[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34724-34726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12164]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Indian Arts and Crafts Board


Proposed Information Collection to Identify Tribal Non-Member 
Indian Artisan Certification Programs

AGENCY: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB) is announcing its intention to 
request approval for the collection of information from those federally 
recognized Indian tribes that have established a non-member Indian 
artisan certification program as described in Pub. L. 101-644. This 
request for information from the tribes has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The 
information collection request describes the nature of the information 
collection and the expected burden and cost.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collections but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by June 14, 2002, in order to be assured of 
consideration.

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ADDRESSES: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Attention: Department of the Interior Desk 
Officer, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. Also, please send 
a copy of your comments to Meridith Z. Stanton, Indian Arts and Crafts 
Board, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-4004 
MIB, Washington, DC 20240 or electronically by e-mail to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the proposed information collection instruments should be 
directed to Meridith Z. Stanton, Director, Indian Arts and Crafts 
Board, 1849 C Street, NW., MS 4004 MIB, Washington, DC 20240. You may 
also call (202) 208-3773 (not a toll free call), or send your request 
by e-mail to [email protected], or by facsimile to (202) 208-5196.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (Board) is the agency responsible 
for the enforcement of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, Pub. L. 
101-644. The Act is a truth-in-advertising law that prohibits the offer 
or display for sale, or sale of any art or craft product in a manner 
that falsely suggests it is Indian produced, an Indian product, or the 
product of a particular Indian tribe. Under the law, an ``Indian'' is 
defined as ``any individual who is a member of an Indian tribe, or for 
the purposes of this section is certified as an Indian artisan by an 
Indian tribe.'' It is voluntary for a tribe to establish a 
certification program in accordance with 25 CFR part 309.
    As the agency responsible for the enforcement of the Indian Arts 
and Crafts Act, it is necessary for the Board to know which federally 
recognized tribes have established a non-member artist certification 
program in accordance with the Act. This information is important for 
the effective enforcement of the Act because it will enable the Board 
to quickly verify whether or not a particular Federally recognized 
tribe has a certification program under the Act, and to make a 
preliminary determination as to whether an individual is making a 
truthful claim regarding his or her certification by a particular 
Federally recognized tribe.
    Finally, this information will enable the Board to answer general 
inquiries from the public regarding tribal non-member certification 
programs.

II. Method of Collection

    In order to identify those federally recognized Indian tribes that 
have established a non-member Indian artisan certification program as 
set forth in Public Law 101-644, the Indian Arts and Crafts Board is 
mailing a response form and a self-addressed stamped envelope to 
federally recognized Indian tribes requesting that they (1) identify 
whether or not they have established a non-member artist certification 
program and, (2) if the tribe has established such a program, whether 
or not the tribe is willing to mail or fax to the Board a copy of the 
tribal statutory language establishing the certification program, and 
(3) whether the federally recognized tribe authorizes the Board to 
distribute its tribal language upon request by other tribes in search 
of a model for establishing their certification program. Submission of 
the information and authorization is strictly voluntary on behalf of 
the tribe.

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         Information collected                Reason for collection
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Name of organization, address,           To identify the federally
 telephone number, and name of contact.   recognized Indian tribe
                                          responding and to obtain a
                                          method and name of contact.
Whether or not the tribe has             To identify those federally
 established a non-member artist          recognized Indian tribes that
 certification program.                   have established a non-member
                                          artist certification program.
Whether or not the tribe is willing to   To identify those federally
 send to the Board by mail or fax its     recognized tribes that are
 non-member artist certification          willing to submit to the Board
 program language.                        a copy of the tribal language
                                          establishing a non-member
                                          artist certification program.
Whether or not the tribe authorizes the  To obtain the federally
 Board to use its non-member artist       recognized tribe's
 certification program language as a      authorization to use the
 model for other tribes.                  tribal language establishing a
                                          non-member artist
                                          certification program as a
                                          model for other tribes.
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III. Proposed Use of the Information

    The information collected will be used by the Indian Arts and 
Crafts Board to determine which federally recognized Indian tribes have 
established a non-member Indian artisan certification program as 
contemplated by the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990. This will 
enable the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to provide accurate responses 
to inquires from artisans and members of the public seeking this 
information.
    IACB has submitted a request to OMB to approve the collection of 
information for the Non-member Artist Certification Response form. IACB 
is requesting a 3-year term of approval for the information collection 
activity.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number. As 
required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice soliciting 
comments on the collection of information was published on August 2, 
2001 (66 FR 40292). No comments were received. This notice provides the 
public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on the following 
information collection activity:
    (1) Title: Non-member Indian Artisan Certification Program Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1085-xxxx.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Affected Entities: Federally recognized Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 580.
    Frequency of Collection: One time data gathering.
    (2) Total annual reporting and record keeping burden.
    Total Reporting Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 97 hours.
    (3) Description of the need for the information and proposed use of 
the information: The Board is requesting the foregoing information from 
Federally recognized Indian tribes in order to identify those federally 
recognized tribes that have established a program for certifying non-
member Indian artisans as described in Public Law 101-644 and 25 CFR 
part 309.
    The Department of the Interior invites comments on:
    (a) 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;
    (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection and validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

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    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. Burden means the total time, 
effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, 
maintain, retain, disclose or provide information to or for a Federal 
agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to 
develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the 
purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing 
and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of 
information, to search data sources, to complete and review the 
collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.

    Dated: December 21, 2002.
Meridith Z. Stanton,
Director, Indian Arts and Crafts Board.
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