[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17077-17078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8496]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Concession Contracts: Extension of Expired Contracts

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Public notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby given that, 
in order to avoid interruption of visitor services, the National Park 
Service has extended the following concession contracts for a period of 
3 years (i.e., until December 31, 2005) or until such time as new 
authorizations are executed, whichever occurs sooner.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION All of the listed concession contracts 
expired by their terms on December 31, 2002. The National Park service 
has determined that the proposed extensions are necessary in order to 
avoid interruption of visitor services and has taken all reasonable and 
appropriate steps to consider alternatives to avoid such interruption. 
These extensions will allow the National Park Service to complete 
development of a Colorado River Management Plan, and issue a prospectus 
based on that plan leading to the competitive selection of 
concessioners for new long-term concession contracts covering these 
operations.

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       Concessioner ID No.             Concessioner name                             Park
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GRCA006..........................  Arizona Raft Adventures,   Grand Canyon National Park.
                                    Inc.
GRCA007..........................  Arizona River Runners,     Grand Canyon National Park.
                                    Inc.
GRCA010..........................  Canyoneers, Inc..........  Grand Canyon National Park.
GRCA011..........................  Colorado River & Trails    Grand Canyon National Park.
                                    Expeditions, Inc.
GRCA015..........................  Grand Canyon Expeditions   Grand Canyon National Park.
                                    Company Inc.
GRCA016..........................  Canyon Expeditions, Inc..  Grand Canyon National Park.
GRCA017..........................  Diamond River Adventures,  Grand Canyon National Park.
                                    Inc.
GRCA018..........................  Hatch River Expeditions,   Grand Canyon National Park.
                                    Inc.
GRCA020..........................  Moki Mac River             Grand Canyon National Park.
                                    Expeditions, Inc.
GRCA021..........................  OARS, Inc................  Grand Canyon National Park.
GRCA022..........................  Outdoor Unlimited River    Grand Canyon National Park.
                                    Trips.
GRCA024..........................  Aramark Leisure Services,  Grand Canyon National Park.
                                    Inc., dba Wilderness
                                    River Adventures.
GRCA025..........................  Tour West, Inc...........  Grand Canyon National Park.
GRCA026..........................  Western River              Grand Canyon National Park.
                                    Expeditions, Inc.
GRCA028..........................  Canyon Explorations, Inc.  Grand Canyon National Park.
GRCA029..........................  High Desert Adventures,    Grand Canyon National Park.
                                    Inc.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Hardigg, Chief, Concession 
Management, Grand Canyon National

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Park, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023, Telephone 928/638-7709.

    Dated: March 3, 2003.
Cindy Orlando,
Associate Director, Administration, Business Practices and Workforce 
Development.
[FR Doc. 03-8496 Filed 4-7-03; 8:45 am]
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