[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] [Page 231] 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be published not less than 60 days prior to the date of the bid opening or receipt of proposals and may be cancelled or withdrawn at any time.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. [[Page 232]]