82_FR_9260 82 FR 9238 - Notice of Intent To Audit

82 FR 9238 - Notice of Intent To Audit

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 22 (February 3, 2017)

Page Range9238-9239
FR Document2017-02294

The U.S. Copyright Office is announcing receipt of eight notices of intent to audit certain statements of account filed by cable operators and satellite carriers pursuant to the section 111 and 119 statutory licenses.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 22 (Friday, February 3, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 22 (Friday, February 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9238-9239]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02294]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

[Docket No. 2017-3]


Notice of Intent To Audit

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Public notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is announcing receipt of eight 
notices of intent to audit certain statements of account filed by cable 
operators and satellite carriers pursuant to the section 111 and 119 
statutory licenses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regan A. Smith, Deputy General 
Counsel, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-707-8350; or 
Jason E. Sloan, Attorney-Advisor, by email at [email protected] or by 
telephone at 202-707-8350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

[[Page 9239]]

I. Background

    Sections 111 and 119 of the Copyright Act (``Act''), Title 17 of 
the United States Code, establish compulsory licenses under which cable 
operators and satellite carriers may, by complying with the license 
terms, retransmit copyrighted over-the-air broadcast programming. Among 
other requirements, cable and satellite licensees must file statements 
of account and deposit royalty fees with the U.S. Copyright Office 
(``Office'') on a semi-annual basis.
    The Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010, Public 
Law 111-175 (2010), amended the Act by directing the Register of 
Copyrights (``Register'') to issue regulations to allow copyright 
owners to audit the statements of account and royalty fees that cable 
operators and satellite carriers file with the Office. See 17 U.S.C. 
119(b)(2) (directing the Register to ``issue regulations to permit 
interested parties to verify and audit the statements of account and 
royalty fees submitted by satellite carriers under this subsection''); 
17 U.S.C. 111(d)(6) (directing the Register to ``issue regulations to 
provide for the confidential verification by copyright owners whose 
works were embodied in the secondary transmissions of primary 
transmissions pursuant to [section 111] of the information reported on 
the semiannual statements of account filed under this subsection for 
accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2010, in order that 
the auditor designated under subparagraph [111(d)(6)(A)] is able to 
confirm the correctness of the calculations and royalty payments 
reported therein''). Following a lengthy rulemaking proceeding, the 
Office issued such regulations, adopting the audit process now set 
forth in 37 CFR 201.16. See 79 FR 68623 (Nov. 18, 2014). Section 
201.16(c)(1) requires any copyright owner who intends to audit a 
statement of account to provide written notice to the Register no later 
than three years after the last day of the year in which the statement 
of account was filed with the Office. 37 CFR 201.16(c)(1). Such notice 
may be submitted by an individual copyright owner or a designated agent 
that represents a group or multiple groups of copyright owners. Id. The 
notice must be received in the Office on or after December 1st and no 
later than December 31st. Id.
    While the Office is supposed to publish a notice in the Federal 
Register announcing the receipt of any notices of intent to audit 
between January 1st and January 31st of the following calendar year, 
due to an internal mail-processing delay affecting the Office of the 
General Counsel's receipt of such notices, this year's publication of 
otherwise timely-received notices in the Federal Register was delayed. 
Consequently, the November 1 deadline for delivery of the final audit 
report is extended to November 4, 2017. See id. 201.16(i)(3). All other 
deadlines concerning the audit process shall remain as prescribed in 37 
CFR 201.16, meaning, for example, that notices to participate in these 
audits are due within 30 days after the publication of this notice. See 
id. 201.16(c)(3).

