[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35909-35910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15060]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CONC-0511-7182; 2410-OYC]


Temporary Concession Contract for Blue Ridge Parkway

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed award of temporary concession contracts for 
Blue Ridge Parkway, NC/VA.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.24, public notice is hereby given that 
the National Park Service (NPS) proposes to award temporary concession 
contracts for the conduct of certain visitor services within the Blue 
Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia, for a term not to exceed 3 
years. The visitor services range from lodging accommodations, food and 
beverage, retail sales, boat rentals, and other services at Crabtree 
Falls, Price Lake, Bluffs, Mabry Mills, and Rocky Knob. This action is 
necessary to avoid interruption of visitor services.

DATES: The term of the temporary concession contracts will commence (if 
awarded) on or around June 1, 2011.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Park Service will award the 
temporary concession contracts to qualified persons as defined in 36 
CFR 51.3. The National Park Service has determined that temporary 
concession contract are necessary in order to avoid interruption of 
visitor services and has taken all reasonable and appropriate steps to 
consider alternatives to avoid an interruption of visitor services.
    This action is issued pursuant to 36 CFR 51.24(a). This is not a 
request for proposals.


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    Dated: May 6, 2011.
Peggy O'Dell,
Deputy Director, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-15060 Filed 6-17-11; 8:45 am]
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