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Foreign Assets Control’s Web site: 

www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional 

information pertaining to the SDN List can be 

found in appendix A to this chapter. Agents 

or affiliates of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary 

Guard Corps (‘‘IRGC’’) whose property and 

interests in property are blocked pursuant to 

IEEPA are identified by a special reference to 

the ‘‘IRGC’’ at the end of their entries on the 

SDN List, in addition to the reference to the 

regulatory part of this chapter pursuant to 

which their property and interests in 

property are blocked. For example, an 

affiliate of the IRGC whose property and 

interests in property are blocked pursuant to 

the Weapons of Mass Destruction 

Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 

part 544, will have the tags 

‘‘[NPWMD][IRGC]’’ at the end of its entry on 

the SDN List. Persons whose property and 

interests in property are blocked pursuant to 

parts 544 or 594 of this chapter in connection 

with Iran’s proliferation of weapons of mass 

destruction or delivery systems for weapons 

of mass destruction or Iran’s support for 

international terrorism also are identified by 

the tag ‘‘[IFSR]’’ in addition to the tag 

referencing part 544 or part 594, as the case 

may be, located at the end of their entries on 

the SDN List (e.g., [NPWMD][IFSR] or 

[SDGT][IFSR]). In addition, see § 561.405 

concerning entities that may not be listed on 

the SDN List but whose property and 

interests in property are nevertheless 

blocked. 

(6) Facilitates, or participates or 

assists in, an activity described in 

paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(5) of this 

section, including by acting on behalf 

of, at the direction of, or as an 

intermediary for, or otherwise assisting, 

another person with respect to the 

activity. 

* * * * * 

Subpart C—General Definitions 

■ 3. Revise § 561.308 to read as follows: 

§ 561.308 Foreign financial institution. 

The term foreign financial institution 

means any foreign entity that is engaged 

in the business of accepting deposits, 

making, granting, transferring, holding, 

or brokering loans or credits, or 

purchasing or selling foreign exchange, 

securities, commodity futures or 

options, or procuring purchasers and 

sellers thereof, as principal or agent. It 

includes but is not limited to depository 

institutions, banks, savings banks, 

money service businesses, trust 

companies, securities brokers and 

dealers, commodity futures and options 

brokers and dealers, forward contract 

and foreign exchange merchants, 

securities and commodities exchanges, 

clearing corporations, investment 

companies, employee benefit plans, 

dealers in precious metals, stones, or 

jewels, and holding companies, 

affiliates, or subsidiaries of any of the 

foregoing. The term does not include the 

international financial institutions 

identified in 22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(2), the 

International Fund for Agricultural 

Development, the North American 

Development Bank, or any other 

international financial institution so 

notified by the Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

■ 4. Revise § 561.320 to read as follows: 

§ 561.320 Iranian financial institution. 

The term Iranian financial institution 

means any entity (including foreign 

branches), wherever located, organized 

under the laws of Iran or any 

jurisdiction within Iran, or owned or 

controlled by the Government of Iran, or 

in Iran, or owned or controlled by any 

of the foregoing, that is engaged in the 

business of accepting deposits, making, 

granting, transferring, holding, or 

brokering loans or credits, or purchasing 

or selling foreign exchange, securities, 

commodity futures or options, or 

procuring purchasers and sellers 

thereof, as principal or agent. It includes 

but is not limited to depository 

institutions, banks, savings banks, 

money service businesses, trust 

companies, insurance companies, 

securities brokers and dealers, 

commodity futures and options brokers 

and dealers, forward contract and 

foreign exchange merchants, securities 

and commodities exchanges, clearing 

corporations, investment companies, 

employee benefit plans, dealers in 

precious metals, stones, or jewels, and 

holding companies, affiliates, or 

subsidiaries of any of the foregoing. 

Dated: November 6, 2012. 

