83 FR 22609 - Mandatory Deposit of Electronic-Only Books: Extension of Comment Period
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 95 (May 16, 2018)
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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 95 (May 16, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-10421 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 22609-22610] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-10421] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 202 [Docket No. 2016-03] Mandatory Deposit of Electronic-Only Books: Extension of Comment Period AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is further extending the deadline for the submission of written comments in [[Page 22610]] response to its April 16, 2018 notice of proposed rulemaking, regarding revisions to its regulations to finalize a 2010 interim rule regarding mandatory deposit of electronic-only works, and to make electronic-only books published in the United States subject to the mandatory deposit requirements if they are affirmatively demanded by the Office. DATES: The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking, published on April 16, 2018 at 83 FR 16269, is extended by an additional forty-five days. Comments must be made in writing and must be received in the U.S. Copyright Office no later than July 16, 2018. 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 website at https://www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/ebookdeposit/. If electronic submission of comments is not feasible due to lack of access to a computer and/or the internet, please contact the Office for special instructions using the contact information below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy P. Abramson, Assistant General Counsel, by email at [email protected] or John R. Riley at [email protected]. Both can be reached by telephone at 202-707-8350. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 16, 2018, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a proposed rulemaking making revisions to its regulations to finalize a 2010 interim rule regarding mandatory deposit of electronic- only works, and to make electronic-only books published in the United States subject to the mandatory deposit requirements if they are affirmatively demanded by the Office.\1\ The Office invited public comment on the notice of proposed rulemaking. To ensure that members of the public have sufficient time to respond, and to ensure that the Office has the benefit of a complete record, the Office is extending the submission deadline by an additional forty-five days. Written comments now are due no later than July 16, 2018. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 83 FR 16269 (April 16, 2018). Dated: May 11, 2018. Sarang V. Damle, General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights. [FR Doc. 2018-10421 Filed 5-15-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1410-30-P
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existed for public comment on the draft legislative history, its implementing a written summary of each meeting a
amendment and specifically notified regulations, case law, other pertinent part of the administrative record.
stakeholders of this opportunity. The State or Federal laws or regulations,
IV. Procedural Determinations
public Notice was posted in the PA technical literature, or other relevant
Bulletin on both PADEP’s online publications. Executive Order 12866—Regulatory
eComment and on the Bureau of We cannot ensure that comments Planning and Review
Abandoned Mine Reclamation websites. received after the close of the comment
Pursuant to Office of Management and
No comments were received. period (see DATES) or sent to an address
Budget (OMB) Guidance dated October
C. Under the proposed amendment, other than those listed (see ADDRESSES)
12, 1993, the approval of state program
PADEP may undertake an emergency will be included in the docket for this
amendments is exempted from OMB
project in any of the eligible coalfields rulemaking and considered.
review under Executive Order 12866.
found in Pennsylvania and these
Public Availability of Comments
projects may involve any eligible legacy Other Laws and Executive Orders
coal mining related problems. A site is Before including your address, phone Affecting Rulemaking
eligible for AML funding if it was mined number, email address, or other
When a State submits a plan
for coal or was affected by such mining, personal identifying information in your
amendment to OSMRE for review and
was abandoned or left in an inadequate comment, you should be aware that
that amendment changes the objectives,
reclamation status prior to August 3, your entire comment including your
scope or major policies followed, our
1977, the date of enactment of SMCRA, personal identifying information, may
regulations at 30 CFR 884.14 and 884.15
and if it is determined that there is no be made publicly available at any time.
require us either to hold a public
continuing reclamation responsibility While you can ask us in your comment
hearing on a plan amendment or make
under State or other Federal laws. See to withhold your personal identifying
a finding that the State provided
30 U.S.C. 1234. A site that was mined information from public review, we
adequate notice and opportunity for
after August 3, 1977, may be eligible for cannot guarantee that we will be able to
public comment. Pennsylvania has
AML funding if it meets the criteria in do so.
elected to have OSMRE publish a notice
section 402(g)(4)(B)(i) or (ii). See 30 Public Hearing in the Federal Register indicating
U.S.C. 1232(g)(4)(B)(i) or (ii). receipt of the proposed amendment and
D. The proposed program amendment If you wish to speak at the public
hearing, contact the person listed under soliciting comments. We will conclude
satisfies the objectives of the abandoned
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by our review of the proposed amendment
mine land program as set out in Section
4:00 p.m., e.s.t. on May 31, 2018. If you after the close of the public comment
403 of SMCRA, FAM Chapter 4, OSMRE
are disabled and need reasonable period and determine whether the
Directive AML–4 and the NEPA
accommodations to attend a public amendment should be approved,
handbook, which are available at
hearing, contact the person listed under approved in part, or not approved. At
https://www.osmre.gov. The State has
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. We that time, we will also make the
indicated that it will have the capability
will arrange the location and time of the determinations and certifications
and the administrative structure to
hearing with those persons requesting required by the various laws and
properly implement the Emergency
the hearing. If no one requests an executive orders governing the
Response Program as described in this
opportunity to speak, we will not hold rulemaking process and include them in
amendment and is willing and able to
a hearing. the final rule.
