[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 187 (Monday, September 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51588-51589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25806]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Correction; Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Concession Permit for Operation of the Ok-A-Beh Marina at Bighorn
Canyon National Recreation Area (North Unit)
CORRECTION: In notice document 98-15129, appearing on page 31228,
of the June 8, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 109) issue, and in the
correction notice appearing on page 41589, of the August 4, 1998
(Volume 63, Number 149) issue, the EFFECTIVE DATE and SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION is corrected to read as follows:
EFFECTIVE DATE: The application period is extended ninety (90) days.
Offers will be accepted for one hundred eighty (180) days under the
terms described in the Prospectus. Any offer, including that of the
existing concessioner, must be received by the Superintendent, Bighorn
Canyon National Recreation Area, P.O. Box 485, Fort Smith, Montana
59035, by December 16, 1998, to be considered and evaluated.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This permit renewal has been determined to
be categorically excluded from the procedural provisions of the
National Environmental Policy Act and no environmental document will be
prepared.
The existing concessioner, LuCon Corporation, has performed their
obligations to the satisfaction of the Secretary under the existing
permit which expires by limitation of time on December 31, 1998.
Therefore, pursuant to the provisions of the Concessions
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Policy Act (79 Stat. 969; 16 U.S.C. Sec. 20d), the concessioner is
entitled to be given preference in the renewal of the permit and in the
award of a new permit, providing that the existing concessioner submits
a responsive offer (a timely offer which meets the terms and conditions
of the Prospectus). This means that the permit will be awarded to the
party submitting the best offer, provided that if the best offer was
not submitted by the existing concessioner, then the existing
concessioner will be afforded the opportunity to match the best offer.
If the existing concessioner agrees to match the best offer, then the
permit will be awarded to the existing concessioner.
If the existing concessioner does not submit a responsive offer,
the right of preference in renewal shall be considered to have been
waived, and the permit will then be awarded to the party that has
submitted the best responsive offer.
The Secretary will consider and evaluate all offers received as a
result of this notice. Any offer, including that of the existing
concessioner, must be received by the Superintendent, Bighorn Canyon
National Recreation Area, P.O. Box 485, Fort Smith, Montana 59035, not
later than one hundred eighty (180) days following release of the
Prospectus to be considered and evaluated.
Dated: September 17, 1998.
John H. King,
Acting Director, Intermountain Region.
[FR Doc. 98-25806 Filed 9-25-98; 8:45 am]
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