82 FR 24394 - Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number 1024-0252; The Interagency Access Pass and Senior Pass Application Processes

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 101 (May 26, 2017)

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 May 31, 2017. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24394-24395]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10834]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-BSD-FEES-22700; PX.XBSAD0113.00.1]


Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number 
1024-0252; 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 May 31, 2017. 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 June 26, 2017.

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, 12201 Sunrise 
Valley Drive (MS-242 ADIR-PMSP), Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or 
[email protected] (email). Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-
0252 in the subject line of your comments. You may review the ICR 
online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review 
Department of the Interior collections under review by OMB.

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).

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 (NPS Form 10-596) 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 (NPS 
Form 10-597) 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 (NPS Form 10-595) 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 or online. 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.
    Expiration Date: May 31, 2017.
    Service Form Number(s): NPS Forms 10-595, 10-596, and 10-597.
    Type of Request: Extension without change.
    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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Form 10-597, ``Access Pass--               76,000          76,000  5 minutes....................           6,333
 Statement of Disability'' (In-
 person Applicants).
Form 10-596, ``Access Pass''                8,000           8,000  10 minutes...................           1,333
 (Mail-in Applicants).
NPS Form 10-595, ``Senior Pass''           29,750          29,750  10 minutes...................           4,958
 (Mail-in Applicants).
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    Totals.......................         113,750         113,750  .............................          12,624
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*Rounded

    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $402,415 ($377,500 for 
processing fees, and $24,915 for copying and postage costs).

III. Comments

    On August 29, 2016, we published in the Federal Register (81 FR 
59243) 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 October 28, 2016. We did not receive any comments in 
response to that Notice.

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    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.

    Authority: The authorities for this action are The Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), (Public Law 108-447) (16 U.S.C. 
6801-6814), and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.).

Timothy Goddard,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
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