80_FR_35521 80 FR 35403 - Adjustment of Cable Statutory License Royalty Rates

80 FR 35403 - Adjustment of Cable Statutory License Royalty Rates

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 118 (June 19, 2015)

Page Range35403-35404
FR Document2015-15137

The Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) announce the commencement of a proceeding to adjust the rates for the cable statutory license described in section 111 of the Copyright Act. The Judges also announce the date by which a party who wishes to participate in the proceeding must file its Petition to Participate and pay the $150 filing fee.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 118 (Friday, June 19, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35403-35404]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15137]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Royalty Board

[Docket No. 15-CRB-0010-CA]


Adjustment of Cable Statutory License Royalty Rates

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Notice announcing commencement of proceeding with request for 
petitions to participate.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) announce the 
commencement of a proceeding to adjust the rates for the cable 
statutory license described in section 111 of the Copyright Act. The 
Judges also announce the date by which

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a party who wishes to participate in the proceeding must file its 
Petition to Participate and pay the $150 filing fee.

DATES: Petitions to Participate and the filing fee are due no later 
than July 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: This notice and request is also posted on the agency's Web 
site (www.loc.gov/crb) and on Regulations.gov (www.regulations.gov). 
Parties who plan to participate should see How to Submit Petitions to 
Participate in the Supplementary Information section below for physical 
addresses and further instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaKeshia Keys, CRB Program Specialist, 
by telephone at (202) 707-7658, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Section 111 of the Copyright Act grants a statutory copyright 
license to cable television systems for the retransmission of over-the-
air television and radio broadcast stations to their subscribers. 17 
U.S.C. 111(c). In exchange for the license, cable operators submit 
royalty payments and statements of account detailing their 
retransmissions semiannually to the Copyright Office. 17 U.S.C. 
111(d)(1). The Copyright Office deposits the royalties into the United 
States Treasury for later distribution to copyright owners of the 
broadcast programming that the cable systems retransmit. 17 U.S.C. 
111(d)(2).
    A cable system calculates its royalty payments in accordance with 
the statutory formula described in 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(1). Royalty rates 
are based upon a cable system's gross receipts from subscribers who 
receive retransmitted broadcast signals. For rate calculation purposes, 
cable systems are divided into three tiers based on their gross 
receipts (small, medium, and large). 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(1)(B) through 
(F). Both the applicable rates and the tiers are subject to adjustment. 
17 U.S.C. 801(b)(2). Every five years persons with a significant 
interest in the royalty rates may file petitions to initiate a 
proceeding to adjust the rates. 17 U.S.C. 804(a) and (b). No person 
with a significant interest has filed a petition to initiate a 
proceeding in 2015.\1\ The Judges must, therefore, publish notice in 
the Federal Register announcing the commencement of a proceeding and 
calling for Petitions to Participate. See 17 U.S.C. 803(b)(1).
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    \1\ The cable rates were last adjusted in 2005. Although the 
Judges commenced a rate proceeding relating to the 2010 rate 
adjustment, the Judges terminated it when passage of the Satellite 
Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010, Public Law 111-175, 
rendered the proceeding unnecessary. Order Granting Request to 
Terminate Proceeding, Docket No. 2010-1 CRB Cable Rate (July 13, 
2010).
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Petitions to Participate

    Parties filing Petitions to Participate must comply with the 
requirements of section 351.1(b) of the Copyright Royalty Board's 
regulations. 37 CFR 351.1(b).

