Agency Information Collection Activities; Color-of-Title Application, 50160 [2021-19173]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 50160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19173]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L14400000 PN0000 HQ350000 212; OMB Control No. 1004-0029]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Color-of-Title 
Application

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 7, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
Information Collection Request (ICR) 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Susie Greenhalgh by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at 202-302-4288. 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 https://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 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
May 18, 2021 (86 FR 26939). No comments were received.
    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 agency, 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 agency 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 
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: The BLM collects and uses the information to determine 
the validity of a claim under the Color-of-Title Act. The following 
forms comprise an application in support of a Color-of-Title claim: (a) 
2540-001, Color-of-Title Application; (b) 2540-002, Conveyances 
Affecting Color or Claim of Title; and (c) 2540-003, Color-of-Title Tax 
Levy and Payment Record. OMB control number 1004-0029 is scheduled to 
expire on October 31, 2021. This request is for OMB to renew this OMB 
control number for an additional three (3) years.
    Title of Collection: Color-of-Title Application (43 CFR subparts 
2540 and 2541).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0029.
    Form Numbers: 2540-001; 2540-002, and 2540-003.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals, groups, or corporations 
that wish to claim title to a tract of public land on grounds that such 
land has been held in good faith and in peaceful, adverse possession 
under claim or color of title, and have placed valuable improvements on 
such land or some part thereof has been reduced to cultivation for an 
amount of time sufficient under the Color-of-Title Act, 43 U.S.C. 1068, 
et seq.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 8.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 3 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 24.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $80.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, 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.).

Darrin King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-19173 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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