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43020, July 26, 2005) and adding the 

following new AD: 

Boeing: Docket No. FAA–2009–0636; 

Directorate Identifier 2009–NM–031–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) The FAA must receive comments on 

this AD action by August 28, 2009. 

Affected ADs 

(b) This AD supersedes AD 2005–15–08. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Boeing Model 747– 

100B SUD, –200B, –300, –400, and –400D 

series airplanes, certificated in any category; 

as identified in Boeing Service Bulletin 747– 

53A2484, Revision 1, dated February 12, 

2009. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 53: Fuselage. 

Unsafe Condition 

(e) This AD results from findings of 

cracking in fuselage stringers 8L, 8R, 10L, 

and 10R at body station 460, 480, and 500 

frame locations. We are issuing this AD to 

detect and correct fatigue cracking in the 

specified fuselage stringers, which, if left 

undetected, could result in fuselage skin 

cracking that reduces the structural integrity 

of the skin panel, and consequent rapid 

depressurization of the airplane. 

Compliance 

(f) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Requirements of AD 2005–15–08 

Inspection for Certain Airplanes Subject to 

AD 2005–15–08 With New Service Bulletin 

(g) For airplanes identified in Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 747–53A2484, dated June 

26, 2003, except airplanes identified in 

paragraph (j) of this AD, do a detailed 

inspection for cracking in fuselage stringers 

8L, 8R, 10L, and 10R at body station 460, 

480, and 500 frame locations, in accordance 

with Part 1 of the Accomplishment 

Instructions in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

747–53A2484, dated June 26, 2003; or Boeing 

Service Bulletin 747–53A2484, Revision 1, 

dated February 12, 2009. Do the inspections 

at the applicable time specified in paragraph 

(g)(1) or (g)(2) of this AD. Repeat the 

inspection thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed 3,000 flight cycles until the 

requirements of paragraph (l) of this AD are 

accomplished. After the effective date of this 

AD, use only Boeing Service Bulletin 747– 

53A2484, Revision 1, dated February 12, 

2009. 

(1) For airplanes with 19,000 total flight 

cycles or less as of August 30, 2005 (the 

effective date of AD 2005–15–08): Prior to the 

accumulation of 8,000 total flight cycles, or 

within 2,000 flight cycles after August 30, 

2005, whichever is later, not to exceed 20,000 

total flight cycles. 

(2) For airplanes with more than 19,000 

total flight cycles as of August 30, 2005: 

Within 1,000 flight cycles after August 30, 

2005. 

Note 1: For the purposes of this AD, a 

detailed inspection is: ‘‘An intensive 

examination of a specific item, installation, 

or assembly to detect damage, failure, or 

irregularity. Available lighting is normally 

supplemented with a direct source of good 

lighting at an intensity deemed appropriate. 

Inspection aids such as mirror, magnifying 

lenses, etc., may be necessary. Surface 

cleaning and elaborate procedures may be 

required.’’ 

New Requirements of This Ad 

Inspection: Variable Number RS699 

(h) For Model 747 airplane variable 

number RS699, do a detailed inspection for 

cracking in fuselage stringers 8L, 8R, 10L, 

and 10R at body station 460, 480, and 500 

frame locations, in accordance with Boeing 

Service Bulletin 747–53A2484, Revision 1, 

dated February 12, 2009, at the later of the 

times specified in paragraphs (h)(1) and 

(h)(2) of this AD. 

(1) Before the accumulation of 8,000 total 

flight cycles. 

(2) Within 2,000 flight cycles after the 

effective date of this AD. 

(i) For Model 747 airplane variable number 

RS699, repeat the inspection specified in 

paragraph (h) of this AD thereafter at 

intervals not to exceed 3,000 flight cycles 

until the actions specified in paragraph (k) or 

(l) of this AD are accomplished. 

Inspection: Group 4 Airplanes 

(j) For Group 4 airplanes as identified in 

Boeing Service Bulletin 747–53A2484, 

Revision 1, dated February 12, 2009, do a 

detailed inspection for cracking in fuselage 

stringers 8L, 8R, 10L, and 10R at body station 

460, 480, and 500 frame locations, within 

1,000 flight cycles after the effective date of 

this AD. Do the actions in accordance with 

Boeing Service Bulletin 747–53A2484, 

Revision 1, dated February 12, 2009. Repeat 

the inspection thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed 1,500 flight cycles until the actions 

specified in paragraph (k) or (l) of this AD are 

accomplished. 

Repair 

(k) If cracking is found during any 

inspection required by this AD: Before 

further flight, repair the affected stringer in 

accordance with Part 2 of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 747–53A2484, dated June 

26, 2003; or Boeing Service Bulletin 747– 

53A2484, Revision 1, dated February 12, 

2009. After the effective date of this AD, use 

only Boeing Service Bulletin 747–53A2484, 

Revision 1, dated February 12, 2009. 