How to Submit Petitions to Participate

    Any party wishing to participate in the proceeding to determine 
cable royalty rates for 2015 through 2019 shall submit to the Copyright 
Royalty Board the filing fee (US $150), an original Petition to 
Participate, five paper copies, and an electronic copy on a CD or other 
portable memory device in Portable Document Format (PDF) that contains 
searchable, accessible text (not a scanned image of text). Participants 
should conform filed electronic documents to the Judges' Guidelines for 
Electronic Documents posted online at www.loc.gov/crb/docs/Guidelinesfor_Electronic_Documents.pdf. Participants shall deliver 
Petitions to Participate to only one of the following addresses.
    U.S. mail: Copyright Royalty Board, P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC 
20024-0977; or
    Overnight service (only USPS Express Mail is acceptable): Copyright 
Royalty Board, P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC 20024-0977; or
    Commercial courier: Address package to: Copyright Royalty Board, 
Library of Congress, James Madison Memorial Building, LM-403, 101 
Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20559-6000. Deliver to: 
Congressional Courier Acceptance Site, 2nd Street NE., and D Street 
NE., Washington, DC; or
    Hand delivery: Library of Congress, James Madison Memorial 
Building, LM-401, 101 Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20559-
6000.

    Dated: June 16, 2015.
Jesse M. Feder,
Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2015-15137 Filed 6-18-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 118 / Friday, June 19, 2015 / Notices 35403 collection burden is accurate. The technological information collection security procedures concerning the Occupational Safety and Health Act of and transmission techniques. delivery of materials by hand, express 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et delivery, messenger or courier service, III. Proposed Actions seq.) authorizes information collection please contact the OSHA Docket Office by employers as necessary or OSHA is proposing to adjust the at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– appropriate for enforcement of the OSH information collection burden hour 5627). Act or for developing information requirements contained in the Agency’s Comments and submissions are regarding the causes and prevention of Strategic Partnership Program for posted without change at http:// occupational injuries, illnesses, and Worker Safety and Health (5 CFR www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act 1320.5). The Agency is requesting to cautions commenters about submitting also requires that OSHA obtain such decrease its current burden hour total personal information, such as their information with minimum burden from 108,702 to 67,697 hours for a total social security number and date of birth. upon employers, especially those decrease of 41,005 hours. The decrease Although all submissions are listed in operating small businesses, and to is a result of a decrease in the number the http://www.regulations.gov index, reduce to the maximum extent feasible of employers and participants. The some information (e.g., copyrighted unnecessary duplication of efforts in Agency will summarize the comments material) is not publicly available to obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657). submitted in response to this notice and read or download from this Web site. The OSPP allows OSHA to enter into will include this summary in the All submissions, including copyrighted an extended, voluntary, cooperative request to OMB. material, are available for inspection relationship with groups of employers, Type of Review: Extension of a and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. employees, and representatives currently approved collection. Information on using the http:// (sometimes including other Title: OSHA Strategic Partnership www.regulations.gov Web site to submit stakeholders, and sometimes involving Program (OSPP) for Worker Safety and comments and access the docket is only one employer) to encourage, assist Health. available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ and recognize their efforts to eliminate OMB Control Number: 1218–0244. link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office serious hazards and to achieve a high Affected Public: Businesses