Distribution of 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 Cable Royalty Funds, 18004-18005 [E8-6840]

Download as PDF 18004 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 64 / Wednesday, April 2, 2008 / Notices Security taxes and the integration formula used by the employer. II. 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After considering comments received in response to this notice, the Department intends to submit the ICR to OMB for continuing approval. No change to the existing ICR is proposed or made at this time. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor. Title: Alternative Method of Compliance for Certain SEPs pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.104–49. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection of information OMB Number: 1210–0034. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions. Respondents: 460. Responses: 103,590. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Average Response time: 35 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 21,227. Total Burden Cost (operating/ maintenance): $26,000. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:36 Apr 01, 2008 Jkt 214001 Dated: March 27, 2008. Joseph S. Piacentini, Director, Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits Security Administration. [FR Doc. E8–6768 Filed 4–1–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–29–P LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Royalty Board [Docket No. 2008–2 CRB CD 2000–2003] Distribution of 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 Cable Royalty Funds Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice announcing commencement of Phase I proceeding with request for Petitions to Participate. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges are announcing the commencement of a proceeding to determine the Phase I distribution of 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 royalties collected under the cable statutory license. The Judges are also announcing the date by which a party who wishes to participate in this distribution proceeding must file its Petition to Participate and the accompanying $150 file fee. DATES: Petitions to Participate and the filing fee are due on or before May 2, 2008. An original, five copies, and an electronic copy in Portable Document Format (PDF) on a CD of the Petition to Participate, along with the $150 filing fee, may be delivered to the Copyright Royalty Board by either mail or hand delivery. Petitions to Participate and the $150 filing fee may not be delivered by an overnight delivery service other than the U.S. Postal Service Express Mail. If by mail (including overnight delivery), Petitions to Participate, along with the $150 filing fee, must be addressed to: Copyright Royalty Board, P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC 20024–0977. If hand delivered by a private party, Petitions to Participate, along with the $150 filing fee, must be brought to the Library of Congress, James Madison Memorial Building, LM–401, 101 Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20559– 6000. If delivered by a commercial courier, Petitions to Participate, along with the $150 filing fee, must be delivered to the Congressional Courier Acceptance Site, located at 2nd and D Street, NE., Washington, DC. The envelope must be addressed to: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, James Madison Memorial Building, LM–403, 101 Independence ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20559– 6000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaKeshia Brent, CRB Program Specialist, by telephone at (202) 707– 7658 or e-mail at crb@loc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Each year, semiannually, cable systems must submit royalty payments to the Copyright Office as required by the cable statutory license for the privilege of retransmitting over-the-air television and radio broadcast signals. 17 U.S.C. 111. These royalties are then distributed to copyright owners whose works were included in such retransmissions and who timely filed a claim for royalties. Distribution of the royalties for each calendar year are determined by the Copyright Royalty Judges (‘‘Judges’’) in two phases. At Phase I, the royalties are divided among the representatives of the major categories of copyrightable content (movies, sports programming, music, etc.) requesting the distribution. At Phase II, the royalties are divided among the various copyright owners within each category. This Notice announcing the commencement of a proceeding under 17 U.S.C. 803(b)(1) for distribution of cable royalties collected for 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 is confined to Phase I. Commencement of Phase I Proceeding Consistent with 17 U.S.C. 804(b)(8), the Copyright Royalty Judges determine that a Phase I controversy exists as to the distribution of the 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 cable royalties. We reach this determination, in this instance, for two reasons. First, several interested parties have represented to us that a Phase I controversy exists for these years. See, e.g., comments filed by the following parties on September 19, 2007 in Docket No. 2005–3 CRB CD 2003:1 the National Association of Broadcasters, the Joint Sports Claimants, Devotional Claimants, Canadian Claimants Group, Public Television Claimants. Second, to date we have not received notification that any settlements have been reached for any of these years, nor have we received motions for final distribution. The Judges are consolidating the 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 royalty years into a single proceeding. Several parties 1 For the reasons discussed herein, the Copyright Royalty Judges are consolidating the 