[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 37591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18436]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intention To Issue a Concession Contract for Point 
Reyes National Seashore

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with the requirements of 
36 CFR 51.5 that the National Park Service intends to issue a 
concession contract to continue operations currently conducted at Point 
Reyes National Seashore to provide park visitors with hostel services. 
This entails renewal of an existing business operating within the park, 
along with upgrading the authorization from a permit to a concession 
contract. The current operation is a 44-bed hostel providing low-cost 
accommodations primarily to hikers and cyclists who frequent the park. 
Over the last 4 years, the business has provided an average of 8,000 
overnight stays per year. Services are provided daily on a year-round 
basis. The existing business currently operates out of 3 buildings that 
were once part of a working ranch, and subsequently assigned to the 
incumbent concessioner after acquisition by the National Park Service 
(NPS). The buildings include the main hostel building, an employee 
dormitory, and a structure used for group functions. Access to the site 
is via Sir Francis Drake Highway and park circulation roads.
    In accordance with the requirements of Pub. L. 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.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: The proposed contract calls for a capital 
investment of approximately $210,000 to meet current need for improved 
employee housing, at least 2 additional family guest units, and an 
expanded sewage disposal system with greater capacity.
    Proposed term of the new contract will be 10 years, provided that 
the concessioner satisfactorily completes the required capital 
improvement program within the first 5 years of the contract. 
Otherwise, the contract expires immediately after the 5th year.
    The cost for purchasing a prospectus is $30.00. Parties interested 
in obtaining a copy should send a check, no cash, payable to ``National 
Park Service'' to the following address: National Park Service, Office 
of Concession Program Management, Pacific Great Basin Support Office, 
600 Harrison St., Suite 600, San Francisco, California 94107-1372. The 
front of the envelope should be marked ``Attention: Office of 
Concession Program Management--Mail Room Do Not Open''. Please include 
a mailing address indicating where to send the prospectus. Address 
inquiries to Mr. Glenn Baker, Office of Concession Program Management 
at (415) 427-1365.

    Dated: June 30, 1997.
Cynthia Ip,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 97-18436 Filed 7-11-97; 8:45 am]
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