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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Availability for Donation as a
Museum/Memorial, the Battleships exIOWA (BB 61) and ex-WISCONSIN (BB
64)
Department of the Navy, DOD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy
hereby gives notice of the availability
for donation as a museum/memorial the
battleship ex-IOWA (BB 61), located at
the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benecia,
CA, and battleship ex-WISCONSIN (BB
64) located adjacent to the Nauticus
National Maritime Center/Hampton
Roads Naval Museum in Norfolk, VA.
The availability of these battleships for
donation is in compliance with Public
Law 109–163, the FY06 National
Defense Authorization Act, and under
the authority of 10 U.S.C. 7306. The
Secretary of the Navy requires, as a
condition of transfer, that the donee
locate ex-IOWA within the State of
California and ex-WISCONSIN within
the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The transfer of ships for donation
under 10 U.S.C. 7306 shall be made at
no cost to the United States
Government. The donee will be required
to maintain the ship as a static display
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in a condition that is satisfactory to the
Secretary of the Navy.
In accordance with Public Law 109–
163, the 30-day Congressional
notification of donation was waived for
ex-IOWA and ex-WISCONSIN. It is in
the best interests of the Navy to donate
these ships as soon as possible.
Therefore, a letter of intent will be
required within 45 days from the date
of this notice and all ship donation
applications must be received within six
months from the date of this notice.
Prospective donees must submit a
letter of intent to the Navy Inactive Ship
Program Office within 45 days of this
Federal Register notice. The letter of
intent must:
a. Identify the specific ship sought for
donation;
b. Include a statement of the proposed
use for the ship;
c. Identify the proposed berthing
location;
d. If the applicant is not a state,
territory or possession of the United
States, or a political subdivision or
municipal corporation thereof, or the
District of Columbia, provide a copy of
a determination letter by the Internal
Revenue Service that the applicant is
exempt from tax under the Internal
Revenue Code, or submit evidence that
the applicant has filed the appropriate
documentation in order to obtain tax
exempt status;
e. If the applicant asserts that it is a
corporation or association whose charter
or articles of agreement denies it the
right to operate for profit, provide a
properly authenticated copy of the
charter, certificate of incorporation, and
a copy of the organization’s by-laws;
f. Provide a notarized copy of the
resolution or other action of the
applicant’s governing board authorizing
the person signing the application to
represent the organization and to sign
on its behalf for the purpose of
obtaining a vessel; and
g. Provide written affirmation that the
prospective donee can submit a
complete ship donation application to
the Navy, compliant with the Navy’s
application requirements, within six
months of this Federal Register notice.
If the applicant is incapable of meeting
this deadline, specific rationale must be
provided along with identification of
the events that must be achieved and
the timeline necessary in order to
submit a complete ship donation
application to the Navy. The Navy
reserves the right to provide a
reasonable extension for receipt of
applications, or to reject a request for
extension and to proceed with other
applications received within the sixmonth deadline.
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Upon receipt of the letter of intent,
the Navy will contact the prospective
donees to ensure a full understanding of
the application requirements.
Qualified organizations in the state of
California wishing to apply for exIOWA, and qualified organizations in
the Commonwealth of Virginia wishing
to apply for ex-WISCONSIN, must
submit a complete application to the
Navy within six months of this notice,
comprised of a business/financial plan,
a technical plan (includes a towing
plan, mooring plan, maintenance plan
and environmental plan), a curatorial/
museum plan, and a community
support plan (includes information
concerning support from the community
and benefit to the Navy). The
application must address the following
areas:
a. Business/Financial Plan: The
Business/Financial Plan must detail the
estimated start-up and operating costs,
and provide detailed evidence of firm
financing adequate to cover these costs.
Start-up costs include towing, mooring
(this includes but not limited to the cost
of acquiring and improving facilities,
and dredging if required), ship
restoration, museum development, and
meeting environmental requirements
(including permitting fees and
expenses). Operating costs are those
associated with operating and
maintaining the vessel as a museum/
memorial, including rent, utilities,
personnel, insurance, periodic drydocking, etc. Firm financing means
available funding to ensure the first five
years of operation and future stability
for long-term operation. This can
include pledges, loans, gifts, bonds
(except revenue bonds), funds on
deposit at a financial institution, or any
combination of the above. The applicant
must also provide income projections
from sources such as individual and
group admissions, facility rental fees
and gift shop revenues sufficient to
cover the estimated operating expenses.
b. Technical: The technical plan is
comprised of a Towing Plan, Mooring
Plan, Maintenance Plan, and
Environmental Plan.
