82 FR 8629 - Section 512 Study: Extension of Comment Period
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U.S. Copyright Office Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 17 (January 27, 2017)
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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 17 (January 27, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-01888 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 17 (Friday, January 27, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 8629] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-01888] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS U.S. Copyright Office [Docket No. 2015-7] Section 512 Study: Extension of Comment Period AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Extension of comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Copyright Office is extending the deadlines for the submission of written comments and empirical research studies in response to its November 8, 2016 request for additional comments (``Second Notice'') regarding the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (``DMCA'') safe harbor provisions contained in 17 U.S.C. 512. DATES: Written responses to the questions outlined in the Second Notice are now due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 21, 2017. Empirical research studies are due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 22, 2017. ADDRESSES: For reasons of government efficiency, the Copyright Office is using the regulations.gov system for the submission and posting of public comments in this proceeding. All comments are therefore to be submitted electronically through regulations.gov. Specific instructions for submitting comments are available on the Copyright Office Web site at http://copyright.gov/policy/section512/comment-submission/. If electronic submission of comments is not feasible due to lack of access to a computer and/or the Internet, please contact the Office, using the contact information below, for special instructions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Abramson, Assistant General Counsel, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-707-8350; Kevin Amer, Senior Counsel for Policy and International Affairs, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-707-8350; or Kimberley Isbell, Senior Counsel for Policy and International Affairs, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-707-8350. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Copyright Office is conducting a study to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the DMCA safe harbor provisions contained in 17 U.S.C. 512. The Office published an initial Notice of Inquiry on December 31, 2015, seeking written comments to thirty questions covering eight categories of topics.\1\ After receiving more than 92,000 responses and holding public roundtables, the Office published a Second Notice on November 8, 2016.\2\ The Second Notice sought responses to sixteen additional questions and also invited parties to submit empirical research studies assessing issues related to the operation of the safe harbor provisions on a quantitative or qualitative basis. To ensure that commenters have sufficient time to respond, the Office is extending the deadline for submission of comments in response to the questions provided in the Second Notice to February 21, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, and the deadline for submission of empirical research studies to March 22, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Please note that in light of the expected time frame for this study, the Office is unlikely to grant further extensions for these submissions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Section 512 Study: Notice and Request for Public Comment, 80 FR 81682 (Dec. 31, 2015). \2\ See Section 512 Study: Request for Additional Comments, 81 FR 78636 (Nov. 8, 2016). Dated: January 24, 2017. Karyn Temple Claggett Acting Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office. [FR Doc. 2017-01888 Filed 1-26-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1410-30-P
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page reproduction cost) payable to the conducting a study to evaluate the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
United States Treasury. impact and effectiveness of the DMCA Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee
safe harbor provisions contained in 17 Management Officer, 400 7th Street
Robert E. Maher Jr.,
U.S.C. 512. The Office published an SW., Room 4060, Washington, DC
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
initial Notice of Inquiry on December 20506, (202) 606 8322; evoyatzis@
Division. 31, 2015, seeking written comments to neh.gov.
thirty questions covering eight
[FR Doc. 2017–01848 Filed 1–26–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
categories of topics.1 After receiving
BILLING CODE 4410–15–P purpose of the meeting is for panel
more than 92,000 responses and holding
review, discussion, evaluation, and
public roundtables, the Office published
recommendation on applications for
a Second Notice on November 8, 2016.2
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Certificates of Indemnity submitted to
The Second Notice sought responses to
the Federal Council on the Arts and the
U.S. Copyright Office sixteen additional questions and also
Humanities, for exhibitions beginning
invited parties to submit empirical
[Docket No. 2015–7] on or after April 1, 2017. Because the
research studies assessing issues related
meeting will consider proprietary
to the operation of the safe harbor
Section 512 Study: Extension of financial and commercial data provided
provisions on a quantitative or
Comment Period in confidence by indemnity applicants,
qualitative basis. To ensure that
and material that is likely to disclose
AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library commenters have sufficient time to
trade secrets or other privileged or
of Congress. respond, the Office is extending the
confidential information, and because it
ACTION: Extension of comment period. deadline for submission of comments in
is important to keep the values of
response to the questions provided in
SUMMARY: The United States Copyright objects to be indemnified, and the
the Second Notice to February 21, 2017,
Office is extending the deadlines for the methods of transportation and security
at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, and the
submission of written comments and measures confidential, I have
deadline for submission of empirical
empirical research studies in response determined that that the meeting will be
research studies to March 22, 2017, at
to its November 8, 2016 request for closed to the public pursuant to
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Please note
additional comments (‘‘Second Notice’’) subsection (c)(4) of section 552b of Title
that in light of the expected time frame
regarding the Digital Millennium 5, United States Code. I have made this
for this study, the Office is unlikely to
Copyright Act (‘‘DMCA’’) safe harbor determination under the authority
grant further extensions for these
provisions contained in 17 U.S.C. 512. granted me by the Chairman’s
submissions.
