81_FR_45028 81 FR 44896 - Sunshine Act Meeting

81 FR 44896 - Sunshine Act Meeting

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 132 (July 11, 2016)

Page Range44896-44897
FR Document2016-16432

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 132 (Monday, July 11, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 132 (Monday, July 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44896-44897]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16432]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting

DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's Finance Committee will 
meet telephonically on July 14, 2016. The meeting will commence at 2:00 
p.m., EDT, and will continue until the conclusion of the Committee's 
agenda.

LOCATION: John N. Erlenborn Conference Room, Legal Services Corporation 
Headquarters, 3333 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20007.

PUBLIC OBSERVATION: Members of the public who are unable to attend in 
person but wish to listen to the public proceedings may do so by 
following the telephone call-in directions provided below.

CALL-IN DIRECTIONS FOR OPEN SESSIONS: 
     Call toll-free number: 1-866-451-4981;
     When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 
5907707348
     When connected to the call, please immediately ``MUTE'' 
your telephone.
    Members of the public are asked to keep their telephones muted to 
eliminate background noises. To avoid disrupting the meeting, please 
refrain from placing the call on hold if doing so will trigger recorded 
music or other sound. From time to time, the Chair may solicit comments 
from the public.

STATUS OF MEETING: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 
1. Approval of agenda
2. Consider and act on FY 2018 Budget Request Resolution 2016-XXX
     Jim Sandman, President
     Carol Bergman, Director, Government Relations and Public 
Affairs
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
3. Public comment
4. Consider and act on other business
5. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to 
the Vice President & General Counsel, at (202) 295-1500. Questions may 
be sent by electronic mail to FR_NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov.

ACCESSIBILITY: LSC complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act 
and Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. Upon request, meeting 
notices and materials will be made available in alternative formats to 
accommodate individuals with disabilities. Individuals needing other 
accommodations due to disability in order to attend the meeting in 
person or telephonically should contact Katherine Ward, at (202) 295-
1500 or FR_NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov, at least 2 business days in 
advance of the meeting. If a request is made without advance notice, 
LSC will make every effort to accommodate the request but cannot 
guarantee that all requests can be fulfilled.


