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110574 1 (1979-09-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxso0001 and id is 1 raw text is: LM1 10574 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE SUITE 30-D, 2420 W. 26TH AVENUE DENVER, COLORADO 80211 NOY74 Mr. Glen Bean, Regional Dir National Park Service 655 Parfet Street Lakewood, Colorado 80215 actor CGt a r SEP 13 1979 110574 Dear Mr. Bean: As you know .our office is currently conducting a review of National Park Service concessions zmanagemezt at the request of the Subcommittee on Parks, Recreation, and Renewable Resources, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. In reviewing the health and safety of concessioner operations at Yellowstone National Park we noted several reports and meMoranda prepared by the Park Service, or consultants hired by the Park Service, during the period August 1974 through January 1979, and memoranda concerning the structural integrity and safety aspects of concessioner operated facilities, and point out that severe fire, safety and structural deficiencies exist in several concessioner operated facilities--most notedly the Old Faithful inn and the Lake Hotel. One report, prepared by the National Park Service's Denver Service Center, states that the deficiencies they found at the lodges--each with the cspability to house about 1,000 percoas-ndanger the life safety of visitors and emhployees. On Augist 21, 1979, we aet with Nr. John Townsley, Yellowstone National Park Superintendent, to discuss the noted deficiencies and to question whether the lodges chould coatinue to operalt if corrective action had not been taken. Mr. Townsley declined to commenat on the specific fire and safety deficiencies discussed in the reports, but indicated that the concessioner had taken steps to correct some of the problemns. He also declined to co ent on the specific action taken by the concessioner. National Park Service docum ented follow-up indicates that the couces- sioner has corrected some of the identified deficiencies, but severe problems continue to exist. Mr. Townsley stated that he has sole authority to close concessioner operated facilities in the Park for health and safety reasons, and has decided to allow the concessioner to continue operating the two lodges regardless of the uncorrected fire and safety problems. He said that in his opinion some of the problems are not as severe as indicated in the reports, IC)§7c/ vz L TpI( ~D ~s,<:~ k'Cou4P

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