no logistic support to the operating forces, and there are no essential mobilization requirements for the facilities. In 1960 supply functions were reduced to a retail level basis and ammunition stocks were removed. The storage site of 3,467 acres has already been declared excess and reported to the Armed Services Committees. The station today is concerned mainly with performing housekeeping functions for tenant activities, principally the headquarters of the 8th Naval District.

It has been determined that continued retention of the station can no longer be economically justified. It is, therefore, planned during fiscal year 1962 to disestablish the station.

The principal tenant activities supported by the naval station are the headquarters, 8th Naval District, and other ancillary activities. It has been decided to continue 8th Naval District Headquarters activities in New Orleans at a location to be selected later. The ultimate savings to be realized by disestablishment of the naval station will not be possible until the ultimate location of the 8th Naval District Headquarters activities is determined.

Naval activities in the New Orleans area which are not affected by this action are the MSTS office, the naval air station, and the industrial manager. These activities have a total manning of 523 civilian and 823 military personnel.

REDUCE TO PARTIAL MAINTENANCE STATUS LONG ISLAND ANNEX, NAVAL FUEL DEPOT, CASCO BAY, MAINE

The Long Island Annex of the Naval Fuel Depot, Casco Bay, is a fuel facility located off the coast of Brunswick, Maine, used to store Navy special fuel oil and diesel oil. The present level of fleet operations has reduced the demand on this point to minor issues.

It is planned, effective July 1, 1962, to reduce the annex to a mobilization reserve storage, and to cut back on personnel and operating costs. Annual

savings of $64,500 will result; 14 civilian and 6 military positions will be eliminated.

INACTIVATE AND DECLARE AS EXCESS ALL FACILITIES EXCEPT FAMILY HOUSING AT THE PRESQUE ISLE AIR FORCE BASE, PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE

This base was acquired by the Army Air Corps in World War II and reactivated in 1951 as an operating base for fighter-interceptor squadrons. This mission was discontinued in 1959 and a strategic missile wing assigned consisting of 30 Snark missiles. The runways were, at that time, turned over to the city. The Snark program is being discontinued and no follow-on mission is now foreseen for the base.

It is planned to phase out the facility, which had an acquisition cost of $12.7 million, and make it available for disposal, except for 192 units of family housing which are suitable for use by personnel assigned to the SAC base at Loring, Maine. By this action annual operating savings of $4.9 million will be achieved, and 1,238 military personnel released for other assignments; 196 civilian positions will be reduced.

REDUCTION IN INSPECTION AND TEST WORK AT THE U.S. NAVAL ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION, ANNAPOLIS, MD.

This station is primarily engaged in marine engineering with emphasis on advanced types of propulsion and auxiliary machinery. These are essential programs to the continued improvement in performance and reliability of these equipments.

However, recent studies have revealed that work not essential to the engineering mission of the station is being performed, including test and inspections which are a proper responsibility of the manufacturers. It is planned to require more complete performance of such tests and inspections by the manufacturers and to minimize these efforts by the Navy during fiscal year 1962. In addition, unnecessary overhead activities are being discontinued by better organization of support services.

The resulting reduction in the direct and overhead of the naval experiment station costs (after allowing for the increased charges for tests and inspections by the manufacturers) is estimated at $600,000 per year as of the end of fiscal year 1962. Approximately 90 civilian positions are being released.

INACTIVATE RESERVE FLEET FACILITY LOCATED WITHIN SOUTH ANNEX OF THE BOSTON NAVAL SHIPYARD, BOSTON, MASS. (BOSTON GROUP, ATLANTIC RESERVE FLEET) Continuing reappraisal of ships in the Navy reserve fleets for naval potential results is a progressive decrease in the total number of reserve ships. Those found unfit for, or excess to, modern naval requirements are disposed of. Reserve fleet ships have been dispersed by types among 11 sites. The effect of disposal is to thin out all of the sites. In order to realize the maximum economies from disposal, it is necessary to periodically consolidate the remaining ships at fewer sites to reduce administrative, overhead, and maintenance costs. In fiscal year 1963 it will become feasible to disestablish the Boston group of the Atlantic reserve fleet. Ships now at Boston which have continuing potential will be reberthed at New York and Philadelphia. Disestablishment of the Boston group (physically located within the South Annex of the Boston Naval Shipyard) will obviate the necessity of expensive major repairs and rehabilitation of piers at that site, estimated at more than $1 million. Excess berthing space at New York and Philadelphia is available without repairs.