DATES: Written responses to the
Delegation of Authority to Close
Dated: January 24, 2017. Advisory Committee Meetings, dated
questions outlined in the Second Notice
are now due no later than 11:59 p.m.
Karyn Temple Claggett April 15, 2016.
Eastern Time on February 21, 2017. Acting Register of Copyrights and Director Dated: January 23, 2017.
of the U.S. Copyright Office.
Empirical research studies are due no Elizabeth Voyatzis,
later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on [FR Doc. 2017–01888 Filed 1–26–17; 8:45 am]
Committee Management Officer.
March 22, 2017. BILLING CODE 1410–30–P
[FR Doc. 2017–01849 Filed 1–26–17; 8:45 am]
ADDRESSES: For reasons of government BILLING CODE 7536–01–P
efficiency, the Copyright Office is using
the regulations.gov system for the NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
submission and posting of public ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
comments in this proceeding. All NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
comments are therefore to be submitted Federal Council on the Arts and the
electronically through regulations.gov. Humanities; Arts and Artifacts Proposal Review Panel for
Specific instructions for submitting Indemnity Panel Advisory Committee Environmental Biology; Notice of
comments are available on the AGENCY: National Foundation on the Meeting
Copyright Office Web site at http:// Arts and the Humanities. In accordance with the Federal
copyright.gov/policy/section512/
ACTION: Notice of meeting. Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
comment-submission/. If electronic
463, as amended), the National Science
submission of comments is not feasible SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Foundation (NSF) announces the
due to lack of access to a computer and/ Advisory Committee Act, notice is following meeting:
or the Internet, please contact the Office, hereby given that the Federal Council
using the contact information below, for on the Arts and the Humanities will Name and Committee Code: Proposal
special instructions. Review Panel for Environmental Biology—
hold a meeting of the Arts and Artifacts Mid-term Site Review of Luquillo LTER
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Domestic Indemnity Panel. (#10744)—Site Visit.
Cindy Abramson, Assistant General DATES: The meeting will be held on Dates and Times: March 29–31, 2017; 8
Counsel, by email at ciab@loc.gov or by Tuesday, February 21, 2017, from 2:00 a.m.–5 p.m.
telephone at 202–707–8350; Kevin p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Place: Luquillo LTER, University of Puerto
Amer, Senior Counsel for Policy and Rico, Km 19.5, Hwy PR–186, 00745, Puerto
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by
International Affairs, by email at Rico.
jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
teleconference originating at the Type of Meeting: Closed.
kamer@loc.gov or by telephone at 202–
National Endowment for the Arts, Contact Person: Louis Kaplan, Division of
707–8350; or Kimberley Isbell, Senior
Washington, DC 20506. Environmental Biology, National Science
Counsel for Policy and International
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington,
Affairs, by email at kisb@loc.gov or by 1 See Section 512 Study: Notice and Request for VA 22230. Phone 703–292–7187.
telephone at 202–707–8350. Public Comment, 80 FR 81682 (Dec. 31, 2015). Purpose of Meeting: Formal mid-term
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2 See Section 512 Study: Request for Additional review of the Luquillo LTER research
United States Copyright Office is Comments, 81 FR 78636 (Nov. 8, 2016). program.
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| Action | Extension of comment period. | |
| Dates | Written responses to the questions outlined in the Second Notice are now due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 21, 2017. Empirical research studies are due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 22, 2017. | |
| Contact | Cindy Abramson, Assistant General Counsel, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-707-8350; Kevin Amer, Senior Counsel for Policy and International Affairs, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-707-8350; or Kimberley Isbell, Senior Counsel for Policy and International Affairs, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-707-8350. | |
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