[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10875-10876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5857]


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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE


Notice of Intention To Issue a Concession Contract for Crater 
Lake National Park

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with the requirements of 
36 CFR 51.5 that the National Park Service intends to issue a 3-year 
concession contract to continue operations currently conducted at 
Crater Lake National Park to provide park visitors with hotel, food, 
gift, touring, and other services. This action is necessary to avoid 
disruption of the provision of these services and to satisfy 
requirements that concession contracts do not extend for a continuous 
period exceeding 30 years. In accordance with the requirements of 
Public Law 89-249 (16 U.S.C. 20d), the current concessioner, having 
operated to the satisfaction of the Secretary, has a right to a 
preference in this renewal action.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notwithstanding the short term action which 
is the subject of this notice, it is the intention of the National Park 
Service that a Prospectus for a long term concession contract at Crater 
Lake will be issued no less than one year prior to the expiration of 
the 3-year contract to be issued. Before this action is taken,

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the National Park Service must complete certain planning actions that 
will determine what specific services will be required and what changes 
from current operations will be necessary. That planning is currently 
underway, but is not complete. Additionally, with any change of 
concessioner, payment will be due to the current concessioner from the 
successor for real property assets at a level that is likely to exceed 
$3,000,000, but has not yet been definitively estimated. Additional 
sums for personal property would also be due and have not yet been 
estimated. Also, it is necessary in the short contract that the 
operating concessioner invest an additional $650,000 in furniture and 
fixtures to equip dormitory buildings that are under construction. 
Given these collective circumstances, it is not believed to be 
practical to expect a competitive successor offer at this time.
    Therefore, to effect the necessary investment and to allow for the 
necessary planning to be completed, it is the intention of the National 
park Service to enter into a 3-year contract with the current, 
preference holding concessioner.
    Information about this notice can be sought from: National Park 
Service, Assistant Field Director, Operations, Pacific West Region, 
Attention: Mr. Stephen G. Crabtree, 600 Harrison Street, Suite 600, San 
Francisco, California 94107-1372, or call: (415) 427-1366.

    Dated: February 21, 1997.
Patricia Neubacher,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 97-5857 Filed 3-7-97; 8:45 am]
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