1024-0252 30-Day FRN (Published)

Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 146 / Wednesday, July 29, 2020 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–BSD–FEES–NPS0030498;
PX.XBSAD 0113.00.1 (200); OMB Control
Number 1024–0252]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; the Interagency Access
Pass and Senior Pass Application
Processes
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the National Park Service (NPS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments to Phadrea Ponds,
NPS Information Collection Clearance
Officer, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort
Collins, CO 80525; or by email at
[email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1024–
0252 in the subject line of your
comments.
DATES:

To
request additional information about
this ICR contact Peggi Brooks,
Interagency Pass Program Manager,
National Park Service by email at peggi_
[email protected]; or by telephone at 202–
513–7132. Please reference OMB
Control Number 1024–0252 in the
subject line of your comments.
Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay
Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY
assistance. You may also view the ICR
at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the general public and other
Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on March
12, 2020 (85 FR 14504). No public
comments were received in response to
this notice.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
NPS, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) how might the NPS minimize the
burden of this collection on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
response.
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 us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: Authorized by the Federal
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act
(FLREA; 16 U.S.C. 6801–6814), the
America the Beautiful—National Parks
and Federal Recreation Lands Pass
Program provides recreation
opportunities on public lands managed
by four Department of the Interior
agencies: The National Park Service,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau
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Reclamation in addition to the
Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest
Service and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. This program manages the
application process and distribution of
passes to 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.
NPS Form 10–596, ‘‘Interagency
Access Pass’’ is a free, lifetime pass
issued to citizens or residents who are
domiciled in the United States,
regardless of age, who have a medical
determination and documentation of
permanent disability. Ordering an
Access Pass requires a complete
application, proof of residency,
documentation that proves permanent
disability, payment (Lifetime Senior
Pass $80 or Annual Senior Pass $20)
and the $10 processing fee. Passes can
be obtained in person from a
participating Federal recreation site or
office, through the mail, or on-line via
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) store
at https://store.usgs.gov/access-pass.
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 NPS Form 10–597,
‘‘Statement of Disability’’ 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.
NPS Form 10–595, ‘‘Interagency
Senior Pass’’ is a pass issued to U.S.
citizens or permanent residents who are
62 years or older. Senior Passes may be
issued on a lifetime or annual basis.
Both types of the Senior Pass can be
purchased at any federal recreation site,
including national parks, that charges
an entrance or standard amenity (dayuse) fee; online or through the mail from
USGS.
Agency websites provide information
on the passes and acceptable
documentation. All documentation
submitted in person or through the mail
is returned to the applicant after the
form is processed.
Title of Collection: The Interagency
Access Pass and Senior Pass
Application Processes.
OMB Control Number: 1024–0252.
Form Number: NPS Forms 10–595,
10–596, and 10–597.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.

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Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals, organizations, businesses,
and State, local, or tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 212,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 212,000.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 5 minutes to 10
minutes, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 22,667.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $666,000.
An agency 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.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NRSS–NPS0028497;
PPWONRADD3, PPMRSNR1Y.NM0000,
199P103601 (200); OMB Control Number
1024–0236]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Research Permit and
Reporting System Applications and
Reports
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, we, the National Park Service
(NPS) are proposing to renew an
information collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
SUMMARY:

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search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments to Phadrea Ponds,
NPS Information Collection Clearance
Officer, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort
Collins, CO 80525; or by email at
[email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1024–
0236 in the subject line of your
comments.
To
request additional information about
this ICR by mail contact Bill Commins,
Natural Resource Stewardship and
Science by email at bill_commins@
nps.gov; or by telephone at 202–513–
7166. Individuals who are hearing or
speech impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 for
TTY assistance. You may also view the
ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq. and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the general public and other
Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on March
18, 2020 (85 FR 15495). We received
one response to that notice from the
State of Alaska on May 18, 2020. The
following comments were received from
the State of Alaska requesting changes
to the application form:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Comment #1
. . . we request the following
question be added to the application,
under the section ‘‘Study Schedule.’’
• Is your schedule time sensitive due to
biological, weather, or other
circumstances beyond your control?
Comment #2
To increase the utility and clarity of
this application (as requested, we
request it include a separate box (in
item 3) under the section ‘‘Does your
study propose to involve any of the
following?’’ • Alaska Park Units, subject
to ANILCA.
NPS Response
We examined the requests in the
context that RPRS is a national system
that applies equally to all parks that
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Research and Collecting Permits. With
respect to the first comment, the NPS
recognizes that many parks, whether in
Alaska, the conterminous states, the
Caribbean, or Hawaii and the Pacific
Islands, are subject to biological,
weather, or other circumstances beyond
the control of incoming field teams. We
conclude that all parks issuing
Scientific Research and Collecting
Permits, including the parks in Alaska,
are acutely aware of factors that can
affect field schedules and as a
consequence maintain appropriate
flexibilities to work with permittees to
modify field schedules as necessary.
Because of this awareness, we conclude
that park research coordinators do not
require redundant notice, therefore we
rejected this recommendation.
With respect to the second comment,
there is already a section in the
application titled: ‘‘Does your study
propose to involve any of the following?
(check all that apply)’’ that currently has
a check box regarding ‘‘wilderness’’. We
concluded that adding a second check
box specifying ‘‘wilderness in Alaska’’
for a permit for studies in Alaska would
be unnecessary and redundant,
therefore we rejected this
recommendation.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
NPS, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the NPS minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of response.
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

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