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appreciated. Additionally, companies

could request that MMS participate in

cooperative performance review

activities.

Two, one-day workshops have been

scheduled (September 9, 1997 in New

Orleans and September 23, 1997 in

Houston) to discuss implementation of

performance measures developed by a

joint industry-MMS work group. MMS

will be sending notice of this workshop

to all our lessees and operators, as will

all the major trade associations. Please

call the contact identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION section at the

beginning of this notice if would like to

discuss the workshops further.

Dated: July 31, 1997.

Cynthia Quarterman,

Director, Minerals Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97–21346 Filed 8–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Golden Gate National Recreation Area;

Operation of a Food and Gift Shop

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

will be releasing a concession

Prospectus to continue the operation of

the Cliff House Restaurant and Gift

Shop. This is a year-round restaurant

and gift shop business operating within

Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

This operation provides different levels

of food service, from delicatessen and

sit down style to fine dining service.

Within the same structure is a gift shop

operation providing visitors with

assorted souvenirs items. The annual

gross receipts average about $8 million.

The new contract will be for twenty (20)

years. The new contract requires a major

renovation program of the existing

structure with an estimated cost of $8

million. There is an existing

concessioner which has operated

satisfactorily under the existing contract

and has a right of preference in renewal.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The cost

for purchasing a Prospectus is $30.00.

Parties interested in obtaining a copy

should send a check, NO CASH, payable

to ‘‘National Park Service’’ to the

following address: National Park

Service, Office of Concession Program

Management, Pacific Great Basin

Support Office, 600 Harrison Street,

Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107–

1372. The front of the envelope should

be marked ‘‘Attention: Office of

Concession Program Management—Mail

Room Do Not Open.’’ Please include a

mailing address indicating where to

send the prospectus. Inquiries may be

sent to Ms. Teresa Jackson, Office of

Concession Program Management at

(415) 427–1369.

Dated: August 5, 1997.

John J. Reynolds,

Regional Director, Pacific West Region.

[FR Doc. 97–21349 Filed 8–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Great Basin National Park; Operation

of a Food and Gift Shop

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

will be releasing a concession

prospectus authorizing the continued

operation of a modest food and gift shop

at Lehman Caves Visitor Center within

Great Basin National Park. The park is

located in Eastern Nevada. This is a

seasonal operation and will be open to

serve the public approximately 61⁄2

months out of the year from April

through mid-October. The average

visitation over the last three years for

this period has been between 64,000

and 66,600. The annual gross receipts

over the same period of time has been

approximately $171,000. The

concessioner will be required to assist

in defraying the cost for maintenance of

a government building used by

concessioner. There is an existing

concessioner which has operated

satisfactorily and is entitled to a right of

preference in renewal.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The cost

for purchasing a Prospectus is $30.00.

Parties interested in obtaining a copy

should send a check, NO CASH, payable

to ‘‘National Park Service’’ to the

following address: National Park

Service, Office of Concession Program

Management, Pacific Great Basin

Support Office, 600 Harrison Street,

Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107–

1372. The front of the envelope should

be marked ‘‘Attention: Office of

Concession Program Management—Mail

Room Do Not Open’’. Please include a

mailing address indicating where to

send the prospectus. Inquiries may be

sent to Ms. Teresa Jackson, Office of

Concession Program Management at

(415) 427–1369.

Dated: July 8, 1997.

John J. Reynolds,

Regional Director, Pacific West Region.

[FR Doc. 97–21350 Filed 8–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent To Issue a Prospectus

for the Operation of Hotel and Related

Facilities in Sequoia National Park

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is

seeking to award a concession contract

for the operation and construction of

new visitor facilities and continued

operation of certain existing facilities

within Sequoia National Park, which is

part of Sequoia and Kings Canyon

National Parks. The contract will be

awarded on a fully competitive basis.

The Prospectus which describes the

project is expected to be issued within

a few weeks. Interested parties should

place their names on the mailing list to

be sent the Prospectus.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

development to be constructed includes

as many as 414 guest units, along with

food service and other related

commercial and support facilities.

Extensive site preparation, roads,

parking and other infrastructure work

have already been completed by the

government. The site has a panoramic

view from the western face of the Sierra

Nevada. To discuss the proposed

development, interested parties should

call Ms. Peggy Williams, Chief,

Concession Program Management,

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National

Parks, (209) 565–3103.

The cost for purchasing a Prospectus

is $30.00. Parties interested in obtaining

a copy should send a check, NO CASH,

payable to ‘‘National Park Service’’ to

the following address: Pacific Great

Basin Support Office, National Park

Service, 600 Harrison Street, Suite 600,

San Francisco, California 94107–1372,

Attention: Office of Concession Program

Management ‘‘Mail Room Do Not

Open’’.

Please include a mailing address

indicating where to send the Prospectus.

Address inquiries to Ms. Teresa Jackson,

Secretary, Office of Concession Program

Management at (415) 427–1369.

Dated: July 11, 1997.

John J. Reynolds,

Regional Director, Pacific West Region.

[FR Doc. 97–21348 Filed 8–12–97; 8:45 am]

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