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United States Department of the Interior

> NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
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> 1849 C Street, N.W.
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> Washington, D.C. 20240

IN REPLY REFER TO:

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February 8, 2006

A7615(2420)

Memorandum

To: Regional Directors

From: Associate Director, Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands ***/s/
Sue E. Masica***

Subject: 2006 National Park Service Environmental Achievement Awards

**[Reply Due: April 7, 2006]{.underline}**

The National Park Service (NPS) serves as the steward for some of our
country's finest natural and cultural resources. Consistent with our
stewardship role, we recognize the critical part that NPS employees,
concessioners, contractors, and cooperating associations play in concert
as we endeavor, on a daily basis, to preserve and protect these
resources. Each year, the NPS presents Environmental Achievement (EA)
Awards to individual NPS employees, teams (NPS units, groups of NPS
employees, or a combination of NPS and non-NPS personnel), and partners
(concessioners, contractors, and cooperating associations) who have
demonstrated exceptional accomplishments toward the overall goal of
preservation and protection of the resources under our stewardship.
Specifically, the award recognizes outstanding achievements in the
implementation of Executive Order (EO) 13101, *Greening the Government
through Waste Prevention, Recycling and Federal Acquisition*; EO 12856,
*Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention
Requirements*; and EO 13148, *Greening the Government through Leadership
in Environmental Management*.

I am pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the
2006 NPS EA Awards. The NPS EA Awards Selection Committee is accepting
nominations from NPS staff for projects [completed in FY
2005]{.underline} in the following subject areas:

-   Environmental Management Systems;

-   Environmental Stewardship;

-   Environmental ("Green") Purchasing;

-   Minimizing Petroleum Use in Transportation;

-   Recycling;

-   Sustainable Design/Green Building; and

-   Waste/Pollution Prevention.

**[Instructions for NPS EA Award Nominations]{.underline}**

Instructions for preparing and submitting a nomination are outlined
below. Please note the following main points regarding submitting a
nomination for this award:

1.  Visit the NPS Environmental Management Program (EMP) webpage at:
    [**http://pfmd1.nps.gov/hazmat**](http://pfmd1.nps.gov/hazmat) and
    click on "Environmental Achievement Awards" to submit a nomination
    to the Washington Office (WASO) via the NPS Intranet.

2.  Only electronic submissions will be accepted. If a nomination cannot
    be submitted via the NPS Intranet, nominations will also be accepted
    on compact disk (CD). Include a hardcopy of the EA Award nomination
    form. Please send the CD and nomination form via Federal Express or
    United Parcel Service to the following address:

> **Fred Sturniolo/Carl Wang**
>
> **National Park Service**
>
> **Park Facility Management Division**
>
> **1201 Eye Street, NW (2420)**
>
> **Washington, D.C. 20005**
>
> **Please note: Nominations sent via regular U.S. Postal Service to the
> Main Interior Building may be delayed and/or damaged due to
> irradiation of mail.**

3.  All nomination packages must be received by **[April 7,
    2006]{.underline}**.

4.  To be considered, all or part of the nominated project must have
    occurred during FY 2005 (October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005).

5.  All EA Award nominations, [including those for
    partners]{.underline}, must be submitted with a cover memo(s)
    indicating concurrence by the [applicable park superintendent and
    regional director]{.underline}. Please include digital (scanned)
    images of signed memoranda from the park superintendent and regional
    director when submitting nominations on-line and on CD. Alternately,
    the signed memoranda can be faxed to the attention of Carl Wang,
    Team Leader, EMP, at 202/371-6623.

6.  Nominations for individuals, teams, or partners who won an NPS EA
    Award or received Honorable Mention recognition in the past two (2)
    award years for the same or very similar project/activity [will not
    be considered]{.underline} for an NPS EA award this year. This
    includes partner nominations citing the same corporate-level
    activities as cited in a previously recognized nomination but taking
    place at a different park(s).

7.  Multiple nominations for the same or very similar project/activity
    submitted under different subject areas are considered to be
    redundant by the NPS EA Awards Selection Committee. In such cases,
    the committee reserves the right to select which nomination will be
    considered for an award.

8.  Nominations for projects that were cooperative efforts involving
    parks and partners are strongly encouraged because they are
    considered in-line with our overall Servicewide stewardship role.

**[Important Instructions for DOI EA Award Nominations]{.underline}**

To streamline the NPS and DOI EA Award nomination process, all NPS EA
Award nominations received at WASO will be screened, and selected
nomination packages will be forwarded to DOI.

**If you missed the NPS EA Award nomination deadline**, **you can still
submit your nomination for consideration as a 2006 DOI EA Award
nominee.** All nominations specifically for the 2006 DOI EA Awards must
be either:

-   Sent to WASO on CD at least 10 business days prior to the deadline
    specified in the call for DOI EA Award nominations; nominations
    received later than this date may not be considered for forwarding
    to DOI. Nominations should be in the format specified by DOI in
    their nomination instructions. The nomination should state in the
    cover memo(s) from the superintendent and regional director (see #5
    above) that the nomination is being submitted so that it will be
    considered for forwarding to DOI;

**OR**

-   Posted to the DOI EA Awards nomination website in the format
    specified by DOI in their nomination instructions. However, prompt
    notification must be given to WASO of the intent to post a
    nomination to the DOI EA Award website. This notification must be in
    writing and sent via e:mail to: <thomas_p_smith@nps.gov>. The posted
    nomination should include the required cover memo(s) from the
    superintendent and regional director (see #5 above). Nominations
    should be posted at least 10 business days prior to the deadline
    specified in the call for DOI EA Award nominations; nominations
    posted later than this date may not be considered for forwarding to
    DOI.

**NOTE: Please be advised that although the NPS Awards Selection
Committee has aligned the NPS EA Award criteria with the DOI Award
criteria, additional requirements or variations in the DOI EA Award
criteria may occur after the nominations for the NPS EA Award have been
submitted. Nominees will be notified if criteria changes may affect
their nomination.**

**NOTE: WASO recommends that nomination narratives include details of
education and outreach efforts designed to promote or enhance projects,
since DOI will give preference to such nominations.**

If you have any questions about submitting an NPS or DOI EA Award
nomination, please contact Fred Sturniolo or Tom Smith, EMP, Park
Facility Management Division, at

202/513-7078 or 202/513-7077, respectively.

cc: Associate Regional Directors, Park Operations

Paula Platz, WASO, NPS Human Resources Division

James Ortiz, DOI, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance (OEPC)

Kathleen Bartholomew, DOI, OEPC

Catherine Cesnik, DOI, OEPC

Concession Program Manager, WASO, NPS

Ronald DeAngelo, U.S. Park Police