45686 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 167 / Thursday, August 28, 1997 / Notices

Under this section, the Attorney General

is authorized to grant TPS to eligible

aliens who are nationals of a foreign

state designated by the Attorney General

(or who have no nationality and last

habitually resided in that state). The

Attorney General may designate a state

upon finding that the state is

experiencing ongoing armed conflict,

environmental disaster, or certain other

extraordinary and temporary conditions

that prevent nationals or residents of the

country from returning in safety.

Montserratians desiring safe haven in

the United States should apply for

Temporary Protected Status during the

initial registration period being

announced now, unless they would be

eligible for late initial registration under

8 CFR 244.2(f)(2) and they choose to

wait. This recommendation applies to

any Montserratian who has already

applied for, or plans to apply for,

asylum but whose asylum application

has not yet been adjudicated.

An application for Temporary

Protected Status does not preclude or

adversely affect an application for

asylum or any other immigration

benefit. Regardless of the denial of an

application for asylum or another

immigration benefit, Montserratians

who apply for TPS during the initial

registration period would remain

eligible to re-register if the designation

of TPS is extended. However, without a

TPS application during the initial

registration period, only those

Montserratians who satisfy the

requirements for late initial registration

under 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2) would be

eligible for TPS registration during an

extension of designation.

Montserratians who already have

employment authorization, including

some asylum applicants, and

Montserratians who have no need for

employment authorization, including

minor children, may register for TPS by

filing an Application for Temporary

Protected Status, Form I–821, which

requires a filing fee. The Application for

Temporary Protected Status, Form I–

821, must always be accompanied by an

Application for Employment

Authorization, Form I–765, which is

required for data-gathering purposes.

The appropriate filing fee must

accompany Form I–765, unless a

properly documented fee waiver request

is submitted under 8 CFR 244.20 to the

Immigration and Naturalization Service

or the applicant does not wish to obtain

employment authorization.

Notice of Designation of Montserrat

Under Temporary Protected Status

Program

By the authority vested in me as

Attorney General under section 244 of

the Immigration and Nationality Act, as

amended, (8 U.S.C. 1254a), I find, after

consultation with the appropriate

agencies of the Government, that:

(1) Since July 1995, Montserrat (with

a total land area of only 100 square

kilometers) has been endangered by an

active volcano, which has affected the

entire island and its residents. The

volcano’s eruptions have forced the

evacuation of more than half the island,

closed the airport, stopped most seaport

activities, and destroyed three-fourths of

the infrastructure of the island;

(2) There has been an environmental

disaster in Montserrat resulting in a

substantial, but temporary, disruption of

living conditions on Montserrat;

(3) The government of Montserrat

officially has requested designation of

Montserrat for TPS;

(4) There exist extraordinary and

temporary conditions in Montserrat that

prevent aliens who are nationals of

Montserrat (and aliens having no

nationality who last habitually resided

in Montserrat) from returning to

Montserrat in safety; and

(5) Permitting nationals of Montserrat

(and aliens having no nationality who

last habitually resided in Montserrat) to

remain temporarily in the United States

is not contrary to the national interest of

the United States. Accordingly, it is

ordered as follows:

(1) Montserrat is designated under

sections 244(b)(1)(B) and (C) of the Act.

Nationals of Montserrat (and aliens

having no nationality who last

habitually resided in Montserrat) who

have been ‘‘continuously physically

present’’ since August 28, 1977 and

have ‘‘continuously resided in the

United States’’ since August 22, 1997,

may apply for Temporary Protected

Status within the registration period

which begins on August 28, 1997 and

ends on August 27, 1998.

(2) I estimate that there are

approximately 1,000 nationals of

Montserrat (and aliens having no

nationality who last habitually resided

in Montserrat) who are currently in

nonimmigrant or unlawful status and

who are eligible for Temporary

Protected Status.

