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18004 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 64 / Wednesday, April 2, 2008 / Notices
Security taxes and the integration Dated: March 27, 2008. Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20559–
formula used by the employer. Joseph S. Piacentini, 6000.
Director, Office of Policy and Research, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
II. Review Focus
Employee Benefits Security Administration. LaKeshia Brent, CRB Program
The Department of Labor [FR Doc. E8–6768 Filed 4–1–08; 8:45 am] Specialist, by telephone at (202) 707–
(Department) is particularly interested BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 7658 or e-mail at crb@loc.gov.
in comments that: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Background
for the proper performance of the Each year, semiannually, cable
functions of the agency, including Copyright Royalty Board systems must submit royalty payments
whether the information will have to the Copyright Office as required by
[Docket No. 2008–2 CRB CD 2000–2003]
practical utility; the cable statutory license for the
• Evaluate the accuracy of the Distribution of 2000, 2001, 2002, and privilege of retransmitting over-the-air
agency’s estimate of the burden of the 2003 Cable Royalty Funds television and radio broadcast signals.
proposed collection of information, 17 U.S.C. 111. These royalties are then
including the validity of the AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, distributed to copyright owners whose
methodology and assumptions used; Library of Congress. works were included in such
• Enhance the quality, utility, and ACTION: Notice announcing retransmissions and who timely filed a
clarity of the information to be commencement of Phase I proceeding claim for royalties. Distribution of the
collected; and with request for Petitions to Participate. royalties for each calendar year are
• Minimize the burden of the determined by the Copyright Royalty
SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges Judges (‘‘Judges’’) in two phases. At
collection of information on those who are announcing the commencement of a
are to respond, including through the Phase I, the royalties are divided among
proceeding to determine the Phase I the representatives of the major
use of appropriate automated, distribution of 2000, 2001, 2002, and
electronic, mechanical, or other categories of copyrightable content
2003 royalties collected under the cable (movies, sports programming, music,
technological collection techniques or statutory license. The Judges are also
other forms of information technology, etc.) requesting the distribution. At
announcing the date by which a party Phase II, the royalties are divided among
e.g., permitting electronic submissions who wishes to participate in this
of responses. the various copyright owners within
distribution proceeding must file its each category.
III. Current Actions Petition to Participate and the This Notice announcing the
accompanying $150 file fee. commencement of a proceeding under
The Office of Management and
DATES: Petitions to Participate and the 17 U.S.C. 803(b)(1) for distribution of
Budget’s (OMB) approval of this ICR
will expire on June 30, 2008. After filing fee are due on or before May 2, cable royalties collected for 2000, 2001,
considering comments received in 2008. 2002, and 2003 is confined to Phase I.
response to this notice, the Department ADDRESSES: An original, five copies, and Commencement of Phase I Proceeding
intends to submit the ICR to OMB for an electronic copy in Portable
Consistent with 17 U.S.C. 804(b)(8),
continuing approval. No change to the Document Format (PDF) on a CD of the
the Copyright Royalty Judges determine
existing ICR is proposed or made at this Petition to Participate, along with the
that a Phase I controversy exists as to
time. $150 filing fee, may be delivered to the
the distribution of the 2000, 2001, 2002,
Comments submitted in response to Copyright Royalty Board by either mail
and 2003 cable royalties. We reach this
this notice will be summarized and/or or hand delivery. Petitions to Participate
determination, in this instance, for two
included in the request for OMB and the $150 filing fee may not be
reasons. First, several interested parties
approval of the information collection; delivered by an overnight delivery
have represented to us that a Phase I
they also will become a matter of public service other than the U.S. Postal
controversy exists for these years. See,
record. Service Express Mail. If by mail
e.g., comments filed by the following
Agency: Employee Benefits Security (including overnight delivery), Petitions
parties on September 19, 2007 in Docket
Administration, Department of Labor. to Participate, along with the $150 filing
No. 2005–3 CRB CD 2003:1 the National
Title: Alternative Method of fee, must be addressed to: Copyright
Association of Broadcasters, the Joint
Compliance for Certain SEPs pursuant Royalty Board, P.O. Box 70977,
Sports Claimants, Devotional Claimants,
to 29 CFR 2520.104–49. Washington, DC 20024–0977. If hand
Canadian Claimants Group, Public
Type of Review: Extension of a delivered by a private party, Petitions to
Television Claimants. Second, to date
currently approved collection of Participate, along with the $150 filing
we have not received notification that
information fee, must be brought to the Library of
any settlements have been reached for
Congress, James Madison Memorial
OMB Number: 1210–0034. any of these years, nor have we received
Building, LM–401, 101 Independence
Affected Public: Individuals or motions for final distribution.
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20559–
households; Business or other for-profit; The Judges are consolidating the
6000. If delivered by a commercial
Not-for-profit institutions. 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 royalty years
courier, Petitions to Participate, along
Respondents: 460. into a single proceeding. Several parties
with the $150 filing fee, must be
Responses: 103,590. delivered to the Congressional Courier 1 For the reasons discussed herein, the Copyright
Frequency of Response: On occasion. Acceptance Site, located at 2nd and D
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