00-20082. General Provisions and Privacy Act; Technical Amendments

AGENCY:

Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION:

Final rule; technical amendments.

SUMMARY:

This document makes non-substantive, technical amendments to Copyright Office regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

August 10, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra L. Jones, Writer Editor, or Marilyn J. Kretsinger, Assistant General Counsel, Copyright GC/I&R, PO Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Copyright Office reviewed its regulations and, on June 28, 2000, published non-substantive, technical amendments that updated and made minor corrections to the agency's rules. The Office now makes additional clarifying technical amendments in 37 CFR part 201 and makes a correction in 37 CFR part 204 that was inadvertently overlooked in the June 28th document.

List of Subjects

37 CFR Part 201

• Copyright

37 CFR Part 202

• Claims
• Copyright

37 CFR Part 204

• Privacy

Final Rule

Accordingly, 37 CFR parts 201, 202, and 204 are amended by making the following corrections and amendments:

PART 201—GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. The authority citation for Part 201 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702.

§ 201.5

[Amended]

2. Section 201.5(c)(1)(viii) is amended by removing “A certification.”.

§ 201.28

[Amended]

3. Section 201.28(c)(4) is amended by adding a “-” (hyphen) between “two” and “month”.

PART 202—REGISTRATION OF CLAIMS TO COPYRIGHT

4. The authority citation for Part 202 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 408, 702.

§ 202.22

[Amended]

5. Section 202.22(c)(1) is amended by removing “title;” and adding “title” in its place.

PART 204—PRIVACY ACT: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

6. The authority citation for Part 204 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702; 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

7. Section 204.8(a) is amended by revising the first sentence to read as follows:

§ 204.8

Appeal of refusal to correct or amend an individual's record.

(a) An individual who disagrees with a refusal of the Copyright Office to amend his or her record may request a review of the denial. * * *

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Dated: August 2, 2000.

Marilyn J. Kretsinger,

Assistant General Counsel.