[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32810-32811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13793]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of 
Information; Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 
CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, the National 
Park Service (NPS) invites public comments on the renewal of a current 
collection with a revision for Office of Management and Budget control 
number 1024-0252.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before August 9, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Brandon Flint, NPS, WASO Recreation Fee 
Program Office, 1849 C St., NW. (2608), Washington, DC 20240; or by e-
mail at [email protected]., or by fax at 202/371-6623. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.
    To Request a Draft of Proposed Collection of Information Contact: 
Brandon Flint, NPS, WASO Recreation Fee Program Office, 1849 C St., NW. 
(2608), Washington, DC 20240; phone: 202/513-7096; e-mail: [email protected], or by fax at 202/371-2401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: The Interagency Access Pass Application Process.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    OMB Number: 1024-0252.
    Expiration Date: February 28, 2011.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection with 
a revision.
    Description of Need: The currently approved information collection 
responds to the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA) which 
requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
to make the America the Beautiful--The National Parks and Federal 
Recreational Lands Pass available, for free, to any United States 
citizen or person domiciled in the United States who has been medically 
determined to be permanently disabled for purposes of Section 
7(20)(B)(i) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705 
(20)(B)(i)). The Act further requires that the applicant provide 
adequate proof of the disability and such citizenship or residency. The 
Act specifies that the Pass shall be valid for the lifetime of the pass 
holder. The America the Beautiful--The National Parks and Federal 
Recreational Lands Access Pass (Interagency Access Pass) was created to 
meet the requirements of the FLREA. An Interagency Access Pass is a 
free, lifetime permit that is issued without charge by the Bureau of 
Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, United States Forest Service, and the National Park Service to 
citizens or persons who are domiciled (permanent residents) in the 
United States, regardless of age, and who have a medical determination 
and documentation of permanent disability. Furthermore, the Pass is to 
be non-transferable and entitles the permittee and any person 
accompanying him/her in a single, private, non-commercial vehicle, or 
alternatively, the permittee and 3 adults to enter with him/her where 
entry to the area is by any means other than private, non-commercial 
vehicle. The Pass must be signed by the holder.
    In order to issue the Interagency Access Pass only to persons who 
have been medically determined to be permanently disabled, in 
accordance with the FLREA and in order to clarify, simplify, and to 
provide uniform guidance for the public on the process for obtaining 
the Interagency Access Pass, the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the 
Interior established eligibility and required documentation guidelines 
for issuing the Interagency Access Pass and published them within the 
America the Beautiful--The National Parks and Federal Recreational 
Lands Pass Standard Operating Procedures. The current procedures 
require the individual to appear in person and sign the Pass in the 
presence of the issuing

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agency officer. Acceptable documentation to verify that the individual 
had been medically determined to have a permanent disability has been 
identified and includes:
    A statement signed by a licensed physician attesting that the 
applicant has a permanent physical, mental, or sensory impairment that 
substantially limits one or more major life activities, and stating the 
nature of the impairment; or
    A document issued by a Federal agency, such as the Veteran's 
Administration, which attests that the applicant has been medically 
determined to be eligible to receive Federal benefits as a result of 
blindness or permanent disability. Other acceptable Federal agency 
documents include proof of receipt of Social Security Disability Income 
(SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI); or
    A document issued by a State agency such as the vocational 
rehabilitation agency, which attests that the applicant has been 
medically determined to be eligible to receive vocational 
rehabilitation agency benefits or services as a result of medically 
determined blindness or permanent disability. Showing a State motor 
vehicle department disability sticker, license plate or hang tag is not 
acceptable documentation.
    Information available to the general public through agency Web 
sites and publications will inform potential Pass applicants of the 
documentation requirements. However, there are instances where 
applicants learn about the Pass when arriving at a recreation site and 
do not have the required documentation available. For those instances, 
a fourth option is made available at recreation sites. If a person 
claims eligibility for the Access Pass but cannot produce any of the 
documentation outlined, that person must read, sign, and date the 
Statement of Disability Form in the presence of the officer issuing the 
Pass. If the applicant cannot read and/or sign, someone else may read, 
date, and sign the statement on his/her behalf in the applicant's 
presence, and in the presence of the officer issuing the Pass. The 
requested information and Statement of Disability have been collected 
and used since the creation of the Golden Access Passport in 1980 to 
verify that the individual had been medically determined to have a 
permanent disability for the issuance of the Golden Access Passport 
under OMB control number 0596-0173, under the authority of the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act.
    This information collection is being revised in two ways. First, 
Interagency Access Passes will also be available through the mail by 
completing an application and sending in a photo copy of identification 
verifying U.S. residency or citizenship and documentation of disability 
as outlined above.
    The second revision is to create a process by which a person can 
obtain an America the Beautiful--the National Parks and Federal 
Recreational Lands Senior Pass through the mail.
    The FLREA requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior to make the America the Beautiful--The National Parks 
and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available for $10 to any United 
States citizen or person domiciled in the United States 62 years of age 
or older. The Act further requires that the applicant provide adequate 
proof of age and such citizenship or residency. The Act specifies that 
the Pass shall be valid for the lifetime of the pass holder. The Pass 
is to be non-transferable and entitles the permittee and any person 
accompanying him/her in a single, private, non-commercial vehicle, or 
alternatively, the permittee and 3 adults to enter with him/her where 
entry to the area is by any means other than private, non-commercial 
vehicle. The Pass must be signed by the holder. The America the 
Beautiful--The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior 
Pass (Interagency Senior Pass) was created to meet the requirements of 
the FLREA.
    The Interagency Senior Pass is currently only issued in person at 
Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, United States Forest Service, and the National 
Park Service recreation sites. To obtain a Pass, in accordance with the 
FLREA, applicants must show identification verifying age and 
citizenship or residency to the issuing official. Interagency Senior 
Passes will now also be available through the mail by completing an 
application and sending a photo copy of identification verifying age 
and U.S. residency or citizenship. Any and all information collected 
will be used solely to verify eligibility for a pass.
    Description of respondents: United States citizens or persons 
domiciled in the United States who have been medically determined to be 
permanently disabled for the purposes of Section 7(20)(B)(i) of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705 (20)(B)(i)) and United States 
citizens or persons domiciled in the United States who are 62 years old 
or older and wish to acquire an America the Beautiful--The National 
Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass through the mail.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 69,730 Interagency Access 
Pass in person applicants, 3,670 mail applicants. 27,500 Interagency 
Senior Pass mail applicants.
    Estimated average number of responses: 100,900 per year.
    Estimated average time burden per response: 5 minutes in person, 10 
minutes by mail.
    Frequency of response: once per respondent.
    Estimated total annual reporting burden: 11,006 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (1) The practical utility of the 
information being gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden hour 
estimate; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information being collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden to 
respondents, including use of automated information collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. Before including 
your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: June 3, 2010.
Stephanie Leonard,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-13793 Filed 6-8-10; 8:45 am]
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