Federal Register: December 23, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 246)

DOCID: FR Doc 02-32163

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Concession contracts and permits:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Public notice.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Concession Contracts and Permits: Expiring Contracts; Extension for up to One Year

EFFECTIVE DATES: January 2, 2003.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

Pursuant to the terms of existing concession permits, with the exception of construction on National Park Service lands, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service intends to provide visitor services under the authority of a temporary concession contract with a term not to exceed December 31, 2003, or until such time as a new contract is awarded, whichever occurs sooner.

SUMMARY:

Expiring contracts; extension,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The permits listed below have been extended to the maximum allowable under 36 CFR 51.23. Under the provisions of current concession permits, with one exception, and pending the development and public solicitation of a prospectus for a new concession permit, the National Park Service authorizes continuation of visitor services under a temporary concession contract for a period not to exceed December 31, 2003, or until such time as a new contract is awarded, whichever occurs sooner. The exception precludes construction on National Park Service lands, regardless of whether the current permit authorizes such activity, the temporary contract does not affect any rights with respect to selection for award of a new concession contract.
Concessioner ID No. Concessioner name Park GOGA002..................... Council of American Golden Gate NRA. Youth Hostels (Fort
Mason).
GOGA003..................... Council of American Golden Gate NRA. Youth Hostels (Fort
Barry).
GOGA004..................... Park Host........... Golden Gate NRA. MORA004..................... John P. Squires..... Mount Rainier National Park. OLYM048..................... Wildwater River Olympic National Tours. Park.
OLYM057..................... Olympic Raft and Olympic National Guide Service. Park.
PORE001..................... Drakes Beach Snack Point Reyes National Bar. Seashore. PORE002..................... Five Brooks Stables. Point Reyes National Seashore. REDW001..................... American Youth Redwoods National Hostels, Inc. Park.
USAR001..................... Division of U.S.S. Arizona Vocational Memorial. Rehabilitation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Cynthia Orlando, Concession Program Manager, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW (2410), Washington, DC, 20240, Telephone, 202/5137144.

Dated: November 26, 2002.
Richard M. Cripe,
Associate Director, Administration, Workforce Development and Business Practices.
[FR Doc. 0232163 Filed 122002; 8:45 am]
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