Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright Claims, 44878-44879 [05-15458]

Download as PDF 44878 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 149 / Thursday, August 4, 2005 / Proposed Rules § 1011.22 What does the Presidio Trust do upon receipt of a request to offset the salary of a Presidio Trust employee to collect a debt owed by the employee to another Federal agency? (a) Notice to the Presidio Trust employee. When the Presidio Trust receives proper certification of a debt owed by one of its employees, the Presidio Trust will begin deductions from the employee’s pay at the next officially established pay interval. The Presidio Trust will send a written notice to the employee indicating that a certified debt claim has been received from the creditor agency, the amount of the debt claimed to be owed to the creditor agency, the date deductions from salary will begin, and the amount of such deductions. (b) Amount of deductions from a Presidio Trust employee’s salary. The amount deducted under § 1011.21(b) of this part will be the lesser of the amount of the debt certified by the creditor agency or an amount up to 15% of the debtor’s disposable pay. Deductions will continue until the Presidio Trust knows that the debt is paid in full or until otherwise instructed by the creditor agency. Alternatively, the amount offset may be an amount agreed upon, in writing, by the debtor and the creditor agency. See § 1011.12(g) (salary offset process). (c) When the debtor is no longer employed by the Presidio Trust. (1) Offset of final and subsequent payments. If the Presidio Trust employee retires or resigns or if his or her employment ends before collection of the debt is complete, the Presidio Trust will continue to offset up to 100% of an employee’s subsequent payments until the debt is paid or otherwise resolved. Such payments include a debtor’s final salary payment, lump-sum leave payment, and other payments payable to the debtor by the Presidio Trust. (2) Notice to the creditor agency. If the employee’s employment with the Presidio Trust terminates before the debt is paid in full, the Presidio Trust will certify to the creditor agency the total amount of its collection. If the Presidio Trust is aware that the employee is entitled to payments from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, Federal Employee Retirement System, or other similar payments, the Presidio Trust will provide written notice to the agency making such payments that the debtor owes a debt (including the amount) and that the provisions of 5 CFR 550.1109 have been fully complied with. The creditor agency is responsible for submitting a certified claim to the VerDate jul<14>2003 15:17 Aug 03, 2005 Jkt 205001 agency responsible for making such payments before collection may begin. Generally, creditor agencies will collect such monies through the Treasury Offset Program as described in § 1011.9(c) of this part. (3) Notice to the debtor. The Presidio Trust will provide to the debtor a copy of any notices sent to the creditor agency under paragraph (c)(2) of this section. (d) When the debtor transfers to another Federal agency. (1) Notice to the creditor agency. If the debtor transfers to another Federal agency before the debt is paid in full, the Presidio Trust will notify the creditor agency and will certify the total amount of its collection on the debt. The Presidio Trust will provide a copy of the certification to the creditor agency. The creditor agency is responsible for submitting a certified claim to the debtor’s new employing agency before collection may begin. (2) Notice to the debtor. The Presidio Trust will provide to the debtor a copy of any notices and certifications sent to the creditor agency under paragraph (d)(1) of this section. (e) Request for hearing official. The Presidio Trust will provide a hearing official upon the creditor agency’s request with respect to the Presidio Trust employee. [FR Doc. 05–14794 Filed 8–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–4R–P LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 202 [Docket No. RM 2005–9] Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright Claims AGENCY: Library of Congress, Copyright Office. Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking. ACTION: SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is supplementing its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on preregistration of copyright claims, issued July 22, 2005. That notice proposed procedures to preregister any unpublished work being prepared for commercial distribution that is in a class of works determined by the Register of Copyrights to have had a history of pre–release infringement. Today’s notice seeks information as to whether persons filing the electronic– only preregistration form prescribed by the Copyright Office will experience difficulties if it is necessary to use PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser in order to preregister a work. DATES: Comments are due no later than August 22, 2005. Reply comments are due no later than September 7, 2005. ADDRESSES: If hand delivered by a private party, an original and five copies of any comment should be brought to Room LM–401 of the James Madison Memorial Building between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. and the envelope should be addressed as follows: Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office, James Madison Memorial Building, Room LM–401, 101 Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20559– 6000. If hand delivered by a commercial courier, an original and five copies of any comment must be delivered to the Congressional Courier Acceptance Site located at Second and D Streets, NE., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The envelope should be addressed as follows: Copyright Office General Counsel, Room LM–403, James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC. If sent by mail, an original and five copies of any comment should be addressed to: Copyright GC/ I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024–0400. Comments may not be delivered by means of overnight delivery services such as Federal Express, United Parcel Service, etc., due to delays in processing receipt of such deliveries. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David O. Carson, General Counsel, or Charlotte Douglass, Principal Legal Advisor, P.O. Box 70400, Washington, DC 20024–0400, Telephone (202) 707– 8380. Telefax: (202) 707–8366. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Artists’ Rights and Theft Prevention Act of 2005 (the ART Act), Title I of the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, Pub. L. No. 109–9, 119 Stat. 218, the Copyright Office recently proposed implementing regulations for preregistration of eligible copyright claims. 70 FR 42286 (July 22, 2005). To be eligible for preregistration, a work must be unpublished, in the process of being prepared for commercial distribution, and in a class of works that the Register of Copyrights determines has had a history of copyright infringement. Section 104 of the ART Act directs that preregistration procedures must be in place by October 24, 2005. 