General Provisions, Definitions: Change in Organizational Title From Regional Director to Field Director

The National Park Service (NPS) is amending the General Provisions Definition of ``Regional Director'' to reflect a new organizational structure. With the recent reorganization of the NPS eliminating existing geographic regions (effective May 15, 1995), the term Regional Director is no longer an agency job position. The duties and responsibilities of these positions have been assumed by Field Directors. This amendment to the definition will replace the term Regional Director with Field Director wherever it appears in 36 CFR parts 1-199, as well as eliminate all reference to the former geographic regions. This change is necessary because the terms Region and Regional Director are no longer recognized in the NPS reorganizational structure. Certain responsibilities and delegations of authority associated with the former Regional Directors are now assumed by the positions identified by the term Field Director. Publication of this change is also a requirement of the Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 15).