[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 161 (Friday, August 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 50565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21089]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Availability of Draft Director's Order Concerning 
National Park Service Policies and Procedures Governing Its Emergency 
Medical Services Program

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared a Director's 
Order setting forth its policies and procedures governing emergency 
medical services, training requirements, delivery and preparedness 
systems. When adopted, the policies and procedures will apply to all 
units of the National Park System, and will supersede and replace the 
policies and procedures issued in January 1991.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted until September 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Draft Director's Order #51 is available on the Internet at 
http://www.nps.gov/refdesk/DOrders/index.htm. Requests for copies and 
written comments should be sent to Ken Mabery, Staff Park Ranger 
MS7408, National Park Service, Department of Interior, 1849 C Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20240, or to his Internet address: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Mabery at 202/208-6380.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS is updating its current system of 
Internal written instructions. When these documents contain new policy 
or procedural requirements that may affect parties outside the NPS, 
they are first made available for public review and comment before 
being adopted. The policies and procedures governing emergency medical 
services management have previously been published in the form of 
guideline NPS-51. That guideline will be superseded by the new 
Director's Order #51 (and a reference manual that will be issued 
subsequent to the Director's Order). The draft Director's Order covers 
topics such as applicable authorities, relationships with other 
jurisdictions, quality improvement, program evaluation, needs 
assessment, training requirements, data keeping, prevention programs, 
program review, and preparedness. Director's Order 51 addresses only 
emergency medical services management; other emergency services (e.g., 
search and rescue, hazardous materials spills, and fire management), 
are addressed in other Director's Orders that are available on the 
Internet site listed above.
    Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home 
address from the administrative record, which we will honor to the 
extent allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which we 
would withhold from the record a respondent's identity, as allowable by 
law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must 
state this prominently at the beginning of your comment.

    Dated: August 7, 2000.
Chris Andress,
Chief, Ranger Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 00-21089 Filed 8-17-00; 8:45 am]
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