The United States of America, Department of Defense, Department of the Army (Army),
hereby officially notifies the public of its intent to convey by quitclaim deed to the Fort
Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA), a portion of the former Fort
Monmouth, New Jersey known as the Group 8 Carve Outs, which includes property in a
portion of Parcel 44 (primarily landfill FTMM-05) and adjacent Parcel 102D Part 2 of 2.
The property has been fully evaluated and determined to be suitable for transfer. The
Army plans to convey approximately 4.5 acres under an Economic Development
Conveyance to FMERA. A draft Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST) has been
prepared to document the environmental conditions of the property and its suitability for
transfer.
The Group 8 Carve Out FOST is available for a 10-day public review and comment
period commencing from December 6, 2025 and ending on December 15, 2025. The
FOST document will also be available for review at the Fort Monmouth Environmental
Restoration Public Information Repository at https://ftmonmouthrecords.com/ and at the
following location: Monmouth County Library, Eastern Branch, 1001 Route 35
Shrewsbury, NJ (732-683-8980).
All comments must be postmarked by December 15, 2025 and mailed to the address
below or emailed to Melissa.Abt@usace.army.mil:
Melissa Abt
Project Manager
Environmental, InterAgency & International Services Branch
US Army Corps of Engineers New York District
26 Federal Plaza, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10278
(917) 790-8230