48894 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 180 / Wednesday, September 17, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

Working Group Studying Employer

Assets In ERISA Employer-Sponsored

Plans; Advisory Council on Employee

Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans

Meeting

Pursuant to the authority contained in

Section 512 of the Employee Retirement

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29

U.S.C. 1142, a public meeting will be

held on October 7, 1997 of the Advisory

Council on Employee Welfare and

Pension Benefit Plans Working Group

studying Employer Assets in ERISA

Employer-Sponsored Plans. There will

be no full Council meeting in October.

The purpose of the open meeting,

which will run from 1:00 p.m. until

approximately 3:30 p.m. in Room N–

5437 A&B, U.S. Department of Labor

Building, Second and Constitution

Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20210, is

for Working Group members to begin

drafting their report on employer assets

in ERISA employer-sponsored plans.

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

the working group’s topic by submitting

20 copies on or before September 30,

1997, to Sharon Morrissey, Executive

Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council,

U.S. Department of Labor, Room N–

5677, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20210. Individuals or

representatives or organizations wishing

to address the Working Group on

employer Assets in ERISA EmployerSponsored Plans should forward their

request to the Executive Secretary or

telephone (202) 219–8753. Oral

presentations will be limited to 10

minutes, but an extended statement may

be submitted for the record. Individuals

with disabilities, who need special

accommodations, should contact Sharon

Morrissey by September 30, 1997, at the

address indicated in this notice.

Organizations or individuals may also

submit statements for the record

without testifying. Twenty (20) copies of

such statements should be sent to the

Executive Secretary of the Advisory

Council at the above address. Papers

will be accepted and included in the

record of the meeting if received on or

before September 30.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 11th day

of September, 1997.

Olena Berg,

Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

Working Group Studying Soft Dollar

Arrangements and Commission

Recapture; Advisory Council on

Employee Welfare and Pension

Benefits Plans Meeting

Pursuant to the authority contained in

Section 512 of the Employee Retirement

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29

U.S.C. 1142, a public meeting will be

held October 8, 1997 of the Advisory

Council on Employee Welfare and

Pension Benefit Plans Working Group

formed to study Soft Dollar

Arrangements and Commission

Recapture. There will be no full Council

meeting in October.

The session will take place in Room

N–5437 A&B, U.S. Department of Labor

Building, Second and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210.

The purpose of the open meeting, which

will run from 9:30 a.m. to

approximately noon, is for working

group members to begin drafting their

final report and recommendations for

the Secretary of Labor.

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

the specific topic by submitting 20

copies on or before September 30, 1997,

to Sharon Morrissey, Executive

Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council,

U.S. Department of Labor, Room N–

5677, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20210. Individuals or

representatives of organizations wishing

to address the Working Group on Soft

Dollar Arrangements and Commission

Recapture should forward their request

to the Executive Secretary or telephone

(202) 219–8753. Oral presentations will

be limited to 10 minutes, but an

extended statement may be submitted

for the record. Individuals with

disabilities, who need special

accommodations, should contact Sharon

Morrissey by September 30, at the

address indicated in this notice.

Organizations or individuals may also

submit statements for the record

without testifying. Twenty (20) copies of

such statements should be sent to the

Executive Secretary of the Advisory

Council at the above address. Papers

will be accepted and included in the

record of the meeting if received on or

before September 30.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 11th day

of September, 1997.

Olena Berg,

Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration.

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

[Docket No. 97–2 CARP CD 95]

Ascertainment of Controversy for 1995

Cable Royalty Funds

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of

Congress.

ACTION: Notice with request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the

Library of Congress directs all claimants

to royalty fees collected for secondary

transmission by cable systems in 1995

to submit comments as to whether a

Phase I or a Phase II controversy exists

as to the distribution of these funds.

DATES: Comments are due October 17,

1997.

ADDRESSES: If sent by mail, an original

and five copies of written comments

and a Notice of Intent to Participate

should be addressed to: Copyright

Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP), P.O.

