[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 56580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22519]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO3501430EU24 1A]


OMB Approval Number 10040190; Information Collection Submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an extension of a 
currently approved collection to collect the information listed below 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the provisions of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On August 24, 
2001, the BLM published a notice in the Federal Register (66 FR 44642) 
requesting comment on this information collection. The comment period 
ended on October 23, 2001. The BLM received no comments. You may obtain 
copies of the collection of information and related forms and 
explanatory material by contacting BLM Information Collection Clearance 
Officer at the telephone number listed below.
    The OMB must respond to this request within 60 days but may respond 
after 30 days. For maximum consideration your comments and suggestions 
on the requirement should be made within 30 days directly to the Office 
of Management and Budget, Interior Department Desk Officer (10040190), 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to the Bureau Information 
Collection Clearance Officer (WO630), Bureau of Land Management, 
Eastern States Office, 7450 Boston Blvd., Springfield, Virginia 22153.
    Nature of Comments: We specifically request your comments on the 
following:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper functioning of the BLM, including whether the information will 
have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of BLM's estimate of the burden of collecting the 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used;
    3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information we collect; 
and
    4. How to minimize the burden of collecting the information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Title: Indian Allotments (43 CFR 2530).
    OMB Approval Number: 10040190.
    Bureau Form Number: 25301.
    Abstract: We use the information to:
    (1) Issue Indian allotments to applicants seeking to settle upon 
and develop certain public lands of the United States; and
    (2) Determine if an allottee is eligible to receive a trust patent 
(title) to the lands covered by the Indian allotment.
The regulations in 43 CFR 2530 establish guidelines and procedures for 
the orderly and timely processing of applications for Indian 
allotments.
    Frequency: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals who are members of, or 
eligible for membership in, an Indian tribe recognized by BIA.
    Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours.
    Annual Responses: 6.
    Application Fee per Response: $100 (Proposed).
    Annual Burden Hours: 12.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael Schwartz, (202) 4525033.

    Dated: June 17, 2002.
Michael H. Schwartz,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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