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1An ‘‘eligible nonsubscription transmission’’ is a 

noninteractive digital audio transmission which, as 

the name implies, does not require a subscription 

for receiving the transmission. The transmission 

must also be made as a part of a service that 

provides audio programming consisting in whole or 

in part of performances of sound recordings the 

primary purpose of which is to provide audio or 

entertainment programming, but not to sell, 

advertise, or promote particular goods or services. 

See 17 U.S.C. 114(j)(6). 

2A copy of the new Notice of Intent to Audit 

Microsoft is posted on the Copyright Office Web 

site at http://www.copyright.gov/carp/microsoft– 

notice2.pdf 

receipt of a notice of intent to audit 

2005 statements of account concerning 

the eligible nonsubscription 

transmissions of sound recordings made 

by Microsoft Corporation (‘‘Microsoft’’) 

under statutory licenses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tanya M. Sandros, Acting General 

Counsel, P.O. Box 70977, Southwest 

Station, Washington, DC 20024–0977. 

Telephone: (202) 707–8380. Telefax: 

(202) 252–3423. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

106(6) of the Copyright Act, title 17 of 

the United States Code, gives the 

copyright owner of a sound recording 

the right to perform a sound recording 

publicly by means of a digital audio 

transmission, subject to certain 

limitations. Among these limitations are 

certain exemptions and a statutory 

license which allows for the public 

performance of sound recordings as part 

of ‘‘eligible nonsubscription 

transmissions.’’1 17 U.S.C. 114. A music 

service that operates under the section 

114 statutory license may also make any 

necessary ephemeral reproductions to 

facilitate the digital transmission of the 

sound recording under a second license 

set forth in section 112(e) of the 

Copyright Act. Use of these licenses 

requires that services make payments of 

royalty fees to and file reports of sound 

recording performances with 

SoundExchange. SoundExchange is a 

collecting rights entity that was 

designated by the Librarian of Congress 

to collect statements of account and 

royalty fee payments from services and 

distribute the royalty fees to copyright 

owners and performers entitled to 

receive such royalties under sections 

112(e) and 114(g) following a 

proceeding before a Copyright 

Arbitration Royalty Panel (‘‘CARP’’)— 

the entity responsible for setting rates 

and terms for use of the section 112 and 

section 114 licenses prior to the passage 

of the Copyright Royalty and 

Distribution Reform Act of 2004 

(‘‘CRDRA’’’), Pub. L. No. 108–419, 118 

Stat. 2341 (2004). See 69 FR 5695 

(February 6, 2004). 

This Act, which the President signed 

into law on November 30, 2004, and 

which became effective on May 31, 

2005, amends the Copyright Act, title 17 

of the United States Code, by phasing 

out the CARP system and replacing it 

with three permanent Copyright Royalty 

Judges (‘‘CRJs’’). Consequently, the CRJs 

carry out the functions heretofore 

performed by the CARPs, including the 

adjustment of rates and terms for certain 

statutory licenses such as the section 

114 and 112 licenses. However, section 

6(b)(3) of the Act states in pertinent 

part: 

[t]he rates and terms in effect under section 

114(f)(2) or 112(e) . . . on December 30, 

2004, for new subscription services [and] 

eligible nonsubscription services . . . 

shall remain in effect until the later of 

the first applicable effective date for 

successor terms and rates . . . or such 

later date as the parties may agree or the 

Copyright Royalty Judges may establish. 

Successor rates and terms for the 

licenses are scheduled to be published 

in the Federal Register on Tuesday, 

May 1, 2007. However, these successor 

rates and terms carry an effective date 

beginning on January 1, 2006. 

Accordingly, the terms of the section 

114 and 112 licenses as previously 

constituted are still in effect for any 

request to audit 2005 statements of 

account. 

One of the previously constituted 

terms, set forth in § 262.6 of title 37 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations, states 

that SoundExchange, as the Designated 

Agent, may conduct a single audit of a 

Licensee for the purpose of verifying 

their royalty payments. As a preliminary 

matter, the Designated Agent is required 

to submit a notice of its intent to audit 

a Licensee with the Copyright Office 

and serve this notice on the service to 

be audited. 37 CFR 262.6(c). 

On December 23, 2005, 

SoundExchange filed with the 

Copyright Office a notice of intent to 

audit Microsoft for the years 2002, 2003, 

and 2004. See 72 FR 624 (January 5, 

2006). Subsequently, on March 29, 

2007, SoundExchange filed a second 

notice of intent to audit Microsoft,2

pursuant to § 262.6(c), notifying the 

Copyright Office of its intent to expand 

its current audit to cover 2005. This 

notice of intent to audit was received by 

the Copyright Office on April 2, 2007. 

Section 262.6(c) requires the Copyright 

Office to publish a notice in the Federal 

Register within thirty days of receipt of 

the filing announcing the Designated 

Agent’s intent to conduct an audit. 

In accordance with this regulation, 

the Office is publishing today’s notice to 

fulfill this requirement with respect to 

the notice of intent to audit filed by 

SoundExchange on March 29, 2007. 

