81_FR_258 81 FR 256 - Determination of Rates and Terms for Public Broadcasting (PB III) 1

81 FR 256 - Determination of Rates and Terms for Public Broadcasting (PB III) 1

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 2 (January 5, 2016)

Page Range256-257
FR Document2015-33120

The Copyright Royalty Judges announce commencement of a proceeding to determine reasonable rates and terms for the use of certain copyrighted works by public broadcasting entities \2\ for the period beginning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2022. The Copyright Royalty Judges also announce the date by which a party wishing to participate in the rate determination proceeding must file its Petition to Participate and the accompanying $150 filing fee. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 256-257]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33120]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Royalty Board

[Docket No. 16-CRB-0002-PBR (2018-2022)]


Determination of Rates and Terms for Public Broadcasting (PB III) 
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    \1\ The case name for this proceeding differs in format from the 
prior two proceedings for this license. The prior names used 
``noncommercial educational broadcasting'' and related acronyms. 
``Public broadcasting'' is more accurate.
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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 announce commencement of a 
proceeding to determine reasonable rates and terms for the use of 
certain copyrighted works by public broadcasting entities \2\ for the 
period beginning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2022. The 
Copyright Royalty Judges also announce the date by which a party 
wishing to participate in the rate determination proceeding must file 
its Petition to Participate and the accompanying $150 filing fee.
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    \2\ ``Public broadcasting entity'' is defined in 17 U.S.C. 
118(f).

DATES: Petitions to Participate and the filing fee are due no later 
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than February 4, 2016.

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 email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Copyright Act provides that the 
Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) commence a proceeding every fifth 
year to determine rates and terms for the reproduction, distribution, 
performance or display of certain works by public broadcasting entities 
(as defined in 17 U.S.C. 118(f)) in the course of the activities 
described in 17 U.S.C. 118(c). 17 U.S.C. 803(b)(1)(A)(i)(V); see also 
804(b)(6). This notice commences the rate determination proceeding for 
the license period 2018-2022, inclusive.

Petitions To Participate

    Parties with a significant interest in the outcome of this royalty 
rate proceeding must file Petitions to Participate in accordance with 
351.1(b) of the Judges' regulations. See 37 CFR 351.1(b). Parties must 
send the $150 filing fee with each Petition to Participate. The 
Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) will not accept payment by cash; 
therefore, parties must pay the filing fee with a check or money order 
made payable to the ``Copyright Royalty Board.'' If a check received in 
payment of the filing fee is returned for lack of sufficient funds, the 
Judges will dismiss the corresponding Petition to Participate.
    Only attorneys who are admitted to the bar in one or more states or 
the District of Columbia and are members in good standing will be 
allowed to represent parties before the Judges. Only an individual may 
represent herself or himself and appear without legal counsel. 37 CFR 
350.2.

How To Submit Petitions To Participate

    Any party wishing to participate in the proceeding to determine 
cable royalty rates for 2015 through 2019 must submit to the Copyright 
Royalty Board the filing fee (US $150), an original (paper) 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 all filed electronic documents to the Judges' Guidelines 
for Electronic Documents posted on the Copyright Royalty Board Web site 
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

