82_FR_39014 82 FR 38857 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Carrabassett, ME

82 FR 38857 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Carrabassett, ME

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 157 (August 16, 2017)

Page Range38857-38859
FR Document2017-17257

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Carrabassett, ME, due to the new arrival procedure established for Sugarloaf Regional Airport. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action also would update the geographic coordinates of the airport.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38857-38859]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17257]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0610; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANE-3]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Carrabassett, ME

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at 
Carrabassett, ME, due to the new arrival procedure established for 
Sugarloaf Regional Airport. Controlled airspace is necessary for the 
safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at 
the airport. This action also would update the geographic coordinates 
of the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 2, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Bldg Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1-
(800)-647-5527, or (202)-366-9826. You must identify the Docket No. 
FAA-2016-0610; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANE-3, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit and review received comments through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public 
docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final 
disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
    FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the 
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202)-267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the 
availability of FAA Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202)-741-6030, or go 
to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator.

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Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of 
the agency's authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the 
authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. 
Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to 
assign the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft 
and the efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope 
of that authority as it would amend Class E airspace at Sugarloaf 
Regional Airport, Carrabassett, ME, to support IFR operations at the 
airport.

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by 
submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire. 
Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and 
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned 
regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited 
on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and 
energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted 
in triplicate to the address listed above. You may also submit comments 
through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Persons wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on 
this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped 
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket 
No. FAA-2017-0610; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANE-3.'' The postcard will be 
date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for 
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. 
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the 
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined between 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays at the office 
of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, Room 
350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective 
September 15, 2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists 
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above the surface within the 7-mile radius of 
Sugarloaf Regional Airport, Carrabassett, ME. A 14.3-mile extension to 
the north would be created extending from the 7-mile radius of the 
airport for the new RNAV-(GPS-A) approach for the airport, and for 
continued safety and management of IFR operations. The geographic 
coordinates of the airport also would be adjusted to coincide with the 
FAAs aeronautical database.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 
2016, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 
airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
It, therefore: (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); 
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation as the 
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that 
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

0
1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec.  71.1   [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 2016, is 
amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

ANE ME E5 Carrabassett, ME [Amended]

Sugarloaf Regional Airport
    (Lat. 45[deg]05'08'' N., long. 70[deg]12'59'' W.)
Point in Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 45[deg]06'26'' N., long. 70[deg]12'30'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
of the earth within a 6-mile radius of the Point in Space 
Coordinates (lat. 45[deg]06'26'' N., long. 70[deg]12'30'' W.) 
serving the Sugarloaf Regional Airport, and within a 7-mile radius 
of the airport, and within 1 mile each side of the 346[deg] bearing 
from the airport, extending from the 7-mile radius to 14.3-miles 
north of the airport.


