[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 64409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26603]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intent To Extend Concession Contract for Services at 
Olympic, Big Bend, Mammoth Cave, and Isle Royale National Parks and 
Blue Ridge Parkway

Summary: Pursuant to the National Park Service Concessions Management 
Improvement Act of 1998, notice is hereby given that the National Park 
Service intends to extend the concession contract authorizing continued 
food and beverage, general merchandise, automobile service, 
transportation, marina, gift shop, and overnight accommodations at 
Olympic, Big Bend, Mammoth Cave, and Isle Royale National Parks and 
Blue Ridge parkway. The extension will be for a term of not more than 3 
years. This extension is necessary to avoid interruption of public 
services while the National Park Service evaluates the long-term needs 
of each park. This extension will be for a 3-year period beginning 
September 21, 2002. This notice is pursuant to 36 CFR Part 51, Sec.  
51.24(a).

Supplementary Information: The current concession contract for these 
parks expired on September 20, 2002. This contract is unique in that 
when it was executed in 1982, all parks were covered under one 
authorization. The extension will allow for individual park contracts 
to be developed, a prospectus to be released and a new, long-term 
contract awarded.
    Information about this notice can be sought from: National Park 
Service, Concession Program Manager, 1849 C Street, NW., (2410), 
Washington, DC 20240 or call 202/513-7156.

    Dated: September 23, 2002.
Richard G. Ring,
Associate Director for Park Operations and Education.
[FR Doc. 02-26603 Filed 10-17-02; 8:45 am]
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