[Federal Register: October 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 199)]
[Notices]
[Page 59361]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Guidelines for Eligibility and Required
Documentation for the Golden Access Passport
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; the Bureau of Land
Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, and the Fish
and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense are seeking comments from all
interested individuals and organizations on the new information
collection, ``Guidelines for Eligibility and Required Documentation for
the Golden Access Passport.''
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 15, 2003 to
be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to
Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness Resources Staff, Attn:
Accessibility Program Manager, Mail Stop 1125, Forest Service, USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20090-1125.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to (202) 205-1145 or by e-mail to gap@fs.fed.us. The public is requested not to send
duplicate written comments via regular mail.
The public may inspect comments received in the Office of the
Director, Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness Resources Staff, 4th
Floor-Central, Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Forest Service, USDA,
201 14th Street, SW., Washington DC, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. on business days. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to (202)
205-1706 to facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Zeller, Accessibility Program
Manager, Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness Resources Staff, at (202)
205-9597. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Guidelines for Eligibility and Required Documentation for
the Golden Access Passport.
OMB Number: 0596-New.
Expiration Date of Approval: N/A.
Type of Request: New.
Abstract: The Golden Access Passport was created in 1980 by an
amendment to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (LWCFA) of 1965.
A Golden Access Passport is a free, lifetime permit that is issued
without charge by the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management,
Bureau of Reclamation, and Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the
Interior; the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense 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 blindness or permanent disability. Golden Access
Passports may be obtained in person and upon proof of blindness or
medically determined permanent disability in accordance with the
criteria established in the LWCFA of 1965, as amended.
The Passport is not transferable and must be signed by the holder.
This Passport entitles the holder and any persons accompanying the
holder, such as a care assistant or the holder's spouse and children,
in a single private, noncommercial vehicle, to general admission to a
Federal area where an entrance fee is charged. This Passport also
entitles the holder only to a 50 percent discount on use fees that are
charged per vehicle, per person, or per single-family unit at outdoor
recreation sites managed by the Forest Service or concessionaires.
In order to clarify and simplify the process for persons with
disabilities to obtain the Golden Access Passport, all of the agencies
that issue this free, lifetime Passport cooperated in the development
of the Guidelines for Eligibility and Required Documentation for the
Golden Access Passport. These Guidelines will be used by each agency
when assisting customers seeking to obtain the Passport.
Estimate of Burden: 5 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals with permanent disabilities, who
are applying for the free, lifetime Golden Access Passport.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 59,810.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 11,962 hours.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the stated purpose and the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 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) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Use of Comments
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office
of Management and Budget approval.
Dated: October 7, 2003.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 03-26073 Filed 10-14-03; 8:45 am]
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