4.3   Fee Demonstration Projects - Jack Roberts

      A policy statement is being developed which will define fee
      demonstration projects by type and tell you how to request changes in
      project submissions.  When completed, it will be posted on the FMD web
      page: http://165.83.218.50.  The web site will also contain updates on
      the status of fee demo projects (see below), a copy of the chart showing
      the procedures for review and approval of projects, a copy of the fee
      demo project call memo, ALL of the submissions, and ALL of the approved
      projects.

      The status of fee demo projects, as of mid-October, was as follows
      (numbers are rounded):

      o     Fee demo 20% projects - A total of 357 projects valued at $42.6
            million had been submitted.  Of these, 344 valued at $34.0 million
            had been approved.
      o     Fee demo 80% projects - A total of 1,699 projects valued at $247.8
            million had been submitted.  Of these, 1,586 valued at $192.7
            million had been approved.
      o     Golden Eagle projects - A total of 41 Golden Eagle projects valued
            at $615,000 had been submitted.  Of these, 40 valued at $606,000
            had been approved.

      Overall, 1,970 projects valued at $227.3 million had been approved.

4.4   Hazardous Waste Management - Carl Wang, Terry Brennan

      A Level I pre-acquisition environmental site assessment guidance manual
      has been completed and was sent out to all regions in August.  The
      manual provides information on how to conduct a "systematic assessment
      of potential sources of environmental liability associated with real
      property" about to be acquired by the Service.  It also documents the
      level of inquiry needed to support an "innocent landowner defence" claim
      under CERCLA (the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
      Liability Act of 1980, more popularly known as the "superfund"
      legislation) should the property prove to be contaminated and if the
      assessment fails to identify the problem.  Copies can be obtained from
      regional hazmat coordinators and lands offices, or from the web site at
      http://165.83.218.50.

      Considerable efforts are also being expended toward implementing
      CERCLA's "cost recovery/cost avoidance" - or "polluter pay" - provisions
      at the park, regional, WASO and DOI levels.  In September, the NPS
      reached settlements on two major enforcement actions.  The first
      concerned a site in National Capital East.  The Architect of the Capitol
      agreed to perform a significant remedial investigation and feasibility
      study at a cost of $100,000 at a site at Poplar Point.  In the second,
      the Service and the state of Pennsylvania reached agreement on a CERCLA
      claim stemming from asbestos contaminated sites at Valley Forge NHP. 
      The state will fund and conduct a remedial investigation/feasibility
      study at the site.  

      The "Green Energy" parks program, with strong support from the NPS, DOI
      and DOE, is taking on a number of ground-breaking challenges.  The MOU
      signed in April by DOE and DOI set up a framework for working on
      projects of mutual interest.  A number of projects around the Service
      have been funded in whole or in part by one of the three agencies.  More
      than $800,000 has been set aside for completion of various park projects
      that focus on energy conservation, renewable energy, and energy audits. 
      A large photo-voltaic system at Alcatraz is just one of 17 projects that
      are being set up by parks Servicewide to promote renewable technology. 
      Seed money is also available to parks to purchase alternative fuel
      vehicles as part of a $1.7 million multi-year DOE initiative to promote
      alternative mobility and access to the most heavily visited park sites. 
      A hybrid bio-diesel/electric bus and bio-diesel storage facility is
      being procured for Yosemite NP as one of 27 projects to promote cleaner
      burning fuel and innovative transportation technology.  The
      NPS/university energy audit program employs university students to
      complete energy audits and recommend strategies for reducing energy
      consumption.  DOE and the NPS have funded five more park audits this
      year, following up on the success of last year's pilot audit of
      Shenandoah NP.  Parks can utilize the Green Energy program as a platform
      for influencing public thinking about energy awareness and environmental
      sensitivity.

5.0   HARPERS FERRY CENTER

5.1   Media Inventory - Dave Nathanson

      As of October 8th, Media Inventory Office staff had entered the
      following into MIDS (Media Inventory Database System) - 8,843 media
      forms from 395 parks and offices, including 999 audiovisual forms, 815
      exhibit forms, 428 historic furnishing forms and 6,601 wayside exhibit
      forms.  Only wayside forms remain to be entered into the system.  The
      few remaining parks that have yet to respond have been contacted. We
      have completed all data entry for 210 parks, and notified 204 parks that
      they may request passwords so that they may update their own information
      via the web. To date, 19 parks have been issued passwords. 
     
