As used in the regulations in this part:
(a) The term extra payment shall mean a payment, in a specific
amount, made in addition to the straight-time and overtime compensation
which would be due the performer under the agreement applicable to his
employment and under the Act if the time spent in performing the
services or special services referred to in paragraph (a) of Sec. 550.1
had been devoted exclusively to duties as a staff performer; but shall
not include any payment any part of which is credited or offset against
any remuneration otherwise payable to the performer under any contract
or statutory provision;
(b) The term performer shall mean a person who performs a
distinctive, personalized service as a part of an actual broadcast or
telecast including an actor, singer, dancer, musician, comedian, or any
person who entertains, affords amusement to, or occupies the interest of
a radio or television audience by acting, singing, dancing, reading,
narrating, performing feats of skill, or announcing, or describing or
relating
facts, events and other matters of interest, and who actively
participates in such capacity in the actual presentation of a radio or
television program. It shall not include such persons as script writers,
stand-ins, or directors who are neither seen nor heard by the radio or
television audience; nor shall it include persons who participate in the
broadcast or telecast purely as technicians such as engineers,
electricians and stage hands;
(c) The term special services shall mean services beyond the scope
of a performer's regular or ordinary duties as a staff performer under
the agreement applicable to the employment.
[15 FR 402, Jan. 25, 1950]