The Towing Plan describes how the
ship will be prepared for tow and safely
towed from its present location to the
permanent display site proposed by the
applicant. The Towing Plan must
comply with all U.S. Navy Tow Manual
requirements, which can be found at
https://www.supsalv.org/pdf/
towman.pdf.
The Mooring Plan describes how the
ship will be secured at its permanent
display site during normal and extreme
weather conditions (including the 100year storm event) to prevent damage to
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the ship, its mooring system, the pier,
and surrounding facilities. Provide
evidence of availability of a facility for
permanent mooring of the ship, either
by ownership, existing lease, or by letter
from the facility owners indicating a
statement of intent to utilize such
facilities. Address any requirement to
obtain site-specific permits and/or
municipality approvals required for the
facility, to include but not limited to,
Port Authority and Army Corps of
Engineers approvals/permits, where
required. The mooring location must be
acceptable to the Navy and not obstruct
or interfere with navigation.
The Environmental Plan describes
how the applicant will comply with all
Federal, state and local environmental
and public health & safety regulations
and permit requirements. The applicant
must also provide information necessary
for the Navy to complete an
environmental assessment of the
donation as required by the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
including the impact of the donation on
the natural and man-made environment,
local infrastructure, and evaluation of
the socio-economic consequences of the
donation.
The Maintenance Plan must describe
plans for long-term, short-term, and
daily maintenance of the vessel,
including preservation and maintenance
schedule, underwater hull inspections,
emergency response and fire/flood/
intrusion control, pest control, security,
periodic dry-docking, and qualifications
of the maintenance team.
c. The Curatorial/Museum Plan
includes two parts: A Curatorial Plan
and a Historic Management Plan. The
Curatorial Plan must describe the
qualifications for a professional curator
(and curator staff, if necessary). The
plan must also describe how the
museum will collect and manage
artifacts, including a statement of
purpose and description of access,
authority, and collection management
responsibilities. The Historic
Management Plan must describe how
the museum will display the vessel and
exhibits, including a description of the
historical context of the ship, vessel
restoration plans, historical subject
matter that will be displayed with the
ship, and exhibit display plans.
d. The Community Support Plan must
include evidence of local support.
Evidence of regional support should
also be provided. This includes letters
of endorsement from adjacent
communities and counties, cities or
states. Also describe how the location of
the ship will encourage public visitation
and tourism, become an integral part of
the community, and how the ship will
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enhance community development. The
Community Support Plan must also
describe the benefit to the Navy,
including, but not limited to, addressing
how the prospective donee may support
Navy recruiting efforts, the connection
between the Navy and the proposed
berthing location, how veterans
associations in the area are willing to
support the vessel, how the prospective
donee will honor veterans’
contributions to the United States, and
how the exhibit will commemorate
those contributions and showcase Naval
traditions.
The relative importance of each area
that must be addressed in the donation
application is as follows: Business/
Financial Plan and Technical Plan are
the most important criteria and are
equal in importance. Within the
Technical Plan, the Mooring Plan is of
greatest importance, and the Towing
Plan, Maintenance Plan and
Environmental Plan are individually of
equal importance but of lesser
importance to the Mooring Plan. The
Curatorial/Museum Plan and
Community Support Plan are of equal
importance, but of lesser importance
than the aforementioned plans.
Evaluation of the application(s) will
be performed by the Navy to ensure the
application(s) are compliant with the
minimum acceptable application
criteria and requirements. In the event
of multiple compliant applications for
the same battleship, the Navy will
perform a comparative evaluation of the
applications to determine the bestqualified applicant. The adjectival
ratings to be used for each criterion
include: Outstanding, Good,
Satisfactory, Marginal and
Unsatisfactory. The Secretary of the
Navy or his designee will make the final
donation decision.
Additional information concerning
the application process and
requirements are found on the Navy’s
Ship Donation Web site, https://
www.navsea.navy.mil/ndp. The
complete application must be submitted
in hard copy and electronically on a CD
to the Navy Inactive Ship Program
Office within six months of this Federal
Register notice. As stated above, the
Navy Reserves the right to provide a
reasonable extension for receipt of
applications, or to reject a request for
extension and to proceed with other
applications received within the 6month deadline.
For Further Information and
Submission of Ship Donation
Applications, Contact: Commander,
Program Executive Office Ships (PEO
SHIPS), PMS333, Navy Inactive Ship
Program Office, Ship Donation Program,
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ATTN: Ms. Gloria Carvalho (PMS 333G),
300 M Street, SE., Suite 500,
Washington, DC 20003, telephone
number 202–781–0485.
