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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 155 / Monday, August 16, 2021 / Rules and Regulations Current 25 CFR

New 25 CFR

Description of changes
150.4 Locations and service areas for land titles and records offices.

150.105 Are certain LTRO offices responsible for certain geographic areas?

150.5 Other Bureau offices with title service responsibility.
150.6 Recordation of title documents ..

Revises to provide flexibility to allow for workload sharing across LTRO offices while noting LTRO offices have primary responsibility for certain geographic areas. Replaces the list of addresses for each LTRO office with a webpage for a more frequently updated list of each LTRO offices area of primary geographic area.
Deleted because this section is no longer necessary.

150.201 What is record of title?

recorded
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150.202 Must I check with any other governmental office to find title documents for Indian land?
150.203 Who may submit a title document for recording?
150.204 Who ments?

records
title
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150.205 What are the minimum requirements for recording a title document?
150.7 Curative action to correct title defects.

150.206 What actions will LTRO take if it discovers a title defect?

150.8 Title status reports
150.9 Land status maps
150.10 Certification of land records and title documents.

150.301 How does LTRO certify copies of title documents?
150.302 What reports does the LTRO
provide?
150.303 Who may request and receive copies of title documents in the record of title or reports from LTRO
without filing a Freedom of Information Act request?
150.304 Where do I request copies of title documents or reports from LTRO?
150.305 What information must I provide when requesting copies of title documents and reports?
150.306 Will I be charged a fee for obtaining copies of records?

150.11 Disclosure of land records, title documents, and title reports.

150.401 Who owns the records associated with this part?
150.402 How must records associated with this part be preserved?
150.403 How does the Paperwork Reduction Act affect this part?

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III. Response to Comments The Department hosted two Tribal consultation sessions on this proposed rule and received written submissions from 12 Tribes. During the public comment period, the Department also
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Removes language assuming hard copy transmission of documents.
Adds language to account for the need to record certain documents that are not subject to Secretarial approval.
Adds that LTRO offices may also maintain documents demonstrating the rights of use, occupancy, and/or benefit of certain Tribes to non-Indian land and certain documents related to Indian land that are not title documents.
New section to specify that in some instances, due diligence may require examination of other records of title for Indian land.
Clarifies the role of the LTRO as a service office for BIA
Agencies, Regions, and OHA, who act as the primary liaison to Indian and Tribal landowners.
Clarifies that the BIA Director may delegate the recording function to other Agency offices by documenting the delegation and types of transactions to which it applies in the Indian Affairs Manual.
New section to clarify what must be included in a title document that is approved by the Secretary and what must be included in title documents that are deemed approved.
Revises to provide that LTRO offices will no longer complete administrative modifications; rather they will put a notation in the record of title and contact the originating office for correction.
Incorporated into new 150.302.
Incorporated into new 150.302.
Revised for plain language.
Lists the universe of reports that the LTRO may provide for Indian land.
Revises to include the categories of persons/entities that may obtain information under current laws including the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004, 25 U.S.C.
2204.
New section to clarify that the BIA Agency or Region is the liaison to the LTRO.
New section to list what information BIA will require in order to identify the land for which a report is being requested.
New section to provide that the LTRO may charge fees in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act fee schedule, but will not charge fees to Indian or Tribal landowners.
New section to clarify what records are Federal records as opposed to Tribal records in cases where a Tribe has contracted or compacted for LTRO functions.
New section regarding preservation requirements for Federal records.
New section required because the regulation imposes an information collection by requiring individuals to provide certain information in order to obtain copies of records.

received nine comments from individuals, Indian housing and homeownership organizations, title companies, and capital companies. Of the 21 total written submissions, several, including half of the Tribes who commented, expressed general support
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for the regulatory revisions as necessary for the proper functioning of LTROs and to account for technological improvements and policy changes throughout Indian country. All provided additional comments and suggestions.
The Department appreciates this input
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