[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 155 (Monday, August 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46639-46641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18490]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Indian Arts and Crafts Board


Renewal of Information Collection for Source Directory 
Publication

AGENCY: Indian Arts and Crafts Board.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB) collects information 
to identify and revise listings for the Source Directory of American 
Indian and Alaska Native Owned and Operated Arts and Crafts Businesses 
(Source Directory). In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, the IACB has submitted a request for renewal of approval of this 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
and requests public comments on this submission.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection request, but may respond after 30 days; therefore, public 
comments should be submitted to OMB by September 10, 2008, in order to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send your written comments by facsimile (202) 395-6566 or e-
mail ([email protected]) to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: 
Department of the Interior Desk Officer (1085-0001). Also, please send 
a copy of your comments to Meridith Z. Stanton, Indian Arts and Crafts 
Board, U.S. Department of the Interior, MS 2058-MIB, 1849 C Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20240. If you wish to submit comments by facsimile, 
the number is (202) 208-5196, or by e-mail to ``[email protected]''.

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 request additional 
information by telephone (202) 208-3773 (not a toll free call), or 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 enterprises 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 Board uses this information to determine 
whether an individual or business applying to be listed in the Source 
Directory meets the requirements for listing. The approved

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application will be printed 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,       To identify the business to be
 city, zip code (highway location,        listed in the Source
 Indian reservation, etc.), telephone     Directory, and method of
 number and 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              To determine whether the
 enterprise, a copy of documents          business meets the eligibility
 showing that the organization is         requirement for listing in the
 formally organized under tribal, state   Source Directory.
 or federal law.
 Signed certification that the business   To obtain verification that
 is an American Indian or Alaska Native   the business is an American
 owned and operated cooperative, tribal   Indian or Alaska Native owned
 enterprise, or nonprofit organization.   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            the business owner is an
 federally 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; and
    (b) To identify the applicant's business information to be printed 
in the Source Directory.
    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. The 
IACB has submitted a request to OMB to renew its approval of this 
information collection for an additional three years. There are four 
types of application forms: (1) New businesses--group; (2) new 
businesses--individual; (3) businesses already listed--group; and (4) 
businesses already listed--individual. Each respondent will only be 
asked to complete one application form.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on the collection of information was published on 
May 19, 2008 (73 FR 28836). No comments were received. This notice 
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activity.

III. Data

    (1) Title: Source Directory of American Indian and Alaska Native 
owned and operated arts and crafts businesses application and renewal 
forms.
    OMB Control Number: 1085-0001.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an existing collection.
    Affected Entities: American Indian owned or operated arts and 
crafts businesses.
    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 Burden Hours: 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

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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 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: August 6, 2008.
Meridith Z. Stanton,
Director, Indian Arts and Crafts Board.
 [FR Doc. E8-18490 Filed 8-8-08; 8:45 am]
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