Dated: March 23, 2006.
Eric McDonald,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Availability for Donation as a Museum/Memorial, the
Battleships ex-IOWA (BB 61) and ex-WISCONSIN (BB 64)
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of the
availability for donation as a museum/memorial the battleship ex-IOWA
(BB 61), located at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benecia, CA, and
battleship ex-WISCONSIN (BB 64) located adjacent to the Nauticus
National Maritime Center/Hampton Roads Naval Museum in Norfolk, VA. The
availability of these battleships for donation is in compliance with
Public Law 109-163, the FY06 National Defense Authorization Act, and
under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 7306. The Secretary of the Navy
requires, as a condition of transfer, that the donee locate ex-IOWA
within the State of California and ex-WISCONSIN within the Commonwealth
of Virginia.
The transfer of ships for donation under 10 U.S.C. 7306 shall be
made at no cost to the United States Government. The donee will be
required to maintain the ship as a static display
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in a condition that is satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy.
In accordance with Public Law 109-163, the 30-day Congressional
notification of donation was waived for ex-IOWA and ex-WISCONSIN. It is
in the best interests of the Navy to donate these ships as soon as
possible. Therefore, a letter of intent will be required within 45 days
from the date of this notice and all ship donation applications must be
received within six months from the date of this notice.
Prospective donees must submit a letter of intent to the Navy
Inactive Ship Program Office within 45 days of this Federal Register
notice. The letter of intent must:
a. Identify the specific ship sought for donation;
b. Include a statement of the proposed use for the ship;
c. Identify the proposed berthing location;
d. If the applicant is not a state, territory or possession of the
United States, or a political subdivision or municipal corporation
thereof, or the District of Columbia, provide a copy of a determination
letter by the Internal Revenue Service that the applicant is exempt
from tax under the Internal Revenue Code, or submit evidence that the
applicant has filed the appropriate documentation in order to obtain
tax exempt status;
e. If the applicant asserts that it is a corporation or association
whose charter or articles of agreement denies it the right to operate
for profit, provide a properly authenticated copy of the charter,
certificate of incorporation, and a copy of the organization's by-laws;
f. Provide a notarized copy of the resolution or other action of
the applicant's governing board authorizing the person signing the
application to represent the organization and to sign on its behalf for
the purpose of obtaining a vessel; and
g. Provide written affirmation that the prospective donee can
submit a complete ship donation application to the Navy, compliant with
the Navy's application requirements, within six months of this Federal
Register notice. If the applicant is incapable of meeting this
deadline, specific rationale must be provided along with identification
of the events that must be achieved and the timeline necessary in order
to submit a complete ship donation application to the Navy. The Navy
reserves the right to provide a reasonable extension for receipt of
applications, or to reject a request for extension and to proceed with
other applications received within the six-month deadline.
Upon receipt of the letter of intent, the Navy will contact the
prospective donees to ensure a full understanding of the application
requirements.
Qualified organizations in the state of California wishing to apply
for ex-IOWA, and qualified organizations in the Commonwealth of
Virginia wishing to apply for ex-WISCONSIN, must submit a complete
application to the Navy within six months of this notice, comprised of
a business/financial plan, a technical plan (includes a towing plan,
mooring plan, maintenance plan and environmental plan), a curatorial/
museum plan, and a community support plan (includes information
concerning support from the community and benefit to the Navy). The
application must address the following areas:
a. Business/Financial Plan: The Business/Financial Plan must detail
the estimated start-up and operating costs, and provide detailed
evidence of firm financing adequate to cover these costs. Start-up
costs include towing, mooring (this includes but not limited to the
cost of acquiring and improving facilities, and dredging if required),
ship restoration, museum development, and meeting environmental
requirements (including permitting fees and expenses). Operating costs
are those associated with operating and maintaining the vessel as a
museum/memorial, including rent, utilities, personnel, insurance,
periodic dry-docking, etc. Firm financing means available funding to
ensure the first five years of operation and future stability for long-
term operation. This can include pledges, loans, gifts, bonds (except
revenue bonds), funds on deposit at a financial institution, or any
combination of the above. The applicant must also provide income
projections from sources such as individual and group admissions,
facility rental fees and gift shop revenues sufficient to cover the
estimated operating expenses.
b. Technical: The technical plan is comprised of a Towing Plan,
Mooring Plan, Maintenance Plan, and Environmental Plan.
