Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 191 / Thursday, October 2, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 51603

disseminating information, urgency to

inform the public concerning actual or

alleged federal government activity.

(2) A determination as to whether to

provide expedited processing shall be

made within ten days after the date of

the request. However, the fact of lawful

imprisonment in a correctional facility

or revocation of parole shall not be

deemed to pose an imminent threat to

the life or physical safety of an

individual. The Commission shall

process as soon as practicable any

request for records to which it has

granted expedited processing. An

administrative appeal of a denial of

expedited processing may be made to

the Chairman of the Commission within

thirty days from the date of notice

denying expedited processing.

Dated: September 24, 1997.

Michael J. Gaines,

Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission.

[FR Doc. 97–26057 Filed 10–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–01–P

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

37 CFR Part 202

[Docket No. 96–6A]

‘‘Best Edition’’ of Published

Copyrighted Works for the Collections

of the Library of Congress

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of

Congress.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule amends the Library

of Congress’s Best Edition Statement

concerning motion pictures deposited

under Title 17, section 407, mandatory

deposit, and section 408, registration

deposit. The Statement sets out the

criteria to be applied in determining the

best edition for each of several types of

motion picture materials which are

listed in descending order of format

preference in an Appendix to Copyright

Office Regulations. The amendment

removes the previously listed ‘‘most

widely distributed gauge’’ as a selection

factor of the ‘‘best edition’’ and adds

new video formats to the prioritized list

of deposit material preferences based on

current industry practices with respect

to motion picture media and formats.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 3, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marilyn J. Kretsinger, Assistant General

Counsel, Telephone: (202) 707–8380.

Telefax: (202) 707–8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 15, 1996, the Copyright

Office published in the Federal

Register, a notice of proposed

rulemaking on the revision of the best

edition selection criteria for published

motion pictures. (61 FR 54897). The

Best Edition Statement criteria are

published in 37 CFR 202.19, 202.20 and

Appendix B to Part 202—‘‘Best Edition

of Published Copyrighted Works for the

Collections of the Library of Congress.’’

The criteria for ‘‘Motion Pictures’’ are

set forth in 37 CFR 202, APP. B III.

Two comments to the proposed

amendment were received. Both

commenters expressed concern that,

because of the proposed changes in the

ranking preferences in the video

formats, the Copyright Office would no

longer accept 3⁄4′′ videocassette copies

for registration of published television

productions but would request the

higher quality Betacam or D–2 formats

instead. The Office will generally

continue its policy of accepting 3⁄4′′

videocasettes for registration of

television programs and series. Where,

however, certain television programs are

published in copies of a higher quality

format, the Library of Congress reserves

the right to request the better archival

format for its collections. However, the

Library will continue to be flexible in its

requests and in working through the

Copyright Office in granting special

relief under 37 CFR 202.19 and 202.20

from the deposit requirements when

compliance with the requirements

would be unduly burdensome on the

applicant.

The amended regulation eliminates

the ‘‘gauge in which most widely

distributed’’ as a criterion for the

deposit format for either motion picture

or video formats. The major objective in

eliminating this criterion as a ranking

preference for film prints is to

discourage the deposit of 1⁄2′′

videocassettes where a better published

format exists. As stated in the Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, the 1⁄2′′ gauge

does not represent an acceptable

archival quality medium for the

Library’s purposes.

The amended regulation changes the

second category in the Best Edition

Statement under III Motion Pictures

from videotape to video format in order

to reflect more accurately that the

preferential list contains a format other

than videotapes. The regulation also

adds a second high quality format,

‘‘Betacam SP,’’ to the prioritized list.

List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 202

Claims, Copyright.

Final Regulations

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Copyright Office amends part 202 of 37

CFR in the manner set forth below:

Appendix B to Part 202—‘‘Best Edition’’

of Published Copyrighted Works for the

Collections of the Library of Congress

1. The authority citation for part 202

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702.

2. In part 202, App. B, ‘‘III. Motion

Pictures’’ is revised to read as follows:

* * * * *

III. Motion Pictures

Film medium is considered a better

quality than any other medium. The

formats under ‘‘film’’ and ‘‘video

formats’’ are listed in descending order

of preference:

A. Film

1. Preprint material with special

arrangement.

2. 35mm positive prints.

3. 16mm positive prints.

B. Video Formats

1. One-inch open reel tape

2. Betacam SP

3. D–2

4. Betacam

5. Videodisc

6. Three-quarter inch cassette

7. One-half inch VHS cassette

* * * * *

Dated: September 25, 1997.

Nanette Petruzzelli,

Acting General Counsel.

Approved by:

James H. Billington,

The Librarian of Congress.

[FR Doc. 97–26061 Filed 10–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 1410–30–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[LA–8–1–7346; FRL–5899–4]

Approval and Promulgation of State

Implementation Plans (SIP); Louisiana;

Control of Volatile Organic Compound

(VOC) Emissions; Reasonable

Available Control Technology (RACT)

Catch-Ups; Major Source Definition

Corrections

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This document contains a

correction to the EPA’s approval action

of Louisiana’s RACT Catch-up SIP