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-XXXX) 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.
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USC 703-712 Name of Law: Migratory Bird Treaty Act
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Third Party Disclosure - Artists/Sellers/Consignees Provide Documentation to Buyers