[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65834-65835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18969]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Proposed Award; Temporary Concession Contract for Great 
Smoky Mountains National Park, TN

SUMMARY: Public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service 
proposes to award a temporary concession contract that requires the 
operation of horseback riding stables and vending machine sales of soft 
drinks and bottled water, and authorizes limited souvenir sales in the 
Sugarlands region of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near 
Gatlinburg, Tennessee for a term not to exceed October 31, 2007.

DATES: Effective Date: November 1, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Ben Hanslin, Concessions Management Specialist, Southeast 
Region, National Park Service, 100 Alabama Street, 1924 Building, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Hanslin, Concessions Management 
Specialist, Southeast Region, National Park Service, (404) 562-3108, 
extension 740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The temporary concession contract is being 
awarded to Smoky Mountain Stables, Inc., a qualified person, as that 
term is defined in 36 CFR 51.3. Following termination of the prior 
concession contract at Sugarlands on May 2, 2005, the National Park 
Service awarded a temporary concession contract to Smoky Mountain 
Stables, Inc. on July 6, 2005 that expires on October 31, 2006. A new 
concession contract cannot be awarded in time to avoid the interruption 
of visitor services during November 2006 and the 2007 operating season. 
The National Park Service has taken all reasonable and necessary steps 
to consider alternatives to avoid interruption of visitor services, and 
has determined that this award is necessary to avoid interruption of 
visitor services.

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    This action is issued pursuant to 36 CFR 51.24(a). This is not a 
request for proposals and no prospectus is being issued at this time. 
The Director intends to issue a prospectus in 2007 to allow the 
competitive award of a long-term concession contract that will be 
effective prior to the 2008 operation season at Sugarlands. You may be 
placed on a mailing list for receiving information regarding the 
prospectus by sending a written request to the above address.

    Dated: September 14, 2006.
Patricia A. Hooks,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. E6-18969 Filed 11-8-06; 8:45 am]
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