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action is ‘‘significant’’ and therefore

subject to review by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) and the

requirements of the Executive Order.

Under section 3(f), the Order defines a

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ as an

action that is likely to result in a rule

(1) having an annual effect on the

economy of $100 million or more, or

adversely and materially affecting a

sector of the economy, productivity,

competition, jobs, the environment,

public health or safety, or State, local or

tribal governments or communities (also

referred to as ‘‘economically

significant’’); (2) creating a serious

inconsistency or otherwise interfering

with an action taken or planned by

another agency; (3) materially altering

the budgetary impacts of entitlement,

grants, user fees, or loan programs or the

rights and obligations of recipients

thereof; or (4) raising novel legal or

policy issues arising out of legal

mandates, the President’s priorities, or

the principles set forth in the Executive

Order.

Pursuant to the terms of the Executive

Order, the proposed action that is the

subject of this notice has been

determined to be ‘‘significant’’ under

category (4), supra, and, therefore, has

been reviewed by OMB.

Paperwork Reduction Act

The notice issued here is not subject

to the requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.) because it contains no

‘‘collection of information’’ as defined

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3).

Signed at Washington D.C., this 6th day of

March 1997.

Olena Berg,

Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration U.S. Department of

Labor.

[FR Doc. 97–6153 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

[Docket No. 96–3 CARP SRA]

Rate Adjustment for the Satellite

Carrier Compulsory License

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of

Congress.

ACTION: Announcement of the schedule

for the proceeding.

SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the

Library of Congress is announcing the

schedule for the 180 day arbitration

period for the adjustment of the royalty

rates for the satellite carrier compulsory

license, as required by the regulations

governing this proceeding.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 13, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All hearings and meetings

for the rate adjustment of the royalty

fees for the satellite compulsory license

shall take place in the James Madison

Building, Room 414, First and

Independence Avenue, S.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20540.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nanette Petruzzelli, Acting General

Counsel, or Tanya Sandros, Attorney

Advisor, at: Copyright Arbitration

Royalty Panel (CARP), P.O. Box 70977,

Southwest Station, Washington, D.C.

20024. Telephone: (202) 707–8380.

Telefax: (202) 707–8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

251.11(b) of the regulations governing

the Copyright Arbitration Royalty

Panels, 37 CFR subchapter B, provides

that:

At the beginning of each proceeding, the

CARP shall develop the original schedule of

the proceeding which shall be published in

the Federal Register at least seven calendar

days in advance of the first meeting. Such

announcement shall state the times, dates,

and places of the meetings, the testimony to

be heard, whether any of the meetings, or any

portion of a meeting, is to be closed, and if

so, which ones, and the name and telephone

number of the person to contact for further

information.

This notice fulfills those requirements

of § 251.11(b) for the proceeding to

adjust the royalty fees for the satellite

compulsory license.

By notice dated June 11, 1996, the

Library announced the precontroversy

discovery period for this docket and

requested interested parties to file

Notices of Intent to Participate. 61 FR

29573 (June 11, 1996). Subsequently,

the Library adjusted the schedule, and

informed the participating parties that

the 180-day arbitration period would

begin on March 3, 1997. Order in Docket

No. 96–3 CARP SRA (October 29, 1996).

On February 28, 1997, the Office

published a notice announcing the

initiation of the 180 day period for this

proceeding. 62 FR 9212 (February 28,

1997). The 180 day period commenced

on March 3, 1997, and will end on

August 29, 1997.

On March 4, 1997, the first Tuesday

immediately following the initiation of

the proceeding, the parties to this

proceeding met with the arbitrators for

the purpose of setting a schedule for this

proceeding. At that meeting, the parties

and the arbitrators agreed to the

following schedule:

Presentation of direct

cases Dates

Copyright Owners ..... March 13–March 14,

1997.

March 17–March 20,

1997.

March 24–March 25,

1997.

Satellite Carriers ....... April 7–April 10,

1997.

ASkyB ....................... April 15–April 17,

1997.

Close of 180 day period.August 29, 1997.

The regulations require that the

Copyright Office publish the original

schedule for the CARP proceeding in

the Federal Register at least seven

calendar days in advance of the first

meeting. 37 CFR 251.11(b). Pursuant to

37 CFR 251.11(d), however, the

arbitrators voted to publish the schedule

on shorter notice than the required

seven days in order to maximize the

allotted time to hear the evidence and

write their report. The results of the vote

on the question, whether the

requirement for a seven calendar notice

should be waived, are:

The Hon. Lewis Hall Griffith,

Chairperson—Yes

The Hon. John W. Cooley—Yes

The Hon. Jeffrey S. Gulin—Yes

At this time, the parties have not

moved to close any portion of the

proceeding to the public. Further

refinements to the schedule will be

announced in open meetings and issued

as orders to the parties participating in

the proceeding. All changes will be

noted in the docket file of the

proceeding, as required by the

Copyright Office regulations governing

the administration of CARP

proceedings. 37 CFR 251.11(c).

Dated: March 7, 1997.

Marybeth Peters,

Register of Copyrights.

[FR Doc. 97–6328 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 1410–33–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50–413 and 50–414]

Duke Power Company, et al.; Notice of

Consideration of Issuance of

Amendments to Facility Operating

Licenses, Proposed No Significant

Hazards Consideration Determination,

and Opportunity for a Hearing

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) is

considering issuance of amendments to

Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–35