[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26939-26940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10461]


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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, the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 19, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send your written comments on this information collection 
request (ICR) by mail to Darrin King, Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
Attention PRA Office, 440 W 200 S #500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101; or by 
email to [email protected]. Please reference Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1004-0029 in the subject 
line of your comments. Please note that due to COVID-19, the electronic 
submission of comments is recommended.

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 http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all 
information collections require approval under the PRA. We may not 
conduct, or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies to comment on 
new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This 
helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements 
and minimizes the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public 
understand our information collection requirements and provides the 
requested data in the desired format.
    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 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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. A respondent must

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submit all of the forms concurrently, or the BLM will reject a claim as 
insufficient. This request is for OMB to renewal for this OMB control 
number for an additional three 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 A. King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-10461 Filed 5-17-21; 8:45 am]
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