(3) Except as specifically provided in

this notice, applications for TPS by

nationals of Montserrat (and aliens

having no nationality who last

habitually resided in Montserrat) must

be filed pursuant to the provisions of 8

CFR part 244. Aliens who wish to apply

for TPS must file an Application for

Temporary Protected Status, Form I–

821, together with an Application for

Employment Authorization, Form I–

765, during the registration period,

which begins on August 28, 1997 and

will remain in effect until August 27,

1998.

(4) A fee of fifty dollars ($50) will be

charged for each Application for

Temporary Protected Status, Form I–

821, filed during the registration period.

(5) The fee prescribed in 8 CFR

103.7(b)(1), which is currently seventy

dollars ($70), will be charged for each

Application for Employment

Authorization, Form I–765, filed by an

alien requesting employment

authorization. An alien who does not

request employment authorization must

nevertheless file Form I–765, together

with Form I–821, for informational

purposes, but in such cases Form I–765

will be without fee.

(6) Pursuant to section 244(b)(3)(A) of

the Act, the Attorney General will

review, at least 60 days before August

27, 1998, the designation of Montserrat

under the TPS program to determine

whether the conditions for designation

continue to exist. Notice of that

determination, including the basis for

the determination, will be published in

the Federal Register. If there is an

extension of designation, late initial

registration for TPS shall only be

allowed pursuant to the requirements of

8 CFR 244.2(f)(2).

(7) Information concerning the TPS

program for nationals of Montserrat (and

aliens having no nationality who last

habitually resided in Montserrat) will be

available at local Immigration and

Naturalization Service offices upon

publication of this notice.

Dated: August 26, 1997.

Janet Reno,

Attorney General.

[FR Doc. 97–23118 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Labor Advisory Committee for Trade

Negotiations and Trade Policy;

Meeting Notice

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L.

92–463 as amended), notice is hereby

given of a meeting of the Steering

Subcommittee of the Labor Advisory

Committee for Trade Negotiations and

Trade Policy.

Date, time and place: September 11, 1997,

10:00 am, U.S. Department of Labor, Seminar

Room #4, 200 Constitution Ave., NW,

Washington, DC 20210.
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Purpose: The meeting will include a

review and discussion of current issues

which influence U.S. trade policy. Potential

U.S. negotiating objectives and bargaining

positions in current and anticipated trade

negotiations will be discussed. Pursuant to

section 9(B) of the Government in the

Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) it has

been determined that the meeting will be

concerned with matters the disclosure of

which would seriously compromise the

Government’s negotiating objectives or

bargaining positions. Accordingly, the

meeting will be closed to the public.

For further information, contact: Jorge

Perez-Lopez, Director, Office of International

Economic Affairs; Phone: (202) 219–7597.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of

August 1997.

Andrew J. Samet,

Acting Deputy Under Secretary, International

Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–22882 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–28–M

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

[Docket No. 94–3 CARP CD 90–92]

Determination of the Distribution of the

1991 Cable Royalties in the Music

Claimants Category

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of

Congress.

ACTION: Initiation of arbitration.

SUMMARY: The Librarian of Congress is

announcing initiation of the 180-day

arbitration period for determination of

the distribution of the 1991 cable

royalties in the Music Claimants

category.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All hearings and meetings

for this proceeding shall take place in

the Library of Congress, Copyright

Office, 101 Independence Avenue, S.E.,

James Madison Memorial Building,

Room 414, Washington, D.C. 20559–

6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Roberts, Senior Attorney, or

Tanya Sandros, Attorney Advisor, P.O.

Box 70977, Southwest Station,

Washington, D.C. 20024. Telephone

(202) 707–8380. Telefax (202) 707–8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

This notice fulfills the requirement of

37 C.F.R. 251.72 which provides that:

If the Librarian determines that a

controversy exists among claimants to either

cable, satellite carrier, or digital audio

recording devices and media royalties, the

Librarian shall publish in the Federal

Register a declaration of controversy along

with a notice of initiation of an arbitration

proceeding. Such notice shall, to the extent

feasible, describe the nature, general

structure and schedule of the proceeding.

