[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-6272]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

 

Notice and Public Comment on Sample Prospectus and Related 
Guidelines

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Chapters 6, 7, 8 and 11 of NPS-48 
(``The Concessions Guideline'') have been rescinded effective as of the 
date of this publication. In addition, any portions of NPS-48 or other 
NPS policies which are inconsistent with recently amended National Park 
Service regulations for concession contracting and its new standard 
language concession contract are hereby rescinded. Matters previously 
addressed by Chapters 6, 7, 8 and 11 of NPS-48 are now addressed to the 
extent necessary by a new National Park Service internal staff manual 
entitled ``Sample Prospectus and Related Guidelines'' effective as of 
the date of this publication. The Sample Prospectus and Related 
Guidelines is incorporated by reference in this public notice. The 
document includes, among other matters, a sample prospectus for 
solicitation of offers for National Park Service concession contracts 
and permits, related evaluation guidelines, and application information 
and criteria. It is noted, however, that notwithstanding these actions, 
any solicitations for concession contracts and permits issued before 
the date of this publication will continue to be processed in 
accordance with applicable provisions of NPS-48.
    As an internal staff manual, notice of the Sample Prospectus and 
Related Guidelines is not required to be published in the Federal 
Register nor is public comment on it required to be sought. However, in 
order to assure that the views of all interested parties are 
considered, the National Park Service is seeking public comment on its 
Sample Prospectus and Related Guidelines document and will consider all 
comments received and amend the document appropriately if public 
comments so warrant. Delaying the effective date of this document until 
after consideration of public comments is not in the public interest as 
there exists a large backlog of NPS concession contract renewals which 
are necessary to complete to allow the commencement of major renovation 
and construction programs in areas of the national park system, 
including improvements necessary to protect the health and safety of 
park visitors and NPS and concessioner employees. In addition, many 
concessioners are now operating under the terms of expired contracts 
and are, accordingly, in need of contract renewal actions as soon as 
possible to permit business planning, actions and investments which 
require the existence of a new contract for implementation. It is also 
noted that the Sample Prospectus and Related Guidelines document is 
intended to provide guidance to NPS personnel concerning possible means 
to implement new policies and procedures adopted in the new NPS 
concession contracting regulations and new standard language concession 
contract, both of which were adopted after extensive public comment 
periods and consideration by NPS of all comments received. Further 
public comment in advance of implementation of this internal staff 
manual is therefore not considered necessary and is impracticable if 
the contract renewal process is to commence in a timely manner.
    The Sample Prospectus and Related Guidelines document is intended 
to be only a sample document. It is not meant to be a document which 
must be used as written in every instance. It may be modified as 
appropriate to fit the needs of individual situations. Further, this 
document is expected to be modified and refined over time as experience 
indicates that changes are needed and to meet the changing needs of the 
concession contracting program.

DATES: Comments on the Sample Prospectus and Related Guidelines must be 
submitted on or before the sixtieth day following publication of this 
notice.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Sample Prospectus and Related Guidelines may 
be obtained by writing the Director, National Park Service, Washington, 
DC 20240 and written comments should be sent to this same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wendy Mann of the National Park Service Concessions Division at the 
address given above; telephone (202) 343-1561.

    Dated: March 1, 1994.
Don H. Castleberry,
Acting Associate Director, Operations, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 94-6272 Filed 3-16-94; 8:45 am]
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