E8-29321. Notice of Extension of Concession Contracts

AGENCY:

National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Public notice.

DATES:

Effective Date: January 1, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jo A. Pendry, Concession Program Manager, National Park Service, Washington, DC 20240, Telephone [phone].

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 1 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, 2008. 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.

Conc. ID No.	Concessioner name	Park
GRTE004-98	Triangle X Ranch, LLP	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE006-02	Barker Ewing Scenic Tours, Inc	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE008-02	Jack H. Dennis Jr.	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE010-02	Will Dorman	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE011-02	Heart Six Ranch	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE014-02	Countryside, LLC	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE015-02	Triangle X Ranch, LLP	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE017-02	O.A.R.S. Inc	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE020-02	Solitude Float Trips, Inc	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE040-02	Lost Creek Ranch	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE043-02	Great Salt Lake Council, Inc	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE045-02	C-H Ranch Corporation	Grand Teton National Park.
NACC001-89	Golf Course Specialist, Inc	National Capital Parks—Central.
BLRI004-88	Virginia Peaks of Otter	Blue Ridge Parkway.
EVER004-99	TRF Concession Specialists of Florida, Inc	Everglades National Park.
HAV0001-89	Ken Direction Corporation	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
CHIS001-98	Island Packers, Inc	Channel Islands National Park.
PORE003-98	Golden Gate Council of American Youth Hostels	Point Reyes National Seashore.
ISR0002-82	Forever NPC Resorts, LLC	Isle Royale National Park.
ACAD014-02	Carriages in the Park, Inc	Acadia National Park.
CAC0002-04	The Benz Corporation	Cape Cod National Seashore.
FIIS003-98	Sayville Ferry Service, Inc	Fire Island National Seashore.
FIIS004-02	Davis Park Ferry Company, Inc	Fire Island National Seashore.
GATE003-98	Marinas of the Future, Inc	Gateway National Recreation Area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jo A. Pendry, Concession Program Manager, National Park Service, Washington, DC 20240, Telephone [phone].

Dated: October 20, 2008.

Katherine H. Stevenson,

Assistant Director, Business Services.