[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 49519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21029]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-350-1430-EU-24 1A; OMB Approval Number 1004-0011]


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has sent a request to extend 
the current approved information collection to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Only July 11, 2002, the BLM published a 
notice in the Federal Register (67 FR 45985) requesting comment on this 
information collection. The comment period ended on September 9, 2002. 
BLM received no comments. You may obtain copies of the collection of 
information and related forms and explanatory material by contacting 
the 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 directed within 30 days to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Interior Department Desk Officer (1004-011), at 
OMB-OIRA via facsimile to (202) 395-6566 or e-mail to [email protected]. Please provide a copy of your comments to the 
Bureau Information Collection Clearance Officer (WO-630), 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 our estimates of the burden of collecting the 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used;
    3. Ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information we collect; and
    4. Ways to minimize the information collection burden on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Title: Color-of-Title: Color-of-Title Tax Levy and Payment Record 
(43 CFR 2540).
    OMB Approval Number: 1004-0011.
    Bureau Form Number: 2540-3.
    Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) collects and uses the 
information to determine if an applicant meets the statutory 
requirements of the Color of Title Act and regulations. Any applicant 
who satisfied all requirements for a claim will receive a patent 
conveying clear title to the lands upon payment of the sale price of 
the lands.
    Frequency: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals, groups, or corporations.
    Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour.
    Annual Responses: 11.
    Application Fee Per Response: $10.00.
    Annual Burden Hours: 11.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael Schwartz, (202) 452-5033.

    Dated: July 23, 2003
Michael H. Schwartz,
Bureau of Land Management, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-21029 Filed 8-15-03; 8:45 am]
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