This notice published today fulfills the

requirements of § 251.72 for the

distribution of the 1991 cable royalties

in the Music Claimants category.

On February 15, 1996, the Library of

Congress published a notice requesting

interested parties to comment on the

existence of Phase II controversies for

the distribution of the 1990, 1991, and

1992 cable royalty funds. 61 FR 6040

(February 15, 1996). The parties who

filed comments and Notices of Intent to

Participate identified two unsettled

categories that would require resolution

before a CARP. The first controversy

involved the distribution of the 1991

royalty funds between James Cannings

and Broadcast Music, Inc., the American

Society of Composers, Authors and

Publishers, and SESAC, Inc.

(collectively, ‘‘the Music Claimants’’).

The second controversy involved the

distribution of the 1990–1992 cable

royalty funds between the National

Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and

the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

On June 3, 1997, however, NAB and

PBS notified the Copyright Office that

they had reached settlement concerning

all matters related to their Phase II

dispute over the distribution of the

1990–1992 royalty funds, thus leaving a

single dispute for resolution by a CARP.

Each proceeding includes a 45 day

precontroversy discovery period. The

original schedule for the precontroversy

discovery period established by order of

the Register of Copyrights, see Order in

Docket No. 94–3 CARP CD 90–92

(February 14, 1997), was vacated and

reset at the request of the Music

Claimants. See Order in Docket No. 94–

3 CARP CD 90–92 (May 21, 1997).

The precontroversy discovery phase

of the CARP proceeding now being

complete, the Copyright Office of the

Library of Congress is announcing the

existence of a Phase II controversy as to

the distribution of the 1991 cable

compulsory license royalties in the

Music Claimants category, and is

initiating an arbitration proceeding

under chapter 8 of title 17 to resolve the

distribution of the funds. The arbitration

proceeding shall begin on September 3,

1997, and shall continue for a period

not to exceed 180 days. Consequently,

the proceeding shall conclude, and the

arbitrators shall submit their final report

to the Librarian of Congress by March 2,

1998, in accordance with § 251.53 of the

rules.

Section 802(b) of the Copyright Act,

17 U.S.C., also instructs the Librarian of

Congress to select two arbitrators within

10 days of the initiation of the

proceeding. Having already completed

this task, the Librarian is announcing

the names of the two arbitrators who

have agreed to serve on this panel:

The Honorable John Farmakides and

The Honorable Jesse Etelson. The third

arbitrator, who shall serve as the

Chairperson for the panel, will be

selected in accordance with section

802(b).

A meeting between the copyright

claimants participating in the

distribution proceeding and the

arbitrators shall take place at 2 p.m. on

Thursday, September 4, 1997, at the

above described address to discuss the

hearing schedule, billing for the services

of the arbitrators and payment, and all

other procedural matters. The meeting is

open to the public. Further scheduling

of the Music Claimants 1991 cable

distribution proceeding is within the

discretion of the CARP. The Library will

publish a schedule of the proceedings,

as required by 37 CFR 251.11(b), when

it becomes available.

Dated: August 25, 1997.

Nanette Petruzzelli,

Acting General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–22954 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 1410–33–P

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Special

Emphasis Panel in Design

Manufacturing and Industrial

Innovation; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in Design

Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation

(1194).

Date and Time: September 15–16, 1997.

Place: Room 580, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA and Critical Technologies

Institute/RAND, 1333 H St. NW.,

Washington, DC.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Paul J. Herer, Senior

Advisor for Planning and Technology

Evaluation, Office of the Assistant Director

for Engineering, Room 505, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington,

VA 22230, Tel: (703) 306–1303.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning the use, need

for, and continued government support for

the RADIUS database, which is administered

by the Critical Technologies Institute of the

RAND Corporation.