NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Tuesday, May 9, 1995

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

95-202 - Denali (Alaska) - Climbing Fatality

B.M., 37, of San Diego, California, was killed late on the evening of
Thursday, May 4th, when he fell near Denali Pass while returning with his
partner from a successful climb of Mt. McKinley.  B.M.'s death was reported
by his partner, Michael Angove, 31, and another two-person expedition from
Oregon that had reached the summit at about the same time.  Angove, who is
stationed in Guam with the Navy, reached the other expedition on Friday
morning.  He was suffering from rib injuries and frostbite and is being cared
for by the other two climbers at the 17,200-foot elevation.  His injuries are
preventing the trio from descending the mountain, which is being buffeted by
snow, winds over 70 mph, and extremely low temperatures.  Rangers have made
several attempts to reach the area in the park's Llama helicopter, but have
been turned back by the weather.  Communications are being maintained with the
group via cellular phone.  The three climbers have obtained additional food and
fuel supplies from a park rescue cache.  The weather forecast at the time of
the report yesterday was for winds over 80 mph and continued extreme
temperatures.  The first mountaineering patrol of the season, led by ranger
Kevin Moore, was expected to reach the camp at 14,000 feet some time yesterday,
but it's unlikely that a ground rescue can be attempted before tomorrow.  [Ken
Kehrer, Jr., CR, DENA, 5/8]

                     [More pending reports tomorrow...]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

1) New OSHA Reporting Requirement - The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) has changed its reporting requirements for serious
work-related employee accidents.  Under the new rules, 29 CFR 1960.70,
published in the April 14th Federal Register, park superintendents or their
designees are to report serious work-related employee accidents by telephone to
the nearest OSHA area office or to the OSHA central telephone number
(1-800-321-6742) within eight hours of the accident or knowledge of the
accident.  A serious accident is now defined as a work-related employee
fatality or an in-patient hospitalization of three or more employees as a
result of a work-related accident.  Follow-up reports should be sent to Ranger
Activities via cc:Mail in accord with existing reporting SOPs.  [Jim McCarthy,
Safety, WASO]

MEMORANDA

No memoranda.

UPCOMING IN CONGRESS

The following activities will be taking place in Congress during coming weeks
on matters pertaining to the National Park Service.  If you would like further
information on any of these hearings or bills, please contact Stacey Rickard in
WASO Legislation at 202-208-3636.

May 9

House Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands (Hansen):
Oversight hearing on federal land exchange policies and regulations.

May 10

House Resources Committee (Young): Consideration of pending business.

May 11

House Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands (Hansen):
Oversight hearing on recreation fees on federal lands.

May 16

House Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands (Hansen):
Hearing on H.R. 1296, to provide for the administration of certain Presidio
properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer.

May 17

House Resources Committee (Young): Consideration of pending business.

House Resource Committee's Private Property Task Force (Shadegg): Oversight
hearing on private property rights.

Senate Appropriations' Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies (Gorton):
NPS FY96 budget.

May 18

House Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands (Hansen):
Hearing on H.R. 629, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate
in the operation of certain visitor facilities associated with, but outside of
the boundaries of, Rocky Mountain National Park; H.R. 238, to provide for the
protection of wild horses within Ozark National Scenic Riverways and prohibit
removal of such horses; H.R. 826, to extend the deadline for completion of
certain land exchanges involving Big Thicket National Preserve.

May 23

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski): Oversight hearing on
wolf reintroduction.

May 24

House Resources Committee (Young): Consideration of pending business.

May 31

Senate Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Parks, Historic
Preservation and Recreation (Campbell): Field hearing regarding the Presidio
(TENTATIVE).

Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation and
support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.

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