99-8837. Notice of Availability of Draft Director's Order Concerning National Scenic and Historic Trails

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 68 (Friday, April 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17409-17410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8837]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Availability of Draft Director's Order Concerning 
National Scenic and Historic Trails

AGENCY: National Park Service, DOI.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service is updating its system of internal 
policy instructions. When new policy and procedural documents are 
proposed which might affect parties outside the Service, this 
information is made available for public review and comment. Draft 
Director's Order #45-1, ``National Trails System,'' clarifies the 
status of components of the National Trails System within the National 
Park System and gives instructions on how such trails are assigned for 
management and operations.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted until May 15, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft Director's Order 45-1 are available from 
Steve Elkinton, National Park Service, Room 3622, USDOI, 1849 C St., 
NW, Washington, DC 20240, [phone], or by e-mail at 
[e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Elkinton, at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of Director's Order 45-1 is to 
clarify the administrative status within the National Park Service 
(NPS) of those national scenic and national historic trails 
administrated by NPS, and to ensure that such trails are able to 
operate on an equitable basis with other NPS units. Even though NPS has 
administered national trails since 1968, few policy directives have 
been issued to systematically guide their management and 
administration. In the past, trail administrators and their partners 
may have developed policy statements as needed for individual

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trails through planning and partnership agreements. This Director's 
Order sets forth NPS responsibilities for all its National Trails 
System components.

    Dated: March 26, 1999.
Katherine H. Stevenson,
Associate Director, Cultural Resource Stewardship and Partnerships.
[FR Doc. 99-8837 Filed 4-8-99; 8:45 am]
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