17 U.S.C. 408(f)(1). To comply with this time frame and to facilitate efficient processing of preregistration claims, inter alia, the proposed rule calls for filing such claims by electronic means only. At this point in the process of E:\FR\FM\04AUP1.SGM 04AUP1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 149 / Thursday, August 4, 2005 / Proposed Rules developing the Copyright Office’s system for online preregistration, it is not entirely clear whether the system will be compatible with web browsers other than Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.1 and higher. Filers of preregistration applications will be able to employ these Internet Explorer browsers successfully. Support for Netscape 7.2, Firefox 1.0.3, and Mozilla 1.7.7 is planned but will not be available when preregistration goes into effect. Present users of these browsers may experience problems when filing claims. In order to ensure that preregistration can be implemented in a smoothly functioning and timely manner, the Office now seeks comments that will assist it in determining whether any eligible parties will be prevented from preregistering a claim due to browser requirements of the preregistration system. Therefore, this notice seeks information whether any potential preregistration filers would have difficulties using Internet Explorer (version 5.1 or higher) to file preregistration claims, and if so, why. More generally, in the interest of achieving support for browsers in the Office’s preregistration processing environment, this notice inquires whether (and why) an eligible party who anticipates preregistering a claim on the electronic–only form will not be able to use Internet Explorer to do so, or will choose not to preregister if it is necessary to use Internet Explorer. The Office requests that responses to this supplemental notice of inquiry be made part of the responders’ comments on the July 22nd Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Whether or not accompanied by comments on the proposed rule, the response to this notice of inquiry should be submitted by the due dates for comment on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, i.e., no later than August 22, 2005, with reply comments due no later than September 7, 2005. Dated: August 1, 2005. Tanya Sandros, Associate General Counsel. [FR Doc. 05–15458 Filed 8–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1410–30–S VerDate jul<14>2003 15:17 Aug 03, 2005 Jkt 205001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42 CFR Part 402 [CMS–6019–P] RIN 0938–AN48 Medicare Program; Revised Civil Money Penalties, Assessments, Exclusions, and Related Appeals Procedures Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This proposed rule sets forth the general requirements and procedures that would allow certain entities who are identified for exclusion from the Medicare program to request that CMS act on their behalf to recommend to the Inspector General that their exclusion from Medicare be waived because of a hardship that would result on Medicare beneficiaries. This proposed rule would implement section 949 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). DATES: To be assured consideration, comments must be received at the appropriate address, as provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on October 3, 2005. ADDRESSES: In commenting, please refer to file code CMS–6019–P. Because of staff and resource limitations, we cannot accept comments by facsimile (FAX) transmission. You may submit comments in one of three ways (no duplicates, please): 1. Electronically. You may submit electronic comments on specific issues in this regulation to https:// www.cms.hhs.gov/regulations/ ecomments. (Attachments should be in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, or Excel; however, we prefer Microsoft Word.) 2. By mail. You may mail written comments (one original and two copies) to the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS–6019–P, P.O. Box 8010, Baltimore, MD 21244–8010. Please allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be received before the close of the comment period. 3. By hand or courier. If you prefer, you may deliver (by hand or courier) your written comments (one original and two copies) before the close of the comment period to one of the following addresses. If you intend to deliver your comments to the Baltimore address, PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 44879 please call telephone number (410) 786– 9994 in advance to schedule your arrival with one of our staff members. Room 445–G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201; or 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850. Because access to the interior of the HHH Building is not readily available to persons without Federal government identification, commenters are encouraged to leave their comments in the CMS drop slots located in the main lobby of the building. A stamp-in clock is available for persons wishing to retain a proof of filing by stamp in and retaining an extra copy of the comments being filed. Comments mailed to the addresses indicated as appropriate for hand or courier delivery may be delayed and could be considered late. For information on viewing public comments, see the beginning of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel Cohen, (410) 786–3349. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Submitting Comments: We welcome comments from the public on all issues set forth in this rule to assist us in fully considering issues and developing policies. You can assist us by referencing the file code CMS–6019–P and the specific ‘‘issue identifier’’ that precedes the section on which you choose to comment. Inspection of Public Comments: All comments received before the close of the comment period are available for viewing by the public, including any personally identifiable or confidential business information that is included in a comment. CMS posts all electronic comments received before the close of the comment period on its public website as soon as possible after they have been received. Hardcopy comments received timely will be available for public inspection as they are received, generally beginning approximately 3 weeks after publication of a document, at the headquarters of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244, Monday through Friday of each week from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. To schedule an appointment to view public comments, phone 1–800–743–3951. This Federal Register document is also available from the Federal Register online database through GPO Access, a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office. The Web site address is: https:// www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. E:\FR\FM\04AUP1.SGM 04AUP1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44878-44879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15458]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

37 CFR Part 202

[Docket No. RM 2005-9]


Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright Claims

AGENCY: Library of Congress, Copyright Office.

ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is supplementing its Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking on preregistration of copyright claims, issued July 22, 
2005. That notice proposed procedures to preregister any unpublished 
work being prepared for commercial distribution that is in a class of 
works determined by the Register of Copyrights to have had a history of 
pre-release infringement. Today's notice seeks information as to 
whether persons filing the electronic-only preregistration form 
prescribed by the Copyright Office will experience difficulties if it 
is necessary to use Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser in order 
to preregister a work.

DATES: Comments are due no later than August 22, 2005. Reply comments 
are due no later than September 7, 2005.

ADDRESSES: If hand delivered by a private party, an original and five 
copies of any comment should be brought to Room LM-401 of the James 
Madison Memorial Building between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. and the envelope 
should be addressed as follows: Office of the General Counsel, U.S. 
Copyright Office, James Madison Memorial Building, Room LM-401, 101 
Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20559-6000. If hand delivered 
by a commercial courier, an original and five copies of any comment 
must be delivered to the Congressional Courier Acceptance Site located 
at Second and D Streets, NE., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 
p.m. The envelope should be addressed as follows: Copyright Office 
General Counsel, Room LM-403, James Madison Memorial Building, 101 
Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC. If sent by mail, an original 
and five copies of any comment should be addressed to: Copyright GC/
I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024-0400. 
Comments may not be delivered by means of overnight delivery services 
such as Federal Express, United Parcel Service, etc., due to delays in 
processing receipt of such deliveries.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David O. Carson, General Counsel, or 
Charlotte Douglass, Principal Legal Advisor, P.O. Box 70400, 
Washington, DC 20024-0400, Telephone (202) 707-8380. Telefax: (202) 
707-8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Artists' Rights and 
Theft Prevention Act of 2005 (the ART Act), Title I of the Family 
Entertainment and Copyright Act, Pub. L. No. 109-9, 119 Stat. 218, the 
Copyright Office recently proposed implementing regulations for 
preregistration of eligible copyright claims. 70 FR 42286 (July 22, 
2005). To be eligible for preregistration, a work must be unpublished, 
in the process of being prepared for commercial distribution, and in a 
class of works that the Register of Copyrights determines has had a 
history of copyright infringement.
    Section 104 of the ART Act directs that preregistration procedures 
must be in place by October 24, 2005. 17 U.S.C. 408(f)(1). To comply 
with this time frame and to facilitate efficient processing of 
preregistration claims, inter alia, the proposed rule calls for filing 
such claims by electronic means only. At this point in the process of

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developing the Copyright Office's system for online preregistration, it 
is not entirely clear whether the system will be compatible with web 
browsers other than Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.1 and 
higher. Filers of preregistration applications will be able to employ 
these Internet Explorer browsers successfully. Support for Netscape 
7.2, Firefox 1.0.3, and Mozilla 1.7.7 is planned but will not be 
available when preregistration goes into effect. Present users of these 
browsers may experience problems when filing claims.
    In order to ensure that preregistration can be implemented in a 
smoothly functioning and timely manner, the Office now seeks comments 
that will assist it in determining whether any eligible parties will be 
prevented from preregistering a claim due to browser requirements of 
the preregistration system. Therefore, this notice seeks information 
whether any potential preregistration filers would have difficulties 
using Internet Explorer (version 5.1 or higher) to file preregistration 
claims, and if so, why. More generally, in the interest of achieving 
support for browsers in the Office's preregistration processing 
environment, this notice inquires whether (and why) an eligible party 
who anticipates preregistering a claim on the electronic-only form will 
not be able to use Internet Explorer to do so, or will choose not to 
preregister if it is necessary to use Internet Explorer.
    The Office requests that responses to this supplemental notice of 
inquiry be made part of the responders' comments on the July 22nd 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Whether or not accompanied by comments 
on the proposed rule, the response to this notice of inquiry should be 
submitted by the due dates for comment on the Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, i.e., no later than August 22, 2005, with reply comments 
due no later than September 7, 2005.

    Dated: August 1, 2005.
Tanya Sandros,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 05-15458 Filed 8-3-05; 8:45 am]
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