[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4796-4797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2219]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation


Proposed Policy and Directives and Standards for Concessions 
Management

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability on the Proposed Policy and Directives 
and Standards for Concessions Management.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has prepared proposed 
Policy and Directives and Standards for Concessions Management. 
Concessions are those commercial services and facilities that serve the 
public's recreation demands. The basic purpose of the concessions 
policy is to provide principles, objectives, and direction for 
developing concessions contracts. The concessions policy is concerned 
with good business practices, providing an equitable return to the 
Government, and protecting the interests of the public while providing 
facilities that are safe, sanitary, and reasonably priced. This policy 
affects new concessions agreements and future sales and transfers that 
are administered both directly by Reclamation and by its non-Federal 
partners. This proposed policy will not change the terms of existing 
concessions contracts, but will be applied to new concessions contracts 
and new sales and transfers of concessions contracts. Reclamation is 
inviting comments from the public on the proposed Policy and Directives 
and Standards.

DATES: Written comments on these proposed Policy and Directives and 
Standards must be received by May 1, 1997.
    To assist the public in better understanding the proposed Policy 
and Directives and Standards, Reclamation will conduct eight public 
meetings between February 25 and March 19, 1997, at the dates, times, 
and specific locations indicated under the caption ADDRESSES. These 
informational meetings will include a presentation, followed by 
questions and answers. Public comments will not be formally recorded at 
these meetings.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to Bureau of Reclamation, 
Attention: Mr. Vernon Lovejoy, Program Analysis Office (D-5300), PO Box 
25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007.
    Requests for copies, including braille and large print, can be 
obtained by writing or calling the Public Involvement Group, Bureau of 
Reclamation, Reclamation Service Center, PO Box 25007, Denver, CO 
80225-0007; telephone: (303) 236-2722, extension 322. Standard copies 
can also be obtained from any of the Reclamation personnel listed under 
the caption FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
    Public meetings will be held:
     February 25, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Holiday Inn, 
5500 Midland Road, Billings, MT 59101.
     February 26, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sheraton Denver 
West Hotel and Convention Center, 360 Union Boulevard, Lakewood, CO 
80228.
     March 4, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., The Granite Bay 
Club House, 7806 Folsom-Auburn Road, Folsom, CA 95630.
     March 6, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Holiday Inn Select, 
Fairfield/Napa Valley, 1350 Holiday Lane, Fairfield, CA 94533.
     March 11, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., VA Medical Center, 
500 Foothill Drive, Bldg. No. 9 (Theater), Salt Lake City, UT 84148.
     March 12, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Red Lion 
(Downtowner), 1800 Fairview Avenue, Boise, ID 83702.
     March 18, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Holiday Inn, 
Phoenix Corporate Center, 2532 West Peoria Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85029.
     March 19, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Cashman Field 
Center, Room 204, 850 North Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89101.
     Copies are available for inspection at the following 
Reclamation offices as of the date of this Federal Register notice:
     Office of the Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Room 
7612, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington DC 20240.
     Reclamation Service Center, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Library, Room 167, Building 67, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 
80225.
     Pacific Northwest Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Room 214, 1150 North Curtis Road, Boise ID 83706.
     Snake River Area Office-West, Bureau of Reclamation, 214 
Broadway Avenue, Boise, ID 83702.
     Upper Columbia Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 1917 
Marsh Road, Yakima, WA 98907.
     Lower Columbia Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 825 NE 
Multnomah, Suite 1110, Portland, OR 97232-2135.
     Grand Coulee Power Office, Grand Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee, 
WA 99133.
     Snake River Area Office-East, Bureau of Reclamation, 1359 
Hansen Avenue, Burly, ID 83318.
     Mid-Pacific Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Library, Room W-1522, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.
     Central California Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 
7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630.
     South-Central California Area Office, Bureau of 
Reclamation, 2666 North Grove Industrial Drive, Suite 106, Fresno, CA 
93727.
     Central Valley Operations Office, 3310 El Camino Avenue, 
Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95821.
     Northern California Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 
16349 Shasta Dam Boulevard, Shasta Lake, CA 96019.
     Klamath Basin Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 6600 
Washburn Way, Klamath Falls, OR 97603.
     Lahontan Basin Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 705 
North Plaza Street, Carson City, NV 89701.
     Lower Colorado Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Library, Room M117, Nevada Highway and Park Street, Boulder City, NV 
89005.
     Phoenix Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 1088 North 
19th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85029.
     Lower Colorado Dams Facilities Office, Bureau of 
Reclamation, Highway 93, Hoover Dam, Boulder City, NV 89005.
     Southern California Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 
27710 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 201, Temecula, CA 92590.
     Yuma Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 7301 Calle Agua 
Salada, Yuma, AZ 85364.

