[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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