      The audiovisual portion of the interpretive media inventory was launched
      by itself in 1998 by the Division of Audiovisual Arts.  The other three
      components of the inventory - wayside exhibits, exhibits, and historic
      furnishings - were launched together via an introductory memo in
      February.  The deadline for response was June 1st, but forms still
      trickle in.  The project received $280,000 from the 20% fee money.  We
      have used money from that source for temporary personnel and equipment
      for the project.  We contracted for the development of an Oracle
      database system to maintain the data.  That contract resulted in MIDS,
      which allows data entry and update over a web interface on the NPS
      Intranet.  The project has contracted with a person experienced in NPS
      interpretation to provide Class C estimates for media reported as
      unacceptable, beginning with the exhibit responses. We are also working
      to develop an automated, web-based estimating utility for new work.

5.2   HFC Realignment - Magaly Green

      On October 12th, associate manager for interpretive planning Andy Kardos
      began a four-month assignment as deputy manager of Harpers Ferry Center.
      This move will accomplish two primary purposes.  The first will be to
      allow HFC manager Gary Cummins to give more focus to HFC's participation
      in the upcoming Discovery 2000 general conference, which is to be held
      in St Louis in September, 2000.  HFC is developing an opening video
      presentation, planning a trade show, developing conference design
      guidelines, and assisting in overall planning and coordination of the
      event.  Kardos will also begin the creation of a new HFC Client Services
      Division.  Client Services will oversee the HFC website
      (www.hfc.nps.gov), develop programs for interpretive media evaluation,
      oversee research of new and innovative interpretive media, maintain the
      National Park Service interpretive media inventory program, and develop
      programs to increase HFC/park contacts. The Client Services Division is
      a central component in HFC's ongoing realignment process.  The associate
      manager for client services position (permanent) is being advertised for
      a period of 30 days, beginning on October 31st.

5.3   Style Guide - Magaly Green

      Harpers Ferry Center has begun exploratory work on the development of a
      style guide that will establish a more consistent image for all forms of
      NPS visual information, including interpretive materials, reports, news
      releases, wayfinding systems, and plans.  The process, similar to that
      conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey last year, is expected to take
      approximately one year.  Melissa Cronyn, associate manager for
      publications, and Phil Musselwhite, associate manager for wayside
      exhibits, are leading this program.

6.0   YOUTH PROGRAMS - Bill Jones

6.1   Job Corps

      Education Management Corporation presented training at all three Job
      Corps Centers during the quarter.  The training was designed for all
      vocational and academic trainers; the purpose was to help prepare Job
      Corps staff to develop new standards for their students.

      Job Corps Center directors are in the process of seeking out companies
      to provide training on team-building skills and computers.

      Job Corps Centers performed well in the last fiscal year.  Their ranking
      among the 113 Job Corps Centers nationally was as follows: Oconaluftee,
      28; Great Onyx, 39; Harpers Ferry, 44.  Harpers Ferry and Oconaluftee
      were again chosen by the Department of Labor as "school-to-work" sites,
      thereby making them eligible for additional funding.

      A multi-million-dollar contract was negotiated for provision of support
      services at Great Onyx and Harpers Ferry.  Plans have been completed for
      renovation of dormitories at the latter center.

6.2   Public Land Corps Program

      Reallocations of funds were made to several parks for equipment,
      supplies and materials for PLC projects.

6.3   Student Conservation Association

      A memo has been sent out to remind users of the national cooperative
      agreement on procedures for utilizing SCA.  Productivity with SCA
      increased by 48% following dissemination of the memo.

6.4   Youth Conservation Corps

      The YCC reference book has been printed and distributed to the regions
      and parks.  This year's interagency youth conference will be held in
      Santa Fe, New Mexico, and will be hosted by the Forest Service.  the NPS
      will host the conference next year.

6.4   Other Actions
     
      Other divisional actions include the following:

      o     A template for developing cooperative agreements with the National
            Association of Service and Conservation Corps has been distributed
            to the parks.  The template will help eliminate some of the paper
            work and give parks greater incentive to contact NASCC.
      o     The NPS joined with other land management agencies at a regional
            workshop for Girl Scouts in California in October which focused on
            exposing them to resource conservation careers.  
      o     Youth Programs has a new web site which can be viewed by both NPS
            staff and the public: www.nps.gov/youthprograms/. The site has
            information on the two dozen youth-oriented educational programs
            offered by the NPS.  
      o     Youth Programs also has developed a newsletter on its programs
            which is being made available to both the public and the NPS.

