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(1) The full legal name and address of

the copyright owner entitled to claim

the royalty fees.

(2) A general statement of the nature

of the copyright owner’s work or works,

and identification of at least one

secondary transmission by a cable

system of such work or works

establishing a basis for the claim.

(3) The name, telephone number,

facsimile number, if any, and full

address, including a specific number

and street name or rural route, of the

person or entity filing the single claim.

(4) An original signature of the

copyright owner or of a duly authorized

representative of the copyright owner.

(b) Joint claim. A claim filed on behalf

of more than one copyright owner

whose works have been secondarily

transmitted by a cable system shall

include the following information:

(1) A list including the full legal name

and address of each copyright owner to

the joint claim entitled to claim royalty

fees.

(2) A concise statement of the

authorization for the person or entity

filing the joint claim. For this purpose,

a performing rights society shall not be

required to obtain from its members or

affiliates separate authorizations, apart

from their standard membership affiliate

agreements, or to list the name of each

of its members or affiliates in the joint

claim as required by paragraph (b)(1) of

this section.

(3) A general statement of the nature

of the copyright owners’ works and

identification of at least one secondary

transmission of one of the copyright

owners’ work or works by a cable

system establishing a basis for the joint

claim and the identification of the

copyright owner of each work so

identified.

(4) The name, telephone number,

facsimile number, if any, and full

address, including a specific number

and street name or rural route, of the

person filing the joint claim.

(5) Original signatures of the

copyright owners to the joint claim or of

a duly authorized representative or

representatives of the copyright owners.

(c) In the event that the legal name

and/or address of the copyright owner

entitled to royalties or the person or

entity filing the claim changes after the

filing of the claim, the Copyright Office

shall be notified of the change. If the

good faith efforts of the Copyright Office

to contact the copyright owner or person

or entity filing the claim are frustrated

because of failure to notify the Office of

a name and/or address change, the

claim may be subject to dismissal.

PART 257—FILING OF CLAIMS TO

SATELLITE CARRIER ROYALTY FEES

3. The authority citation for part 257

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 119(b)(4).

2. Section 257.3 is revised to read as

follows:

§ 257.3 Content of claims.

(a) Single claim. A claim filed on

behalf of a single copyright owner of a

work or works secondarily transmitted

by a satellite carrier shall include the

following information:

(1) The full legal name and address of

the copyright owner entitled to claim

the royalty fees.

(2) A general statement of the nature

of the copyright owner’s work or works,

and identification of at least one

secondary transmission by a satellite

carrier of such work or works

establishing a basis for the claim.

(3) The name, telephone number,

facsimile number, if any, and full

address, including a specific number

and street name or rural route, of the

person or entity filing the single claim.

(4) An original signature of the

copyright owner or of a duly authorized

representative of the copyright owner.

(b) Joint claim. A claim filed on behalf

of more than one copyright owner

whose works have been secondarily

transmitted by a satellite carrier shall

include the following information:

(1) A list including the full legal name

and address of each copyright owner to

the joint claim entitled to claim royalty

fees.

(2) A concise statement of the

authorization for the person or entity

filing the joint claim. For this purpose,

a performing rights society shall not be

required to obtain from its members or

affiliates separate authorizations, apart

from their standard membership affiliate

agreements, or to list the name of each

of its members or affiliates in the joint

claim as required by paragraph (b)(1) of

this section.

(3) A general statement of the nature

of the copyright owners’ works,

identification of at least one secondary

transmission of one of the copyright

owners’ work or works by a satellite

carrier establishing a basis for the joint

claim, and the identification of the

copyright owner of each work so

identified.

(4) The name, telephone number,

facsimile number, if any, and full

address, including a specific number

and street name or rural route, of the

person filing the joint claim.

(5) Original signatures of the

copyright owners to the joint claim or of

a duly authorized representative or

representatives of the copyright owners.

(c) In the event that the legal name

and/or address of the copyright owner

entitled to royalties or the person or

entity filing the claim changes after the

filing of the claim, the Copyright Office

shall be notified of the change. If the

good faith efforts of the Copyright Office

to contact the copyright owner or person

or entity filing the claim are frustrated

because of failure to notify the Office of

a name and/or address change, the

claim may be subject to dismissal.

Dated: April 23, 2001.

David O. Carson,

General Counsel.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018–AH06

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants: Reopening of Public

Comment Period and Notice of

Availability of Draft Economic Analysis

for Proposed Designation of Critical

Habitat for the Kootenai River

Population of White Sturgeon

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of

public comment period and notice of

availability of draft economic analysis.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, announce the

availability of the draft economic

analysis for the proposed designation of

critical habitat for the Kootenai River

white sturgeon (Acipenser

transmontanus). We also provide notice

that the public comment period for the

proposal is reopened to allow all

interested parties to submit written

comments on the proposal and draft

economic analysis. Comments

previously submitted during the original

comment period need not be

resubmitted as they will be incorporated

into the public record and will be fully

considered in the final determination on

the proposal.