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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 8, 2017.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2017-17257 Filed 8-15-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 16, 2017 / Proposed Rules 38857 air traffic service routes, and reporting PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, SUMMARY: This action proposes to points. B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR amend Class E airspace at Carrabassett, TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND ME, due to the new arrival procedure The Proposal established for Sugarloaf Regional REPORTING POINTS The FAA is considering an Airport. Controlled airspace is necessary ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 for the safety and management of amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal continues to read as follows: instrument flight rules (IFR) operations Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class E airspace extending upward from Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, at the airport. This action also would 700 feet or more above the surface 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, update the geographic coordinates of the 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. airport. within a 6-mile radius of Highland Medical Center Heliport, Scottsboro, § 71.1 [Amended] DATES: Comments must be received on AL, by recognizing the heliport’s name or before October 2, 2017. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in change, (formerly Jackson County 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation ADDRESSES: Send comments on this Hospital), and adjusting the geographic Administration Order 7400.11A, proposal to: U.S. Department of coordinates of the heliport to coincide Airspace Designations and Reporting Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 with the FAAs aeronautical database. Points, dated August 3, 2016, and New Jersey Avenue SE., West Bldg effective September 15, 2016, is Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140, Class E airspace designations are amended as follows: Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1– published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA (800)–647–5527, or (202)–366–9826. Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas You must identify the Docket No. FAA– and effective September 15, 2016, which Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 2016–0610; Airspace Docket No. 17– is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Above the Surface of the Earth. ANE–3, at the beginning of your 71.1. The Class E airspace designation * * * * * comments. You may also submit and listed in this document will be ASO AL E5 Scottsboro, AL [Amended] review received comments through the published subsequently in the Order. Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Scottsboro Municipal—World Field Airport, Regulatory Notices and Analyses AL You may review the public docket (Lat. 34°41′19″ N., long. 86°00′21″ W.) containing the proposal, any comments The FAA has determined that this Highland Medical Center Heliport, Point in received, and any final disposition in proposed regulation only involves an Space Coordinates person in the Dockets Office between established body of technical (Lat. 34°39′45″ N., long. 86°02′48″ W.) 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday regulations for which frequent and That airspace extending upward from 700 through Friday, except federal holidays. routine amendments are necessary to feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace keep them operationally current. It, radius of Scottsboro Municipal—Word Field Designations and Reporting Points, and therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant Airport, and within 4 miles each side of the subsequent amendments can be viewed 037° bearing from Scottsboro Municipal— regulatory action’’ under Executive on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_ World Field Airport extending from the 6.5- Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant mile radius to 10.9 miles northeast of the traffic/publications/. For further rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies airport, and within 4 miles each side of the information, you can contact the and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 218° bearing from Scottsboro Municipal— Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant Word Field Airport extending from the 6.5- Administration, 800 Independence preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation mile radius to 11 miles Southwest of the Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; as the anticipated impact is so minimal. airport; and that airspace within a 6-mile telephone: (202)–267–8783. The Order Since this is a routine matter that will radius of the point in space (lat. 34°39′45″ N., is also available for inspection at the only affect air traffic procedures and air long. 86°02′48″ W.) serving Highland Medical National Archives and Records Center Heliport. navigation, it is certified that this Administration (NARA). For proposed rule, when promulgated, will Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August information on the availability of FAA not have a significant economic impact 8, 2017. Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202)– on a substantial number of small entities Ryan W. Almasy, 741–6030, or go to http:// under the criteria of the Regulatory Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern www.archives.gov/federal_register/ Flexibility Act. Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_ [FR Doc. 2017–17256 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am] locations.html. Environmental Review BILLING CODE 4910–13–P FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is This proposal will be subject to an published yearly and effective on environmental analysis in accordance DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION September 15. with FAA Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Federal Aviation Administration Fornito, Operations Support Group, Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final regulatory action. Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 14 CFR Part 71 Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA–2017–0610; Airspace Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS Docket No. 17–ANE–3] 305–6364. Airspace, Incorporation by reference, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Navigation (air). Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Carrabassett, ME Authority for This Rulemaking The Proposed Amendment AGENCY: Federal Aviation The FAA’s authority to issue rules In consideration of the foregoing, the Administration (FAA), DOT. regarding aviation safety is found in Federal Aviation Administration Title 49 of the United States Code. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the (NPRM). follows: authority of the FAA Administrator. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:40 Aug 15, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\16AUP1.SGM 16AUP1

