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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

36 CFR Part 704

[Docket No. NFPB 94-1]

 

National Film Preservation Board; 1992 and 1993 Films Selected 
for Inclusion in the National Film Registry

AGENCY: National Film Preservation Board, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Librarian of Congress is publishing the following list of 
films selected in 1992 and 1993 for inclusion in the National Film 
Registry in the Library of Congress pursuant to section 203 of the 
National Film Preservation Act of 1992, 2 U.S.C. 179a. The films are 
published to notify the public of the Librarian's selection of twenty-
five films selected in each of these years deemed to be ``culturally, 
historically or aesthetically significant'' in accordance with 
Congress' mandate. These fifty new films join the seventy-five films 
already selected for inclusion in the Registry under the 1988 Act. The 
Librarian's goal in administering the Act is to promote the 
preservation of all genres of film, represented by the diverse list of 
films selected for inclusion in the Registry, and to generate public 
interest in film as an art form deserving of preservation. 
Additionally, an amendment is made to delete the film-labeling 
guidelines no longer applicable under the 1992 Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 8, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Schwartz, Counsel, The National 
Film Preservation Board, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540. 
Telephone (202) 707-8350; telefax (202) 707-8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 9, 1990 (55 FR 32567), the 
Librarian of Congress published the list of films for 1989 for 
inclusion in the National Film Registry in the Library of Congress. On 
December 24, 1990 (55 FR 52844) the Librarian published the list of 
films for 1990. On September 30, 1991 (56 FR 49413) the Librarian 
published the list of films for 1991, bringing the total to seventy-
five films selected under the 1988 Act. Today, the Librarian publishes 
the fourth and fifth lists of films for inclusion in the National Film 
Registry--twenty-five additional films selected in each year, 1992 and 
1993, added to the films already selected.
    In 1990, the Librarian of Congress issued final regulations 
establishing criteria for the selection of films and procedures for 
public participation in the selection of films for the National Film 
Registry in accordance with section 3 of Public Law 100-446, the 
National Film Preservation Act of 1988, 2 U.S.C. 178b. That Act expired 
on September 27, 1991. On June 26, 1992, President Bush signed into law 
the National Film Preservation Act of 1992, reauthorizing the National 
Film Preservation Act for an additional four years. The legislation 
(section 203(b), 2 U.S.C. 179a) requires the Librarian of Congress, in 
consultation with a newly formed National Film Preservation Board, to 
continue selecting up to twenty-five films a year for inclusion in the 
National Film Registry established by the 1988 Act. However, the 1992 
Act made some changes from the 1988 Act in the criteria used to select 
films for the Registry. Under the 1992 Act, films will continue to be 
selected on the basis of their historical, cultural, or aesthetic 
significance and they must be at least 10 years old. However, films no 
longer have to be feature-length nor are they required to have had a 
theatrical release in order to be included.
    The new broader criteria for eligible films allows many more genres 
of film to be selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry. In 
addition, the Librarian's procedures for public participation are 
intended to allow the public the greatest flexibility in nominating 
films for inclusion. This is in keeping with the broad goals of the 
Librarian in administering the National Film Preservation Act to 
promote the preservation of the broadest diversity of films and to 
generate public interest for this cause.
    On December 8, 1992 (57 FR 57979), the Librarian of Congress 
published a notice of proposed amended criteria for the selection of 
films in the National Film Registry, and procedures for allowing the 
general public to make recommendations to the Librarian for the 
selection of films. The proposed new criteria and procedures reflect 
changes made in the law in 1992 from the previous 1988 Act, and 
incorporate recommendations made by the National Film Preservation 
Board at its meeting in September 1992. On May 27, 1993 (58 FR 30708), 
the Librarian adopted the final regulations (effective July 12, 1993) 
setting out criteria for the selection of films and procedures for 
public participation. In accordance with those final regulations, the 
following fifty additional films are added to the National Film 
Registry.
    The 1988 Act required the labeling of films selected for inclusion 
in the National Film Registry if they were colorized or materially 
altered. The labeling requirements were deleted by the 1992 Act 
(section 213 and 214, 2 U.S.C. 179 j and k) for the films previously 
selected to the National Film Registry and for all subsequent films 
selected. Therefore, because the film labeling guidelines found in 
Subpart B are no longer applicable for any of the films in the National 
Film Registry this rule removes and reserves that subpart.