Adam J. Szubin, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

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BILLING CODE 4811–AL–P 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Office 

37 CFR Part 202 

[Docket No. RM 2012–11] 

Registration of Claims to Copyright: 

Group Registration of Serial Issues 

Filed Electronically 

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of 

Congress. 

ACTION: Interim regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is 

adopting interim regulations that allow 

groups of related serial issues to be filed 

through the Office’s electronic 

registration system. This interim rule 

will also allow applicants for groups of 

related serials, in certain circumstances, 

to mail physical deposit copies of the 

serial issues upon submitting an 

electronic application and payment, 

when electronic deposit copies do not 

exist. Regardless of the registration 

option chosen, applicants must still 

send two complimentary subscription 

copies of the serial promptly to the 

Library of Congress as a condition of 

eligibility unless directed otherwise by 

the Office. While filing electronically is 

not mandatory, the Copyright Office 

strongly urges applicants to use the 

electronic filing option since it is more 

efficient for both the user and the 

agency. 

DATES: Effective Date: November 8, 

2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Kasunic, Deputy General 

Counsel, or Kent Dunlap, Assistant 

General Counsel, Telephone: (202) 707– 

8380. Telefax: (202) 707–8366. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

When Congress enacted its major 

revision to the copyright law in 1976, 

the Register of Copyrights was granted 

discretion to provide for a single 

registration for a group of related works. 

17 U.S.C. 408(c)(1). In 1991, final 

regulations became effective permitting 

group registration of certain serial 

publications. 55 FR 50556 (December 7, 

1990). Under these regulations, issues of 

serials published at intervals of a week 

or longer within a three-month period 

during the same calendar year can be 

grouped and registered on a single 

application and for a single fee. The 

group registration privilege is 

contingent upon the prompt submission 

of two complimentary subscription 

copies of each issue to the Library of 

Congress. Additionally, several other 

conditions apply, e.g., the registered 

serials must be collective works by the 

same author and claimant and must be 

works made for hire. See 37 CFR 

202.3(b)(6). The option for group 

registration of related serials does not 

allow the applicant to claim 

contributions of component works that 

were not made for hire. 

Since the middle of 2007, the 

Copyright Office has offered and 

encouraged the option of submitting 

applications for copyright registration 

online. See Online Registration of 

Claims to Copyright, 72 FR 36883 (July 

6, 2007). When this electronic system 

was implemented, it was limited to 

basic registrations, i.e., claims in single 

works, while the capacity to process 

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being developed. Applicants for group 

registration were required to use the 

existing paper forms. 

On September 29, 2009, the Copyright 

Office initiated a limited pilot project to 

allow groups of related serials to be filed 

electronically. This pilot project 

involved modifying the information 

provided on the basic electronic 

application to obtain information about 

the group of related serials. Revisions to 

the electronic registration system will 

upgrade the capacity of the system to 

provide a new group serial option for 

general use by eligible applicants. 

Interim Regulation 

The interim regulation creates minor 

changes in sections 202.3, relating to 

registration of copyright, and 202.20, 

relating to copyright deposit, in order to 

create an option of filing electronically 

to register groups of related serial issues. 

All conditions for applying for group 

registration of serial issues using a Form 

SE/Group will also apply to electronic 

registration. Therefore, in order to be 

eligible to apply for electronic 

registration of a group of serial issues, 

automatic regular submission of two 

complimentary subscription copies of 

each issue for the Library of Congress 

must be provided, just as is the case for 

using paper form SE/Group, unless 

directed otherwise by the Copyright 

Office. Moreover, group serial claims 

remain limited to claims in collective 

works by the same author and claimant 

and must be works made for hire. 

In the pilot phase, all of the 

volunteers filing electronically for 

registration of groups of serial issues 

were required to upload a digital file of 

a complete copy of each issue. Because 

some publishers did not have electronic 

versions of the serial issues and found 

it difficult to create such deposit copies, 

these interim rules will allow the 

applicant to provide either a hard copy 

deposit, or a digital file format 

complying with § 202.20(b)(2)(iii) of the 

regulations. In order to enhance 

efficiency and expedite the handling of 

claims, the Office encourages electronic 

registration generally, and also 

encourages electronic deposit of groups 

of serials when applying electronically, 

where possible. In either case, two 

complimentary subscription copies of 

the serial must be sent to the Library of 

Congress as a condition of eligibility, 

unless directed otherwise by Copyright 

Office. 

