{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-51.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 51.40","heading":"What are some factors to be considered in determining that outfitter and guide operations are conducted in the backcountry?","body":"Determinations as to whether outfitter and guide operations are conducted in the backcountry of a park area will be made on a park-by-park basis, taking into account the park area's particular geographic circumstances. Factors that generally may indicate that outfitter and guide operations are conducted in the backcountry of a park area include, without limitation, the fact that:\n(a) The operations occur in areas remote from roads and developed areas;\n(b) The operations are conducted within a designated natural area of a park area;\n(c) The operations occur in areas where search and rescue support is not readily available; and\n(d) All or a substantial portion of the operations occur in designated or proposed wilderness areas.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER I—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","PART 51—CONCESSION CONTRACTS","Subpart F—Determining a Preferred Offeror"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"6d87525ad53537c1315e59a806f07707b7615a5f2306df27cbe16cbfbead302f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-51.39","next":"us/36-cfr-51.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}