[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10833-10834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04058]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-BSD-FEES-14548; PX.XBSAD0096.00.1]


Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for Approval; 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, NPS) have sent an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize 
the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the 
estimated burden and cost. This information collection 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. However, under OMB 
regulations, we may continue to conduct or sponsor this information 
collection while it is pending at OMB.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before March 28, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information 
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at 
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or [email protected] 
(email). Please provide a copy of your comments to the Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW. 
(2601), Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or [email protected] 
(email). Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0252 in the subject 
line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Brooke Linford by email at [email protected], or at 202-513-7139 (telephone). You may review the ICR 
online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review 
Department of the

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Interior collections under review by OMB.

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 visitors an 
affordable and convenient way to access Federal recreation lands. 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 residents 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 or destroyed.

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: Revision 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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                                                                                    Completion
                                                     Number of       Number of       time per      Total annual
                    Activity                        respondents       annual         response      burden hours
                                                                     responses       (minutes)
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Interagency Access Pass (in person).............          76,000          76,000               5           6,333
Interagency Access Pass (by mail)...............           4,000           4,000              10             667
Interagency Senior Pass (by mail)...............          29,750          29,750              10           4,958
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    Totals......................................         109,750         109,750  ..............          11,958
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    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $359,775 ($337,500 for 
processing fees and $22,275 for copying and postage costs).

III. Comments

    On October 22, 2013, we published in the Federal Register (78 FR 
62657) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew approval for 
this information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 
60 days, ending on December 23, 2013. We did not receive any comments.
    We again 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. 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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it 
will be done.

    Dated: February 20, 2014.
Doris Lowery,
Acting, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-04058 Filed 2-25-14; 8:45 am]
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