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     Notification procedure:
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the CARP Specialist, Copyright/GC/CARP, PO Box 70997, 
   Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
     Record access procedures: 
       Request from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification procedures.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individuals to whom record pertains or such individual's 
   authorized agent.

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   #....System name: 

       Annual list of claimants to the cable compulsory license 
   royalties.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Copyright owners who claim to be entitled to statutory license 
   fees for secondary transmissions of broadcast signals by a cable 
   system.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Legal name and address of claimant, example of a secondary 
   transmission forming the basis of the claim, and related information 
   required under 37 CFR part 253.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 111(d)(4)(A).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Identify the claimants who 
   assert a claim in a particular calendar year to the royalty fees 
   collected under the cable compulsory license; (2) review compliance 
   with the filing regulations, 37 CFR part 257, and (3) establish and 
   maintain a public file.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       Listed by claimant name in order of receipt.
     Safeguards: 
       The records are maintained in a room restricted to authorized 
   personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Copyright General Counsel, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington DC 20559-6000.
     Notification procedure:
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the CARP Specialist, Copyright/GC/CARP, PO Box 70997, 
   Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
     Record access procedures: 
       Request from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individuals to whom the record pertains or such individual's 
   authorized agent.

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   #....System name: 

       Annual list of claimants to the digital audio recording 
   technology (DART) royalties.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Interested copyright parties who claim to be entitled to 
   statutory license fees because their musical works or sound 
   recordings have been embodied in digital or analog musical recordings 
   and distributed to the public in transmissions.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Legal name and address of claimant, example of a sound recording 
   forming the basis of the claim, and related information required 
   under 37 CFR part 259.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 1007(a)(1).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Identify the claimants who 
   asserted claims in a particular calendar year to the royalty fees 
   collected under the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992; (2) review 
   compliance with the filing regulations; and (3) establish and 
   maintain a public file.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       Listed by claimant name according to fund and subfund in order of 
   receipt.
     Safeguards: 
       The records are maintained in a room restricted to authorized 
   personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Copyright General Counsel, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington DC 20559-6000.
     Notification procedure:
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the CARP Specialist, Copyright Office/GC/CARP, PO Box 
   70977, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
     Record access procedures: 
       Request from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Any individual to whom the record pertains or such individual's 
   authorized agent.

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   #....System name: 

       Records of proceedings to distribute royalty fees or adjust 
   royalty rates.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Copyright owners who are entitled to receive statutory license 
   fees and entities which pay the statutory fees.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Petitions to initiate proceeding, legal filings, orders, 
   transcripts, report of arbitration panel, and all other documents 
   related to a distribution or rate adjustment proceeding.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 802(c).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Document distribution and 
   rate adjustment proceedings; (2) create a written record for review 
   by the U.S. Court of Appeals; and (3) establish and maintain a public 
   file.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       Docket number, date of filing, party name, and type of filing.
     Safeguards: 
       The records are maintained in a room restricted to authorized 
   personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Copyright General Counsel, Library of Congress, Washington DC 
   20559-6000.
     Notification procedure:
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Request from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Parties who participate in the distribution or rate adjustment 
   proceeding.

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   #....System name: 

       Licensing Division File of Specialty Station Claimants
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Copyright owners who claim specialty station status for purposes 
   of administration of 17 U.S.C. 111.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Affidavits from broadcast television stations that claim 
   specialty station status due to carriage of former Federal 
   Communications Commission rules at 47 CFR 76.5(kk)(1981).
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 701.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Administer the provisions 
   of the cable compulsory license, 17 USC 111; and (2) establish and 
   maintain a public file available for review to verify facts in 
   filings.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       By station call letters.
     Safeguards: 
       The records are maintained in a room restricted to authorized 
   personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief of Licensing Division, Copyright Office, Library of 
   Congress, Washington DC 20557-6400.
     Notification procedure:
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the CARP Specialist, Copyright GC/CARP, PO Box 70977, 
   Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
     Record access procedures: 
       Request from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Broadcast television stations that claim specialty station status 
   and file affidavits to that effect with the Copyright Office.

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   #....System name: 

       Mask Work Registration Files.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20557.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Mask work owners, applicants for mask work registration, or the 
   authorized agents of such individuals.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Names and addresses of mask work owners; certified statements 
   pertaining to creation, commercial exploitation, ownership, and other 
   registration-related information; general correspondence pertaining 
   to registration of mask work claims.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 908(b), 705.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Prepare search reports at 
   the request of a member of the public; (2) respond to requests by the 
   public for information; (3) correspond with applicants or otherwise 
   process applications and related materials; (4) monitor and control 
   the flow of work in the Office; and (5) establish and maintain a 
   public record. It is the general policy of the
     Copyright Office to deny direct public inspection of in-process 
   application forms and correspondence, and any related material 
   forming part of a pending application, except upon the request of the 
   mask work owner or his/her authorized representative. Once 
   registration of a claim to mask work protection has been completed or 
   refused at the final agency level, the registration and 
   correspondence records pertaining to that claim are open for public 
   inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
   legal holidays.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Envelopes in file cabinets and on shelves; computer tapes and 
   discs; and microform.
     Retrievability: 
       By registration number, cross-referenced by name of owner and 
   title of work in the automated or microform catalog files; by 
   correspondence control number, applicant's name, title of work, and 
   any entered cross-references in the automated correspondence 
   management system; by fee service number, applicant's name, title of 
   work, and any entered cross-references in the automated receipts in-
   process system; in the case of physical files, by correspondence 
   control number on a bar code label attached to each file, for in-
   process files, and by applicant's name for closed correspondence 
   files.
     Safeguards: 
       Automated records are available at computer terminals located 
   throughout the Library of Congress. Physical records are maintained 
   in areas that are restricted to authorized personnel. All records in 
   this system are maintained in areas that are locked during nonworking 
   hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained permanently.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Section Head, Visual Arts Section, Examining Division, Department 
   MW, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Applicants or their authorized agents.

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   #....System name: 

       Mask Work Recorded Documents Files.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.

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