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     Dated: July 7, 2016.
Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs and General 
Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016-16432 Filed 7-7-16; 4:15 pm]
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44896 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 132 / Monday, July 11, 2016 / Notices Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma may inclusion of the settlements with the p.m., EDT, and will continue until the proceed. New Settlers. conclusion of the Committee’s agenda. TARL is responsible for notifying the The total net proceeds from these LOCATION: John N. Erlenborn Conference Comanche Nation, Oklahoma, the settlements will be $717,070. In Room, Legal Services Corporation Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, the accordance with the consent decree, the Headquarters, 3333 K Street NW., Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Modification provides for the New Washington, DC 20007. Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico, Settlers to pay $437,078 to the United PUBLIC OBSERVATION: Members of the and the Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of States and $279,992 to the Original public who are unable to attend in Oklahoma that this notice has been Settlers. The New Settlers will receive person but wish to listen to the public published. contribution protection and a covenant proceedings may do so by following the Dated: June 29, 2016. not to sue from the United States. telephone call-in directions provided Melanie O’Brien, The publication of this notice opens below. Manager, National NAGPRA Program. a period for public comment on the CALL-IN DIRECTIONS FOR OPEN SESSIONS: Modification. Comments should be [FR Doc. 2016–16277 Filed 7–8–16; 8:45 am] • Call toll-free number: 1–866–451– addressed to the Assistant Attorney BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 4981; General, Environment and Natural • When prompted, enter the Resources Division, and should refer to following numeric pass code: United States v. City of Newburgh, et al., DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 5907707348 D.J. Ref. 90–11–3–07979/2. All • When connected to the call, please comments must be submitted no later Notice of Lodging of Modification To immediately ‘‘MUTE’’ your telephone. than thirty (30) days after the Members of the public are asked to Consent Decree Under Comprehensive publication date of this notice. keep their telephones muted to Environmental Response, Comments may be submitted either by eliminate background noises. To avoid Compensation, and Liability Act email or by mail: disrupting the meeting, please refrain Notice is hereby given that on June from placing the call on hold if doing so 30, 2016, a proposed modification To submit Send them to: will trigger recorded music or other comments: (‘‘Modification’’) to the consent decree sound. From time to time, the Chair may in United States v. City of Newburgh, et By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ solicit comments from the public. al., Civil Action No. 08 Civ. 7378, was usdoj.gov. STATUS OF MEETING: Open. lodged with the United States District By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, Court for the Southern District of New U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: York. Box 7611, Washington, DC 1. Approval of agenda The Modification resolves the claims 20044–7611. 2. Consider and act on FY 2018 Budget of the United States under sections 107 Request Resolution 2016–XXX and 113 of the Comprehensive During the public comment period, • Jim Sandman, President Environmental Response, the Modification may be examined and • Carol Bergman, Director, Compensation, and Liability Act of downloaded at this Justice Department Government Relations and Public 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607 and Web site: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/ Affairs 9613, against 34 potentially responsible consent-decrees. We will provide a • Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General parties (the ‘‘New Settlers’’) who paper copy of the Modification upon 3. Public comment arranged for scrap metal containing written request and payment of 4. Consider and act on other business hazardous substances to be transported reproduction costs. Please mail your 5. Consider and act on adjournment of to the Consolidated Iron and Metal request and payment to: Consent Decree meeting. Company Superfund Site for treatment Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: or disposal. The site is a former 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to junkyard and scrap metal processing Please enclose a check or money order the Vice President & General Counsel, at facility located in the Newburgh, New for $10.75 (25 cents per page (202) 295–1500. Questions may be sent York. Consolidated Iron and Metal reproduction cost) payable to the United by electronic mail to FR_NOTICE_ Company, Inc., now defunct, operated States Treasury. For a paper copy QUESTIONS@lsc.gov. the facility from the 1950s until 1999. without the exhibits and signature ACCESSIBILITY: LSC complies with the Consolidated, while processing scrap pages, the cost is $1.00. Americans with Disabilities Act and metal materials, contaminated the site Robert E. Maher, Jr., Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation with hazardous substances, including Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Act. Upon request, meeting notices and lead, polychlorinated biphenyls and Enforcement Section, Environment and materials will be made available in volatile organic compounds. Natural Resources Division. alternative formats to accommodate After the consent decree became [FR Doc. 2016–16294 Filed 7–8–16; 8:45 am] individuals with disabilities. effective, the five defendants who BILLING CODE 4410–15–P Individuals needing other signed the consent decree (the ‘‘Original accommodations due to disability in Settlers’’) reached settlements with the order to attend the meeting in person or New Settlers. As permitted by the telephonically should contact Katherine consent decree, the Original Settlers Ward, at (202) 295–1500 or FR_ sradovich on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION presented the settlements to the NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov, at least Environmental Protection Agency for Sunshine Act Meeting 2 business days in advance of the potential inclusion in the consent meeting. If a request is made without decree by amendment or separate DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services advance notice, LSC will make every agreement, with the net proceeds to be Corporation’s Finance Committee will effort to accommodate the request but divided between the United States and meet telephonically on July 14, 2016. cannot guarantee that all requests can be the Defendants. EPA has agreed to The meeting will commence at 2:00 fulfilled. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Jul 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11JYN1.SGM 11JYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 132 / Monday, July 11, 2016 / Notices 44897 Dated: July 7, 2016. Settlement and Request for Partial AARC subsequently requested Katherine Ward, Distribution . . . (Aug. 19, 2014). In distribution of the retained 2% of funds Executive Assistant to the Vice President for December 2014, the Copyright Royalty in the Sound Recordings Featured Legal Affairs and General Counsel. Judges (Judges) granted AARC’s request Artists’ subfund. The Judges approved [FR Doc. 2016–16432 Filed 7–7–16; 4:15 pm] for a partial distribution of 98% of the this request, finding no controversy BILLING CODE 7050–01–P DART funds at issue in this proceeding. relating to the Featured Artists’ subfund. See Order Granting AARC’s Request for See Order Granting AARC’s Request for Partial Distribution . . . (Dec. 19, 2014). Final Distribution . . . (Jan. 21, 2016). LIBRARY OF CONGRESS The Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) With regard to the Copyright Owners’ ordered the remaining 2% of the fund subfund, the Judges ordered a paper Copyright Royalty Board held pending settlement or adjudication proceeding under 17 U.S.C. 803(b)(5). of controversies raised by the non- See Order Granting AARC’s Request [Docket No. 14–CRB–0006 DART SR (CO/ settling claimants: David Powell, George FA) (2013)] . . . (Jan. 21, 2016). The ‘‘Settling Clinton, Eugene Curry, Kami Talpa, and Parties’’ filed their Written Direct Distribution of 2013 Digital Audio Herman Kelly. All of the non-settling Statement on February 8, 2016. Mr. Recording Royalty Funds parties were appearing in this Curry filed no Written Direct Statement. proceeding pro se. Their filings On January 28, 2016, the Judges AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, appeared to claim only from the received a paper purporting to be a Library of Congress. Copyright Owners Subfund. ‘‘Written Direct Statement and Petition ACTION: Determination. The Judges commenced the captioned to Participate in Respect, Answer to royalty distribution proceeding by Court’s Order Dated Jan 7, 2016’’ from SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges published notice in March 2015. See 80 Mr. Herman Kelly. On February 8, 2016 announce their determination regarding FR 15632 (Mar. 24, 2015). The notice the Settling Parties moved to reject Mr. distribution of the Digital Audio announced April 23, 2015, as the Kelly’s filing. On March 3, 2016, the Recording Technologies (DART) deadline for interested parties to file a Settling Parties filed a Motion to royalties deposited with the Licensing Petition to Participate in this Dismiss Eugene Curry/TAJAI Music, Division of the Copyright Office during proceeding. The Judges received only Inc.’s Claims to Any Portion of the 2013 2013 to copyright owners and featured one valid and timely Petition to Sound Recordings Funds. recording artists. The Judges issued Participate (PTP), that of the Alliance of Having considered all the filings their determination to the participants Artists and Recording Companies, Inc. relating to the 2013 Sound Recordings in the proceeding in March 2016 and (AARC). The Judges did, however, DART funds, the Judges find: received one motion for rehearing. On receive actual notice, in the form of 1. Mr. Kelly failed to file a Petition to May 6, 2016, the Judges denied the email, late-filed papers, and Participate in this proceeding by the first or motion and forwarded the correspondence, from other parties 2 second deadline set by the Judges. Mr. Kelly determination to the Register of claiming an interest in the sound also failed to offer any basis by which the Copyrights for the mandatory 60-day recording royalty funds held for Judges might consider excusable neglect for review prior to publication in the copyright owners and featured artists. his failure to make a timely filing, as required Federal Register in accordance with 17 In June 2015, AARC, on its own by the Judges’ procedural rules and orders. behalf and on behalf of Jeffrey E. The Judges DISMISS Mr. Kelly’s untimely U.S.C. 801(f)(1)(D) & 803(c)(6).1 Jacobson, Esq. (together, the Settling and invalid PTP. Moreover, even if Mr. Kelly DATES: Effective Date: July 11, 2016. had timely filed his combined ‘‘Written Parties), requested distribution of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct Statement and Petition to Participate,’’ retained 2% of funds in both Sound the Judges would have dismissed his PTP as Kimberly Whittle at (202) 707–7658 or Recordings subfunds. Because the at crb@loc.gov. deficient, because it failed to (1) state the Judges were aware of the pro se basis for his claimed interest and (2) provide ADDRESSES: The final distribution order claimants, they denied the AARC evidence of sales of any sound recording to is also published on the agency’s Web motion without prejudice and provided which he holds rights. Mr. Kelly’s Written site at www.loc.gov/crb. a second opportunity for parties in Direct Statement also does not provide SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: interest to file a PTP, together with an factual evidence; rather, it asks the Judges to explanation for the failure to file in the ‘‘consider his settlement compromise request The purpose of this proceeding is to for a [sic] equal share of the 2% featured distribute to copyright owners and first instance. The Judges set a second recording artist subfund, copyright owners featured recording artists Digital Audio deadline for PTPs of September 15, subfund . . .’’ 3 Accordingly, Mr. Kelly’s Recording Technologies (DART) 2015. Only Mr. Curry filed a timely PTP, filing fails to establish a right to any of the royalties deposited with the Licensing on his own behalf and on behalf of funds remaining in the DART Sound Division of the Copyright Office during TAJAI Music, Inc. (TAJAI). As Mr. Curry Recordings royalty fund for 2013. 2013 under the Audio Home Recording is not an attorney (and thus ineligible to 2. The Settling Claimants presented Act of 1992, Public Law 102–563, 106 represent a corporate entity in a uncontroverted evidence that neither Mr. proceeding, see 37 CFR 350.2, the Curry nor TAJAI have a right to sound Stat. 4237 (codified as amended at 17 Judges dismissed the portion of his PTP recording royalties for any year. See Michael U.S.C. 1000–1010). L. Stern WDT at 3–5, Cynthia Oliver WDT at Prior to the commencement of this relating to TAJAI. See Order Accepting 1.4 The sound recording rights to the music proceeding, AARC submitted notice that Petition . . . and Setting Schedule . . .. claimed by Mr. Curry are owned by Universal it had reached a settlement with all but (Jan. 7, 2016). Mr. Curry’s PTP Music Group.5 There are no reports of sales identified his claim as one to the sradovich on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES five claimants to the 2013 DART Sound Recordings Fund, Copyright Owners’ Copyright Owners’ subfund. 3 As noted, the Judges ordered final distribution and Featured Artists’ subfunds, and of the Featured Artists subfund in January 2016. 2 See, e.g., papers from George Clinton and 4 The Settling Parties submitted the witnesses’ requested a partial distribution of 98% written direct testimony and supporting exhibits in Ronald Ford (September, November, and December of those funds. See AARC Notice of 2014), Eugene Curry/TAJAI Music (various dates their timely filed Written Direct Statement. between September 2014 and January 2016), and 5 The Judges make no finding with respect to 1 The short delay in publication of this Herman Kelly (between December 2014 and whether Mr. Curry or TAJAI Music, Inc. has any determination was a result of a staff shortage. October 2015). Continued VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Jul 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11JYN1.SGM 11JYN1


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