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     Upper Colorado Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Library, Room 7101, 125 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84138.
     Albuquerque Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 505 
Marquette NW, Suite 1313, Albuquerque, NM 87102.
     Western Colorado Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 2764 
Compass Drive, Grand Junction, CO 81506.
     Provo Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 302 East 1860 
South, Provo, UT 84606.
     Farmington Construction Office, 300 West Arrington, Suite 
50, Farmington, NM 87401-8442.
     Power Office, Colorado River Storage Project, 125 South 
State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1102.
     Great Plains Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Library, Room 2037, Federal Office Building, 316 North 26th Street, 
Billings, MT 59101.
     Dakotas Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 304 East 
Broadway Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501.
     Eastern Colorado Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 11056 
West County Road 18E, Loveland, CO 80537.
     Montana Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 2900 Fourth 
Avenue North, Billings, MT 59101.
     Nebraska-Kansas Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Federal Building, 203 West 2nd Street, Grand Island, NE 68801.
     Oklahoma-Texas Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, Federal 
Building, 300 East 8th Street, Room 801, Austin, TX 78701-3225.
     Wyoming Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 705 Pendell 
Boulevard, Mills, WY 82644.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact the person nearest you.
     Bureau of Reclamation: Attention: Mr. Vernon Lovejoy, 
Program Analysis Office (D-5300), PO Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007; 
telephone: (303) 236-1061, extension 322.
     Pacific Northwest Region: Attention: Mr. Jim Budolfson, 
SRA-6100, Snake River Area Office-West, 214 Broadway Avenue, Boise, ID 
83702; telephone number: (208) 334-1466.
     Mid-Pacific Region: Attention: Mr. Jack Mellor, CC-400, 
Central California Area Office, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630-
1799; telephone number: (916) 989-7262.
     Lower Colorado Region: Attention: Mr. Robert Michaels, 
PXAO-6000, Phoenix Area Office, PO Box 9980, Phoenix, AZ 85068-0980; 
telephone number: (602) 395-5674.
     Upper Colorado Region: Attention: Mr. Darrell Welch, UC-
334, Upper Colorado Regional Office, 125 South State Street, Salt Lake 
City, UT 84138-1102; telephone number: (801) 524-3765.
     Great Plains Region: Attention: Mr. Kenneth Randolph, WY-
400, Wyoming Area Office, PO Box 1630, Mills, WY 82644-1630; telephone 
number: (307) 261-5676.
     Washington DC. Office: Attention: Mr. Bruce Brown, 
Attention: W-5000, Commissioner's Office, 1849 C Street, NW, Main 
Interior Building, Room 7060-MIB, Washington DC. 20240-0001; telephone 
number: (202) 208-5204.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the proposed Policy and Directives 
and Standards will be mailed to:
     Everyone on Reclamation's current mailing list for this 
proposed Policy and Directives and Standards;
     Those who received a copy of the Interim Policy and 
Directives and Standards;
     Anyone who submitted comments on the Interim Policy and 
Directives and Standards; and
     Others that Reclamation expects to have a specific 
interest in concessions management.

HANDICAPPED INFORMATION: All meeting locations are accessible to 
persons with disabilities. Individuals in need of special assistance or 
with disabilities such as hearing impairments may make arrangements by 
calling the Public Involvement Group, Reclamation Service Center, at 
(303) 236-2722 extension 322, at least 5 days in advance of the 
meeting.

    Dated: January 22, 1997.
Wayne O. Deason,
Deputy Director, Program Analysis Office.
[FR Doc. 97-2219 Filed 1-30-97; 8:45 am]
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