DOI OIG 19-0666: National Park Service Employees Violated Federal and National Park Service Regulations During Cleanup Efforts at Virgin Islands National Park
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL U.S.DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Employees Violated Federal and National Park Service Regulations During Cleanup Efforts at Virgin Islands INVESTIGATION This is a revised version of the report prepared for public release. Date Posted on Web: August 3, 2021 Report Number: 19-0666 REPORT OF INVESTIGATION I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We investigated an allegation that National Park Service (NPS) employees damaged archeological resources at Cinnamon Bay in Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS). According to the complaint, an NPS senior official, a VIIS senior official, and a VIIS employee failed to adhere to compliance and protection requirements related to a 2018 cleanup project in Cinnamon Bay. Cinnamon Bay, a historic and archeologically sensitive area, was severely damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. After an initial cleanup effort that same year, the NPS senior official directed employees to initiate a broader cleanup and construction project in fall 2018 to remediate damage. …
Download the original document · Browse the archive · How this archive works
Archive identifier LF-f4f17deaddc2