[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 56311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22373]


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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 for Resources Damage 
Assessment and Restoration

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 the conduct 
of resource damage assessment and restoration activities under the 
civil damage provisions of the Park System Resources Protection Act 
(PSRPA), 16 U.S.C. 19jj, and other related laws. The Director's Order 
has a companion Handbook that specifies in more detail, implementing 
procedures. When adopted, the policies and procedures will apply to all 
units of the national park system.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted on or before 30 days from the 
date of publication in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Draft Director's Order 14 is available on the 
Internet at http://www.nps.gov/refdesk/DOrders/index.htm. The Draft 
Damage Assessment Handbook is available on the Internet at http://www.nature.nps.gov/do14handbook. Requests for copies and written 
comments should be sent to Daniel Hamson, Chief, Environmental 
Response, Damage Assessment and Restoration Branch, Environmental 
Quality Division, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240, or to his 
Internet address: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Hamson at (202) 208-7504.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Park Service (NPS) is 
requesting comments from agencies and the public concerning new policy 
and internal procedural requirements for implementing the National Park 
System Resources Protection Act (PSRPA), and the civil natural resource 
damage provisions of the Oil Pollution Act (OPA), the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), and 
the National Pollution Control Act or Clean Water Act (CWA), as 
amended. There are no previous policies or procedures in place 
governing the NPS activities under the PSRPA. Once final, these 
policies and procedures would apply to the activities of the National 
Park Service in administering units of the National Park System. The 
policies available for review consist of a draft Director's Order which 
broadly describes the authorizations, delegations, and responsibilities 
for the development of the policies and conducting actions under these 
statutes, and a draft procedures manual or handbook that describes how 
the NPS will carry out its responsibilities under PSRPA and related 
laws.

    Dated: June 25, 2002.
Michael Soukup,
Associate Director, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science.
[FR Doc. 02-22373 Filed 8-30-02; 8:45 am]
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