1024-AE47 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1024 National Park Service NPS 1000 Department of the Interior DOI Visitor Experience Improvements Authority Contracts

This rule will implement the Visitor Experience Improvements Authority (VEIA) given to the National Park Service (NPS) by Congress in title VII of the National Park Service Centennial Act. This authority allows the NPS to award and administer commercial services contracts and related professional services contracts for the operation and expansion of commercial visitor facilities and visitor services programs in units of the National Park System. The VEIA supplements, but does not replace, the existing authority granted to the NPS in the Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 (1998 Act) to enter into concession contracts or any other existing NPS authorities to provide commercial visitor services in units of the National Park System.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 36 CFR 52 54 U.S.C. 101931 to 101938 Statutory Final 12/01/2025 Authority expires The Visitor Experience Improvements Authority (VEIA) expires nine years after the enactment of the law (54 U.S.C. 101938). If the authority is not implemented by then, it will expire absent a renewal of the authority by Congress. No NPRM 01/25/2022 87 FR 3729 NPRM Comment Period End 03/28/2022 Final Rule 08/00/2023 No None No No No No Kurt Rausch M. Chief, Contract Management 1024 National Park Service NPS 202 513-7207 kurt_rausch@nps.gov 1849 C Street NW, Washington DC 20240