Accomplishment of the repair terminates the 

repetitive inspections required by this AD for 

that repaired stringer/frame location only. 

Optional Terminating Action 

(l) Installing new frame clips and new 

doublers, and repairing as applicable, in 

accordance with Part 3 of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 747–53A2484, dated June 

26, 2003; or Boeing Service Bulletin 747– 

53A2484, Revision 1, dated February 12, 

2009; terminates the repetitive inspections 

required by this AD. After the effective date 

of this AD, use only Boeing Service Bulletin 

747–53A2484, Revision 1, dated February 12, 

2009. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(m)(1) The Manager, Seattle ACO, FAA, 

has the authority to approve AMOCs for this 

AD, if requested using the procedures found 

in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to ATTN: 

Ivan Li, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe 

Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., 

Renton, Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 917–6437; fax (425) 917–6590; or e-mail 

information to 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOCRequests@faa.gov. 

(2) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 

39.19. Before using any approved AMOC on 

any airplane to which the AMOC applies, 

notify your principal maintenance inspector 

(PMI) or principal avionics inspector (PAI), 

as appropriate, or lacking a principal 

inspector, your local Flight Standards District 

Office. The AMOC approval letter must 

specifically reference this AD. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD, if it is approved by an 

Authorized Representative for the Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes Delegation Option 

Authorization Organization who has been 

authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO, to 

make those findings. For a repair method to 

be approved, the repair must meet the 

certification basis of the airplane. 

(4) AMOCs approved previously in 

accordance with AD 2005–15–08, 

amendment 39–14197, are approved as 

AMOCs for the corresponding provisions of 

this AD. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 2, 

2009. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Office 

37 CFR Parts 201 and 202 

[Docket No. 2009–4] 

Electronic Registration for Deposit 

Account Holders 

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of 

Congress. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is 

proposing to amend its regulations to 

require that applications for registration 

paid for by deposit account debits be 

submitted electronically using the 


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electronic Copyright Office (eCO) 

registration system (eService). The 

Copyright Office is also requesting 

comment as to whether deposit 

accounts offer sufficient efficiencies to 

continue offering this service. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received in the Office of the General 

Counsel of the Copyright Office no later 

than August 28, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: If hand delivered by a 

private party, an original and five copies 

of a comment or reply comment should 

be brought to the Library of Congress, 

U.S. Copyright Office, Room LM–401, 

James Madison Building, 101 

Independence Ave., SE, Washington, DC 

20559, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

The envelope should be addressed as 

follows: Office of the General Counsel, 

U.S. Copyright Office. 

If delivered by a commercial courier, 

an original and five copies of a comment 

or reply comment must be delivered to 

the Congressional Courier Acceptance 

Site (‘‘CCAS’’) located at 2nd and D 

Streets, NE, Washington, DC between 

8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The envelope 

should be addressed as follows: Office 

of the General Counsel, U.S. Copyright 

Office, LM–403, James Madison 

Building, 101 Independence Avenue, 

SE, Washington, DC 20559. Please note 

that CCAS will not accept delivery by 

means of overnight delivery services 

such as Federal Express, United Parcel 

Service or DHL. If sent by mail 

(including overnight delivery using U.S. 

Postal Service Express Mail), an original 

and five copies of a comment or reply 

comment should be addressed to U.S. 

Copyright Office, Copyright GC/I&R, 

P.O. Box 70400, Washington, DC 20024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tanya Sandros, Deputy General Counsel 

or, Chris Weston, Attorney Advisor. 

Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box 70400, 

Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 

(202) 707–8380. Telefax: (202) 707– 

8366. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Deposit Account Background 

The Copyright Office maintains a 

system of deposit accounts for those 

who frequently use its services. An 

individual or entity may establish a 

deposit account, make advance deposits 

into that account, and charge copyright 

fees against the balance instead of 

sending separate payments with 

applications and other requests for 

services. This process has been more 

efficient and less expensive for both the 

Office and the applicant than sending 

separate payments to the Copyright 

Office for each application for 

registration or for other services. 

Proposed Change to Deposit Account 

Regulations 

Historically, there have been no 

restrictions on registration practices 

connected with using deposit accounts. 

However, the Copyright Office is now 

proposing to amend its rules to require 

that, when an application for 

registration is paid for by a deposit 

account debit, the application form be 

submitted electronically, using the 

electronic Copyright Office (eCO) 

registration system, known as eService. 

The proposed change would ensure that 

basic applications for registration will 

be processed more efficiently and 

Copyright Office administrative costs 

will be reduced. The Office requests 

comments from the public on this 

proposal. 

