National Park Service. The National Park Service (hereinafter called NPS) manages areas of the National Park System “to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations” (54 U.S.C. § 100101 et seq.). In support of this broad mission, the Secretary of the Interior “shall ensure that management of System units is enhanced by the availability and utilization of a broad program of the highest quality science and information” (54 U.S.C. § 100702), and “shall enter into cooperative agreements with colleges and universities, including land grant schools, in partnership with other Federal and State agencies, to establish cooperative study units to conduct multi-disciplinary research and develop integrated information products on the resources of the System, or the larger region of which System units are a part” (54 U.S.C. § 100703). The NPS is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with public or private educational institutions, States, and their political subdivisions, for the purpose of developing adequate, coordinated, cooperative research and training activities concerning the resources of the National Park System (54 U.S.C. § 101702(b)); with State, local and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations for the public purpose of carrying out National Park Service programs (54 U.S.C. § 101702(a)); with State, local, or tribal governments, other Federal agencies, other public entities, educational institutions, private nonprofit organizations, or participating private landowners or individuals for the purpose of protecting natural resources of units of the National Park System through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside of National Park System units (54 U.S.C. § 101702(d)) or to investigate, protect, preserve, maintain, or operate any historic or archeologic building, site, or object of national significance (54 U.S.C. §§ 320101-320103); and with any State or local government, public or private agency, organization, institution, corporation, individual, or other entity for the purpose of sharing costs or services in carrying out authorized functions and responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to any unit or program of the National Park System, any affiliated area, or any designated National Scenic or...
National Park Service. General biological, natural, and cultural resource managers to evaluate, measure, monitor and contain threats to park system lands and resources; archaeological and historical expertise in protection, preservation, evaluation, impact mitigation, and restoration of cultural resources....
3) Response to spills or releases that involve non-excluded areas should be considered to have the potential to adversely affect historic properties that are listed in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register. • Gravel pads • Roads (gravel or paved, not including the undeveloped right-of-way) • Parking areas (graded or paved) • Dock staging areas less than 50 years old • Gravel causeways • Artificial gravel islands • Drilling mats, pads, and/or berms • Airport runways (improved gravel strips and/or paved runways) • Lined pits; e.g., drilling mud pits and reserve pits • Water bodies where the release/spill will not: 1) reach land/submerged land; and 2) include • emergency response activities with land/submerged land-disturbing components • Borrow pits • Concrete containment areas • Gases (e.g., chlorine gas)
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National Park Service. The mission of the NPS is to preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The NPS cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world. The NPS Management Policies 2006 call for NPS units to successfully maintain plant and animal populations by preserving and monitoring natural abundances and diversity of species, preserving the processes that sustain them, restoring populations that have been reduced or extirpated by human activities, and minimizing human impacts on native species. To meet its commitments for maintaining native species in parks, Management Policies specifically states, among other things, that NPS will cooperate with FWS, NOAA Fisheries, States, Tribal governments, and other countries to: participate in local and regional scientific and planning efforts, identify ranges of populations of native species, and develop cooperative strategies for maintaining or restoring these species in parks; develop data, through monitoring, for use in management programs at every level including international management negotiations for far- ranging seasonal migrants; provide information about species life cycles, ranges, and population dynamics in interpretive programs to increase public awareness of management needs. Many NPS programs and individual park units are currently involved in bird conservation activities, including:
a. The Park Flight Migratory Bird Program is the NPS national and international migratory bird program which protects shared bird species in United States, Canadian, Latin American and Caribbean national parks and protected areas by implementing bird monitoring and education projects, and creating opportunities for technical exchange and cooperation. The goals of the Park Flight Migratory Bird Program are to: promote positive attitudes toward migratory birds and their conservation; increase technical expertise and knowledge about bird conservation issues; improve collaboration between parks and protected areas and encourage self-sustaining partnerships.
b. The NPS Endangered Species Program provides recovery plan summaries for federally listed birds, and project funds to aid in restoration and recovery of threatened and endangered species in parks.
c. The NPS Inventory and Monitoring Program coll...