Dated: April 30, 2007 

Tanya M. Sandros, 

Acting General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E7–8515 Filed 5–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1410–30–S 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice: (07–033)] 

Notice of Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection. 

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: All comments should be 

submitted within 60 calendar days from 

the date of this publication. 

ADDRESSES: All comments should be 

addressed to Mr. Walter Kit, National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

Washington, DC 20546–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Mr. Walter Kit, NASA 

PRA Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E 

Street, SW., JE0000, Washington, DC 

20546, (202) 358–1350, Walter.Kit1@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The NASA Explorer Schools (NES) 

seeks a clearance to collect data from 

educators to determine eligibility and 

selection of schools to participate in 

their three year project. To lessen the 

impact on educators who will complete 

the project application, the application 

period must be open during the times 

when they are less likely to be needed 

in the classroom (e.g., summer break) 

and can obtain any required school 

board approvals. 

II. Method of Collection 

NASA will utilize a Web-base on-line 

form to collect this information. 

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III. Data 

Title: NASA Explorer Schools Project 

Application. 

OMB Number: 2700–XXXX. 

Type of review: Emergency Request 

for Clearance by June 15, 2007. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

130. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 130. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of NASA, including 

whether the information collected has 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

NASA’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including automated 

collection techniques or the use of other 

forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection. 

They will also become a matter of 

public record. 

Gary Cox, 

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–8387 Filed 5–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

National Science Board—Committee 

on Nominating for NSB Elections 

Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice 

The National Science Board’s 

Committee on Nominating for NSB 

Elections, pursuant to NSF regulations 

(45 CFR part 614), the National Science 

Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

1862n–5), and the Government in the 

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby 

gives notice in regard to the scheduling 

of meetings for the transaction of 

National Science Board business and 

other matters specified, as follows: 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, May 4, 2007 at 

10:30. 

SUBJECT MATTER: Discussion of 

candidates for the National Science 

Board Executive Committee. 

STATUS: Closed. 

This meeting will be held by 

teleconference originating at the 

National Science Board Office, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, VA 22230. Please refer to the 

National Science Board Web site (http:// 

www.nsf.gov/nsb) for information or 

schedule updates, or contact: Ann 

Ferrante, National Science Board Office, 

4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 

22230. Telephone: (703) 292–7000. 

Russell Moy, 

Attorney-Advisor. 

[FR Doc. E7–8418 Filed 5–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC). 

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of 

information collection and solicitation 

of public comment. 

SUMMARY: The NRC has recently 

submitted to OMB for review the 

following proposal for the collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby 

informs potential respondents that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

that a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

1. Type of submission, new, revision, 

or extension: Revision. 

2. The title of the information 

collection: ‘‘NRC Forms 366, 366A, 

366B, ‘Licensee Event Report’’. 

3. The form number if applicable: 

NRC Forms 366, 366A, 366B. 

4. How often the collection is 

required: On occasion, as defined 

reactor events are reportable as they 

occur. 

5. Who will be required or asked to 

report: Holders of operating licenses for 

commercial nuclear power plants. 

6. An estimate of the number of 

annual responses: 400. 

7. The estimated number of annual 

respondents: 104. 

8. An estimate of the total number of 

hours needed annually to complete the 

requirement or request: 32,000 (25,600 

reporting + 6,400 record keeping). This 

is estimated to be 80 hours for each of 

400 reports annually. 

9. An indication of whether Section 

3507(d), Public Law 104–13 applies: Not 

applicable. 

10. Abstract: With NRC Forms 366, 

366A, and 366B, the NRC collects 

reports of the types of reactor events and 

problems that are believed to be 

significant and useful to the NRC in its 

efforts to identify and resolve possible 

threats to the public safety. These forms 

are designed to provide the information 

necessary for engineering studies of 

operational anomalies and trends and 

patterns analysis of abnormal 

occurrences. The same information is 

used for other analytic procedures that 

aid in identifying accident precursors. 

A copy of the final supporting 

statement may be viewed free of charge 

at the NRC Public Document Room, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Room O–1 F21, Rockville, MD 

20852. OMB clearance requests are 

available at the NRC worldwide Web 

site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ 

doc-comment/omb/index.html. The 

document will be available on the NRC 

home page site for 60 days after the 

signature date of this notice. 

Comments and questions should be 

directed to the OMB reviewer listed 

below by June 4, 2007. Comments 

received after this date will be 

considered if it is practical to do so, but 

assurance of consideration cannot be 

given to comments received after this 

date. 

Margaret A. Malanoski, Desk Officer, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs (3150–0104), NEOB–10202, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

Comments can also be e-mailed to 

Margaret—A.—Malanoski@omb.eop.gov 

or submitted by telephone at (202) 395– 

3122. 

The NRC Clearance Officer is 

Margaret A. Janney, 301–415–7245. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day 

of April, 2007. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Margaret A. Janney, 

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information 

Services. 

[FR Doc. E7–8436 Filed 5–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

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 

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