02-30923. Concession Contract Negotiations; Public Notice

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 awarded, whichever occurs sooner.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

All of the listed concession authorizations will expire by their terms on or before December 31, 2002. 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.

Concessioner ID No.	Concessioner name	Park
BAND001	Bandelier Trading, Inc.	Bandelier National Monument.
BRCA002	Bryce-Zion Trail Rides	Bryce Canyon National Park.
CANY001	Adventure Bound, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY002	Abercrombie & Kent America Adventures, Ltd.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY003	NAVTEC Expeditions, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY004	Colorado Outward Bound School	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY005	Colorado River & Trail Expeditions, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY006	Don Hatch River Expeditions, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY007	Holiday River Expeditions, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY009	Moki Mac River Expeditions, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY010	O.A.R.S. Canyonlands, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY011	Western River Expeditions, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY012	Niskanen & Jones, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY014	Niskanen & Jones, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY015	Holiday River Expeditions, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY016	Tour West, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY017	Western River Expeditions, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY018	American Wilderness Expeditions, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY019	Niskanen & Jones, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
CANY020	World Wide River Expeditions, Inc.	Canyonlands National Park.
DINO001	Adventure Bound Tours, Inc.	Dinosaur National Park.
DINO002	American River Touring Assoc.	Dinosaur National Park.
DINO003	Colorado Outward Bound School	Dinosaur National Park.
DINO005	Holiday River Expeditions, Inc.	Dinosaur National Park.
DINO006	Don Hatch River Expeditions, Inc.	Dinosaur National Park.
DINO008	Dinosaur River Expeditions	Dinosaur National Park.
DINO009	O.A.R.S., Inc.	Dinosaur National Park.
DINO011	National Outdoor Leadership School, Inc.	Dinosaur National Park.
DINO012	Sheri Griffith Expeditions	Dinosaur National Park.
DINO014	Eagle Outdoor Sports	Dinosaur National Park.
DINO016	Adrift Adventures, Inc.	Dinosaur National Park.
GRTE001	Grand Teton Lodge Co.	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE024	Jackson Hole Ski Corp	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE025	Rendezvous Ski Tours	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE032	Spring Creek Ranch	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE046	Gros Ventre River Ranch	Grand Teton National Park.
GRTE047	The National Outdoor Leadership School	Grand Teton National Park.
MEVE001	Aramark Mesa Verde Co.	Mesa Verde National Park.
WHSA001	White Sands Concessions	White Sands National Monument.
YELL001	West Park Hospital	Yellowstone National Park.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

January 2, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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

Dated: October 31, 2002.

Richard G. Ring,

Associate Director, Administration, Workforce Development and Business Practices.