The Interagency Access Pass and Senior Pass Application Processes

ICR 201010-1024-002

OMB: 1024-0252

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
Modified
Form and Instruction
New
Form and Instruction
New
Supplementary Document
2010-11-15
Supporting Statement A
2010-11-15
Supplementary Document
2010-11-11
Supplementary Document
2007-10-17
Supplementary Document
2007-04-18
ICR Details
1024-0252 201010-1024-002
Historical Active 200705-1024-007
DOI/NPS
The Interagency Access Pass and Senior Pass Application Processes
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 02/02/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 11/15/2010
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
02/28/2014 36 Months From Approved 02/28/2011
100,900 0 73,400
11,006 0 6,117
19,949 0 0

The America the Beautiful – the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Access Pass (Interagency Access Pass) and Interagency Senior Pass are free, lifetime Passes issued by the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and the National Park Service 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 (for the Access Pass) or who are 62 years of age or older (for the Senior Pass). The Interagency Access Pass and Interagency Senior Pass were created to meet the requirements of Title VIII, Division J of The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), (Public Law 108-447), codified in Title 16, United States Code, sections 6801-6814 (16 U.S.C. 6801-6814). The FLREA (the Act) requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to make a free America the Beautiful – National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Access Pass available to any United States citizen or person domiciled (i.e., permanent residents) 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 requires applicants to provide adequate proof of citizenship or residency and permanent disability, and that the Interagency Access Pass be valid for the lifetime of the Pass owner. The Interagency Access Pass entitles the Pass owner (only) to a 50 percent discount on some expanded amenity fees. The proposed revision to current policy creates processes for applicants to obtain an Access or Senior Pass through the mail. Standard Operating Procedures have been updated to reflect this change. Information collection is being revised to allow applicants to submit by mail applications and photo copies of identification verifying U.S. residency or citizenship and documentation of disability for the Access Pass or U.S. residency or citizenship and age for the Senior Pass. The process for obtaining an Interagency Access or Senior Pass in person is not changing. Information available to the general public through agency websites and publications will inform potential Interagency Access Pass applicants of documentation requirements; however, there are instances where applicants learn about the Interagency Access Pass when arriving at a recreation site and do not have the required documentation available. For those instances, a fourth option is available at recreation sites. If a person claims eligibility for the Interagency Access Pass but cannot produce any documentation outlined above, 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 Access Pass replaced the Golden Access Passport established in 1980 by an amendment to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (L&WCFA) of 1965. Previously issued Golden Access Passports will remain valid for the lifetime of the Passport holder. Under OMB control number 0596-0173 (which was used until 2007) and under the authority of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, the requested information detailed above and the statement of disability have been collected and used since the creation of the Golden Access Passport in 1980 to verify individuals have been medically determined to have a permanent disability.

US Code: 29 USC 705 (20)(B)(i) Name of Law: The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
   US Code: 16 USC 6801-6814 Name of Law: The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  75 FR 32810 06/09/2010
75 FR 69121 11/10/2010
No

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 100,900 73,400 0 31,170 -3,670 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 11,006 6,117 0 5,195 -306 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 19,949 0 0 19,949 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
The proposed revision to current policy creates processes for applicants to obtain an America the Beautiful – The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Access or Senior Pass through the mail. Standard Operating Procedures have been updated to reflect this change. Information collection is being revised to allow applicants to submit by mail applications and photo copies of identification verifying U.S. residency or citizenship and documentation of disability as outlined below for the Access Pass or U.S. residency or citizenship and age for the Senior Pass. The process for obtaining an Interagency Access or Senior Pass in person is not changing. The new process is required only for mail-in applications.

$388,576
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Robert Gordon 202 354-1936 robert_gordon@nps.gov

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
11/15/2010


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