31228 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 109 / Monday, June 8, 1998 / Notices

Dated: May 27, 1998.

Carole Smith,

Bureau of Land Management, Information

and Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–15160 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–910–0777–61–241A]

State of Arizona Resource Advisory

Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Arizona Resource Advisory

Council Meeting, notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Arizona Resource

Advisory Council. The meeting will be

held July 9, 1998, beginning at 8:30 a.m.

in the New Mexico Room at the BLM

National Training Center, 9828 North

31st Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. The

agenda items to be covered at the oneday business meeting include review of

previous meeting minutes; BLM State

Director’s Update on legislation,

regulations and other statewide issues;

BLM Presentation on the Yarnell Mine

Draft EIS, and Updates on the Wild

Horse and Burro Strategy, Southwest

Strategy, Fire Planing; Proposed Field

Office Rangeland Resource Teams; and

Reports by the Standards and

Guidelines, Recreation and Public

Relations Working Groups; Reports from

BLM Field Office Managers; Reports

from RAC members; and Discussion on

future meetings. A public comment

period will take place at 11:30 a.m. on

July 9, 1998, for any interested publics

who wish to address the Council.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah E. Stevens, Bureau of Land

Management, Arizona State Office, 222

North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona

85044–2203, (602) 417–9215.

Denise P. Meridith,

State Director.

[FR Doc. 98–15125 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Concession Contract Negotiations;

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation

Area

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Public notice.

SUMMARY: Public notice is hereby given

that the National Park Service proposes

to award a concession permit

authorizing continued operation of the

Ok-A-Beh Marina to provide services

including boat fuel sales, boat slip

rentals, boat rentals, limited food

service, and limited merchandise sales

for the public within Bighorn Canyon

National Recreation Area for a period of

five (5) years from January 1, 1999,

through December 31, 2003.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Offers will be accepted

for sixty (60) days under the terms

described in the Prospectus. The sixty

(60) day application period will begin

with the release of the Prospectus,

which will occur on or before July 8,

1998. The actual release date of the

Prospectus shall be the date of

publication in the ‘‘Commerce Business

Daily’’.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

contact the Superintendent, Bighorn

Canyon National Recreation Area, P.O.

Box 485, Fort Smith, Montana 59035, or

call Theo Hugs at (406) 666–2412, to

obtain a copy of the Prospectus

describing the requirements of the

proposed concession permit.

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

Policy Act (79 Stat. 969; 16 U.S.C. 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 sixty (60) days following

release of the Prospectus to be

considered and evaluated.

Dated: May 20, 1998.

John Crowley,

Acting Director, Intermountain Region.

[FR Doc. 98–15129 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Intent To Issue a Prospectus For

Operation of Accommodations,

Facilities, and Services Within Grand

Canyon National Park

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

will be releasing a concession

Prospectus authorizing continued

operation of accommodations, facilities,

and services for the visiting public at

three developed areas (Hermit’s Rest,

Grand Canyon Village, and Desert View)

along the South Rim, and at Phantom

Ranch near the Colorado River at the

bottom of the inner canyon of Grand

Canyon National Park. The operations

consist primarily of overnight

accommodations, food and beverage

services, livery services, and gift/

souvenir sales. The operation is yearround with the peak season during the

summer months. The new contract will

be for twenty (20) years beginning

January 1, 1999.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Offers will be accepted

for ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY

(120) days under the terms described in

the Prospectus. The ONE HUNDRED

AND TWENTY (120) day application

period will begin with the release of the

Prospectus, which will occur on or

before July 9, 1998. The actual release

date of the Prospectus shall be the date

of publication in the ‘‘Commerce

Business Daily’’.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

contract 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 has

performed its obligation to the

satisfaction of the Secretary under an

existing contract, which expires by