Box 70977, Southwest Station,

Washington, D.C. 20024. If handdelivered, an original and five copies of

written comments and a Notice of Intent

to Participate should be brought to:

Office of the Copyright General Counsel,

James Madison Memorial Building,

Room 407, First and Independence

Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20540.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Roberts, Senior Attorney, or

Tanya M. Sandros, Attorney Advisor,

Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels,

P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station,

Washington, D.C. 20024. Telephone:

(202) 707–8380. Telefax: (202) 707–

8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year,

cable systems submit royalties to the

U.S. Copyright Office under a statutory

license which allows cable systems to

retransmit broadcast signals to their

subscribers. 17 U.S.C. 111. These

royalties are, in turn, distributed in one

of two ways to copyright owners whose

work was included in a cable system’s

secondary transmission of these signals

and who filed timely a claim with the

Copyright Office. The copyright owners

may either negotiate a settlement

agreement amongst themselves as to the

distribution of the royalty fees, or the
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Librarian of Congress may convene an

ad hoc Copyright Arbitration Royalty

Panel (CARP) to determine the

distribution of the royalty fees which

remain in controversy. See 17 U.S.C.

chapter 8.

Before commencing a distribution

proceeding, however, the Librarian of

Congress must first ascertain whether a

controversy exists as to the distribution

of the funds. 17 U.S.C. 803(c).

Therefore, the Copyright Office is

requesting comment on the existence of

any controversies as to the distribution

of the 1995 cable royalties.

The Office also requests that those

claimants intending to participate in the

1995 distribution proceeding file a

Notice of Intent to Participate, noting

whether they anticipate participating in

a Phase I proceeding, a Phase II

proceeding, or both. Failure to file a

timely Notice of Intent to Participate

shall preclude a party from participating

in this proceeding.

In a Phase I proceeding, the arbitrators

ascertain the distribution of royalties

among the categories of broadcast

programming represented in the

proceeding, and in a Phase II

proceeding, the arbitrators settle

disputes between claimants within a

particular category concerning the

distribution of royalty fees within the

group. If a claimant anticipates a Phase

II controversy, the claimant must state

each program category in which he or

she has an interest which by the end of

the comment period has not yet been

satisfied by private agreement.

Participants must advise the Office of

the existence of all controversies, Phase

I or Phase II, by the end of the comment

period. The Office will not consider

controversies which come to its

attention after the close of the comment

period.

Dated: September 12, 1997.

Nanette Petruzzelli,

Acting General Counsel.

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The National Endowment for

the Arts, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, conducts a preclearance

consultation program to provide the

general public and Federal agencies

with an opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing collections

of information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(A)]. This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden (time and

financial resources) is minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the

National Endowment for the Arts in

soliciting comments concerning the

proposed information collection request

of: generic approval for customer

satisfaction surveys and focus groups. A

copy of the collection request can be

obtained by contacting the office listed

below in the address section of this

notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

address section below on or before

November 13, 1997. The National

Endowment for the Arts is particularly

interested in comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of information to be collected;

and

• Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting the electronic

submissions of responses.

ADDRESSES: Laurence M. Baden,

National Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 628,

Washington, DC 20506–0001, telephone

(202) 682–5408 (this is not a toll-free

number), fax (202) 682–5798.

Murray Welsh,

Director, Administrative Services.

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Combined Arts Panel (Multidisciplinary

Section) Meeting

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463), as amended, notice is

hereby given that a meeting of the

Combined Arts Advisory Panel,

Multidisciplinary Section (Creation &

Presentation category) to the National

Council on the Arts will be held on

October 20–21, 1997. The panel will

meet from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on

October 20 and from 8:30 .am. to 5:00

p.m. on October 21, in Room 716 at the

Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20506.

A portion of this meeting, from 1:15

p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on October 21, will be

open to the public for a policy

discussion of guidelines, planning,

Leadership Initiatives, and field needs

and trends.

The remaining portions of this

meeting, from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on

October 20 and from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15

p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on

October 21, are for the purpose of Panel

review, discussion, evaluation, and

recommendation on applications for

financial assistance under the National

Foundation on the Arts and the

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,

including information given in

confidence to the agency by grant

applicants. In accordance with the

determination of the Chairman of March

31, 1997, these sessions will be closed

to the public pursuant to subsection

(c)(4), (6) and (9)(B) of section 552b of

Title 5, United States Code.

Any person may observe meetings, or

portions thereof, of advisory panels

which are open to the public, and may

be permitted to participate in the

panel’s discussions at the discretion of

the panel chairman and with the

approval of the full-time Federal

employee in attendance.

If you need special accommodations

due to a disability, please contact the

Office of AccessAbility, National

Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20506, 202/682–5532,

TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least seven

(7) days prior to the meeting.

Further information with reference to

this meeting can be obtained from Ms.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Committee

Management Officer, National

Endowment for the Arts, Washington,

D.C., 20506, or call 202/682–5691.