Adoption of Interim Regulations 

Section 553(b)(3)(A) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act states that 

general notice of proposed rulemaking 

is not required for rules of agency 

organization, procedure, or practice. 

Since the Office finds that the following 

interim regulations are rules of agency 

organization, procedure, or practice, no 

notice of proposed rulemaking is 

required. Additionally, the interim 

regulations relieve applicants from 

procedural restrictions by permitting 

online registration in situations where, 

previously, applications were required 

to be filed on paper. Pursuant to section 

553(d) of the Administrative Procedure 

Act, these regulations may be effective 

immediately. Moreover, the Register 

finds that because these regulations 

provide additional options to applicants 

for group registration of serial issues, 

good cause exists for making these 

interim rules effective immediately and 

without notice and comment. 

List of Subject in 37 CFR Part 202 

Copyright, Registration. 

Interim Regulation 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Copyright Office amends part 202 to 

Title 37 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations to read as follows: 

PART 202—PREREGISTRATION AND 

REGISTRATION OF CLAIMS TO 

COPYRIGHT 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 202 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 408, 702. 

■ 2. Section 202.3 is amended by 

revising paragraph (b)(6)(v) to read as 

follows: 

§ 202.3 Registration of copyright. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(6) * * * 

(v) To apply for registration of a group 

of serial issues under 408(c)(1) of title 

17 and this section, an applicant may 

file electronically, or submit a 

completed Form SE/Group. 

(A) For applicants filing 

electronically: 

(1) Furnish the requested information 

for group of serial issues. 

(2) Submit the appropriate filing fee, 

as required in § 201.3(c) of this chapter, 

for each issue covered by the group 

registration. 

(3) Submit either a digital format 

which complies with § 202.20(b)(2)(iii) 

or a deposit consisting of one complete 

copy of the best edition of each issue 

included in the group registration. 

(B) For applicants filing a completed 

Form SE/Group, the following must be 

sent together in the same package: 

(1) A completed Form SE/Group, 

providing the requested information. 

(2) The appropriate filing fee, as 

required in § 201.3(c) of this chapter, for 

each issue covered by the group 

registration. 

(3) A deposit consisting of one 

complete copy of the best edition of 

each issue included in the group 

registration. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Section 202.20 is amended by 

revising paragraph (c)(2)(xvii) to read as 

follows: 

§ 202.20 Deposit of copies and 

phonorecords for copyright registration. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(xvii) Group registration of serials. For 

group registration of related serials, as 

specified in § 202.3(b)(6), for applicants 

filing electronically, the deposit must 

consist of one complete copy of the best 

edition of each issue included in the 

group registration, or a digital format of 

a complete copy which complies with 

§ 202.20(b)(2)(iii). For applicants filing a 

completed Form SE/Group, the deposit 

must consist of one complete copy of 

the best edition of each issue included 

in the group registration. In addition, for 

all filings for group registration of serial 

issues, two complimentary 

subscriptions to any serial for which 

group registration is sought must be 

entered and maintained in the name of 

the Library of Congress, and the copies 

must be submitted regularly and 

promptly after publication. 

* * * * * 

Dated: September 27, 2012. 

Maria A. Pallante, 

Register of Copyrights. 

Approved by: 

James H. Billington, 

The Librarian of Congress. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27231 Filed 11–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1410–30–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R01–OAR–2012–0255; A–1–FRL– 

9749–8] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; New 

Hampshire; Reasonably Available 

Control Technology Update To 

Address Control Techniques 

Guidelines Issued in 2006, 2007, and 

2008 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

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