[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40601-40602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19572]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Reorganization
AGENCY: National Park Service Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This Secretarial Order restructures the National Park Service
and describes its central and field organization and the places at
which, the employees from whom, and the methods whereby, the public may
obtain information, make submittals of requests, or obtain decisions.
DATES: August 2, 1995.
Roger G. Kennedy,
Director.
Order No. 3189
Subject: National Park Service Reorganization.
Sec. 1 Purpose. The purpose of this Order is to reorganize the
National Park Service in the following ways:
a. Restructure the Headquarters office down to the level of the
Associate Directors, reducing the number of Associate Directors from
six to five.
b. Replace the ten Regional offices with seven Field Director
Offices.
c. Establish the concept of ``clusters'' of park units that will
provide a framework for decision making and sharing resources.
d. Maximize efficient use of limited resources through
establishment of program-specific National Program Centers.
Sec. 2 Authority. This Order is issued in accordance with the
authority provided by Section 2 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950
(64 Stat. 1262), as amended.
Sec. 3 Basic Organization. The new organization consists of
Washington, DC Headquarters Office, seven Field Director Offices,
sixteen System Support Offices, elven National Program Centers, two
Administrative Service Centers, and the National Park Service Field
Units (such as but not limited to parks, recreational areas, sites,
and monuments).
Sec. 4 Headquarters Organization. The Headquarters Office in
Washington, DC, provides national level leadership and advocacy,
policy and regulatory formulation and direction, program guidance,
budget formulation, legislative support, and accountability for
programs and activities managed by the field and key program
offices. Administrative, technical and other professional support to
park and other customers are provided by the National Program
Centers described in Sec. 6 of this Order. The Headquarters Office
consists of the Office of the Director and five Associate Directors.
a. The Office of the Director is composed of the following: the
Director and Deputy Director, who set the strategic direction and
provide leadership to the organization as a whole; the Assistant
Director for External Affairs, with responsibility for legislative
and Congressional Affairs, Public Affairs, and Tourism the Chief,
Office of International Affairs; and other such staff as necessary
to support the Office of Director.
b. The Associate Director, Park Operations and Education
replaces the position of
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Associate Director, Operations, with responsibility for the functions
of that former position, except for land resources, which are the
responsibility of the Associate Director, Professional Services. The
Associate Director, Park Operations and Education supervises the
Statistical Unit (Denver) and the following national program
centers: Field Operations Technical Support Center (Denver, CO); NPS
Office, National Interagency Fire Center (Boise, ID); and the
Interpretive Design Center (Harpers Ferry, WV).
c. The Associate Director, Natural Resource Stewardship and
Science replaces the position of Associate Director, Natural
Resources, with responsibility for the function of that former
position and for environmental quality. The Associate Director,
Natural Resource Stewardship and Science supervises the Chief
Scientist for the National Park Service and the Natural Resources
Program Support Center (Denver and Ft. Collins, CO).
d. The Associate Director, Cultural Resource Stewardship and
Partnerships replaces the position of Associate Director, Cultural
Resources, with responsibility for the functions of that former
position and for partnership programs; grants administration;
rivers, trails and conservation assistance; and State program
review. The Associate Director, Cultural Resource Stewardship and
Partnerships supervises the following National Program Centers:
Cultural Resources Program Support Center, Partnership Programs
Service Center, and National Center for Preservation Technology and
Training.
e. The Associate Director, Professional Services replaces the
position of Associate Director, Planning and Development, with
responsibility for the functions of that former position, with the
following exceptions. Environmental quality is transferred to the
Associate Director, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science.
