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.
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 applicantÂs 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.
We are reporting 113,750 responses, totaling 12,624 annual burden hours, and $402,415 in nonhour burden costs. This is an increase of 4,000 responses, 666 annual burden hours, and $42,640 in nonhour burden costs from our previous submission.
Based on our experience in administering this collection, we increased the number of responses due to an increase in applications in recent years. The adjusted increase of $42,640 in nonhour burden costs is a result of an increase in mailing costs.
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.
Form 10-597 Form 10-597, "Access Pass – Statement of Disability" (In-person Applicants)
1024-0252 30-Day FRN Published 2017-10834.pdf
1024-0252 SSA Final 03012017.docx
Form 10-597, "Access Pass – Statement of Disability" (In-person Applicants)