38858 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 16, 2017 / Proposed Rules Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, person in the Dockets Office (see the as the anticipated impact is so minimal. describes in more detail the scope of the ADDRESSES section for address and Since this is a routine matter that will agency’s authority. This rulemaking is phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and only affect air traffic procedures and air promulgated under the authority 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, navigation, it is certified that this described in Subtitle VII, Part A, except federal holidays. An informal proposed rule, when promulgated, will Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that docket may also be examined between not have a significant economic impact section, the FAA is charged with 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday on a substantial number of small entities prescribing regulations to assign the use through Friday, except federal holidays under the criteria of the Regulatory of airspace necessary to ensure the at the office of the Eastern Service Flexibility Act. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of Center, Federal Aviation airspace. This regulation is within the Administration, Room 350, 1701 Environmental Review scope of that authority as it would Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA This proposal will be subject to an amend Class E airspace at Sugarloaf 30337. environmental analysis in accordance Regional Airport, Carrabassett, ME, to Availability and Summary of with FAA Order 1050.1F, support IFR operations at the airport. Documents for Incorporation by ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Comments Invited Reference Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Interested persons are invited to This document proposes to amend regulatory action. comment on this rule by submitting FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 such written data, views, or arguments, Designations and Reporting Points, as they may desire. Comments that dated August 3, 2016, and effective Airspace, Incorporation by reference, provide the factual basis supporting the September 15, 2016. FAA Order Navigation (air). views and suggestions presented are 7400.11A is publicly available as listed The Proposed Amendment particularly helpful in developing in the ADDRESSES section of this reasoned regulatory decisions on the document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists In consideration of the foregoing, the proposal. Comments are specifically Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, Federal Aviation Administration invited on the overall regulatory, air traffic service routes, and reporting proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as aeronautical, economic, environmental, points. follows: and energy-related aspects of the The Proposal proposal. PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Communications should identify both The FAA is considering an B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR docket numbers and be submitted in amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND triplicate to the address listed above. Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend REPORTING POINTS You may also submit comments through Class E airspace extending upward from the Internet at http:// 700 feet or more above the surface ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 www.regulations.gov. within the 7-mile radius of Sugarloaf continues to read as follows: Persons wishing the FAA to Regional Airport, Carrabassett, ME. A acknowledge receipt of their comments 14.3-mile extension to the north would Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, be created extending from the 7-mile 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, on this action must submit with those radius of the airport for the new RNAV– 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. comments a self-addressed stamped postcard on which the following (GPS–A) approach for the airport, and § 71.1 [Amended] statement is made: ‘‘Comments to for continued safety and management of Docket No. FAA–2017–0610; Airspace IFR operations. The geographic ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Docket No. 17–ANE–3.’’ The postcard coordinates of the airport also would be 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation will be date/time stamped and returned adjusted to coincide with the FAAs Administration Order 7400.11A, to the commenter. aeronautical database. Airspace Designations and Reporting All communications received before Class E airspace designations are Points, dated August 3, 2016, and the specified closing date for comments published in paragraph 6005 of FAA effective September 15, 2016, is will be considered before taking action Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, amended as follows: on the proposed rule. The proposal and effective September 15, 2016, which Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas contained in this notice may be changed is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More in light of the comments received. A 71.1. The Class E airspace designation Above the Surface of the Earth. report summarizing each substantive listed in this document will be * * * * * public contact with FAA personnel published subsequently in the Order. concerned with this rulemaking will be ANE ME E5 Carrabassett, ME [Amended] Regulatory Notices and Analyses filed in the docket. Sugarloaf Regional Airport The FAA has determined that this (Lat. 45°05′08″ N., long. 70°12′59″ W.) Availability of NPRMs proposed regulation only involves an Point in Space Coordinates An electronic copy of this document established body of technical (Lat. 45°06′26″ N., long. 70°12′30″ W.) may be downloaded through the regulations for which frequent and That airspace extending upward from 700 routine amendments are necessary to pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS internet at http://www.regulations.gov. feet above the surface of the earth within a Recently published rulemaking keep them operationally current. It, 6-mile radius of the Point in Space documents can also be accessed through therefore: (1) is not a ‘‘significant Coordinates (lat. 45°06′26″ N., long. the FAA’s Web page at http:// regulatory action’’ under Executive 70°12′30″ W.) serving the Sugarloaf Regional www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant Airport, and within a 7-mile radius of the airspace_amendments/. rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies airport, and within 1 mile each side of the You may review the public docket and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 346° bearing from the airport, extending from containing the proposal, any comments 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant the 7-mile radius to 14.3-miles north of the received, and any final disposition in preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation airport. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:40 Aug 15, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\16AUP1.SGM 16AUP1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 16, 2017 / Proposed Rules 38859 Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August improve the efficiency of registration registration, section 408, specifies that, 8, 2017. and mandatory deposit for both the in the case of published works, an Ryan W. Almasy, Office and copyright owners alike, application for registration must be Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern ensuring that the Office has an adequate accompanied by ‘‘two complete copies Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. registration record and continuing to or phonorecords of the best edition.’’ 