[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 93 (Friday, May 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30608-30609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11953]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Adoption of Proposed Leasing Regulations/Guidelines for the El 
Portal Administrative Site, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, 
California; Notice of Extended Public Comment

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is responsible for management and 
administration of the El Portal Administrative Site. To facilitate such 
activities the Superintendent of Yosemite National Park, acting on 
behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, has been authorized to issue 
leases for Administrative Site lands, subject to terms, conditions, and 
guidelines appropriate for proper administration, protection, and 
development of the site. The proposed lease guidelines set forth 
eligibility qualifications for those seeking to acquire a lease, 
process to be

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used to establish lease fees, and circumstances under which the 
Superintendent may acquire unexpired leases.

Reference

    Public Law 85-922 of September 2, 1958, Public Law 90-409 of July 
21, 1968 and Public Law 99-542 of October 27, 1986, as codified in 
Title 16 United States Code Sections 47-1 through 47-6.

Comments

    The original comment period ended April 25, 2000. The extended 
comment period shall end June 30, 2000. Requests for a copy of the 
proposed leasing program, or written comments, should be addressed to: 
Superintendent, Yosemite National Park, c/o Office of Special Park 
Uses, P.O. Box 700, El Portal, California, 95318. If individuals 
submitting comments request that their name or/and address be withheld 
from public disclosure, it will be honored to the extent allowable by 
law. Such requests must be stated prominently at the beginning of the 
comments. There also may be circumstances wherein the NPS will withhold 
a respondent's identity as allowable by law. As always: NPS will make 
available to public inspection all submissions from organizations or 
businesses and from persons identifying themselves as representatives 
or officials of organizations and businesses; and, anonymous comments 
may not be considered.

    Dated: May 3, 2000.
Cynthina Ip,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 00-11953 Filed 5-11-00; 8:45 am]
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