Under current practice, when there 

are insufficient funds in the deposit 

account being used for payment of a 

paper application, the Copyright Office 

suspends processing of the application 

to notify the account holder that 

replenishment of the account is needed, 

and places the pending application and 

associated deposit copies in temporary 

storage. The suspended applications, 

which may number 3000 or more at any 

one time must be reviewed regularly by 

Office staff to locate those that are 

newly funded and reprocess them. 

Thus, insufficient deposit account 

funding at a minimum effectively 

doubles the time Office staff must spend 

examining and processing an 

application, time that would otherwise 

be more profitably spent on the current 

backlog of unprocessed paper 

applications. 

On average, three to four percent of 

paper applications for registration are 

suspended each year due to lack of 

sufficient funds in deposit accounts. In 

fiscal 2007, between 16,000 and 22,000 

applications were put on hold for this 

reason, and the Office expended a 

substantial amount of resources 

managing the suspended applications 

and deposits. While the Office assesses 

additional fees for deposit account 

overdrafts and dishonored deposit 

account replenishment checks, see 37 

CFR 201.3(d), these penalties do not 

recover the costs or solve the 

fundamental problems associated with 

the additional handling and the delay in 

processing. Consequently, the Office is 

proposing to require deposit account 

holders to file applications for 

registration via eService [including 

applications that require the submission 

of physical copies of the deposit in 

order to meet the Best Edition 

requirement, see 37 CFR 202.20(b)(1)], 

to ensure that the Office can collect the 

fee at the time of filing. 

eService, which was released on July 

1, 2008, allows applications for 

copyright registration to be filed 

electronically and is available through 

the Copyright Office website at 

www.copyright.gov. An application for 

registration made via eService cannot be 

completed until the method of payment 

is verified by, for example, ensuring that 

sufficient funds are present in the 

deposit account and payment has been 

made. In contrast, paper applications 

must be received by the Copyright 

Office, opened and processed before the 

validity of the proffered method of 

payment can be ascertained. 

Thus, the proposed change to require 

that all applications for registration paid 

for by deposit account debits be 

submitted via eService will produce 

significant efficiencies for the Office. 

By guaranteeing payment at the time 

of application, the proposal will reduce, 

if not eliminate, the cost and delays 

ascribable to suspending applications 

lacking fees, storing suspended 

applications and associated deposit 

copies, notifying deposit account 

holders of the need to replenish their 

accounts, and retrieving and 

reprocessing suspended applications 

after fees are received. In addition, it 

will eliminate converting data from a 

paper application to digital information 

for applications paid for by deposit 

account debits. Electronic claims have 

been demonstrated to cost the Office 

only half as much as paper claims, even 

those with no payment or other 

complications. Among the reasons for 

the lower cost is the avoidance of 

virtually all work associated with 

scanning and storing applications, 

processing payments, converting data 

from paper to digital form, and verifying 

the transcribed data prior to issuing a 

certificate. Moreover, the proposed 

amendment is consistent with the 

Office’s goal of maximizing use of the 

electronic registration system through 

eService. See, e.g., 73 FR 23990 (April 

30, 2008) (Notice of proposed 

rulemaking to require all group 

registrations to be filed electronically). 

From an applicant’s perspective, 

using eService to submit applications 

for registration would also be more 

efficient. The effective date of 

registration is typically established more 

quickly for electronic applications 

because, in many cases, the Copyright 

Office receives all the required elements 

as mandated by 17 U.S.C. 410(d) – 

application, fee and deposit copy(ies) – 

in acceptable form sooner than if sent in 

physical form. In addition, applications 

for registration filed through eService 


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are processed faster than paper 

applications, in part because processing 

is not delayed by the deposit account 

having insufficient funds. Currently, 

90% of the applications submitted 

through eService are processed within 

six months and a third of these claims 

are completed within three months. 

Another advantage to applying for 

copyright registration via eService is the 

financial benefit to the filer. The fee for 

filing a basic application for registration 

online is $35 and the current fee for 

filing a paper application is $45, which 

will increase to $65 on August 1, 2009. 

The lower fee applies to an online 

submission even if the filer must send 

physical deposits to fulfill the Library of 

Congress’s best edition requirement. 

Finally, there are features of the online 

application that make it easier to 

complete the application. For example, 

the eService system offers the option of 

a template feature that speeds the 

process of completing applications by 

automatically copying repeated 

information, such as name and address, 

from one application to the next. 

