[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 97 (Monday, May 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28836-28837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11160]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Renewal of Information Collection; OMB Control Number 
1085-0001, Source Directory of American Indian and Alaska Native Owned 
and Operated Arts and Crafts Businesses

AGENCY: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian Arts and Crafts Board announces the 
proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks public 
comments on the provisions thereof.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 18, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Send your written comments to Attention: Indian Arts and 
Crafts Board, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-
2528 MIB, Washington, DC 20240. If you wish to submit comments by 
facsimile, the number is (202) 208-5196, or you may send them by e-mail 
to [email protected]. Please mention that your comments concern the 
Source Directory, OMB Control 1085-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the Source Directory application or renewal forms, i.e., the 
information collection instruments, should be directed to Meridith Z. 
Stanton, Director, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, 1849 C Street, NW., 
MS-2528 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 Source Directory of American Indian and Alaska Native Owned and 
Operated Arts and Crafts Businesses (Source Directory) is a program of 
the Indian Arts and Crafts Board that promotes American Indian and 
Alaska Native arts and crafts. The Source Directory is a listing of 
American Indian and Alaska Native-owned and -operated arts and crafts 
businesses that may be accessed by the public on the Indian Arts and 
Crafts Board's Web site http://www.iacb.doi.gov.
    The service of being listed in this directory is provided free-of-
charge to members of federally recognized tribes. Businesses listed in 
the Source Directory include American Indian and Alaska Native artists 
and craftspeople, cooperatives, tribal arts and crafts enterprises, 
businesses privately-owned and -operated by American Indian and Alaska 
Native artists, designers, and craftspeople, and businesses privately-
owned and -operated by American Indian and Alaska Native merchants who 
retail and/or wholesale authentic Indian and Alaska Native arts and 
crafts. Business listings in the Source Directory are arranged 
alphabetically by State.
    The Director of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board uses this 
information collected in information collection 1085-0001 to determine 
whether an individual or business applying to be listed in the Source 
Directory meets the requirements for listing. If approved, the 
application will be included in the Source Directory. The Source 
Directory is updated annually to include new businesses and to update 
existing information.

II. Method of Collection

    To be listed in the Source Directory, interested individuals and 
businesses must submit: (1) A draft of their business information in a 
format like the other Source Directory listings, (2) a copy of the 
individual's or business owner's tribal enrollment card; and for 
businesses, proof that the business is organized under tribal, state, 
or federal law; and (3) a certification that the business is an 
American Indian or Alaska Native-owned and -operated cooperative, 
tribal enterprise, or nonprofit organization, or that the owner of the 
enterprise is an enrolled member of a federally recognized American 
Indian Tribe or Alaska Native group.
    The following information is collected in a single-page form that 
is distributed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Although listing in 
the Source Directory is voluntary, submission of this information is 
required for inclusion in the Directory.

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          Information collected                Reason for collection
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Name of business, mailing address, city,   To identify the business to
 zip code (highway location, Indian         be listed in the Source
 reservation, etc.), telephone number and   Directory, and method of
 e-mail address.                            contact.
Type of organization.....................  To identify the nature of the
                                            business entity.
Hours/season of operation................  To identify those days and
                                            times when customers may
                                            contact the business.
Internet Web site address................  To identify whether the
                                            business advertises and/or
                                            sells inventory online.
Main categories of products..............  To identify the products that
                                            the business produces.
Retail or wholesale products.............  To identify whether the
                                            business is a retail or
                                            wholesale business.
Mail order and/or catalog................  To identify whether the
                                            business has a mail order
                                            and/or catalog.
Price list information, if applicable....  To identify the cost of the
                                            listed products.
For a cooperative or tribal enterprise, a  To determine whether the
 copy of documents showing that the         business meets the
 organization is formally organized under   eligibility requirement for
 tribal, state or federal law.              listing in the Source
                                            Directory.
Signed certification that the business is  To obtain verification that
 an American Indian or Alaska Native-       the business is an American
 owned and -operated cooperative, tribal    Indian or Alaska Native-
 enterprise, or nonprofit organization.     owned and -operated
                                            business.
Copy of the business owner's tribal        To determine whether the
 enrollment card.                           business owner is an
                                            enrolled member of a
                                            federally recognized tribe.
Signed certification that the owner of     To obtain verification that
 the business is a member of a federally    the business owner is an
 recognized tribe.                          enrolled member of a
                                            federally recognized tribe.
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    The proposed use of the information: The information collected will 
be used by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board:
    (a) To determine whether an individual or business meets the 
eligibility requirements for inclusion in the Source Directory, i.e., 
whether they are either an American Indian or Alaska Native-owned and -
operated cooperative, tribal enterprise, or nonprofit organization, or 
an enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian Tribe or 
Alaska Native group;
    (b) To identify the applicant's business information to be printed 
in the Source Directory.

III. Data

    (1) Title: Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts 
Board, Source Directory of American Indian and Alaska Native-owned and 
-operated arts and crafts businesses.
    OMB Control Number: 1085-0001.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an existing collection.
    Affected Entities: Business or other for-profit; tribes.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 100.
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    (2) Annual reporting and record keeping burden.
    Total annual reporting per respondent: 15 minutes.
    Total annual reporting: 25 hours.
    (3) Description of the need and use of the information: Submission 
of this information is required to receive the benefit of being listed 
in the Indian Arts and Crafts Board Source Directory. The information 
is collected to determine the applicant's eligibility for the service 
and to obtain the applicant's name and business address to be added to 
the online directory.

IV. Request for Comments

    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 the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (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.
    All written comments will be available for public inspection in 
Room 2528 of the Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW., 
Washington, DC from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. A valid picture identification is required 
for entry into the Department of the Interior. The comments, with names 
and addresses, will be available for public view during regular 
business hours. If you wish us to withhold your personal information, 
you must prominently state at the beginning of your comment what 
personal information you want us to withhold. We will honor your 
request to the extent allowable by law.
    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.

    Dated: May 12, 2008.
Meridith Z. Stanton,
Director, Indian Arts and Crafts Board.
[FR Doc. E8-11160 Filed 5-16-08; 8:45 am]
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