II. Notices

    On December 31, 2016, the Office received the below notices of 
intent to audit statements of account. The notices were submitted 
jointly by the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, National 
Football League, National Basketball Association, Women's National 
Basketball Association, National Hockey League, and National Collegiate 
Athletics Association pursuant to 37 CFR 201.16(c):
    1. Notice of intent to audit the statements of account filed by 
DISH Network, LLC for the accounting periods January 1-June 30, 2013 
and July 1-December 31, 2014.
    2. Notice of intent to audit the statement of account filed by 
Bright House Networks LLC for the cable system serving Orlando, Florida 
and the surrounding area (Licensing Division No. 10444) for the 
accounting period July 1-December 31, 2014.
    3. Notice of intent to audit the statement of account filed by 
Bright House Networks LLC for the cable system serving Hillsborough, 
Florida and the surrounding area (Licensing Division No. 20503) for the 
accounting period July 1-December 31, 2014.
    4. Notice of intent to audit the statements of account filed by 
Comcast of Boston, Inc. for the cable system serving Boston, 
Massachusetts and the surrounding area (Licensing Division No. 1240) 
for the accounting periods July 1-December 31, 2014 and January 1-June 
30, 2016.
    5. Notice of intent to audit the statements of account filed by 
Time Warner Cable New York City, LLC for the cable system serving the 
borough of Manhattan in New York, New York and the surrounding area 
(Licensing Division No. 7761) for the accounting periods July 1-
December 31, 2014 and January 1-June 30, 2016.
    6. Notice of intent to audit the statements of account filed by 
Charter Communications Entertainment 1 LLC for the cable system serving 
St. Louis, Missouri and the surrounding area (Licensing Division No. 
20437) for the accounting periods July 1-December 31, 2014 and July 1-
December 31, 2015.
    7. Notice of intent to audit the statement of account filed by MCC 
Iowa, LLC for the cable system serving Des Moines, Iowa and the 
surrounding area (Licensing Division No. 7649) for the accounting 
period July 1-December 31, 2014.
    8. Notice of intent to audit the statement of account filed by Cox 
Communications Gulf Coast LLC for the cable system serving Pensacola, 
Florida and the surrounding area (Licensing Division No. 34160) for the 
accounting period July 1-December 31, 2014.