List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 704

    Libraries, Motion pictures.

Publication of 1992 and 1993 Film Titles

    In consideration of the foregoing, 36 CFR Part 704 is amended in 
the manner set forth below.

PART 704--NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

    1. The authority citation for 36 CFR part 704 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Public Law 102-307, 106 Stat. 267 (2 U.S.C. 179).

Subpart A--Films Selected for Inclusion in the National Film 
Registry

    2. In subpart A, Sec. 704.23 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 704.23   Films Selected for Inclusion in the National Film 
Registry in the Library of Congress for 1992.

    (a) The Librarian of Congress, Dr. James H. Billington, after 
consultation with the National Film Preservation Board, registers these 
films in the National Film Registry within the Library of Congress for 
1992:

1. Adam's Rib (1949)
2. Annie Hall (1977)
3. The Bank Dick (1940)
4. Big Business (1929)
5. The Big Parade (1925)
6. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
7. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
8. Carmen Jones (1954)
9. Castro Street (1966)
10. Detour (1946)
11. Dog Star Man (1964)
12. Double Indemnity (1944)
13. Footlight Parade (1933)
14. The Gold Rush (1925)
15. Letter From an Unknown Woman (1948)
16. Morocco (1930)
17. Nashville (1975)
18. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
19. Paths of Glory (1957)
20. Psycho (1960)
21. Ride the High Country (1962)
22. Salesman (1969)
23. Salt of the Earth (1954)
24. What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
25. Within Our Gates (1920)

    (b) In keeping with section 206(a) of the Act, 2 U.S.C. 179d(a), 
the Librarian shall endeavor to obtain an archival quality copy for 
each of these twenty-five films for the National Film Registry 
Collection of the Library of Congress.

    3. In subpart A, Sec. 704.24 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 704.24   Films Selected for Inclusion in the National Film 
Registry in the Library of Congress for 1993.

    (a) The Librarian of Congress, Dr. James H. Billington, after 
consultation with the National Film Preservation Board, registers these 
films in the National Film Registry within the Library of Congress for 
1993:

1. An American in Paris (1951)
2. Badlands (1973)
3. The Black Pirate (1926)
4. Blade Runner (1982)
5. Cat People (1942)
6. The Cheat (1915)
7. Chulas Fronteras (1976)
8. Eaux D'Artifice (1953)
9. The Godfather, Part II (1974)
10. His Girl Friday (1940)
11. It Happened One Night (1934)
12. Lassie Come Home (1943)
13. Magical Maestro (1952)
14. March of Time: Inside Nazi Germany--1938 (1938)
15. A Night at the Opera (1935)
16. Nothing But a Man (1964)
17. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
18. Point of Order (1964)
19. Shadows (1959)
20. Shane (1953)
21. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
22. Touch of Evil (1958)
23. Where Are My Children? (1916)
24. The Wind (1928)
25. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

    (b) In keeping with section 206(a) of the Act, 2 U.S.C. 179d(a), 
the Librarian shall endeavor to obtain an archival quality copy for 
each of these twenty-five films for the National Film Registry 
Collection of the Library of Congress.

    4. For the reasons outlined in the Supplementary Information, 
subpart B consisting of Sec. 704.30 is removed and reserved.

    Dated: June 30, 1994.

    Approved by:
James H. Billington,
The Librarian of Congress.
[FR Doc. 94-16510 Filed 7-7-94; 8:45 am]
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