The Towing Plan describes how the ship will be prepared for tow and
safely towed from its present location to the permanent display site
proposed by the applicant. The Towing Plan must comply with all U.S.
Navy Tow Manual requirements, which can be found at https://
www.supsalv.org/pdf/towman.pdf.
The Mooring Plan describes how the ship will be secured at its
permanent display site during normal and extreme weather conditions
(including the 100-year storm event) to prevent damage to the ship, its
mooring system, the pier, and surrounding facilities. Provide evidence
of availability of a facility for permanent mooring of the ship, either
by ownership, existing lease, or by letter from the facility owners
indicating a statement of intent to utilize such facilities. Address
any requirement to obtain site-specific permits and/or municipality
approvals required for the facility, to include but not limited to,
Port Authority and Army Corps of Engineers approvals/permits, where
required. The mooring location must be acceptable to the Navy and not
obstruct or interfere with navigation.
The Environmental Plan describes how the applicant will comply with
all Federal, state and local environmental and public health & safety
regulations and permit requirements. The applicant must also provide
information necessary for the Navy to complete an environmental
assessment of the donation as required by the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), including the impact of the donation on the natural
and man-made environment, local infrastructure, and evaluation of the
socio-economic consequences of the donation.
The Maintenance Plan must describe plans for long-term, short-term,
and daily maintenance of the vessel, including preservation and
maintenance schedule, underwater hull inspections, emergency response
and fire/flood/intrusion control, pest control, security, periodic dry-
docking, and qualifications of the maintenance team.
c. The Curatorial/Museum Plan includes two parts: A Curatorial Plan
and a Historic Management Plan. The Curatorial Plan must describe the
qualifications for a professional curator (and curator staff, if
necessary). The plan must also describe how the museum will collect and
manage artifacts, including a statement of purpose and description of
access, authority, and collection management responsibilities. The
Historic Management Plan must describe how the museum will display the
vessel and exhibits, including a description of the historical context
of the ship, vessel restoration plans, historical subject matter that
will be displayed with the ship, and exhibit display plans.
d. The Community Support Plan must include evidence of local
support. Evidence of regional support should also be provided. This
includes letters of endorsement from adjacent communities and counties,
cities or states. Also describe how the location of the ship will
encourage public visitation and tourism, become an integral part of the
community, and how the ship will
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enhance community development. The Community Support Plan must also
describe the benefit to the Navy, including, but not limited to,
addressing how the prospective donee may support Navy recruiting
efforts, the connection between the Navy and the proposed berthing
location, how veterans associations in the area are willing to support
the vessel, how the prospective donee will honor veterans'
contributions to the United States, and how the exhibit will
commemorate those contributions and showcase Naval traditions.
The relative importance of each area that must be addressed in the
donation application is as follows: Business/Financial Plan and
Technical Plan are the most important criteria and are equal in
importance. Within the Technical Plan, the Mooring Plan is of greatest
importance, and the Towing Plan, Maintenance Plan and Environmental
Plan are individually of equal importance but of lesser importance to
the Mooring Plan. The Curatorial/Museum Plan and Community Support Plan
are of equal importance, but of lesser importance than the
aforementioned plans.
Evaluation of the application(s) will be performed by the Navy to
ensure the application(s) are compliant with the minimum acceptable
application criteria and requirements. In the event of multiple
compliant applications for the same battleship, the Navy will perform a
comparative evaluation of the applications to determine the best-
qualified applicant. The adjectival ratings to be used for each
criterion include: Outstanding, Good, Satisfactory, Marginal and
Unsatisfactory. The Secretary of the Navy or his designee will make the
final donation decision.
Additional information concerning the application process and
requirements are found on the Navy's Ship Donation Web site, https://
www.navsea.navy.mil/ndp. The complete application must be submitted in
hard copy and electronically on a CD to the Navy Inactive Ship Program
Office within six months of this Federal Register notice. As stated
above, the Navy Reserves the right to provide a reasonable extension
for receipt of applications, or to reject a request for extension and
to proceed with other applications received within the 6-month
deadline.
For Further Information and Submission of Ship Donation
Applications, Contact: Commander, Program Executive Office Ships (PEO
SHIPS), PMS333, Navy Inactive Ship Program Office, Ship Donation
Program, ATTN: Ms. Gloria Carvalho (PMS 333G), 300 M Street, SE., Suite
500, Washington, DC 20003, telephone number 202-781-0485.
Dated: March 23, 2006.
Eric McDonald,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-4557 Filed 3-28-06; 8:45 am]
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