7.0   RISK MANAGEMENT - Dick Powell, Shirley Rowley

7.1   OSHA Agreement

      Regional OSHA offices are continuing to work with their assigned NPS
      park sites on conducting park baseline evaluations, developing written
      programs (such as confined space entry programs), providing training
      assistance according to park needs, and consulting on OSHA standards as
      requested.  

7.2   OWCP Case Investigations

      The NPS has retained US Investigations Services to conduct Federal
      Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) investigations and reviews of claims
      by employees who may be abusing OWCP benefits, as administered by the
      Department of Labor.  US Investigations Service has already investigated
      25 cases and has closed seven of them, having obtained evidence
      demonstrating illegal receipt of OWCP benefits.  Information is still
      being gathered on the remainder of the cases.  Reports on these cases -
      minus specific information on the individuals or parks - will appear in
      future editions of the Morning Report.

      It's estimated that the NPS will save a total of $2,222,716 in lifetime
      savings on just five of the cases presently under investigation,
      depending on the action taken by the Department of Labor.  The projected
      first year savings in these five cases could reach $126,945.

      The three new regional OWCP coordinators, their locations, the regions
      they're responsible for (in parentheses), and their phone numbers are as
      follows:

      Mary Chandler, MWRO, Omaha (MWR, SER, IMR)      Phone: 402-221-3994
      Karlyn Payton, NCRO, DC (NCR, NER)              Phone: 202-619-7297
      Steve Rosen, PWRO, San Francisco (PWR, AR)      Phone: 415-427-1319

      A toll-free number has also been established that you can use to report
      abuses of the workmen's comp program and false claims.  The number is
      877-709-1338.  All information will remain strictly confidential.  A
      poster has been designed and produced which will publicize the toll-free
      number and emphasize the seriousness of the Service's zero tolerance of
      OWCP fraud and abuse.

      The new OWCP coordinators will be working closely with the regions and
      with Jo Ann Pena, WASO OWCP manager, to establish effective case
      management programs, conduct training, coordinate case investigations,
      and work with respective Department of Labor offices.

7.3   Park Assistance Contract

      The three contractors who will be providing assistance to designated
      parks to help them develop successful safety and occupational health
      plans and programs and the parks they are assisting are as follows:

      Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP     Harding Lawson Associates
      Apostle Islands NL                  DuPont Safety Resources
      Denali NP                           DuPont Safety Resources
      Ft. Sumter NM                       Harding Lawson Associates
      Montezuma Castle NM/Tuzigoot NM     DuPont Safety Resources
      Pinnacles NM                        DuPont Safety Resources
      White House Liaison, Office of      Keystone International
      Wolf Trap Farm Park                 Harding Lawson Associates
      Cumberland Island NS                Keystone International
      Haleakala NP                        Keystone International
      Independence NHP                    DuPont Safety Resources

      The contractors have been in contact with their respective parks, are
      beginning surveys of the existing park safety/occupational health
      issues, and are planning with their parks to determine the best approach
      to assisting them through the coming year.  

7.4   Public Safety Initiative

      The Risk Management public safety steering committee held its first
      meeting in June to develop a vision and mission statement and a
      strategic plan for public safety.  The committee is continuing to work
      on a Servicewide strategic plan for public safety, and is planning to 
      publish a Director's Order (50C) on public safety.   A representative
      from Parks Canada is working with the committee as a consultant.

7.5   Risk Management Executive Leadership Training

      Twelve regional executive leadership training sessions were held in FY99
      and funded by risk management program training funds.  A total of 275
      superintendents, deputy superintendents, and regional office managers
      attended the two-day sessions.  Many positive comments were received
      from each session.  Recommendations are being developed for the use of
      program training funds for FY00.

7.6   Other Actions - Mary Davis joined the Risk Management Program Office
      staff on August 16th as a program analyst.  She will be responsible for
      Servicewide SMIS coordination, employee injury data (including accident
      rates and OWCP costs), and GPRA-related statistics.  Mary is located at
      the Main Interior Building, Room 7424, and her phone number is 202-208-
      6241.