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OMB Control No: 1024-0252	ICR Reference No: 200612-1024-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOI/NPS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: The Interagency Access Pass Application Process
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 04/30/2007
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/25/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/18/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2007	6 Months From Approved
Responses	73,400	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	6,117	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA) requires the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Interior, to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available 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 further describes 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 FLREA directive and will replace the Golden Access Passport. 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, issued without charge, and should entitle the permittee and any person accompanying him in a single, private, non-commercial vehicle, or alternatively, the permittee and 3 adults to enter with him where entry to the area is by any means other than private, non-commercial vehicle. The Pass is non-transferable and must be signed by the holder. This Pass also entitles the holder only to a 50 percent discount on some expanded amenity fees. The Interagency Access Pass replaces the Golden Access Passport that was 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. Information available to the general public through agency websites 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 above, 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 the presence of the officer issuing the Pass. The requested information detailed above and Statement of Disability has 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 L&WCFA. This request would continue for the new Interagency Access Pass authorized by the FLREA.

Emergency Justfication: The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act(FLREA) created the new America the Beautiful-The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Access Pass (Interagency Access Pass). This Pass replaces the Golden Access Passport and became available January 1, 2007. The FLREA requires applicants for this pass to be medically determined to be permanently disabled. In the initial consultations with the Department of the Interior Solicitor's Office, it was determined that the process for obtaining an Interagency Access Pass would not need to go through the Paperwork Reduction Act approval process. During subsequent consultations with the Solicitor's Office, it was determined that this was actually an information collection and that this request did need OMB clearance. These consultations occurred as the new program was being implemented, hence the need for emergency approval. In order to fulfill the requirements of the law, we request emergency clearance from OMB.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 6801-6814 Name of Law: The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act
US Code: 29 USC 705 (20)(B)(i) Name of Law: The Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 18 USC 6801-6814 Name of Law: The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
The Interagency Access Pass Application Process	None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to New Statute
Annual Number of Responses	73,400	73,400
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,117	6,117
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This program change was required by The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA). However, it is actually only a modest adjustment increase from the similar previous collection which was under an approval for the Forest Service (0596-0173), and which was discontinued as of 1/31/2007.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $95,119

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Leonard Stowe 202 354-1924

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