[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 37, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 37CFR351.8] [Page 704] TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS CHAPTER III--COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PART 351_PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents Sec. 351.8 Pre-hearing conference. In the absence of a complete settlement in a proceeding not subject to the abbreviated procedures set forth in Sec. Sec. 351.3(b) and (c), a hearing will be scheduled expeditiously so as to allow the Copyright Royalty Judges to conduct hearings and issue its final determination in the proceeding within the time allowed by the Copyright Act. Prior to the hearing, the Copyright Royalty Judges may conduct a prehearing conference to assist in setting the order of presentation of evidence and the appearance of witnesses at the hearing and to provide for the submission of pre-hearing written legal arguments. [70 FR 30905, May 31, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 53329, Sept. 11, 2006]