17 [FR Doc. 2017–17257 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am] make these works available to the U.S.C. 408(b)(2). To avoid duplication of BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Library of Congress when needed for deposits, section 408 specifies that use in its collections or other copies or phonorecords deposited under disposition. The Office invites public section 407 ‘‘may be used to satisfy the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS comment on this proposal. deposit provisions’’ of section 408 if DATES: Comments on the proposed rule they ‘‘are accompanied by the U.S. Copyright Office must be made in writing and must be prescribed application and fee.’’ 17 received by the Copyright Office no later U.S.C. 408(b). 37 CFR Part 202 than October 2, 2017. Because the same copies can ADDRESSES: For reasons of government potentially be used for both registration [Docket No. 2017–9] efficiency, the Copyright Office is using and mandatory deposit, the deposit Simplifying Deposit Requirements for the regulations.gov system for the requirements set forth in sections 407 Certain Literary Works and Musical submission and posting of public and 408 are generally the same. Compositions comments in this proceeding. All Compare 17 U.S.C. 407(a)(1)–(2) comments are therefore to be submitted (requiring two complete copies of the AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library best edition of the work for purposes of electronically through regulations.gov. of Congress. mandatory deposit) with 17 U.S.C. Specific instructions for submitting ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. comments are available on the 408(b)(2) (requiring two complete copies Copyright Office Web site at https:// of the best edition for the purpose of SUMMARY: The United States Copyright registering a published work). Office is proposing to amend the copyright.gov/rulemaking/singlecopy/. If electronic submission of comments is Sections 407 and 408 both give the regulations governing the deposit Register of Copyrights (the ‘‘Register’’) requirements for certain types of literary not feasible due to lack of access to a broad authority to issue regulations works and musical compositions. computer and/or the Internet, please concerning the specific nature of the Specifically, the proposed rule will contact the Office using the contact copies that must be deposited, including apply to certain types of ‘‘literary information below for special the ability to exempt works from these monographs,’’ which are defined, in instructions. statutory requirements. As relevant part, as literary works published in one FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: here, section 408 gives the Register volume or a finite number of separate Robert J. Kasunic, Associate Register of authority to ‘‘require or permit, for volumes. The proposed rule also applies Copyrights and Director of Registration particular classes [of works], . . . the to musical compositions that are Policy and Practice, by email at rkas@ deposit of only one copy . . . where two published in the United States in print loc.gov; Erik Bertin, Deputy Director of would normally be required’’ for formats—that is, compositions Registration Policy and Practice, by copyright registration. 17 U.S.C. published as ‘‘copies’’ rather than solely email at ebertin@loc.gov; or Cindy 408(c)(1). Similarly, section 407 gives as phonorecords, as referenced in the Abramson, Assistant General Counsel, the Register authority to issue Copyright Act. Under the current by email at ciab@loc.gov. All can be regulations that ‘‘require [the] deposit of regulations, two copies of the best reached by telephone by calling 202– only one copy’’ for the purpose of edition are generally needed to register 707–8040. mandatory deposit. 17 U.S.C. 407(c). these types of works and to comply with SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The legislative history confirms that the mandatory deposit requirement. Congress intended the Register to Under the proposed rule, copyright Background exercise this authority when needed to owners will be able to satisfy both Under section 407 of the Copyright improve efficiencies within the requirements for literary monographs by Act, when a work is published in the Copyright Office. In explaining the submitting one copy of the best edition United States, the copyright owner or Register’s authority under section 407, of the work, although the Office will the owner of the exclusive right of Congress expressed the desire ‘‘to make retain the right to demand a second publication is generally required to the deposit requirements as flexible as copy under the mandatory deposit deposit two complete copies of the best possible, so that there will be no provision should the Library need it. edition of that work with the U.S. obligation to make deposits where it Copyright owners will also be able to Copyright Office within three months serves no purpose, so that only one copy satisfy both requirements for certain after publication. 17 U.S.C. 407. ‘‘The or phonorecord may be deposited where musical compositions by submitting one ‘best edition’ of a work’’ is defined as two are not needed, and so that copy of the best edition. As part of these ‘‘the edition, published in the United reasonable adjustments can be made to changes, the proposed rule also clarifies States at any time before the date of meet practical needs in special cases.’’ the deposit requirements for musical deposit, that the Library of Congress H.R. Rep. No. 94–1476, at 151 (1976). compositions published both in print determines to be most suitable for its Similarly, the legislative history for and phonorecord formats. For musical section 408 explains that the ‘‘[d]eposit pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS purposes.’’ 17 U.S.C. 101. The Act works (i.e., musical compositions) provides that copies deposited with the of one copy . . . rather than two would published in both formats, the Office Office under section 407 are ‘‘for the use probably be justifiable . . . in any case will require the submission of the print or disposition of the Library of where the Library of Congress has no version for purposes of copyright Congress.’’ 17 U.S.C. 407(b). This is need for the deposit’’ or where the registration. If the musical composition known as the ‘‘mandatory deposit’’ copies ‘‘are bulky, unwieldy . . . or is published only as a phonorecord, the requirement. otherwise impractical to file and retain applicant should submit the Separately, the Copyright Act’s as records identifying the work phonorecord. All of these changes will provision governing copyright registered.’’ Id. at 154. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:40 Aug 15, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\16AUP1.SGM 16AUP1


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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
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesComments must be received on or before October 2, 2017.
ContactJohn Fornito, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.
FR Citation82 FR 38857 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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