Rivers, trails, and conservation programs; grants administration;
and State program review are transferred to the Associate Director,
Cultural Resource Stewardship and Partnerships. The Associate
Director, Professional Services is also responsible for land
resources and strategic planning and supervises the Planning, Design
and Construction Center (Denver, CO), and the Information and
Telecommunications Center (Denver, CO and Washington, DC).
f. The Associate Director, Administration replaces the positions
of Associate Director, Budget and Administration and the Associate
Director, Management Systems, with responsibility for the functions
of those former position, with the exception of tourism, which is
transferred to the Assistant Director, External Affairs. The
Associate Director, Administration is also responsible for Equal
Employment Opportunity, is the Chief Financial Officer for the
National Park Service and supervises two Administrative Service
Centers in the Washington, DC and Denver, CO metropolitan areas and
the following National Program Centers: Accounting Operations Center
(Reston), VA); Employee Development Center (Grand Canyon National
Park, AZ; Harpers Ferry, WV; and Glynco, GA). The Director, National
Park Service, is authorized to establish additional Administrative
Service Centers, with approval from the Assistant Secretary for Fish
and Wildlife and Parks and the Assistant Secretary--Policy,
Management and Budget.
Sec. 5 Field Organization. The National Park Service Field
Units (parks) are organized into a maximum of sixteen ecological-
cultural-geographical clusters of 10-35 units each. Parks in a
cluster will cooperatively share staff to maximize support to all
units in the cluster. The cluster serves as a framework for
cooperation and decision-making rather than a staffed organizational
entity.
a. Seven Field Director Offices replace the ten Regional offices
and are headed by Field Directors. Field Directors supervise the
field units and System Support Offices within their Field Director
Office boundaries; provide direction, oversight, budget formulation,
and assistance in media relations and serve as the principal policy
interface for the area as a whole, ensuring consistency with
national priorities. The Field Director Office boundaries are shown
on the attached map. The Field Director Offices are located as
follows: Northeast (Philadelphia, PA); Southeast (Atlanta, GA);
Midwest (Omaha, NE); Intermountain (Denver, CO); Pacific West (San
Francisco, CA); Alaska (Anchorage, AK) and National Capital
(Washington, DC).
b. Sixteen System Support Offices are established, each to be
headed by a Superintendent and supporting a specific cluster. Each
System Support Office provides and obtains professional, technical,
and administrative services; provides technical assistance to
conservation partners; serves as a liaison with other agencies and
interests; and participates in ecosystem management, planning and
partnerships. System Support Offices are named and located as a
follows: New England/Adirondack in Boston, MA; Allegheny and
Chesapeake in Philadelphia, PA; National Capital in Washington, DC;
Atlantic Coastal Plain, Appalachian, and Gulf Coast in Atlanta, GA;
Great Lakes and Great Plains in Omaha, NE; Colorado Plateau and
Rocky Mountains in Denver, CO; Desert Southwest in Sante Fe, NM;
Pacific/Great Basin in San Francisco, CA; Columbia/Cascades in
Seattle, WA; Alaska in Anchorage, AK; and Pacific Islands in
Honolulu, HI. The Director, National Park Service, is authorized to
change the names of these System Support Offices and to change their
location as funding becomes available, with approval from the
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks and the
Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management and Budget.
Sec. 6 National Program Centers. National Program Centers are
established to provide administrative, technical, and other
professional support to parks and other customers. The following
organizations are National Program Centers: Accounting Operations
Center; Employee Development Center; Natural Resources Program
Support Center; Cultural Resources Program Support Center;
Partnership Programs Service Center; National Center for
Preservation Technology and Training; Planning, Design and
Construction Center; Information and Telecommunications Center;
Field Operations Technical Support Center; Interpretive Design
Center; and the NPS Office at the National Interagency Fire Center.
Sec. 7 Administrative Provision. The Director, National Park
Service is responsible for effecting the transfer of personnel,
funds, and property to implement the provisions of this order.
Sec. 8 Effective Date. This Order is May 31, 1995.
Implementation will be in phases at the discretion of the Director,
National Park Service and upon notification through the Assistant
Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks to the Assistant
Secretary--Policy, Management and Budget. This Order will remain in
effect until its provisions are converted to the Departmental Manual
or until it is amended, superseded or revoked, whichever comes
first. In the absence of the foregoing action, the provisions of
this Order will terminate and be considered obsolete on October 1,
1996.
Dated: May 31, 1995.
Bruce Babbitt,
Secretary of the Interior.
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