Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 3 / Friday, January 5, 2007 / Notices 585 

Background 

This Notice is issued pursuant to 17 

U.S.C. 804(b)(2), which requires the 

commencement of proceedings ‘‘in the 

year 2007 to determine reasonable terms 

and rates of royalty payments for the 

activities described in section 112(e)(1) 

relating to the limitation on exclusive 

rights specified by section 

114(d)(1)(C)(iv), to become effective on 

January 1, 2009.’’ Section 112(e)(1) 

allows entities that transmit 

performances of sound recordings to 

business establishments, pursuant to the 

limitations set forth in section 

114(d)(1)(C)(iv), to make an ephemeral 

recording of a sound recording for 

purposes of a later transmission. Section 

803(b)(1)(A)(II) requires the Copyright 

Royalty Judges to publish a notice in the 

Federal Register no later than January 5, 

2007, commencing this proceeding. 

Petitions to Participate 

Any party who wishes to participate 

in this proceeding must submit to the 

Copyright Royalty Board a Petition to 

Participate by no later than February 5, 

2007. 17 U.S.C. 803(b)(1)(A)(ii). The 

single or joint Petition to Participate 

must provide all of the information 

required by 37 CFR 351.1(b)(1). The 

Petition to Participate must be 

accompanied by a $150 filing fee. Cash 

will not be accepted; therefore, parties 

must pay the filing fee with a check or 

money order made payable to 

‘‘Copyright Royalty Board.’’ If a check 

received in payment of the filing fee is 

returned for lack of sufficient funds, the 

corresponding Petition to Participate 

will be dismissed. 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 if a party does not solely 

represent him or herself. 

Dated: December 27, 2006. 

James Scott Sledge, 

Chief Copyright Royalty Judge. 

[FR Doc. E6–22499 Filed 1–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1410–72–P 

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION 

SAFETY BOARD 

Notice of Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, 

January 9, 2007. 

PLACE: NTSB Conference Center, 429 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 

20594. 

STATUS: The one item is open to the 

public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: 7695B, 

Aircraft Accident Report—Crash of 

Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701, 

Bombardier CL–600–2B19, N8396A, 

Jefferson City, Missouri, October 14, 

2004. 

NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Terry Williams: 

(202) 314–6100. 

Individuals requesting specific 

accommodations should contact Chris 

Bisett at (202) 314–6305 by Friday, 

January 5, 2007. 

The public may view the meeting via 

a live or archived webcast by accessing 

a link under ‘‘News & Events’’ on the 

NTSB home page at http:// 

www.ntsb.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vicky D’Onofrio, (202) 314–6410. 

Dated: December 29, 2006. 

Vicky D’Onofrio, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–9990 Filed 12–29–06; 12:31 pm] 

BILLING CODE 7533–01–M 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC). 

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to 

submit an information collection 

request to OMB and solicitation of 

public comment. 

SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a 

submittal to OMB for review of 

continued approval of information 

collections under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Information Pertaining to the 

Requirement To Be Submitted 

1. The title of the information 

collection: Policy Statement for the 

‘‘Criteria for Guidance of States and 

NRC in Discontinuance of NRC 

Regulatory Authority and Assumption 

Thereof By States Through Agreement,’’

Maintenance of Existing Agreement 

State Programs, Request for Information 

Through the Integrated Materials 

Performance Evaluation Program 

(IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement 

State Participation in IMPEP. 

2. Current OMB approval number: 

OMB 3150–0183. 

3. How often the collection is 

required: There are four activities that 

occur under this collection: Information 

collection activities required by the 

IMPEP questionnaire in preparation for 

an IMPEP review conducted no less 

frequently than every four years; while 

the following activities are all collected 

on an annual basis—policy statement 

addressing requirements for new 

Agreement States; participation by 

Agreement States in the IMPEP reviews; 

and annual requirements for Agreement 

States to maintain their programs. 

4. Who is required or asked to report: 

34 Agreement States who have signed 

Section 274b. Agreements with NRC. 

5. The number of annual respondents: 

34. 

6. The number of hours needed 

annually to complete the requirement or 

request: For States interested in 

becoming Agreement States: 

Approximately 4,300 hours. For 

Agreement State participation in 10 

IMPEP reviews (7 Agreement States, 1 

NRC Regional Office and 2 Follow-up 

reviews): 360 hours (an average of 36 

hours per review). For maintenance of 

existing Agreement State programs: 

255,600 hours (an average of 

approximately 7,517 hours per State for 

34 Agreement States). For Agreement 

State response to 7 IMPEP 

questionnaires annually: 371 hours (an 

average of 53 hours per program). The 

total number of hours expended 

annually is 260,631 hours. 

7. Abstract: States wishing to become 

Agreement States are requested to 

provide certain information to the NRC 

as specified by the Commission’s Policy 

Statement, ‘‘Criteria for Guidance of 

States and NRC in Discontinuance of 

NRC Regulatory Authority and 

Assumption Thereof By States Through 

Agreement.’’ Agreement States need to 

ensure that the Radiation Control 

Program under the Agreement remains 

adequate and compatible with the 

requirements of Section 274 of the 

Atomic Energy Act (Act) and must 

maintain certain information. NRC 

conducts periodic evaluations through 

IMPEP to ensure that these programs are 

compatible with the NRC’s program, 

meet the applicable parts of the Act, and 

are adequate to protect public health 

and safety. 

Submit, by March 6, 2007, comments 

that address the following questions; 

1. Is the proposed collection of 

information necessary for the NRC to 

properly perform its functions? Does the 

information have practical utility? 

2. Is the burden estimate accurate? 

3. Is there a way to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected? 

4. How can the burden of the 

information collection be minimized, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology? 


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