[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5909-5910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01752]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-PPWOVPADH0-32572; PPMPRHS1Y.Y00000]


Notice of Availability and Request for Comments on Draft 
Director's Order #83A Concerning National Park Service Policies and 
Procedures Governing Public Health Protection and Disease Prevention

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared Director's Order 
#83A to set forth its policies and procedures to protect the health of 
visitors, employees, contractors, and partners in national parks and 
facilities operated by the NPS. Once adopted, the policies and 
procedures in Director's Order #83A and the accompanying Reference 
Manual 83A (RM-83A) will supersede and replace the policies and 
procedures issued in Director's Order #83: Public Health, dated October 
21, 2004.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted until March 1, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Draft Director's Order #83A is available online at: https://forms.office.com/g/JguB44hEu8 where readers may submit comments 
electronically.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPT Sara Newman, Director, Office of 
Public Health, National Park Service, at [email protected], or by 
telephone at 202-513-7225.

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. Director's Order #83A and a reference manual (subsequent 
to the Director's Order) will be issued. The draft Director's Order 
provides direction to NPS and U.S. Public Health Service managers and 
employees who are responsible for protecting public health; guidance 
for NPS administration of Federal, State, and local public health laws, 
regulations, and ordinances; and requirements and procedures for 
reporting, investigating, and responding to infectious disease 
outbreaks and other public health emergencies.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, 
telephone number, email address, or other personal identifying 
information

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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 may 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.
    Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100101(a) et seq.

Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-01752 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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