[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 37727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18091]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Availability of Draft Director's Order (DO) Concerning 
National Park Service (NPS) Policies and Procedures Governing Its Dam 
Safety Program

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The NPS is proposing to adopt a DO setting forth the policies 
and procedures under which NPS will develop and implement the Dam 
Safety Program. The NPS maintains an inventory of NPS owned and non-NPS 
owned dams that range greatly in size, complexity and potential for 
failure. This DO summarizes the NPS's policies and procedures for 
meeting Federal requirements as codified at 33 U.S.C. 467 and as 
required per Departmental Manual 245 and 753 and NPS Management 
Policies 2006. The DO will help ensure that all necessary actions are 
taken to identify NPS owned and non-NPS owned dams which impact parks, 
and inspect, operate, maintain, and reduce risk for NPS owned dams.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted until August 28, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Draft DO 40 is available on the Internet at http://www.nps.gov/policy/DO-40draft.htm. Requests for copies of, and written 
comments on, the DO should be sent to Commander Nate Tatum, Dam Safety 
Program, Park Facilities Management Division, 1201 Eye (I) St., 
Washington, DC 20005, or to his Internet address: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Nate Tatum, 202/513-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When the NPS adopts documents containing new 
policy or procedural requirements that may affect parties outside the 
NPS, the documents are first made available for public review and 
comment before being adopted. The draft DO covers topics such as the 
authorities and guidance for the Dam Safety program; NPS's Dam Safety 
policy; and elements of the Dam Safety Program (e.g., action, 
management review, and hazard potential classification, dam safety 
inventory, inspection, emergency action plans, operation and 
maintenance of dams, corrective action, facility security plans, roles 
and responsibilities, etc).

Public Availability of Comments

    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Dated: July 23, 2009.
Timothy M. Harvey,
Chief, Park Facility Management Division.
[FR Doc. E9-18091 Filed 7-28-09; 8:45 am]
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