DATES: The original comment period

ended on February 20, 2001. The

comment period is hereby reopened

until May 29, 2001. We must receive

comments from all interested parties by

the closing date. Any comments that we

receive after the closing date will not be

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considered in the final decision on this

proposal.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the economic

analysis are available on the Internet at

www.r1.fws.gov or by writing to or

calling the Field Supervisor, Upper

Columbia Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, 11103 East

Montgomery Drive, Spokane,

Washington 99206; telephone 509–891–

6839, facsimile 509–891–6748. Refer to

the ‘‘Public Comments Solicited’’

section of this notice for instructions

about submitting any written comments,

information, and electronic mail (email).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob

Hallock, Upper Columbia Fish and

Wildlife Office, at the above address;

telephone 509–891–6839, facsimile

509–891–6748.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Kootenai River population of the

white sturgeon is one of 18 landlocked

populations of white sturgeon known to

occur in western North America. This

population is restricted to

approximately 270 river kilometers (km)

(168 river miles (mi)) of the Kootenai

River, which originates in Kootenay

National Park in British Columbia,

Canada. The river flows south into

Montana, northwest into Idaho, then

north through the Kootenai Valley into

British Columbia, where it flows

through Kootenay Lake and joins the

Columbia River at Castlegar, British

Columbia. The Kootenai River

population of white sturgeon extends

from Kootenai Falls, Montana, located

50 river km (31 river mi) below Libby

Dam, Montana, downstream through

Kootenay Lake to Corra Lynn Dam at the

outflow from Kootenay Lake, British

Columbia, Canada. A natural barrier,

Bonnington Falls, downstream of

Kootenay Lake, has isolated the

Kootenai River white sturgeon since the

last glacial advance roughly 10,000

years ago (Apperson and Anders 1991).

Kootenai River white sturgeon occur in

Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia.

Approximately 45 percent of the

species’ range, based on river

kilometers, is located within British

Columbia. Apperson and Anders (1991)

found that at least 36 percent of the

sturgeon tracked during 1998

overwintered in Kootenay Lake, British,

Columbia. They further believe that

sturgeon do not commonly occur

upstream of Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

The Kootenai River white sturgeon

population is threatened by factors

including hydropower operations, flood

control operations, poor recruitment,

loss of habitat, and possible

contaminants (water quality impacts).

For a more detailed discussion of the

ecology of the Kootenai River

population white sturgeon see the

September 6, 1994, Federal Register

notice (59 FR 45989) listing this

population as endangered, and the

September 30, 1999, Recovery Plan for

the White Sturgeon (Acipenser

transmontanus): Kootenai River

Population (U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 1999). The final rule and the

recovery plan incorporate the best

available biological information on

Kootenai River white sturgeon.

In the September 6, 1994, final rule

listing the Kootenai River population of

white sturgeon as endangered (59 FR

45989), we deferred designation of

critical habitat as not then determinable.

We believed there was insufficient

biological information to accurately

delineate that habitat essential to the

species, and, in the absence of this

delineation, the required analysis of

impacts could not be completed

accurately.

On December 21, 2000, we published

in the Federal Register a proposal to

designate critical habitat for this species

(65 FR 80698). We are proposing an 18

river kilometer (11.2 miles) reach of the

Kootenai River bed (below ordinary

high water lines) near Bonners Ferry,

Idaho, as critical habitat.

Section 4(b)(2) of the Act requires that

the Secretary shall designate or revise

critical habitat based upon the best

available scientific and commercial data

available and after taking into

consideration the economic impact of

specifying any particular area as critical

habitat. We have prepared a draft

economic analysis of the proposed

critical habitat designation, and it is

available at the Internet and mailing

addresses listed above in the ADDRESSES

section.

Public Comments Solicited

We have reopened the comment

period at this time in order to accept the

best and most current scientific and

commercial data available regarding the

proposed critical habitat and the draft

economic analysis. We will accept

comments during the reopened

comment period. All previous

comments and information submitted

during the original comment period

need not be resubmitted. If you wish to

comment, you may submit your

comments by any one of several

methods:

1. You may submit written comments

and information by mail to the Field

Supervisor, Upper Columbia Fish and

Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 11103 East Montgomery Drive,

Spokane, Washington 99206. You may

also submit written comments and

information to us by facsimile at 509–

891–6748.

2. You may send comments and

information by electronic mail (e-mail)

to: FW1SPOK-crithab-stur@r1.fws.gov.

Please submit e-mail comments as an

ASCII file format and avoid the use of

special characters and any form of

encryption. Please also include ‘‘Attn:

RIN 1018–AH06’’ and your name and

return address in your e-mail message.

If you do not receive a confirmation

from the system that we have received

your e-mail message, contact us directly

by calling our Upper Columbia Fish and

Wildlife Office at 509–891–6839.

3. You may hand-deliver written

comments and information to our Upper

Columbia Fish and Wildlife Office,

11103 East Montgomery Drive, Spokane,

Washington.

Comments and materials received, as

well as supporting documentation used

in preparation of the proposed rule to

designate critical habitat, will be

available for public inspection, by

appointment, during normal business

hours at the above address.

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Our practice is to make all comments,

including names and home addresses of

respondents, available for public review

during regular business hours.

Individual respondents may request that

we withhold their home address from

the rulemaking record, which we will

honor to the extent allowable by law. If

you wish for us to withhold your name

and/or address, you must state this

prominently at the beginning of your

comments. However, we will not

consider anonymous comments. We

will make all submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public inspection in their entirety.

References Cited

A complete list of all references cited

in this document is available upon

request from the Upper Columbia Fish

and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES

section).

Author

The primary author of this document

is Bob Hallock (see ADDRESSES section).

Authority: The authority of this document

is the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Dated: March 14, 2001.

Rowan W. Gould,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service.

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