By this action, annual savings in operating expenses of $12,000 will be achieved, and 232 military personnel will be released for other assignment. No civilian personnel will be affected.

DECLARE AS EXCESS AIR FORCE PLANT NO. 69, GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., PITTSFIELD, MASS.

This plant was constructed in 1956 for the Government by General Electric Co. for the purpose of testing the radio inertial guidance system for the Atlas missile. The acquisition cost of the real property is approximately $1.5 million. The use of this facility was sharply reduced when the all-inertial guidance system was adopted. It is still being used for its intended purpose on a limited basis. Unless other uses can be found for this facility, it will be reported excess for disposal during the next 3 years.

The loss of employment as a result of the disposal will be negligible.

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DECLARE AS EXCESS AIR FORCE PLANT NO. 29, GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., WEST LYNN, MASS.

This property was constructed for the Government by General Electric during World War II for production and test of aircraft engines. With the additions since it was originally constructed, the cost of the real property is approximately $3 million. The facility is still producing aircraft engines. The real property, together with related machinery and equipment, is being reported to the General Services Administration to determine if a sale of the property to the using contractor, General Electric Co., can be negotiated.

DECLARE AS EXCESS GRAND BLANC STORAGE FACILITY NO. 1, GRAND BLANC, MICH. Grand Blanc is a presently inactive storage facility of 372,000 square feet which was constructed in 1954 for the storage of equipment for the production of combat vehicle transmissions. Most of the equipment and all of the facility have been determined to be excess to peacetime and mobilization requirements. The Army is now in process of relocating or disposing of the production equipment. When this is completed (during the next 2 years) the facility, which had an acquisition cost of $1.6 million, will be declared excess and turned over to the General Services Administration for disposal. Annual savings in operating expense of $108,000 will be achieved, A reduction of 12 civilian positions is involved.

COMPLETE THE CURTAILMENT OF SUPPLY OPERATIONS, CONSTRUCTION BATTALION CENTER, GULFPORT, MISS.

There are three construction battalion centers in the United States located at Port Hueneme, Calif.; Davisville, R.I.; and Gulfport, Miss. Due to the decline in mobilization reserve requirements, the supply functions of these centers have been undergoing a graduate reduction during the past 3 years. Since the Gulfport center is devoted only to receipt, storage, and issue of material and equipment, it is undergoing a principal curtailment. The other two centers also serve as training and fleet support bases.

The inventory of Gulfport will be reduced from the present level of $46 million to $30 million by July 1, 1962. This will reduce the civilian work force from 283 on board on January 31, 1961, to 145 by July 1, 1962, a reduction of 138 positions, with an annual payroll value of approximately $755,000. There may also be some personnel reduction at the other two centers as the total supply workload is rebalanced.

TRANSFER TO GSA OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION ST. LOUIS AREA SUPPORT CENTER (ARMY), ST. LOUIS, MO.

This center is an 18-story office building located in downtown St. Louis, Mo. used primarily to house the Transportation Materiel Command and the headquarters of the XI U.S. Army Corps. The present occupancy will be continued but ownership and operation of the building transferred to the General Services Administration, in order to effect desirable economies, effective July 1, 1961.

This transfer is in accordance with the recommendation of the House Appropriations Committee, and as authorized by the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, which established the General Services Administration as the responsible agency for the operation of general purpose space.

Most of the 88 civilian personnel now engaged in buildings operations duties will be transferred to GSA. The net savings after the transfer is estimated to be at least $30,000 per year.

DECLARE AS EXCESS ST. LOUIS ORDNANCE PLANT, ST. LOUIS, MO.

This plant was constructed in 1941 at a cost of $83.3 million for the production of shells and bullet cores, and for small arms ammunition loading. The facility, which is now in standby, does not need to be retained since adequate facilities are available either in other arsenals or at private plants to maintain the production lines. At the same time the plant, which is in good condition, has potential commercial value.

It is thus planned to clear the facility during Fiscal Year 1962 so that it can be declared excess and turned over to GSA for disposition in Fiscal Year 1963. Some of the existing production lines will be moved to another Government-owned