or other for information about materials not level of worker safety and health that for-profits; Federal Government; State, available from the Web site and for goes beyond what historically has been Local or Tribal Government. assistance in using the Internet to locate achieved from traditional enforcement Number of Respondents: 93. docket submissions. methods. Each OSHA Strategic Frequency of Responses: On occasion. Partnership (OSP) determines what Average Time per Response: Eleven V. Authority and Signature information will be needed, determining (11) hours to develop the partnership David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, the best collection method, and requirements, craft agreement language, Assistant Secretary of Labor for clarifying how the information will be and conduct an internal review process. Occupational Safety and Health, used. At a minimum, each OSP must Estimated Total Burden Hours: directed the preparation of this notice. identify baseline injury and illness data 67,697. The authority for this notice is the corresponding to all summary line items Estimated Cost (Operation and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 on the OSHA 300 logs, and must track Maintenance): $7,790. U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of changes at either the worksite level or IV. Public Participation—Submission of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). participant-aggregate level. An OSP may Comments on This Notice and Internet Signed at Washington, DC, on June 15, also include other measures of success, Access to Comments and Submissions 2015. such as training activity, self- You may submit comments in David Michaels, inspections, and/or workers’ response to this document as follows: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational compensation data. In this regard, the (1) Electronically at http:// Safety and Health. information collection requirements for www.regulations.gov, which is the [FR Doc. 2015–15011 Filed 6–18–15; 8:45 am] the OSPP are used by the Agency to Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by BILLING CODE 4510–26–P gauge the effectiveness of its programs, facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All identify needed improvements, and comments, attachments, and other ensure that its resources are being used material must identify the Agency name LIBRARY OF CONGRESS for good and effective purposes. and the OSHA docket number (Docket II. Special Issues for Comment No. OSHA–2011–0861) for this ICR. You Copyright Royalty Board OSHA has a particular interest in may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files [Docket No. 15–CRB–0010–CA] comments on the following issues: • Whether the proposed information electronically. If you wish to mail Adjustment of Cable Statutory License collection requirements are necessary additional materials in reference to an Royalty Rates for the proper performance of the electronic or a facsimile submission, Agency’s functions, including whether you must submit them to the OSHA AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, the information is useful; Docket Office (see the section of this Library of Congress. • The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of notice titled ADDRESSES). The additional ACTION: Notice announcing materials must clearly identify your asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES the burden (time and costs) of the commencement of proceeding with information collection requirements, electronic comments by your name, request for petitions to participate. including the validity of the date, and the docket number so the methodology and assumptions used; Agency can attach them to your SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges • The quality, utility, and clarity of comments. (Judges) announce the commencement the information collected; and Because of security procedures, the of a proceeding to adjust the rates for • Ways to minimize the burden on use of regular mail may cause a the cable statutory license described in employers who must comply; for significant delay in the receipt of section 111 of the Copyright Act. The example, by using automated or other comments. For information about Judges also announce the date by which VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Jun 18, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1