    Dated: January 31, 2017.
Sarang V. Damle,
General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright 
Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-02294 Filed 2-2-17; 8:45 am]
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9238 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 22 / Friday, February 3, 2017 / Notices aid organizations as well as sectors instructions and information can be The Letters of Intent will also be outside the legal aid community. Ideas found on the TIG Web site. This system reviewed to determine the extent to for replication may be found through will walk you through the process of which the project proposed is clearly resources and organizations such as the creating a simple two-page LOI. The LOI described and well thought out, offers Legal Services National Technology should concisely provide the following major benefits to our targeted client Assistance Project (LSNTAP), the information about the proposed project: community, is cost-effective, involves American Bar Association, international 1. Category—select the appropriate all of the parties needed to make it legal aid providers such as the Legal category from the drop down list. successful and sustainable, and is either Services Society of British Columbia 2. Description of Project (maximum innovative or a cost-effective replication and HiiL’s Innovating Justice project, 2500 characters)—Briefly describe the of prior successful projects. LSC will Idealware (see the article on Unleashing basic elements of the project, including invite those applicants that satisfy these Innovation), NTEN, and TechSoup. the specific technology(ies) the project criteria to submit full applications. will develop or implement; how they III. Area of Interest—Projects That will be developed, how they will Next Steps for Successful Applicants Respond to LSC’s Statewide Web Site operate, the function they will serve LSC will notify successful applicants Evaluation within the legal services delivery by April 21, 2017. Successful applicants Through support from the Ford system, their expected impact, and other will have until 11:59 p.m. EDT, Foundation, LSC worked closely over similar factors. (Only the impact should Monday, June 5, 2017, to complete and the last year with a user-centered be highlighted here; more details about submit full applications in the online research and design agency to assess the the system’s benefits should be application system. quality and usability of statewide legal provided below.) 3. Major Benefits (maximum 2500 Waiver Authority aid Web sites across the country. By February 8, 2017, LSC will share characters)—Describe the specific ways LSC, upon its own initiative or when individual assessment results with each in which the project will increase or requested, may waive provisions in this Web site and provide sites and improve services to clients and/or Notice at its sole discretion. Waivers stakeholders access to a toolkit and set enhance the effectiveness and efficiency may be granted only for requirements of how-to guides for implementing the of legal aid organization operations. To that are discretionary and not mandated findings and recommendations from the the extent feasible, discuss both the by statute or regulation. Any request for evaluation. qualitative and quantitative aspects of a waiver must set forth the reason for This area of interest focuses on these benefits. the request and be included in the projects that build on the key insights 4. Estimated Costs (maximum 1500 application. LSC will not consider a from the assessment to improve characters)—This should include the request to extend the deadline for a statewide Web site(s). Projects may amount of funding you are seeking from Letter of Intent to Apply unless the address enhancements to an individual the TIG program, followed by the extension request is received by LSC statewide Web site and/or to one of the estimated total project cost, prior to the deadline. national legal aid Web site templates summarizing the anticipated costs of the Dated: January 30, 2017. (LawHelp or DLAW-OpenAdvocate). major components of the project. List Mark F. Freedman, Proposals should demonstrate how the anticipated contributions, both in-kind and monetary, from all partners Senior Associate General Counsel. proposed project responds to one or involved in the project. [FR Doc. 2017–02249 Filed 2–2–17; 8:45 am] more of the nine focus areas identified through the assessment: 1. Plain 5. Major Partners (maximum 1500 BILLING CODE 7050–01–P Language; 2. Language Access; 3. characters)—Identify organizations that Content Presentation; 4. Accessibility; 5. are expected to be important partners. User Support; 6. Mobile Friendly; 7. Specify the role(s) each partner will LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Community Engagement; 8. Ease of play. Navigation; and 9. Visual Design & 6. Innovation/Replication (maximum Copyright Office Iconography. In addition, proposals 1500 characters)—Identify how and should highlight how the project will why the proposed project is new and [Docket No. 2017–3] enhance the quality of user experience innovative and/or is a replication or adaptation of a previous technology Notice of Intent To Audit on the statewide Web site and how the improvements to the site will be project. Identify how and why the AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of measured. LSC welcomes both new Web proposed project can significantly Congress. site innovations and replications of benefit and/or be replicated by other ACTION: Public notice. successful initiatives under this area of legal services providers and/or the legal interest. services community at large. SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is Selection Process announcing receipt of eight notices of IV. Specific Letter of Intent To Apply intent to audit certain statements of Requirements LSC will initially review all Letters of account filed by cable operators and Intent to Apply to determine whether One Project per Letter of Intent satellite carriers pursuant to the section they conform to the required format and 111 and 119 statutory licenses. clearly present all of the required asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Applicants may submit multiple LOIs, but a separate LOI should be submitted elements listed and described above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for each project for which funding is Failure to meet these requirements may Regan A. Smith, Deputy General sought. result in rejection of the Letter of Intent. Counsel, by email at resm@loc.gov or by LSC will review each Letter of Intent telephone at 202–707–8350; or Jason E. Letter Requirements and Format to identify those projects likely to Sloan, Attorney-Advisor, by email at Letters of Intent must be submitted improve access to justice, or to improve jslo@loc.gov or by telephone at 202– using the online system at http:// the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality 707–8350. lscgrants.lsc.gov. Additional of legal services provided by grantees. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Feb 02, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 03FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 22 / Friday, February 3, 2017 / Notices 9239 I. Background year, due to an internal mail-processing (Licensing Division No. 20437) for the Sections 111 and 119 of the Copyright delay affecting the Office of the General accounting periods July 1–December 31, Act (‘‘Act’’), Title 17 of the United Counsel’s receipt of such notices, this 2014 and July 1–December 31, 2015. States Code, establish compulsory year’s publication of otherwise timely- 7. Notice of intent to audit the received notices in the Federal Register statement of account filed by MCC Iowa, licenses under which cable operators was delayed. Consequently, the LLC for the cable system serving Des and satellite carriers may, by complying November 1 deadline for delivery of the Moines, Iowa and the surrounding area with the license terms, retransmit final audit report is extended to (Licensing Division No. 7649) for the copyrighted over-the-air broadcast November 4, 2017. See id. 201.16(i)(3). accounting period July 1–December 31, programming. Among other All other deadlines concerning the audit 2014. requirements, cable and satellite 8. Notice of intent to audit the licensees must file statements of process shall remain as prescribed in 37 CFR 201.16, meaning, for example, that statement of account filed by Cox account and deposit royalty fees with Communications Gulf Coast LLC for the notices to participate in these audits are the U.S. Copyright Office (‘‘Office’’) on cable system serving Pensacola, Florida due within 30 days after the publication a semi-annual basis. and the surrounding area (Licensing The Satellite Television Extension of this notice. See id. 201.16(c)(3). Division No. 34160) for the accounting and Localism Act of 2010, Public Law II. Notices period July 1–December 31, 2014. 111–175 (2010), amended the Act by On December 31, 2016, the Office directing the Register of Copyrights Dated: January 31, 2017. received the below notices of intent to Sarang V. Damle, (‘‘Register’’) to issue regulations to allow audit statements of account. The notices copyright owners to audit the General Counsel and Associate Register of were submitted jointly by the Office of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office. statements of account and royalty fees the Commissioner of Baseball, National that cable operators and satellite carriers Football League, National Basketball [FR Doc. 2017–02294 Filed 2–2–17; 8:45 am] file with the Office. See 17 U.S.C. Association, Women’s National BILLING CODE 1410–30–P 119(b)(2) (directing the Register to Basketball Association, National Hockey ‘‘issue regulations to permit interested League, and National Collegiate parties to verify and audit the Athletics Association pursuant to 37 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND statements of account and royalty fees CFR 201.16(c): SPACE ADMINISTRATION submitted by satellite carriers under this 1. Notice of intent to audit the [Notice: (17–004)] subsection’’); 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(6) statements of account filed by DISH (directing the Register to ‘‘issue Network, LLC for the accounting Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel; regulations to provide for the periods January 1–June 30, 2013 and Meeting confidential verification by copyright July 1–December 31, 2014. owners whose works were embodied in AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 2. Notice of intent to audit the the secondary transmissions of primary Space Administration (NASA). statement of account filed by Bright transmissions pursuant to [section 111] ACTION: Notice of meeting. House Networks LLC for the cable of the information reported on the system serving Orlando, Florida and the SUMMARY: In accordance with the semiannual statements of account filed surrounding area (Licensing Division Federal Advisory Committee Act, as under this subsection for accounting No. 10444) for the accounting period amended, the National Aeronautics and periods beginning on or after January 1, July 1–December 31, 2014. Space Administration announces a 2010, in order that the auditor 3. Notice of intent to audit the forthcoming meeting of the Aerospace designated under subparagraph statement of account filed by Bright Safety Advisory Panel. [111(d)(6)(A)] is able to confirm the House Networks LLC for the cable DATES: Thursday, February 23, 2017, correctness of the calculations and system serving Hillsborough, Florida 2:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Local Time. royalty payments reported therein’’). and the surrounding area (Licensing Following a lengthy rulemaking ADDRESSES: NASA Kennedy Space Division No. 20503) for the accounting proceeding, the Office issued such Center, Headquarters Building, Room period July 1–December 31, 2014. regulations, adopting the audit process 2201, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899. 4. Notice of intent to audit the now set forth in 37 CFR 201.16. See 79 statements of account filed by Comcast FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. FR 68623 (Nov. 18, 2014). Section of Boston, Inc. for the cable system Carol Hamilton, Executive Director, 201.16(c)(1) requires any copyright serving Boston, Massachusetts and the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, owner who intends to audit a statement surrounding area (Licensing Division NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC of account to provide written notice to No. 1240) for the accounting periods 20546, (202) 358–1857 or the Register no later than three years July 1–December 31, 2014 and January carol.j.hamilton@nasa.gov. after the last day of the year in which 1–June 30, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The the statement of account was filed with 5. Notice of intent to audit the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel the Office. 37 CFR 201.16(c)(1). Such statements of account filed by Time (ASAP) will hold its First Quarterly notice may be submitted by an Warner Cable New York City, LLC for Meeting for 2017. This discussion is individual copyright owner or a the cable system serving the borough of pursuant to carrying out its statutory designated agent that represents a group Manhattan in New York, New York and duties for which the Panel reviews, or multiple groups of copyright owners. the surrounding area (Licensing identifies, evaluates, and advises on asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Id. The notice must be received in the Division No. 7761) for the accounting those program activities, systems, Office on or after December 1st and no periods July 1–December 31, 2014 and procedures, and management activities later than December 31st. Id. January 1–June 30, 2016. that can contribute to program risk. While the Office is supposed to 6. Notice of intent to audit the Priority is given to those programs that publish a notice in the Federal Register statements of account filed by Charter involve the safety of human flight. The announcing the receipt of any notices of Communications Entertainment 1 LLC agenda will include: intent to audit between January 1st and for the cable system serving St. Louis, —Updates on the Exploration Systems January 31st of the following calendar Missouri and the surrounding area Development VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Feb 02, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 03FEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionPublic notice.
ContactRegan A. Smith, Deputy General Counsel, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-707-8350; or Jason E. Sloan, Attorney-Advisor, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-707-8350.
FR Citation82 FR 9238 
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