04-411. Concession Contracts and Permits

AGENCY:

National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Public notice.

SUMMARY:

Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contracts for a period of up to one year, or until such time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs sooner.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

All of the listed concession authorizations will expire by their terms on or before December 31, 2003. 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. These extensions will allow the National Park Service to complete and issue prospectuses leading to the competitive selection of concessioners for new long-term concession contracts covering these operations.

Conc ID No.	Concessioner name	Park
CHIS003	Truth Aquatics	Channel Islands, National Park.
LACH002	House Jack Built	Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.
LACH004	McGregor Mountain	Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.
MUWO001	Muir Woods	Muir Woods National Monument.
OLYM006	Hurricane Ridge Sports Club	Olympic National Park.
SEKI001	Timothy and Patty Lovern	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

January 2, 2004

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Orlando, Concession Program Manager, National Park Service, Washington, DC 20240, Telephone [phone].

Dated: December 24, 2003.

Richard G. Ring,

Associate Director, Administration, Business Practices and Workforce Development.