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 royalty years into a single proceeding. Therefore, from this point forward, any issues regarding the distribution of the 2003 cable royalty funds should be captioned under the consolidated docket, Docket No. 2008–2 CRB CD 2000–2003. E:\FR\FM\02APN1.SGM 02APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 64 / Wednesday, April 2, 2008 / Notices have informed the Judges that each of these years involves the same single issue regarding the claim of the Canadian Claimants and therefore favor consolidation of these years into one proceeding. Id. Moreover, consolidation allows for resolution of this issue in the most administratively efficient manner. Petitions To Participate Petitions to Participate must be filed in accordance with the § 351.1(b) of the Judge’s regulations. See 37 CFR 351.1(b). Petitions to Participate submitted by interested parties whose claims do not exceed $1,000 2 must contain a statement that the party will not seek a distribution of more than $1,000. No filing fee is required for these parties. We note, however, that interested parties with claims exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) must submit a filing fee of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) with their Petition to Participate or it will be rejected. Cash will not be accepted; therefore, parties must pay the filing fee with a check or money order made payable to the ‘‘Copyright Royalty Board.’’ If a check is returned for lack of sufficient funds, the corresponding Petition to Participate will be dismissed. Further procedural matters, including scheduling, will be addressed after Petitions to Participate have been received. Note that in accordance with 37 CFR 350.2 (Representation), only attorneys who are members of the bar in one or more states and in good standing will be allowed to represent parties before the Copyright Royalty Judges, unless the party is an individual who represents herself or himself. Dated: March 27, 2008. James Scott Sledge, Chief Copyright Royalty Judge. [FR Doc. E8–6840 Filed 4–1–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1410–72–P NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed records schedules; request for comments. rmajette on PROD1PC64 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) 2 The Copyright Royalty Judges Program Technical Corrections Act, Public Law No. 109– 303, changed the amount from $10,000 to $1,000. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:36 Apr 01, 2008 Jkt 214001 publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instructions on what happens to records when no longer needed for current Government business. They authorize the preservation of records of continuing value in the National Archives of the United States and the destruction, after a specified period, of records lacking administrative, legal, research, or other value. 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E-mail: requestschedule@nara.gov. FAX: 301– 837–3698. Requesters must cite the control number, which appears in parentheses after the name of the agency which submitted the schedule, and must provide a mailing address. Those who desire appraisal reports should so indicate in their request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurence Brewer, Director, Life Cycle Management Division (NWML), National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001. Telephone: 301–837–1539. E-mail: records.mgt@nara.gov. Each year Federal agencies create billions of records on paper, film, magnetic tape, and other media. To control this accumulation, agency records managers prepare schedules proposing retention periods for records and submit these schedules for NARA’s approval, using the Standard Form (SF) 115, Request for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 18005 Records Disposition Authority. These schedules provide for the timely transfer into the National Archives of historically valuable records and authorize the disposal of all other records after the agency no longer needs them to conduct its business. Some schedules are comprehensive and cover all the records of an agency or one of its major subdivisions. Most schedules, however, cover records of only one office or program or a few series of records. Many of these update previously approved schedules, and some include records proposed as permanent. No Federal records are authorized for destruction without the approval of the Archivist of the United States. This approval is granted only after a thorough consideration of their administrative use by the agency of origin, the rights of the Government and of private persons directly affected by the Government’s activities, and whether or not they have historical or other value. Besides identifying the Federal agencies and any subdivisions requesting disposition authority, this public notice lists the organizational unit(s) accumulating the records or indicates agency-wide applicability in the case of schedules that cover records that may be accumulated throughout an agency. This notice provides the control number assigned to each schedule, the total number of schedule items, and the number of temporary items (the records proposed for destruction). It also includes a brief description of the temporary records. The records schedule itself contains a full description of the records at the file unit level as well as their disposition. If NARA staff has prepared an appraisal memorandum for the schedule, it too includes information about the records. Further information about the disposition process is available on request. Schedules Pending 1. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18004-18005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6840]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Royalty Board

