[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10875-10876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5857]
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Notice of Intention To Issue a Concession Contract for Crater
Lake National Park
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with the requirements of
36 CFR 51.5 that the National Park Service intends to issue a 3-year
concession contract to continue operations currently conducted at
Crater Lake National Park to provide park visitors with hotel, food,
gift, touring, and other services. This action is necessary to avoid
disruption of the provision of these services and to satisfy
requirements that concession contracts do not extend for a continuous
period exceeding 30 years. In accordance with the requirements of
Public Law 89-249 (16 U.S.C. 20d), the current concessioner, having
operated to the satisfaction of the Secretary, has a right to a
preference in this renewal action.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notwithstanding the short term action which
is the subject of this notice, it is the intention of the National Park
Service that a Prospectus for a long term concession contract at Crater
Lake will be issued no less than one year prior to the expiration of
the 3-year contract to be issued. Before this action is taken,
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the National Park Service must complete certain planning actions that
will determine what specific services will be required and what changes
from current operations will be necessary. That planning is currently
underway, but is not complete. Additionally, with any change of
concessioner, payment will be due to the current concessioner from the
successor for real property assets at a level that is likely to exceed
$3,000,000, but has not yet been definitively estimated. Additional
sums for personal property would also be due and have not yet been
estimated. Also, it is necessary in the short contract that the
operating concessioner invest an additional $650,000 in furniture and
fixtures to equip dormitory buildings that are under construction.
Given these collective circumstances, it is not believed to be
practical to expect a competitive successor offer at this time.
Therefore, to effect the necessary investment and to allow for the
necessary planning to be completed, it is the intention of the National
park Service to enter into a 3-year contract with the current,
preference holding concessioner.
Information about this notice can be sought from: National Park
Service, Assistant Field Director, Operations, Pacific West Region,
Attention: Mr. Stephen G. Crabtree, 600 Harrison Street, Suite 600, San
Francisco, California 94107-1372, or call: (415) 427-1366.
Dated: February 21, 1997.
Patricia Neubacher,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 97-5857 Filed 3-7-97; 8:45 am]
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