work closely with OSMRE to ensure its
success. To assist the transcriber and ensure an List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 938
The full text of the program accurate record, we request, if possible,
that each person who speaks at the Intergovernmental relations, Surface
amendment is available for you to read mining, Underground mining.
at the locations listed above under public hearing provide us with a written
ADDRESSES or at www.regulations.gov. copy of his or her comments. The public Dated: May 9, 2018
hearing will continue on the specified Thomas D. Shope,
III. Public Comment Procedures date until everyone scheduled to speak Regional Director, Appalachian Region.
Under the provisions of 30 CFR has been given an opportunity to be [FR Doc. 2018–10483 Filed 5–15–18; 8:45 am]
732.17(h), we are seeking your heard. If you are in the audience and BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
comments on whether the amendment have not been scheduled to speak and
satisfies the applicable program wish to do so, you will be allowed to
approval criteria of 30 CFR 732.15. If we speak after those who have been LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
approve the amendment, it will become scheduled. We will end the hearing after
part of the Pennsylvania’s State everyone scheduled to speak, and others Copyright Office
Program. present in the audience who wish to
speak, have been heard. 37 CFR Part 202
Electronic or Written Comments
If you submit written or electronic Public Meeting [Docket No. 2016–03]
comments on the proposed rule during If only one person requests an
the 30-day comment period, they should opportunity to speak, we may hold a Mandatory Deposit of Electronic-Only
be specific, confined to issues pertinent public meeting rather than a public Books: Extension of Comment Period
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to the proposed regulations, and explain hearing. If you wish to meet with us to AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library
the reason for any recommended discuss the amendment, please request of Congress.
change(s). We appreciate any and all a meeting by contacting the person ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking;
comments, but those most useful and listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION extension of comment period.
likely to influence decisions on the final CONTACT. All such meetings are open to
regulations will be those that either the public and, if possible, we will post SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is
involve personal experience or include notices of meetings at the locations further extending the deadline for the
citations to and analyses of SMCRA, its listed under ADDRESSES. We will make submission of written comments in
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response to its April 16, 2018 notice of comments are therefore to be submitted make electronic-only books published
proposed rulemaking, regarding electronically through regulations.gov. in the United States subject to the
revisions to its regulations to finalize a Specific instructions for submitting mandatory deposit requirements if they
2010 interim rule regarding mandatory comments are available on the are affirmatively demanded by the
deposit of electronic-only works, and to Copyright Office website at https:// Office.1 The Office invited public
make electronic-only books published www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/ comment on the notice of proposed
in the United States subject to the ebookdeposit/. If electronic submission rulemaking. To ensure that members of
mandatory deposit requirements if they of comments is not feasible due to lack the public have sufficient time to
are affirmatively demanded by the of access to a computer and/or the respond, and to ensure that the Office
Office. internet, please contact the Office for has the benefit of a complete record, the
DATES: The comment period for the special instructions using the contact Office is extending the submission
notice of proposed rulemaking, information below. deadline by an additional forty-five
published on April 16, 2018 at 83 FR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: days. Written comments now are due no
16269, is extended by an additional Cindy P. Abramson, Assistant General later than July 16, 2018.
forty-five days. Comments must be Counsel, by email at ciab@loc.gov or
made in writing and must be received John R. Riley at jril@loc.gov. Both can be Dated: May 11, 2018.
in the U.S. Copyright Office no later reached by telephone at 202–707–8350. Sarang V. Damle,
than July 16, 2018. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April General Counsel and Associate Register of
ADDRESSES: For reasons of government 16, 2018, the U.S. Copyright Office Copyrights.
efficiency, the Copyright Office is using issued a proposed rulemaking making [FR Doc. 2018–10421 Filed 5–15–18; 8:45 am]
the regulations.gov system for the revisions to its regulations to finalize a BILLING CODE 1410–30–P
submission and posting of public 2010 interim rule regarding mandatory
comments in this proceeding. All deposit of electronic-only works, and to 1 83 FR 16269 (April 16, 2018).
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period. | |
| Dates | The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking, published on April 16, 2018 at 83 FR 16269, is extended by an additional forty-five days. Comments must be made in writing and must be received in the U.S. Copyright Office no later than July 16, 2018. | |
| Contact | Cindy P. Abramson, Assistant General Counsel, by email at [email protected] or John R. Riley at [email protected] Both can be reached by telephone at 202-707-8350. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 22609 |
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