National Park Service, Office of Concession Program Management, 600 Harrison Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, California 94107-1372

M -- NOTICE OF INTENTION TO EXTEND EXISTING CONCESSION CONTRACTS - OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK POC James D. Schultz (360) 452-4501 Ext. 211. The National Park Service intends to extend three concession contracts which will expire on December 31, 1996, within Olympic National Park for a period of three years. The three current concessioners have performed satisfactory and retain their right of preference pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 of the Act of October 9, 1965, (79 Stat. 969; 16 U.S.C. 20 et esq) and 36 CFR 51.5, under this administrative action to extend the existing contracts. This extension is necessary to allow the continuation of public services during the completion period of the Development Concept Plan and Site Plans for the park. The National Park Service will not renew these contracts for an extended period until planning can be conducted to determine the future direction for concession services at all three locations within the Olympic National Park. The necessary planning process is will have a direct affect on the concession activities and services. The planning purposes is expected as long as three years to complete. Until the planning process in completed, it will not be in the best interest of Olympic National Park to enter into long term concession contracts. For these reasons, it is intention of the National Park Service to extend the current contracts for a period of three years beginning January 1, 1997. (215)

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