National Park Service, Concessions-Intermountain Region, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225

M -- EXTENSION OF EXISTING CONCESSIONS CONTRACTS AND PERMITS SOL IMRO001-97 DUE 110497 POC Judy Jennings, Chief, Concessions Management, (303) 969-2661 E-MAIL: National Park Service, Concessions-Intermountain Region, Judy_Jennings@nps.gov. Notice is hereby given that the National Park Service intends to extend the following concession contracts and permits. These extensions are necessary to allow the continuation of public services during the completion of the planning for the parks. The current concessioners have performed their obligations to the satisfaction of the Secretary and retain their rights of preference under this administrative action of extending the existing contracts and permits. The following concession contracts and permits will be extended for a period of one year through December 31, 1998: JACKSON HOLE SKI CORPORATION, LP-GRTE-024-90; RENDEZVOUS SKI TOURS, LP- GRTE025-90; TRIANGLE X RANCH, CC-GRTE004 -- 78; TRIANGLE X RANCH, GRTE051-91; THE NATIONAL OUDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL, LP-GRTE047-90; SPRING CREEK RANCH, LP-GRTE032-90; GREATER YELLOWSTONE EXPEDITIONS, LP-GRTE044-91; SAMARITAN HEALTH SYSTEM, CP-GLCA021-94; SILVER PEAKS ENTERPRISES, INC., CP-ROMO004-94. The following concession contracts and permits will be extended for a period of two years through December 31, 1999: WILDERNESS RIVER ADVENTURES, INC., CC-GLCA001-93; EDWARD DESROSIER DBA SUN TOURS, CP-GLAC010-94; HORSESHOE BEND MARINA, CP-BICA003- 94; RIM HOUSE, CP-BLCA001-94; LUCON CORPORATION, CP-BICA007-94. The following concession contracts and permits will be extended for a period of three years through December 31, 2000: VERKAMPS, INC., CC-GRCA005-88; GRAND CANYON TRAIL RIDES, INC., CC- GRCA004-88. (0290)

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