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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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent To Issue a Prospectus

for the Operation of Stables and Pack

Station Services and Facilities Within

Kings Canyon National Park

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is

seeking a concessioner to operate, under

a 4-year permit, a pack station providing

pack and saddle animal services and

facilities within the Cedar Grove area of

Kings Canyon National Park, as well as

guided day-ride services and facilities

within the Grant Grove area of Kings

Canyon National Park. Both the Cedar

Grove Pack Station and Grant Grove

Stables would be operated for the public

under the provisions of a Concession

Permit. This notice is the formal

announcement of the availability of this

business opportunity and the initiation

of the contracting process.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The pack

station is located at an elevation of

4,500 feet and the stables at 6,500 feet

in the Southern Sierra Nevada. Both is

a summer seasonal operation serving

visitors to Sequoia and Kings Canyon

National Parks. The existing operator

has a preference in the renewal of this

concession permit. The award will be

fully competitive based upon the

requirements of this Prospectus.

If you are interested in this business

opportunity, please ask to be placed on

the mailing list by writing or calling:

National Park Service, Concession

Management Office, Sequoia National

Park, Three Rivers, CA 93271, or call:

(209) 565–3103—Peggy Williams.

When the Prospectus is issued,

submittals will be accepted for a fortyfive (45) day period under terms that

will be described in the Prospectus. The

release of the Prospectus is expected to

occur shortly after the publication of

this notice.

Dated: February 11, 1997.

Michael J. Tollefson,

Superintendent, Sequoia and Kings Canyon

National Parks.

[FR Doc. 97–5865 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of the Intention To Issue a

Concession Contract at Callville Bay,

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Act of October

9, 1965 (79 Stat. 969; 16 U.S.C. 20 et

seq.), notice is hereby given that the

National Park Service intends to issue a

concession contract at Lake Mead

National Recreation Area for a period of

two years. This short contract is

necessary to allow the continuation of

public services during the completion

period of the planning documents for

the Callville Bay location in the park.

The current concessioner has performed

its obligation to the satisfaction of the

Secretary and retains its right of

preference under this administrative

action.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

concession contract at Lake Mead

National Recreation Area expired on

December 31, 1996. The National Park

Service will not renew this contract for

an extended period until planning can

be completed to determine the future

direction for concession services at the

Callville Bay location within Lake Mead

National Recreation Area. This

necessary planning process has begun

and will have a direct affect on future

concession activities. It is anticipated

that this planning process will conclude

within the next several months. Until

that planning process is completed, it

will not be in the best interest of Lake

Mead National Recreation Area to enter

into a long term concession contract.

For these reasons, it is the intention of

the National Park Service to issue a

short term contract at this time,

complete the planning process and then

to conduct a public contracting process

for selection of a concessioner for an

extended period.

Information regarding this notice can

be sought from Mr. Mac Foreman, Office

of Concession Program Management,

Pacific Great Basin System Support

Office, 600 Harrison Street, Suite 145,

San Francisco, California 94107–1372,

or by calling (415) 744–3981.

Dated: January 29, 1997.

Stephen G. Crabtree,

Acting Field Director, Pacific West Area.

[FR Doc. 97–5866 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Intent To Issue a Prospectus

for the Operation of Pack Station

Services and Facilities Within Sequoia

National Park

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is

seeking a concessioner to operate, under

a 4-year permit, a pack station providing

pack and saddle animal services and

facilities within the Wolverton area of

Sequoia National Park. These facilities

would be operated for the public under

the provisions of a Concession Permit.

This notice is the formal announcement

of the availability of this business

opportunity and the initiation of the

contracting process.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The pack

station is located at an elevation of

7,000 feet in the southern Sierra

Nevada. It is a summer seasonal

operation serving visitors to Sequoia

National Park. The existing operator

does not have a preference in the

renewal of this concession permit. The

award will be fully competitive based

upon the requirements of this

Prospectus.

If you are interested in this business

opportunity, please ask to be placed on

the mailing list by writing or calling:

National Park Service, Concession

Management Office, Sequoia National

Park, Three Rivers, CA 93271, or call:

(209) 565–3103—Peggy Williams.

When the Prospectus is issued,

submittals will be accepted for a SIXTY

(60) day period under terms that will be

described in the Prospectus. The release

of the Prospectus is expected to occur
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shortly after the publication of this

notice.

Dated: February 11, 1997.

Michael J. Tollefson,

Superintendent, Sequoia and Kings Canyon

National Parks.

[FR Doc. 97–5858 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

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National Park Service

Notice of Intent To Issue a Prospectus

for the Operation of Pack Station

Services and Facilities Within Sequoia

National Park

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is

seeking a concessioner to operate, under

a 4-year permit, a pack station providing

pack and saddle animal services and

facilities within the Mineral King area of

Sequoia National Park. These facilities

would be operated for the public under

the provisions of a Concession Permit.

