[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60912-60913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16619]


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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 
September 27, 2024.

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 the electronic submission of 
comments is recommended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Jeff Holdren by email at [email protected], or 
by telephone at (703) 360-9739. Individuals in the United States who 
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may 
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States. 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

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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 the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
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 (43 U.S.C. 1068). 
The following forms comprise an application in support of a Color-of-
Title claim: (a) Form 2540-001, Color-of-Title Application; (b) Form 
2540-002, Conveyances Affecting Color or Claim of Title; and (c) Form 
2540-003, Color-of-Title Tax Levy and Payment Record. The BLM uses the 
information to determine if an applicant meets the pertinent statutory 
and regulatory requirements under the Color-of-Title Act and the BLM's 
regulations at 43 CFR subparts 2540 and 2541. Applicants must provide 
the information to obtain the benefit of clear title to the lands that 
are concerned. OMB control number 1004-0029 is currently scheduled to 
expire on April 30, 2025. The BLM plans to request that OMB 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 A. King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-16619 Filed 7-26-24; 8:45 am]
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