National Park Service. Fisheries management in the National Park System is directed by policy and guidelines that directs NPS to manage parks and monuments “to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations” (NPS Organic Act of 1916, as amended). Management policies emphasize the restoration and conservation of natural assemblages of native species. Native fish are managed with an emphasis on preservation or restoration of natural behavior, genetic diversity and ecological integrity. The historic native range of RGC and RGS spans multiple parks, including but not limited to Bandelier National Monument, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Pecos National Historical Park, and the Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx National Preserve.
National Park Service. General biological, natural, and cultural resource managers to evaluate, measure, monitor and contain threats to park system lands and resources; archaeological and historical expertise in protection, preservation, evaluation, impact mitigation, and restoration of cultural resources....
3) Response to spills or releases that involve non-excluded areas should be considered to have the potential to adversely affect historic properties that are listed in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register. Releases/Spills onto (which stay on): Gravel pads Roads (gravel or paved, not including the undeveloped right-of-way) Parking areas (graded or paved) Dock staging areas less than 50 years old Gravel causeways Artificial gravel islands Drilling mats, pads, and/or berms Airport runways (improved gravel strips and/or paved runways) Releases/Spills into (that stay in): Lined pits; e.g., drilling mud pits and reserve pits Water bodies where the release/spill will not: 1) reach land/submerged land; and 2) include emergency response activities with land/submerged land-disturbing components Borrow pits Concrete containment areas Releases/Spills of: Gases (e.g., chlorine gas) IMPORTANT NOTE TO FEDERAL OSC:
1) IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHETHER A RELEASE OR SPILL FITS INTO ONE OF THE CATEGORIES LISTED ABOVE;
2) IF AT ANY TIME, THE SPECIFICS OF A RELEASE OR SPILL CHANGE SO IT NO LONGER FITS INTO ONE OF THE CATEGORIES LISTED ABOVE;
3) IF THE SPILL IS GREATER THAN 100,000 GALLONS; AND/OR
4) IF THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER NOTIFIES YOU THAT A CATEGORICALLY EXCLUDED RELEASE OR SPILL MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT A HISTORIC PROPERTY YOU OR YOUR REPRESENTATIVE MUST FOLLOW THE SECTION VI OF THIS PA. Professional Qualifications Standards The following requirements are those used by the National Park Service and have been previously published in the Code of Federal Regulations 36 CFR Part 61. The qualifications define minimum education and experience required to perform identification, evaluation, registration, and treatment activities. In some cases, additional areas or levels of expertise may be needed depending on the complexity of the task and the nature of the historic properties involved. In the following definitions, a year of full-time professional experience need not consist of a continuous year of full-time work but may be made up of discontinuous periods of full-time or part-time work adding up to the equivalent of a year of full-time experience.
National Park Service. The NPS Organic Act 1916 (16 USC 1) articulates the purpose of the National Park Service and affirms that the NPS must manage park resources and values in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. Additional details are provided in NPS Management Policies (NPS 2006): NPS “will successfully maintain native plants and animals by preserving and restoring the natural abundances, diversities, dynamics, distributions, habitats, and behaviors of native plant and animal populations and the communities and ecosystems in which they occur” (NPS 2006; Section 4.4.1), and NPS “will cooperate with other agencies, states, and private entities to promote candidate conservation agreements aimed at precluding the need to list species; and conduct actions and allocate funding to address endangered, threatened, proposed, and candidate species” (NPS 2006; Section 4.4.2.3). National Park Service 2006. NPS Management Policies (xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/policy/MP2006.pdf)
National Park Service. Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Research Coordinator, North Atlantic Coast CESU University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography South Ferry Road (Central Receiving) Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Phone: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 xxxxxxx_xxxxx@xxx.xxx Dr. Xxxx Xxxxx National Park Service 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Phone: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 xxxx_xxxxx@xxx.xxx
National Park Service. Xxxxx Xxxxxx Acting NPS Coordinator for the Great Basin CESU School of Forest Resources Box 352100 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Phone: (000) 000-0000 xxxxx_xxxxxx@xxx.xxx
National Park Service. Xxxxx Xxxxxx Research Coordinator and Co-leader, Pacific Northwest CESU School of Forest Resources Box 352100 University of Washington Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Phone: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Xxxxx_Xxxxxx@xxx.xxx
