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Director's Orders and Related Documents
 

The National Park Service has several sources of detailed written guidance to help managers make day-to-day decisions. The primary source of guidance is the 2006 edition of Management Policies, which is also the foremost element of the Service’s directives system. Other elements include Director's Orders, Handbooks and Reference Manuals. (See Policy Development for information on how these documents relate to one another.) The listing below shows the status of Director's Orders, Handbooks and Reference Manuals. It also shows related memoranda, directives and guidelines that remain in effect until superseded.

Guidance Document
Title
Status
Director's Order 1
Reissued 11/14/2008
 
Available
Director's Order 2
Approved 1/11/2021
 
Available
Director's Order 3
(unassigned)
 
Director's Order 4
Reissued 5/4/2003
 
Available
 
Available
 
Available
Director's Order 5
Approved 7/10/2000
 
Available
 
Available
Director's Order 6
Approved 1/19/2005
Director's Order 7
Approved 3/15/2016
 
Available
Director's Order 8
Budget and Programming
Being developed.
Director's Order 9
Re-issued 3/23/2006
 
Reference Manual 9: Law Enforcement
Available (public version-unrestricted access)
 
Available (restricted access)
Director's Order 10A
Approved 4/15/2003
 
Reference Manual 10A
Being developed
Director's Order 10B
Approved 4/8/2010
 
Available
Director's Order 11A
Approved 4/4/2005
Director's Order 11B
Approved 10/16/2002
 
Available
 
Approved 2/6/2008
 
Proposed update to Director's Order #11B
Review period closed 11/15/08
Director's Order 11C
Web Publishing
30-day review closed 6/19/2006
Director's Order 11D
Approved 1/06/2012
 
Available (restricted access)
 
Available (restricted access)
Director's Order 12
Approved 10/5/2011
 
Available
Director's Order 13A
Available
 
Available (restricted access)
 
Available (restricted access)
 
Available
Director's Order 13B
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
Being developed
 
Available
Director's Order 14
Approved 9/28/2004
 
Available
 
Available
Director's Order 15
Approved 2/4/2015
 
NPS Frequency Management Guidance for Radio, Communications-Electronics, and Wireless Systems
Available for 30-day review until 9/12/2014. Restricted access
Director's Order 16A
Approved 5/4/1999
Director's Order 16B
Approved 3/29/2012
 
Approved 3/29/2012
Director's Order 16C
unassigned
 
Director's Order 16D
Renewed 12/28/2011
 
Renewed 12/28/11
 
Available
Director's Order 16E
Approved 4/19/2018
 
Approved 4/19/2018
 
Available
Director's Order 17
Approved 9/28/99
Director's Order 18
Approved 1/16/2008
 
Interagency Burned Area Emergency Response Guidebook
Available
 
 
 
Available
 
Available
Director's Order 19
Superseded by Director's Order #11D
Director's Order 20
Renewed 7/23/2003
 
Available
Director's Order 21
Approved 12/28/2016
 
Being developed (new chapters posted as they become available)
Director's Order 22
Approved 5/14/2010
 
Available (restricted access)
Director's Order 24
Reissued 9/03/2008
 
Available
 
 
Director's Order 25
Approved 1/19/2001
 
Reference Manual 25
Available
Director's Order 26
Approved 11/08/2002
 
Available (restricted access)
Director's Order 27
Challenge Cost-share Program
Being developed.
Director's Order 28
Approved 6/11/1998
 
Available
 
Approved 2/10/2014
 
Available
Director's Order 28A
Approved 10/12/2004
 
Available
Director's Order 28B
Ethnography
Being developed
 
Available
 
Reference Manual 28B
Being developed
Director's Order 28C
Oral History
Being developed
 
Handbook for Oral History in the NPS
Being developed
Director's Order 29
(unassigned)
 
Director's Order 30
(unassigned)
 
Director's Order 31A
Travel Procedures
Being developed.
 
Available (restricted access)
 
Available (restricted access)
Director's Order 31B
60-day review closed 3/9/2015
 
Available
 
Approved 4/3/2013
 
Resource Manual 31B
Available
Director's Order 32
Renewed 6/07/2010
 
Available
Director's Order 33
Approved 11/14/2008
Director's Order 34
Superintendent's Compendium
Being developed
Director's Order 35A
Renewed 7/8/2004
Director's Order 35B
Approved 12/31/2011
 
Available
Director's Order 36
Approved 8/5/2009
 
Approved 2/24/2011
 
Available
Director's Order 37
(unassigned)
 
Director's Order 38
Approved 1/19/2006
 
Available
 
Approved 5/29/2007
 
Available (restricted access)
Director's Order 39
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
Being developed.
 
Coastal Adaptation Strategies Handbook
Available
 
RM 39-2--Beach Nourishment Guidance
Available (https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2185115)
 
RM 39-4--Shoreline Length and Water Area in Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Parks
Available (https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2180595)
Director's Order 40
Approved 5/25/2010
 
Available
Director's Order 41
Approved 5/13/2013
 
Available
Director's Order 42
Approved 11/3/2000
 
Approved 10/18/2018
Director's Order 43
Approved 10/1/2000; amended 8/7/2018
 
Available
Director's Order 44
Approved 2/08/2008
 
Available
 
Available (restricted access)
Director's Order 45
Approved 5/24/2013
 
Available
Director's Order 46
Approved 5/1/2015
 
Available
Director's Order 47
Approved 12/1/2000
Director's Order 48A
Concession Management
60-day review closed 1/5/2004
 
