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OMB Control No: 1018-0168	ICR Reference No: 202004-1018-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201709-1018-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Native Handicrafts
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/19/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/20/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2021
Responses	2	0	18,081
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	1,507
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) is changing to the permanent subsistence migratory bird harvest regulations in Alaska in response to recurrent requests from Alaska indigenous representatives to use inedible parts (mostly feathers) from birds taken for food during the subsistence hunt in handicrafts for sale. Federal regulations currently state that people may not sell, offer for sale, purchase, or offer to purchase migratory birds, their parts, or their egg(s) taken under the Alaska migratory bird subsistence harvest regulations (50 CFR part 92.6). These regulations would enable Alaska indigenous people eligible for the spring-summer subsistence harvest of migratory birds in Alaska to sell in a limited manner authentic native handicrafts or clothing containing inedible parts from migratory birds taken for food during the subsistence harvest season. The regulations were developed by a committee of the Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council (AMBCC) including the Service, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and AMBCC native representatives from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Bering Strait-Norton Sound, North Slope, Kodiak Archipelago, Bristol Bay, Gulf of Alaska-Cook Inlet, Aleutian-Pribilof Islands, and Northwest Arctic regions. We propose to add a provision to 50 CFR part 92.6 to allow sale of handicrafts that contain the inedible parts of birds taken for food during the Alaska spring-summer migratory bird subsistence harvest. To limit sales of handcrafts including parts of migratory birds, we propose to add definitions for (a) “authorized migratory birds;” (b) “authentic native article of handicraft or clothing;” and (c) “sales by consignment.” This information collection is a recordkeeping requirement. This proposed rule requires that a certification (FWS Form 3-2484) or a Silver Hand insignia accompany each Alaska Native article of handicraft or clothing that contains inedible migratory bird parts. It also requires that all consignees, sellers, and purchasers retain this documentation with each item and produce it upon the request of a Law Enforcement Officer.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 703-712 Name of Law: Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 64912	11/25/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 30730	05/20/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	2	18,081	-18,079
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	0	1,507	-1,507
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: We are reporting a decrease of 18,079 annual responses and 1,507 annual burden hours. This burden change depicts a placeholder of 1 response for each IC as required to continue this information collection. The requirements in this information collection are associated with regulations and cannot be discontinued without a regulatory action. Despite our initial burden estimates developed in coordination with the Alaska State Council for the Arts, the program has, to the best of our ability, no known participants. Further, an inquiry from the Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council Executive Director, to all Regions turned up no participants. We again consulted with the Alaska State Council for the Arts for assistance with identifying artisans who are participating in the program but they were unable to provide us with any information. Finally, an inquiry to an Alaska Native artist from Kodiak who is recognized for her artwork determined she has not participated in the program to date. Consequently, without any known participants, we are unable to conduct the targeted outreach.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,203

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Madonna Baucum 202 354-1916 madonna_baucum@nps.gov

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