[Docket No. 2008-2 CRB CD 2000-2003]


Distribution of 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 Cable Royalty Funds

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Notice announcing commencement of Phase I proceeding with 
request for Petitions to Participate.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges are announcing the commencement 
of a proceeding to determine the Phase I distribution of 2000, 2001, 
2002, and 2003 royalties collected under the cable statutory license. 
The Judges are also announcing the date by which a party who wishes to 
participate in this distribution proceeding must file its Petition to 
Participate and the accompanying $150 file fee.

DATES: Petitions to Participate and the filing fee are due on or before 
May 2, 2008.

ADDRESSES: An original, five copies, and an electronic copy in Portable 
Document Format (PDF) on a CD of the Petition to Participate, along 
with the $150 filing fee, may be delivered to the Copyright Royalty 
Board by either mail or hand delivery. Petitions to Participate and the 
$150 filing fee may not be delivered by an overnight delivery service 
other than the U.S. Postal Service Express Mail. If by mail (including 
overnight delivery), Petitions to Participate, along with the $150 
filing fee, must be addressed to: Copyright Royalty Board, P.O. Box 
70977, Washington, DC 20024-0977. If hand delivered by a private party, 
Petitions to Participate, along with the $150 filing fee, must be 
brought to the Library of Congress, James Madison Memorial Building, 
LM-401, 101 Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20559-6000. If 
delivered by a commercial courier, Petitions to Participate, along with 
the $150 filing fee, must be delivered to the Congressional Courier 
Acceptance Site, located at 2nd and D Street, NE., Washington, DC. The 
envelope must be addressed to: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of 
Congress, James Madison Memorial Building, LM-403, 101 Independence 
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20559-6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaKeshia Brent, CRB Program 
Specialist, by telephone at (202) 707-7658 or e-mail at crb@loc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Each year, semiannually, cable systems must submit royalty payments 
to the Copyright Office as required by the cable statutory license for 
the privilege of retransmitting over-the-air television and radio 
broadcast signals. 17 U.S.C. 111. These royalties are then distributed 
to copyright owners whose works were included in such retransmissions 
and who timely filed a claim for royalties. Distribution of the 
royalties for each calendar year are determined by the Copyright 
Royalty Judges (``Judges'') in two phases. At Phase I, the royalties 
are divided among the representatives of the major categories of 
copyrightable content (movies, sports programming, music, etc.) 
requesting the distribution. At Phase II, the royalties are divided 
among the various copyright owners within each category.
    This Notice announcing the commencement of a proceeding under 17 
U.S.C. 803(b)(1) for distribution of cable royalties collected for 
2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 is confined to Phase I.

Commencement of Phase I Proceeding

    Consistent with 17 U.S.C. 804(b)(8), the Copyright Royalty Judges 
determine that a Phase I controversy exists as to the distribution of 
the 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 cable royalties. We reach this 
determination, in this instance, for two reasons. First, several 
interested parties have represented to us that a Phase I controversy 
exists for these years. See, e.g., comments filed by the following 
parties on September 19, 2007 in Docket No. 2005-3 CRB CD 2003:\1\ the 
National Association of Broadcasters, the Joint Sports Claimants, 
Devotional Claimants, Canadian Claimants Group, Public Television 
Claimants. Second, to date we have not received notification that any 
settlements have been reached for any of these years, nor have we 
received motions for final distribution.
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    \1\ For the reasons discussed herein, the Copyright Royalty 
Judges are consolidating the 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 royalty years 
into a single proceeding. Therefore, from this point forward, any 
issues regarding the distribution of the 2003 cable royalty funds 
should be captioned under the consolidated docket, Docket No. 2008-2 
CRB CD 2000-2003.
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    The Judges are consolidating the 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 royalty 
years into a single proceeding. Several parties

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have informed the Judges that each of these years involves the same 
single issue regarding the claim of the Canadian Claimants and 
therefore favor consolidation of these years into one proceeding. Id. 
Moreover, consolidation allows for resolution of this issue in the most 
administratively efficient manner.

Petitions To Participate

    Petitions to Participate must be filed in accordance with the Sec.  
351.1(b) of the Judge's regulations. See 37 CFR 351.1(b). Petitions to 
Participate submitted by interested parties whose claims do not exceed 
$1,000 \2\ must contain a statement that the party will not seek a 
distribution of more than $1,000. No filing fee is required for these 
parties. We note, however, that interested parties with claims 
exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) must submit a filing fee of one 
hundred and fifty dollars ($150) with their Petition to Participate or 
it will be rejected. Cash will not be accepted; therefore, parties must 
pay the filing fee with a check or money order made payable to the 
``Copyright Royalty Board.'' If a check is returned for lack of 
sufficient funds, the corresponding Petition to Participate will be 
dismissed.
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    \2\ The Copyright Royalty Judges Program Technical Corrections 
Act, Public Law No. 109-303, changed the amount from $10,000 to 
$1,000.
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    Further procedural matters, including scheduling, will be addressed 
after Petitions to Participate have been received.
    Note that in accordance with 37 CFR 350.2 (Representation), only 
attorneys who are members of the bar in one or more states and in good 
standing will be allowed to represent parties before the Copyright 
Royalty Judges, unless the party is an individual who represents 
herself or himself.

    Dated: March 27, 2008.
James Scott Sledge,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. E8-6840 Filed 4-1-08; 8:45 am]
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