Available
 
Approved 5/29/2007
Director's Order 48B
Commercial Use Authorizations
Being developed
Director's Order 49
(unassigned)
 
Director's Order 50A
Approved 3/30/1998
Director's Order 50B
Reissued 9/3/2008
 
DOI Serious Accident Investigation (SAI) Guide
Available
 
Available
 
Available
 
Approved 4/3/2013
 
Available
 
Risk Management Program Intranet site
Available (restricted access)
Director's Order 50C
Approved 5/7/2010
 
Available (restricted access)
Director's Order 50D
Approved 6/29/2009
 
Available
Director's Order 51
Approved 9/19/2005
 
Reference Manual 51
Available (restricted access)
Director's Order 52A
Approved 1/31/2001
 
Available
Director's Order 52B
Graphic Design Standards
60-day review closes 6/1/12
Director's Order 52C
Approved 9/29/2003
 
Available (manuals-restricted access)
 
Park Signs
Review of revised draft closed 6/14/10
Director's Order 52D
Use of the Arrowhead Symbol
45-day review closed 5/24/12
Director's Order 53
Re-issued 2/23/2010
 
Approved 8/31/2015
 
Available
 
Available
Director's Order 54
Management Accountability
30-day review closed 5/23/03
 
Available
Director's Order 55
Approved 1/2/2008
 
Available
Director's Order 55*
Obsolete--superseded by guidance in section 1.4 of Management Policies
Director's Order 56
Available
Director's Order 57A
Approved 1/9/2014
 
Available
Director's Order 57B
Employee Fitness
Being developed
 
Approved 3/7/2014
 
Available
Director's Order 58
Renewed 1/5/22
 
Available
 
Available
Director's Order 59
Search and Rescue
Being developed
Director's Order 60
Approved 7/3/2012
 
Available
 
Available
Director's Order 61
Approved 1/12/2021
 
Available
Director's Order 62
Property Acquisition
Being developed
Director's Order 63
Geographic Names
60-day review closed 4/06/09
 
Available
Director's Order 64
Commemorative Works and Plaques
Being developed
Director's Order 65
Approved 5/25/1999
 
Available
Director's Order 66
FOIA and Protected Resource Information
60-day review closed 2/11/2005
 
Available
 
Reference Manual 66A: FOIA Processing
Review and comment period closed 2/11/2005
 
Reference Manual 66B: Handling Protected Information
Review and comment period closed 2/11/2005
Director's Order 67
Copyright and Trademarks
Being developed
Director's Order 68
Approved 1/5/1998
Director's Order 69
Serving on Boards of Directors
Being developed
Director's Order 70
Approved 1/8/01
 
Available (internal access only)
 
Available
 
Available
 
Approved 12/15/11
Director's Order 71A
Superseded by 1.11 of Management Policies 2006
 
Available
Director's Order 71B
Indian Sacred Sites
Being developed
 
Available
Director's Order 72
Reissued 10/29/04
Director's Order 73
(unassigned)
 
Director's Order 74
Studies and Collecting
Being developed
Director's Order 75A
Renewed 8/30/07
 
Renewed 8/30/07
Director's Order 75B
Media Relations
Being developed
Director's Order 76
Approved 3/11/05
 
Available
Director's Order 77
Natural Resource Protection
Being developed.
 
Available
 
Available
Director's Order 77-1
Re-issued 10/30/2002
 
Available
Director's Order 77-10
Approved 12/19/13
 
Available
 
Available
Director's Order 77-2
Approved 9/8/03
 
Available
Director's Order 77-3
Domestic and Feral Livestock Management
Being developed
Director's Order 77-4
Approved 3/26/2021
Director's Order 77-5
Bioengineered Organisms
Being developed
Director's Order 77-6
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
Being developed
Director's Order 77-7
Integrated Pest Management
Being developed
 
Integrated Pest Management Manual
Available
Director's Order 77-8
Endangered Species
Being developed
Director's Order 77-9
Fishing and Fishery Management
Being developed
Director's Order 78
Approved 10/7/02
Director's Order 79
Approved 9/19/12
 
Available
Director's Order 80
Approved 11/20/06
 
Available
Director's Order 81
Employee Surveys
Being developed.
Director's Order 82
Public Use Data Collecting and Reporting
60-day review closed 2/16/04
Director's Order 83A
Approved 4/27/2023
 
Available
Director's Order 84
Library Management & Reference Services
Being developed
Director's Order 85
Garnishments and Levies
Being developed
Director's Order 86
(unassigned)
 
Director's Order 87A
Park Roads and Parkways
Being developed
 
NPS Transportation Planning Guidebook
Available
 
Available
Director's Order 87B
Alternative Transportation Systems
Being developed
 
Available
Director's Order 87C
(unassigned)
 
Director's Order 87D
Approved 12/14/00
Director's Order 88
(unassigned)
 
Director's Order 89
Approved 3/5/03
Director's Order 90
Amended 12/9/2020
 
Available
 
 
 
Available
Director's Order 91
Advisory Committees
Being developed.
 
Available
Director's Order 92
Approved 3/30/2010
 
 
 
NPS Human Resources Home Page
 
Director's Order 93
Approved 7/3/01
 
Available
 
Available
 
 
Director's Order 94
Appeals and Hearings
Being developed
Director's Order 95
Energy and Minerals Management
Being developed
Director's Order 100
Rescinded 8/16/2017
 
PM 16-01 Resource Stewardship for the 21st Century -- Interim Policy
Superseded by Director's Order #100