[Federal Register: November 5, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 214)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

 
Notice of Intention To Extend Expiring Concession Contracts for a 
One Year Period Within the Pacific West Region

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 following expiring concession contracts 
pursuant to 36 CFR Part 51, section 51.23. This action is a short-term 
extension and will be for a one-year period ending December 31, 2002.

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       Concessioner
    Identification No.        Concessioner name             Park
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CABR001...................  Cabrillo Historical    Cabrillo National
                             Association.           Monument.
DEVA004...................  Death Valley Natural   Death Valley National
                             History Association.   Park.
GOGA007...................  Golden Gate National   Golden Gate National
                             Park Association.      Recreation Area.
JOTR001...................  Joshua Tree National   Joshua Tree National
                             Park Association.      Park.
LAME007...................  Seven Resorts, Inc...  Lake Mead National
                                                    Recreation Area.
MORA001...................  Rainier                Mount Rainier
                             Mountaineering, Inc.   National Park.
LACH002...................  The House that Jack    North Cascades
                             Built.                 National Park.
LACH003...................  Lake Chelan            North Cascades
                             Recreation, Inc. dba   National Park.
                             North Cascades--
                             Stehekin Lodge.
OLYM006...................  Hurricane Ridge        Olympic National
                             Winter Sports Club,    Park.
                             Inc.
OLYM064...................  Sure Fire Wood.......  Olympic National
                                                    Park.
OLYM093...................  Chester Rooney.......  Olympic National
                                                    Park.
PORE004...................  Point Reyes National   Point Reyes National
                             Seashore Association.  Seashore.
SEKI001...................  Tim & Patricia Lover   Sequoia & Kings
                             dba Cedar Grove Pack   Canyon National
                             Station and Grant      Parks.
                             Grove Stables.
SEKI003...................  Wolverton Pack         Sequoia & Kings
                             Station.               Canyon National
                                                    Parks.
SEKI005...................  Mineral King Pack      Sequoia & Kings
                             Station.               Canyon National
                                                    Parks.
USAR002...................  Arizona Memorial       USS Arizona Memorial.
                             Museum Association.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All the listed concession authorizations 
will expire on or before December 31, 2001. The National Park Service 
has determined that the proposed short-term 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. This 1-year extension is necessary to allow the National 
Park Service to develop and issue prospectuses, leading to the 
competitive selection of

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concessioners for new longer-term concession contracts.
    Information about this notice can be sought from: National Park 
Service, Chief, Concession Program Management Office, Pacific West 
Region, Attn: Mr. Tony Sisto, 1111 Jackson Street, Suite 700, Oakland, 
California 94607 or call (510) 817-1366.

    Dated: September 25, 2001.
Martha K. Leicester,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 01-27696 Filed 11-2-01; 8:45 am]
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