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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: December 29, 2015.
Suzanne M. Barnett,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2015-33120 Filed 1-4-16; 8:45 am]
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256 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 5, 2016 / Notices by telephone at (202) 707–7658 or email Commercial courier: Address package by telephone at (202) 707–7658 or email at crb@loc.gov. to: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of at crb@loc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Congress, James Madison Memorial SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Copyright Act provides that the Building, LM–403, 101 Independence Copyright Act provides that the Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20559– Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) commence a proceeding every fifth year 6000. Deliver to: Congressional Courier commence a proceeding every fifth year to determine rates and terms for making Acceptance Site, 2nd Street NE. and D to determine rates and terms for the and distributing phonorecords pursuant Street NE., Washington, DC; or reproduction, distribution, performance to the statutory license in 17 U.S.C. 115. Hand delivery: Library of Congress, or display of certain works by public 17 U.S.C. See 803(b)(1)(A)(i)(V); James Madison Memorial Building, LM– broadcasting entities (as defined in 17 804(b)(4). This notice commences the 401, 101 Independence Avenue SE., U.S.C. 118(f)) in the course of the rate determination proceeding for the Washington, DC 20559–6000. activities described in 17 U.S.C. 118(c). license period 2018–2022, inclusive. Dated: December 29, 2015. 17 U.S.C. 803(b)(1)(A)(i)(V); see also Suzanne M. Barnett, 804(b)(6). This notice commences the Petitions To Participate rate determination proceeding for the Chief Copyright Royalty Judge. Parties with a significant interest in license period 2018–2022, inclusive. [FR Doc. 2015–33118 Filed 1–4–16; 8:45 am] the outcome of the phonorecords royalty Petitions To Participate BILLING CODE 1410–72–P rate proceeding must file Petitions to Participate in accordance with Parties with a significant interest in § 351.1(b) of the Judges’ regulations. See the outcome of this royalty rate LIBRARY OF CONGRESS proceeding must file Petitions to 37 CFR 351.1(b). Parties must send the $150 filing fee with each Petition to Participate in accordance with 351.1(b) Copyright Royalty Board of the Judges’ regulations. See 37 CFR Participate. The Copyright Royalty Board will not accept payment by cash. [Docket No. 16–CRB–0002–PBR (2018– 351.1(b). Parties must send the $150 2022)] filing fee with each Petition to Parties must pay the filing fee with a Participate. The Copyright Royalty check or money order made payable to Determination of Rates and Terms for Board (CRB) will not accept payment by the ‘‘Copyright Royalty Board.’’ If a Public Broadcasting (PB III) 1 cash; therefore, parties must pay the check received in payment of the filing AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, filing fee with a check or money order fee is returned for lack of sufficient Library of Congress. made payable to the ‘‘Copyright Royalty funds, the Judges will dismiss the Board.’’ If a check received in payment corresponding Petition to Participate. ACTION: Notice announcing of the filing fee is returned for lack of Only attorneys admitted to the bar in commencement of proceeding with sufficient funds, the Judges will dismiss one or more states or the District of request for Petitions to Participate. the corresponding Petition to Columbia and members in good Participate. standing will be allowed to represent SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges announce commencement of a Only attorneys who are admitted to parties before the Judges. Only an the bar in one or more states or the individual may represent herself or proceeding to determine reasonable rates and terms for the use of certain District of Columbia and are members in himself and appear without legal good standing will be allowed to counsel. 37 CFR 350.2. copyrighted works by public broadcasting entities 2 for the period represent parties before the Judges. Only How To Submit Petitions To Participate beginning January 1, 2018, and ending an individual may represent herself or December 31, 2022. The Copyright himself and appear without legal Any party wishing to participate in counsel. 37 CFR 350.2. the proceeding to determine Royalty Judges also announce the date phonorecord royalty rates for 2018 by which a party wishing to participate How To Submit Petitions To Participate through 2022 must submit to the in the rate determination proceeding Any party wishing to participate in Copyright Royalty Board the filing fee must file its Petition to Participate and the proceeding to determine cable (US $150), an original (paper) Petition to the accompanying $150 filing fee. royalty rates for 2015 through 2019 must Participate, five paper copies, and an DATES: Petitions to Participate and the submit to the Copyright Royalty Board electronic copy on a CD or other filing fee are due no later than February the filing fee (US $150), an original portable memory device in Portable 4, 2016. (paper) Petition to Participate, five Document Format (PDF) that contains ADDRESSES: This notice and request is paper copies, and an electronic copy on searchable, accessible text (not a also posted on the agency’s Web site a CD or other portable memory device scanned image of text). Participants (www.loc.gov/crb) and on in Portable Document Format (PDF) that should conform all filed electronic Regulations.gov (www.regulations.gov). contains searchable, accessible text (not documents to the Judges’ Guidelines for Parties who plan to participate should a scanned image of text). Participants Electronic Documents posted on the see How to Submit Petitions to should conform all filed electronic Copyright Royalty Board Web site at Participate in the SUPPLEMENTARY documents to the Judges’ Guidelines for www.loc.gov/crb/docs/Guidelinesfor_ INFORMATION section below for physical Electronic Documents posted on the Electronic_Documents.pdf. Participants addresses and further instructions. Copyright Royalty Board Web site at shall deliver Petitions to Participate to asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: www.loc.gov/crb/docs/Guidelinesfor_ only one of the following addresses. LaKeshia Keys, CRB Program Specialist, Electronic_Documents.pdf. Participants U.S. mail: Copyright Royalty Board, shall deliver Petitions to Participate to P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC 20024– 1 The case name for this proceeding differs in only one of the following addresses. 0977; or format from the prior two proceedings for this U.S. mail: Copyright Royalty Board, Overnight service (only USPS Express license. The prior names used ‘‘noncommercial educational broadcasting’’ and related acronyms. P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC 20024– Mail is acceptable): Copyright Royalty ‘‘Public broadcasting’’ is more accurate. 