[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR18.4]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 18--LEASES AND EXCHANGES OF HISTORIC PROPERTY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 18.4  Notice/Publicity.

    (a) When the Director has determined in accordance with these 
regulations that an appropriate interest in National Park Service 
property will be offered for lease, public notice of the opportunity 
shall be published at least twice in local and/or national newspapers of 
general circulation, appropriate trade publications, and distributed to 
interested persons. The notice shall be published not less than 60 days 
prior to the date of the bid opening or receipt of proposals and may be 
cancelled or withdrawn at any time. The notice shall contain, at a 
minimum: (1) A legal description of the property by public lands 
subdivision, metes-and-bounds, lot or by other suitable method, (2) a 
statement of the interest and term to be made available, designation of 
permissible uses, if applicable, including restrictions to be placed on 
the property, (3) whether the opportunity is for submission of a bid or 
a proposal as a result of a request for proposals, (4) when appropriate, 
a statement of the minimum acceptable bid below which the interest will 
not be conveyed, (5) an outline of bid or proposal procedures and a 
designation of the time and place for submitting bids or proposals, (6) 
an outline of lease procedures, requirements, and time schedule, (7) 
information regarding the character of the property and its location as 
deemed necessary, and (8) information on the physical condition of the 
property and where appropriate, work which may be required.
    (b) All persons interested in an offering of property for lease 
shall be permitted and/or encouraged to make a complete inspection of 
such property including any available records, plans, specifications, or 
other such documents.
    (c) Where a historic property has been designated for lease pursuant 
to this part, a condensed statement of the availability of property for 
lease shall be prepared and submitted for inclusion in the U.S. 
Department of Commerce publication ``Commerce Business Daily'' to: U.S. 
Department of Commerce (S-Synopsis), Room 1304, 433 West Van Buren 
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607.

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