---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 354.3"
title: "37"
number: "354.3"
heading: "Register of Copyrights' authority to redesignate referrals."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/354.3"
---

# §354.3. Register of Copyrights' authority to redesignate referrals.


If, during the 14-day period of a discretionary referral of a material question of law under [§ 354.1](/cfr/37/354.1.md), the Register of Copyrights determines that the question is a “novel” one within the meaning of [§ 354.2(a)](/cfr/37/354.2.md?p=a), the Register may notify the Copyright Royalty Judges of that determination. The Copyright Royalty Judges will be bound by such a determination by the Register of Copyrights and will regard the Register's decision as timely delivered if it is received within the 30-day period applicable to novel question referrals.


## Notes

### Amendments

[70 FR 30905, May 31, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 53331, Sept. 11, 2006]

### Authority

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 802.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 30905, May 31, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[70 FR 30905, May 31, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 53331, Sept. 11, 2006]