[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 39670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19294]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office
[Docket No. 95-1 CARP DD 92-94]


Distribution of 1992, 1993, and 1994 Digital Audio Recording 
Technology Royalties

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Initiation of arbitration.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing 
initiation of the 180-day arbitration period for the distribution of 
1992-94 digital audio recording technology (DART) royalties.

EFFECTIVE DATEs: August 8, 1996.

ADDRESSES: All hearings and meetings for the 1992-94 DART distribution 
proceeding shall take place in the James Madison Memorial Building, 
Room 414, First and Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20540.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Roberts, Senior Attorney for 
Compulsory Licenses, or Tanya Sandros, CARP Specialist, Copyright 
Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP), P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station, 
Washington DC. 20024. Telephone (202) 707-8380. Telefax (202) 707-8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 251.72 of 37 CFR provides:

    If the Librarian determines that a controversy exists among 
claimants to either cable, satellite carrier, or digital audio 
recording devices and media royalties, the Librarian shall publish 
in the Federal Register a declaration of controversy along with a 
notice of initiation of an arbitration proceeding. Such notice 
shall, to the extent feasible, describe the nature, general 
structure and schedule of the proceeding.

The notice published today fulfills the requirements of Sec. 251.72 for 
the distribution of DART royalties for the years 1992, 1993, and 1994.
    As provided in section 802 of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C., a 
Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP) shall have 180 days from 
initiation to deliver its written report to the Librarian of Congress. 
The 180-day period begins on August 8, 1996 and concludes on February 
3, 1997. This proceeding requires the CARP to determine the proper 
distribution of royalties collected under chapter 10 of the Copyright 
Act for the years 1992, 1993 and 1994. Section 802(b) of the Act 
instructs the Librarian to select two arbitrators within 10 days of 
initiation of the proceeding. The Librarian has already completed this 
task, and the two arbitrators are:

The Honorable Sharon T. Nelson
The Honorable Lewis Hall Griffith

The third arbitrator, who shall serve as Chairperson, will be selected 
in accordance with section 802(b).
    Scheduling of the 1992-94 DART royalty distribution proceeding is 
within the discretion of the CARP. The Library will publish the 
schedule of the proceedings, as required by 37 CFR 251.11(b), as soon 
as it is available.

    Recommended by:
Marybeth Peters,
Register of Copyrights.

    Approved by:
James H. Billington,
The Librarian of Congress.
[FR Doc. 96-19294 Filed 7-29-96; 8:45 am]
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