This notice is the formal announcement

of the availability of this business

opportunity and the initiation of the

contracting process.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The pack

station is located at an elevation of

7,800 feet in the Southern Sierra

Nevada. It is a summer seasonal

operation serving visitors to Sequoia

National Park. The existing operator

does not have a preference in the

renewal of this concession permit. The

award will be fully competitive based

upon the requirements of this

Prospectus.

If you are interested in this business

opportunity, please ask to be placed on

the mailing list by writing or calling:

National Park Service, Concession

Management Office, Sequoia National

Park, Three Rivers, CA 93271, or call:

(209) 565–3103—Peggy Williams.

When the Prospectus is issued,

submittals will be accepted for a Sixty

(60) day period under terms that will be

described in the Prospectus. The release

of the Prospectus is expected to occur

shortly after the publication of this

notice.

Dated: February 11, 1997.

Michael J. Tollefson,

Superintendent, Sequoia and Kings Canyon

National Parks.

[FR Doc. 97–5859 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

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National Park Service

Cape Cod National Seashore South

Wellfleet, Massachusetts Cape Cod

National Seashore Advisory

Commission; Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, 5

U.S.C. App 1, section 10), that a meeting

of the Cape Cod National Seashore

Advisory Commission will be held on

Friday, March 28, 1997.

The Commission was reestablished

pursuant to Public Law 99–349,

Amendment 24. The purpose of the

Commission is to consult with the

Secretary of the Interior, or his designee,

with respect to matters relating to the

development of the Cape Cod National

Seashore, and with respect to carrying

out the provisions of sections 4 and 5

of the Act establishing the Seashore.

The Commission members will

convene at Headquarters, Marconi

Station at 10:00 a.m. for a field trip to

the former North Truro Air Force

Station.

The Commission members will then

meet at 1:00 p.m. at Headquarters,

Marconi Station, for their regular

business meeting which will be held for

the following reasons:

1. Adoption of Agenda

2 Approval of Minutes of Previous

Meeting (01/31/97)

3. Reports of Officers

Use & Occupancy

GMP

Nickerson Fund

4. Superintendent’s Report

Site Planning—(Fort Hill, Pamet

Cranberry Bog, former North Truro

AFS)

Dune Shacks

Hatches Harbor/Airport

News from Washington

5. Old Business—Advisory Commission

Handbook

6. New Business—Follow-up

discussions—Former North Truro

AFS—New name?

7. Agenda for next meeting

8. Date for next meeting

9. Public comment

10. Adjournment

The meeting is open to the public. It

is expected that 15 persons will be able

to attend the meeting in addition to the

Commission members.

Interested persons may make oral/

written presentations to the Commission

during the business meeting or file

written statements. Such requests

should be made to the park

superintendent at least seven days prior

to the meeting. Further information

concerning the meeting may be obtained

from the Superintendent, Cape Cod

National Seashore, 99 Marconi Site

Road, Wellfleet, MA 02667.

Richard Obernesser,

Acting Superintendent.

[FR Doc. 97–5856 Filed 3–7–96; 8:45 am]

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Native American Graves Protection

and Repatriation Act Review

Committee: Meeting—Revised Notice

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988),

that a meeting of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA) Review Committee will be

held on March 25–27, 1997 in Norman,

OK.

The Review Committee will meet at

the Oklahoma Center for Continuing

Education (OCCE) on the campus of the

University of Oklahoma in Norman.

Meetings will begin each day at 8:30

a.m. and conclude not later than 5:00

p.m.

The Native American Graves

Protection and Repatriation Act Review

Committee was established by Public

Law 101–601 to monitor, review, and

assist in implementation of the

inventory and identification process and

repatriation activities required under

the statute.

This notice amends the meeting

agenda to include presentation of

additional information regarding a

dispute over the disposition of a carved

wooden figure from Hawaii in the

possession of the City of Providence and

preparation of the committee’s 1995–

1996 report to Congress. The agenda

will also include discussion of the

compliance by Federal agencies,

implementation of the statute in the

States of Oklahoma and Texas, and the

disposition of culturally unidentifiable

human remains.

This meeting will be open to the

public. However, facilities and space for

accommodating the public are limited.

Any member of the public may file a

written statement concerning the

matters to be discussed with Dr. Francis

P. McManamon, Departmental

Consulting Archeologist.

Persons wishing further information

concerning this meeting, or who wish to

submit written statements may contact

Dr. Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Archeology and Ethnography Program

(MS 2275), National Park Service, P.O.