[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 10904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4078]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intent To Issue a Temporary of Concession Contract for 
Gas Service at Yosemite National Park

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Park Service Concessions Management 
Improvement Act of 1998, notice is hereby given that the National Park 
Service intends to issue a temporary concession contract authorizing 
continued operation of a gas service station adjacent to the west 
entrance of Yosemite National Park. The operation is located on land 
administered by the park in the community of El Portal. The temporary 
concession contract will be for a term of not more than three years. 
This short-term concession contract is necessary to avoid interruption 
of public services while the National Park Service finalizes the 
Yosemite Valley Plan. This short-term contract will be for a three-year 
period beginning January 1, 2001. This notice is in pursuant to 36 CFR 
part 51, section 51.24(a).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The current concession contract at Yosemite 
National Park will expire on December 31, 2000. The year round 
operation is the primary source for visitors to obtain gas and have 
minor auto repairs performed. The Yosemite Valley Plan is near 
completion and addresses future service station operations. Underground 
storage tanks at the existing El Portal Site must be replaced to comply 
with all state and federal requirements; this is in the process of 
being accomplished. The short-term concession contact will allow for 
this action to take place without a long-term delay in service to the 
public. In addition, this period of time is necessary to allow for 
completion of the Prospectus, that will incorporate the planning 
requirements for commercial development of the El Portal Administrative 
Site currently being considered in the Yosemite Valley Plan.
    Information about this notice can be sought from: National Park 
Service, Chief, Concession Program Management Office, Pacific West 
Region, Attn: Mr. Tony Sisto, 600 Harrison Street, Suite 600, San 
Francisco, California 94107-1372, or call (415) 427-1366.

    Dated: January 12, 2001.
Sondra Humphries,
(Acting) Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 01-4078 Filed 2-16-01; 8:45 am]
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