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disproportionately stratified by the 

seven NPS administrative regions 

(including the states of Alaska and 

Hawaii). In each of the seven regions, 

500 completed interviews of about 15 

minutes length will be obtained, for a 

total of 3,500 completions. The data 

collected from the comprehensive 

survey will profile patterns in visitation 

and non-visitation to the National Park 

System. These findings will be 

described in a national technical report 

and in reports for each of the seven NPS 

regions. Thematic reports on specific 

policy and management issues included 

in the survey will be produced, and a 

summary reported tracking changes in 

key variables between 2000 and 2007 

will be written. In order to produce the 

best survey possible, the NPS has been 

and will continue to conduct 

development work in the form of 

pretesting, cognitive interviews, and 

focus groups to inform survey design. 

The increase in the popularity of cell 

phones calls into question the adequacy 

of conventional land-line sampling 

frames from which households are 

selected through random digit dialing 

(RDD). Looking to the future, survey 

methodology will need a mechanism to 

sample additional cell users. In this 

survey, an add-on of a cell phone user 

sample will form a benchmark to 

compare sampling differences with the 

RDD results. The cell user sample will 

be compared to the land-line sample, 

looking at demographic characteristics 

of respondents, park visitation rates, 

and attitudinal variables. This 

information is needed by NPS to 

determine whether changes in measures 

tacked over time represent actual shifts 

in knowledge, attitudes, or behavior or 

are instead artifacts of differences in 

responses between cell-only households 

and households with land-lines. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

practical utility of the information being 

gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden 

hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden to 

respondents, including use of 

automated information collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail 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. 

Frequency of collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: United 

States residents. 

Estimated average number of 

respondents: 4044 respondents (Final 

Survey: 4,000; Developmental Work: 

focus group = 12, cognitive interview = 

12, pre-test calling = 20). 

Estimated average number of 

responses: 4044 responses. 

Estimated average time burden per 

respondent: Final Survey: 15 minutes/ 

respondent; Developmental Work: focus 

group = 90 minutes/respondent, 

cognitive interview = 120 minutes/ 

respondent, pre-test calling = 15 

minutes/respondent. 

Frequency of response: 1 time per 

respondent. 

Estimated total annual reporting 

burden: 1047 hours. 

Dated: August 22, 2007. 

Leonard E. Stowe, 

NPS, Information Collection Clearance 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–4205 Filed 8–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–53–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Emergency Approval of a 

New Information Collection; 30-Day 

Notice of Intent To Request an 

Extension for the Collection of 

Information; Interagency Access Pass 

Application Process 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Under provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 

CFR Part 1320, Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Requirements, the 

National Park Service (NPS) has 

requested and received emergency 

approval on the collection of 

information; Interagency Access Pass 

Application Process (OMB #1024–0252). 

The NPS invites public comments on 

the extension of this currently approved 

collection. 

DATES: Public comments on this 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

will be accepted on or before September 

27, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

directly to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior (OMB #1024–

0252), Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at 202/ 

395–6566, or by electronic mail at 

oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. Please also 

send a copy of your comments to 

Brandon Flint, NPS, WASO Recreation 

Fee Program Office, 1849 C St., NW., 

(2608), Washington, DC 20240; or by email at brandon_flint@nps.gov, or by fax 

at 202/371–2401. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brandon Flint, NPS, WASO Recreation 

Fee Program Office, 1849 C St., NW., 

(2608) Washington, DC 20240; phone: 

202/513–7096; e-mail: 

brandon_flint@nps.gov, or by fax at 202/ 

371–2401. 

Comments Received on the 60-Day 

Federal Register Notice: The NPS 

published the 60-Day Federal Register 

Notice to solicit comments on this ICR 

on May 25, 2007 (Vol. 72, pages 29351–

29352). The comment period ended on 

July 24, 2007. There were no public 

comments received as a result of 

publishing this notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: The Interagency Access Pass 

Application Process. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

OMB Number: 1024–0252. 

