Federal Register: December 30, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 249)

DOCID: FR Doc 03-31944

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Concession contracts and permits:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Public notice.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Public Notice of Extension

EFFECTIVE DATES: January 2, 2004.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contracts for a period of up to one year, or until such time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs sooner.

SUMMARY:

Expiring contracts; extension,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

All of the listed concession authorizations will expire by their terms on or before December 31, 2003. The National Park Service has determined that the proposed shortterm extensions are necessary in order to avoid interruption of visitor services and has taken all reasonable and appropriate steps to consider alternatives to avoid such interruption. These extensions will allow the National Park Service to complete and issue prospectuses
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leading to the competitive selection of concessioners for new longterm concession contracts covering these operations.
Conc ID No. Concessioner name Park BOST00288...................... Boston Concessions Boston National Group. Historic Park. CACO00697...................... Hostelling Cape Cod National International. Seashore. DEWA00498...................... DEWA PepsiCola Delaware Water Gap Company. NRA. FOMC00195...................... Evelyn Hill, Inc.. Fort McHenry NM & Historical Shrine. GEWA00195...................... GW Birthplace George Washington National Memorial Birthplace NM. Gift Shop.
SAHI00197...................... Friends of Sagamore Hill Sagamore Hill. National Historic Site. SHEN00290...................... Potomac Shenandoah Appalachian Trail National Park. Club, Inc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Cynthia Orlando, Concession Program Manager, National Park Service, Washington, DC 20240, Telephone 202/ 5137156.

Dated: November 11, 2003.
Richard G. Ring,
Associate Director, Administration, Business Practices and Workforce Development.
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