[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62657-62658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24591]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-BSD-13910; PX.XBSAD0096.00.1]


Proposed Information Collection; The Interagency Access Pass and 
Senior Pass Application Processes

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) will ask the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described 
below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part 
of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we 
invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire on 
February 28, 2014. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, 
we must receive them by December 23, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Madonna L. Baucum, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street, NW. (2601), Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please include ``1024-0252'' in the subject 
line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Brandon Flint by email

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at [email protected], or at 202-513-7096 (telephone).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Abstract. The America the Beautiful--National Parks and Federal 
Recreation Lands Pass Program covers recreation opportunities on public 
lands managed by four Department of the Interior agencies--the National 
Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land 
Management, and the Bureau of Reclamation--and by the Department of 
Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service. The passes provide U.S. citizens and 
visitors an affordable and convenient way to access Federal recreation 
lands. Up to 100 percent of the pass program's proceeds are used to 
improve and enhance visitor recreation services. Two of the available 
passes--Interagency Access Pass and Interagency Senior Pass--require 
documentation and are the bases for this information collection.
    The Interagency Access Pass is a free, lifetime pass issued to 
citizens or persons who are domiciled in the United States, regardless 
of age, and who have a medical determination and documentation of 
permanent disability. You can obtain an Access Pass in person, with 
proper documentation, from a participating Federal recreation site or 
office. Access Passes may also be obtained via mail order. Mail-order 
applicants for the Access Pass must submit a completed application, 
proof of residency, and documentation of permanent disability, and pay 
the document processing fee of $10 to obtain a pass through the mail.
    If a person arrives at a recreation site and claims eligibility for 
the Interagency Access Pass, but cannot produce any documentation, that 
person must read, sign, and date a Statement of Disability Form in the 
presence of the agency officer issuing the Interagency Access Pass. If 
the applicant cannot read and/or sign the form, someone else may read, 
date, and sign the statement on his/her behalf in the applicant's 
presence and in the presence of the agency officer issuing the 
Interagency Access Pass.
    The Interagency Senior Pass is a lifetime pass issued to U.S. 
citizens or permanent residents who are 62 years or older. There is a 
$10 fee for the Senior Pass. You can buy a Senior Pass in person from a 
participating Federal recreation site or office or by mail order. There 
is an additional document processing fee of $10 to obtain a Senior Pass 
through the mail. Mail-order applicants must submit a completed 
application and proof of residency and age, and pay $20 for the pass 
fee and processing fee.
    Agency Web sites provide information on the passes and acceptable 
documentation. All documentation submitted in person or through the 
mail is returned to the applicant.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0252.
    Title: The Interagency Access Pass and Senior Pass Application 
Processes.
    Service Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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                                                        Number of
              Activity                  Number of        annual          Completion time per       Total annual
                                       respondents      responses              response            burden hours
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Interagency Access Pass (in person)          69,730          69,730  5 minutes..................           5,811
Interagency Access Pass (by mail)..           3,670           3,670  10 minutes.................             612
Interagency Senior Pass (by mail)..          27,500          27,500  10 minutes.................           4,583
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    Totals.........................         100,900         100,900  ...........................          11,006
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    Estimated Annual Nonhour Cost Burden: $331,649 ($311,700 for 
processing fees, and $19,949 for copying and postage costs).

III. Comments

    We invite comments concerning this information collection on:
     Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number, 
email 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: September 27, 2013.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-24591 Filed 10-21-13; 8:45 am]
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