0977; or Board, P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC 2 ‘‘Public broadcasting entity’’ is defined in 17 Overnight service (only USPS Express 20024–0977; or U.S.C. 118(f). Mail is acceptable): Copyright Royalty VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:43 Jan 04, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05JAN1.SGM 05JAN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 5, 2016 / Notices 257 Board, P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to The NRC cautions you not to include 20024–0977; or http://www.regulations.gov and search identifying or contact information that Commercial courier: Address package for Docket ID NRC–2015–0288. Address you do not want to be publicly to: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of questions about NRC dockets to Carol disclosed in your comment submission. Congress, James Madison Memorial Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; The NRC posts all comment Building, LM–403, 101 Independence email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. submissions at http:// Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20559– • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, www.regulations.gov, as well as entering 6000. Deliver to: Congressional Courier Office of Administration, Mail Stop: the comment submissions into ADAMS. Acceptance Site, 2nd Street NE. and D OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear The NRC does not routinely edit Street NE., Washington, DC; or Regulatory Commission, Washington, comment submissions to remove Hand delivery: Library of Congress, DC 20555–0001. identifying or contact information. James Madison Memorial Building, LM– For additional direction on obtaining If you are requesting or aggregating 401, 101 Independence Avenue SE., information and submitting comments, comments from other persons for Washington, DC 20559–6000. see ‘‘Obtaining Information and submission to the NRC, then you should Submitting Comments’’ in the inform those persons not to include Dated: December 29, 2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of identifying or contact information that Suzanne M. Barnett, they do not want to be publicly Chief Copyright Royalty Judge. this document. disclosed in their comment submission. [FR Doc. 2015–33120 Filed 1–4–16; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Your request should state that the NRC BILLING CODE 1410–72–P Mable Henderson, Office of Nuclear does not routinely edit comment Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear submissions to remove such information Regulatory Commission, Washington, before making the comment DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– submissions available to the public or NUCLEAR REGULATORY 3760, email: Mable.Henderson@nrc.gov. entering the comment submissions into COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADAMS. [NRC–2015–0288] I. Obtaining Information and II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance Biweekly Notice; Applications and Submitting Comments of Amendments to Facility Operating Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses and A. Obtaining Information Licenses and Combined Licenses Proposed No Significant Hazards Involving No Significant Hazards Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– Consideration Determination Considerations 0288 when contacting the NRC about The Commission has made a the availability of information for this proposed determination that the AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory action. You may obtain publicly- Commission. following amendment requests involve available information related to this no significant hazards consideration. ACTION: Biweekly notice. action by any of the following methods: Under the Commission’s regulations in • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to § 50.92 of title 10 of the Code of Federal SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 189a.(2) http://www.regulations.gov and search of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Regulations (10 CFR), this means that for Docket ID NRC–2015–0288. operation of the facility in accordance amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Regulatory Commission (NRC) is with the proposed amendment would Access and Management System not (1) involve a significant increase in publishing this regular biweekly notice. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- The Act requires the Commission to the probability or consequences of an available documents online in the accident previously evaluated, (2) create publish notice of any amendments ADAMS Public Documents collection at issued, or proposed to be issued, and the possibility of a new or different kind http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ of accident from any accident grants the Commission the authority to adams.html. To begin the search, select issue and make immediately effective previously evaluated, or (3) involve a ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then significant reduction in a margin of any amendment to an operating license select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS or combined license, as applicable, safety. The basis for this proposed Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, determination for each amendment upon a determination by the please contact the NRC’s Public Commission that such amendment request is shown below. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at The Commission is seeking public involves no significant hazards 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by comments on this proposed consideration, notwithstanding the email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The determination. Any comments received pendency before the Commission of a ADAMS accession number for each within 30 days after the date of request for a hearing from any person. document referenced (if it is available in publication of this notice will be This biweekly notice includes all ADAMS) is provided the first time that considered in making any final notices of amendments issued, or it is mentioned in the SUPPLEMENTARY determination. proposed to be issued from December 8, INFORMATION section of this document. Normally, the Commission will not 2015, to December 21, 2015. The last • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and issue the amendment until the biweekly notice was published on expiration of 60 days after the date of purchase copies of public documents at December 22, 2015. publication of this notice. The the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DATES: Comments must be filed by White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Commission may issue the license February 4, 2016. A request for a Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. amendment before expiration of the 60- hearing must be filed March 7, 2016. day period provided that its final ADDRESSES: You may submit comments B. Submitting Comments determination is that the amendment by any of the following methods (unless Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– involves no significant hazards this document describes a different 0288, facility name, unit number(s), consideration. 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Document Created: 2016-01-05 01:46:29
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
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
ContactLaKeshia Keys, CRB Program Specialist, by telephone at (202) 707-7658 or email at [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 256 
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