The key reason, however, for the 

proposed change is that the eService 

system notifies an electronic applicant 

at the point of payment when the 

deposit account contains insufficient 

funds to process the application, making 

it possible for the deposit account 

holder to replenish the account 

immediately and avoid any delay in 

establishing an effective date of 

registration. If the applicant’s deposit 

account does not have sufficient funds, 

payment for the application in question 

or replenishment of the deposit account 

can be accomplished with a credit card 

or through Pay.gov. Pay.gov is an 

Internet system for credit card payments 

and automatic clearing house debit 

transactions (electronic checks) 

managed by the U.S. Treasury 

Department. Further information 

concerning the payment options for 

registering claims may be found on the 

Copyright Office website at: http:// 

www.copyright.gov/eco/faq.html, under 

the heading, ‘‘Paying fees in eCO.’’ 

It is also important to note that the 

proposed change will not require a 

deposit account holder to open a new 

account. In order to begin filing 

electronically, he or she will only need 

to take the following steps: (1) register 

with the eService system by creating a 

user profile, (2) create an organization 

account in eService, and (3) submit a 

request to depositaccts@loc.gov to link 

the existing deposit account to the 

newly created eService organization 

account. The email request should 

include the deposit account number and 

the name of the eService organization 

account. 

Inquiry Regarding Continued Use of 

Deposit Accounts 

In considering the proposed rule 

change, questions have arisen about the 

continued need for deposit accounts. 

Consequently, the Copyright Office is 

also seeking public comment on 

whether it should cease offering the use 

of deposit accounts altogether. In an era 

when paper applications and payment 

via check were the norm, a separate, 

simplified deposit account system 

presented attractive efficiencies to 

frequent applicants and to the Office. 

However, in an era of electronic 

registration and payment via corporate 

or other credit cards, the administrative 

costs of maintaining a separate deposit 

account system are no longer clearly 

offset by its advantages. The Office is 

thus soliciting the views of current 

deposit account users as to whether they 

continue to find value in the deposit 

account system, and what impact, if 

any, the elimination of deposit accounts 

would have on their copyright 

registration activities in light of the new 

online payment options. 

List of Subjects 

37 CFR Part 201 

Copyright, General provisions. 

37 CFR Part 202 

Preregistration and registration of 

claims to copyright. 

Proposed Regulations 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Copyright Office proposes to amend 

parts 201 and 202 of 37 CFR as follows: 

PART 201–GENERAL PROVISIONS 

1. The authority citation for part 201 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702. 

2. Section 201.6(b) is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 201.6 Payment and refund of Copyright 

Office fees. 

* * * * * 

(b) Persons or firms having a 

considerable amount of business with 

the Copyright Office may prepay 

copyright expenses by establishing a 

Deposit Account. Pursuant to the 

requirements of § 202.3(b)(2)(iii) of these 

regulations, application forms for 

registration paid for by deposit account 

debits must be submitted electronically 

using the electronic Copyright Office 

(eCO) registration system (eService). 

* * * * * 

PART 202–REGISTRATION OF CLAIMS 

TO COPYRIGHT 

3. The authority citation for part 202 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 408(f), 702. 

4. Amend § 202.3 as follows: 

a.In paragraph (b)(2)(ii) introductory 

text, by removing ‘‘Application’’ in the 

last sentence and adding in its place 

‘‘Subject to the mandatory electronic 

filing requirements for deposit account 

holders in § 202.3(b)(2)(iii) of these 

regulations, application’’; 

b.In paragraph (b)(2)(ii)(A), by 

removing ‘‘electronically at the 

Copyright Office website’’ and adding in 

its place ‘‘using the electronic Copyright 

Office (eCO) registration system 

(eService) at the official Copyright 

Office website’’; 

c.In paragraph (b)(2)(ii)(B), by 

removing ‘‘electronically at the 

Copyright Office website’’ and adding in 

its place ‘‘using the electronic Copyright 

Office (eCO) registration system 

(eService) at the official Copyright 

Office website’’; 

d.In paragraph (b)(2)(ii)(C), by 

removing ‘‘check, money order, or 

Copyright Office deposit account 

charge; or,’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘check or money order; or,’’; 

e.In paragraph (b)(2)(ii)(D), by adding 

‘‘in check or money order’’ after ‘‘the 

required filing fee’’; and 

f.Add a new paragraph (b)(2)(iii). 

The revisions and additions to § 202.3 

read as follows: 

§ 202.3 Registration of copyright. 

* * * * * 

(b)* * * 

(2)* * * 

(iii) When the fee required by § 201.3 

of this section to file a basic application 

for registration is paid for by a deposit 

account debit, the application form shall 

be submitted through the electronic 

Copyright Office (eCO) registration 

system (eService) that is available at 

www.copyright.gov. If an applicant 

submits a paper application form for 

basic registration paid for by a deposit 

account debit, the Copyright Office will 

have the option – after processing the 

application – of terminating that 

applicant’s deposit account. 

Termination will be effective 30 days 

after notification to the deposit account 

holder. 

* * * * * 

Dated: July 8, 2009. 

Marybeth Peters, 

Register of Copyrights. 

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