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OMB Control No: 1024-0252	ICR Reference No: 200705-1024-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200612-1024-004
Agency/Subagency: DOI/NPS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: The Interagency Access Pass Application Process
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/07/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/30/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2011	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2008
Responses	73,400	0	73,400
Time Burden (Hours)	6,117	0	6,117
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 non-transferable, issued without charge, and entitles 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 must be signed by the holder. This Pass also entitles the holder 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 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 Permanent 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 Permanent 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.

Authorizing Statute(s): 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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 29351	05/25/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 61371	10/30/2007
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	Previously Approved
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:

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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