Expiration Date: 10/31/2007. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Description of Need: The currently 

approved information collection 

responds to The Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA) 

which requires the Secretary of 

Agriculture, and the Secretary of the 

Interior, to make the America the 

Beautiful—The National Parks and 

Federal Recreational Lands Pass 

available, for free, 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 

specifies 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 requirements of 

the FLREA. 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 


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documentation of permanent disability. 

Furthermore, the Pass is to be nontransferable 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. 

In order to issue the Interagency 

Access Pass only to persons who have 

been medically determined to be 

permanently disabled, in accordance 

with the FLREA direction and in order 

to clarify, simplify, and to provide 

uniform guidance for the public on the 

process for obtaining the Interagancy 

Access Pass, the Secretaries of 

Agriculture and Interior established 

eligibility and required documentation 

guidelines for issuing the Interagency 

Access Pass and published them within 

the America the Beautiful—The 

National Parks and Federal Recreational 

Lands Pass Standard Operating 

Procedures. The procedures require the 

individual to appear in person and sign 

the Pass in the presence of the issuing 

agency officer. Acceptable 

documentation to verify that the 

individual had been medically 

determined to have a permanent 

disability has been identified and 

includes: 

A statement signed by a licensed 

physician attesting that the applicant 

has a permanent physical, mental, or 

sensory impairment that substantially 

limits one or more major life activities, 

and stating the nature of the 

impairment; or 

A document issued by a Federal 

agency, such as the Veteran’s 

Administration, which attests that the 

applicant has been medically 

determined to be eligible to receive 

Federal benefits as a result of blindness 

or permanent disability. Other 

acceptable Federal agency documents 

include proof of receipt of Social 

Security Disability Income (SSDI) or 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI); or 

A document issued by a State agency 

such as the vocational rehabilitation 

agency, which attests that the applicant 

has been medically determined to be 

eligible to receive vocational 

rehabilitation agency benefits or 

services as a result of medically 

determined blindness or permanent 

disability. Showing a State motor 

vehicle department disability sticker, 

license plate or hang tag is not 

acceptable documentation; 

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, 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 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. The 

requested information and Statement of 

Disability have 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. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

practical utility of the information being 

gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden 

hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden to 

respondents, including use of 

automated information collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail 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. 

Description of respondents: United 

States citizens or persons domiciled in 

the United States who have been 

medically determined to be 

permanently disabled for the purposes 

of section 7(20)(B)(i) of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 

705(20)(B)(i)). 

Estimated average number of 

respondents: 73,400 per year. 

Estimated average number of 

responses: 73,400 per year. 

Estimated average time burden per 

respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of response: Once per 

respondent. 

Estimated total annual reporting 

burden: 6117 hours. 

Dated: August 1, 2007. 

Leonard E. Stowe, 

NPS, Information Collection Clearance 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–4206 Filed 8–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

General Management Plan/Final 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Valley Forge National Historical Park, 

Pennsylvania 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for the General Management Plan, 

Valley Forge National Historical Park. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 

U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park 

Service (NPS) announces the 

availability of an Final Environmental 

Impact Statement for the General 

Management Plan (GMP/EIS) for Valley 

Forge National Historical Park, 

Pennsylvania. 

The Final GMP/EIS is comprised of 

the NPS’ responses to public comments, 

errata detailing editorial changes to the 

Draft GMP/EIS, and copies of agency 

and substantive comment letters. The 

Draft GMP/EIS evaluated alternatives to 

guide the development and future 

management of the park over the next 

20 years. Alternative A (No Action) 

provides a baseline evaluation of 

existing resource conditions, visitor use, 

facilities, and management at the park. 

The Action Alternatives (B and C) 

would enhance the preservation of the 

park’s cultural and natural resources, 

while providing new opportunities for 

visitors. Alternative B would provide a 

range of new options for visitors to 

tailor visits and experiences to best meet 

their own needs and interest. 

Experiences would focus on exploration 

and self-discovery of the full cultural 

and natural history of Valley Forge. 

Alternative C, the agency’s preferred 

alternative, would provide visitors the 

opportunity to decide what kind of 

experience they want, depending on 

learning style, interest, and time. The 


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