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        <Address>Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240</Address>
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            <NameColumnValue>Jonathan B. Jarvis</NameColumnValue>
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              <Paragraph>The National Park Service was established in the Department of the Interior on August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1).</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The National Park Service is dedicated to protecting the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the benefit of present and future generations. There are 401 units in the National Park System, including national parks, monuments and memorials, scenic parkways, preserves, reserves, trails, riverways, wild and scenic rivers, seashores, lakeshores, recreation areas, battlefields and battlefield parks and sites, national military parks, international historic sites, and historic sites associated with important movements, events, and personalities of the American past.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Service is also responsible for managing a great variety of national and international programs designed to help extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The National Park Service develops and implements park management plans and staffs the areas under its administration. It relates the natural values and historical significance of these areas to the public through talks, tours, films, exhibits, publications, and other interpretive media. It operates campgrounds and other visitor facilities and provides lodging, food, and transportation services in many areas.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The National Park Service also administers the following programs: the State portion of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, nationwide outdoor recreation coordination and information, State comprehensive outdoor recreation planning, planning and technical assistance for the national wild and scenic rivers system, the national trails system, natural area programs, the National Register of Historic Places, national historic landmarks, historic preservation, technical preservation services, the historic American buildings survey, the historic American engineering record, and interagency archeological services.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>A complete list of National Park Service regional offices is available online at www.nps.gov/aboutus/contactinformation.htm.</Paragraph>
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        <Header>Contracts</Header>
        <Paragraph>Information on contracts and contracting opportunities is available online.</Paragraph>
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        <Header>Employment</Header>
        <Paragraph>Information on permanent and seasonal job opportunities is available at the USAJobs Web site, the Federal Government's one-stop source for Federal employment. For additional information on permanent careers, seasonal opportunities, and internships with the National Park Service, go online and use the link below.</Paragraph>
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        <Header>Grants</Header>
        <Paragraph>For information on grants authorized under the Land and Water Conservation Fund, contact the National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240. Phone, 202-354-6900. For information on grants authorized under the Historic Preservation Fund, contact the National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240. Phone, 202-354-2067.</Paragraph>
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          <WebAddress>http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/publications.htm</WebAddress>
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        <Header>Publications</Header>
        <Paragraph>National Park Service items are available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20401. Phone, 202-512-1800. Items that may be purchased include the National Park System Map and Guide 2011 (Stock No. 024-005-01290-7) and The National Parks: Index 2009-2011 (Stock No. 024-005-01269-9). Contact the Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, CO 81009, for additional publications that are available for purchase. For general park and camping information, visit http://www.nps.gov, or write to the National Park Service, Office of Communications 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240.</Paragraph>
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      <Footer>For further information, contact the Office of Communications, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240. Phone, 202-208-6843.</Footer>
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