35404 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 118 / Friday, June 19, 2015 / Notices a party who wishes to participate in the announcing the commencement of a (MSPB) announces that it is planning to proceeding must file its Petition to proceeding and calling for Petitions to submit a request for a three-year Participate and pay the $150 filing fee. Participate. See 17 U.S.C. 803(b)(1). extension of an Information Collection DATES: Petitions to Participate and the Request (ICR) to the Office of Petitions to Participate filing fee are due no later than July 20, Management and Budget (OMB). Before 2015. Parties filing Petitions to Participate submitting this ICR to OMB for review ADDRESSES: This notice and request is must comply with the requirements of and approval, MSPB is soliciting also posted on the agency’s Web site section 351.1(b) of the Copyright comments on specific aspects of the (www.loc.gov/crb) and on Royalty Board’s regulations. 37 CFR proposed information collection as Regulations.gov (www.regulations.gov). 351.1(b). described below. Parties who plan to participate should How to Submit Petitions to Participate DATES: Written comments must be see How to Submit Petitions to received on or before August 18, 2015. Any party wishing to participate in Participate in the SUPPLEMENTARY ADDRESSES: Submit written comments the proceeding to determine cable INFORMATION section below for physical on the collection of information to royalty rates for 2015 through 2019 shall addresses and further instructions. William D. Spencer, Merit Systems submit to the Copyright Royalty Board FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Protection Board, 1615 M Street NW., the filing fee (US $150), an original LaKeshia Keys, CRB Program Specialist, Washington, DC 20419; by fax: (202) Petition to Participate, five paper copies, by telephone at (202) 707–7658, or by 653–7130; or by email: mspb@mspb.gov. and an electronic copy on a CD or other email at crb@loc.gov. portable memory device in Portable FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Document Format (PDF) that contains Requests for additional information searchable, accessible text (not a should be directed to Dr. DeeAnn Batten Background at (202) 254–4495 or deeann.batten@ scanned image of text). Participants Section 111 of the Copyright Act mspb.gov. should conform filed electronic grants a statutory copyright license to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the documents to the Judges’ Guidelines for cable television systems for the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal Electronic Documents posted online at retransmission of over-the-air television agencies must obtain approval from www.loc.gov/crb/docs/Guidelinesfor_ and radio broadcast stations to their OMB for each collection of information subscribers. 17 U.S.C. 111(c). In Electronic_Documents.pdf. Participants shall deliver Petitions to Participate to they conduct or sponsor. The MSPB exchange for the license, cable operators intends to ask for a three-year renewal submit royalty payments and statements only one of the following addresses. U.S. mail: Copyright Royalty Board, of its Generic Clearance Request for of account detailing their Voluntary Customer Surveys, OMB P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC 20024– retransmissions semiannually to the Control No. 3124–0012. Executive Order 0977; or Copyright Office. 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(1). Overnight service (only USPS Express 12862, ‘‘Setting Customer Service The Copyright Office deposits the Standards,’’ mandates that agencies Mail is acceptable): Copyright Royalty royalties into the United States Treasury identify their customers and survey Board, P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC for later distribution to copyright them to determine the kind and quality 20024–0977; or owners of the broadcast programming Commercial courier: Address package of services they want and their level of that the cable systems retransmit. 17 to: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of satisfaction with existing services. U.S.C. 111(d)(2). Congress, James Madison Memorial In this regard, we are soliciting A cable system calculates its royalty comments on the public reporting Building, LM–403, 101 Independence payments in accordance with the burden. The reporting burden for the Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20559– statutory formula described in 17 U.S.C. collection of information on this request 6000. Deliver to: Congressional Courier 111(d)(1). Royalty rates are based upon is estimated to vary from 5 minutes to Acceptance Site, 2nd Street NE., and D a cable system’s gross receipts from 45 minutes, with an average of 30 Street NE., Washington, DC; or subscribers who receive retransmitted minutes, including time for reviewing Hand delivery: Library of Congress, broadcast signals. For rate calculation instructions, searching existing data James Madison Memorial Building, LM– purposes, cable systems are divided into sources, gathering and maintaining the 401, 101 Independence Avenue SE., three tiers based on their gross receipts data needed, and completing and Washington, DC 20559–6000. (small, medium, and large). 17 U.S.C. reviewing the collection of information. 111(d)(1)(B) through (F). Both the Dated: June 16, 2015. Jesse M. Feder, In the estimated annual reporting applicable rates and the tiers are subject burden listed below, the reason that the to adjustment. 17 U.S.C. 801(b)(2). Every Copyright Royalty Judge. annual number of respondents differs five years persons with a significant [FR Doc. 2015–15137 Filed 6–18–15; 8:45 am] from the number of total annual interest in the royalty rates may file BILLING CODE 1410–72–P responses is that our experience shows petitions to initiate a proceeding to that only about 50% of those invited to adjust the rates. 17 U.S.C. 804(a) and (b). participate in our voluntary customer No person with a significant interest has MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION surveys avail themselves of that filed a petition to initiate a proceeding BOARD opportunity. in 2015.1 The Judges must, therefore, In addition, MSPB invites comments publish notice in the Federal Register Agency Information Collection on (1) whether the proposed collection asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Activities; Proposed Collection of information is necessary for the 1 The cable rates were last adjusted in 2005. Although the Judges commenced a rate proceeding AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection proper performance of MSPB’s relating to the 2010 rate adjustment, the Judges Board. functions, including whether the terminated it when passage of the Satellite ACTION: Notice. information will have practical utility; Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010, (2) the accuracy of MSPB’s estimate of Public Law 111–175, rendered the proceeding unnecessary. Order Granting Request to Terminate SUMMARY: In compliance with the burden of the proposed collection of Proceeding, Docket No. 2010–1 CRB Cable Rate Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the information, including the validity of (July 13, 2010). U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board the methodology and assumptions used; VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Jun 18, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice announcing commencement of proceeding with request for petitions to participate.
DatesPetitions to Participate and the filing fee are due no later than July 20, 2015.
ContactLaKeshia Keys, CRB Program Specialist, by telephone at (202) 707-7658, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 35403 
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