03-31944. Public Notice of Extension

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
BOST002-88	Boston Concessions Group	Boston National Historic Park.
CACO006-97	Hostelling International	Cape Cod National Seashore.
DEWA004-98	DEWA Pepsi-Cola Company	Delaware Water Gap NRA.
FOMC001-95	Evelyn Hill, Inc	Fort McHenry NM & Historical Shrine.
GEWA001-95	GW Birthplace National Memorial Gift Shop	George Washington Birthplace NM.
SAHI001-97	Friends of Sagamore Hill	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
SHEN002-90	Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Inc	Shenandoah National Park.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

January 2, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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

Dated: November 11, 2003.

Richard G. Ring,

Associate Director, Administration, Business Practices and Workforce Development.