Policies and Guidance

Department Manual

The National Park Service is a bureau under the Department of the Interior. The Department of the Interior's Departmental Manual: Electronic Library of Interior PolicieS (ELIPS) describes the organizations and functions of the Department's bureaus and offices, documents delegations of the Secretary's authority, and prescribes the policies and general procedures for administrative activities and specific program operations. The purpose of the manual is to document and issue instructions, policies, and procedures that have general and continuing applicability to Departmental activities, or that are important to the management of the Department.