83_FR_63654 83 FR 63418 - Cost of Living Adjustment to Royalty Rates for Webcaster Statutory License; Correction

83 FR 63418 - Cost of Living Adjustment to Royalty Rates for Webcaster Statutory License; Correction

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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 236 (December 10, 2018)

Page Range63418-63419
FR Document2018-26606

This document corrects the preamble to and one paragraph of the final rule published in the Federal Register of November 28, 2018, regarding the cost of living adjustment (COLA) to the royalty rate that noncommercial noninteractive webcasters pay for eligible transmissions pursuant to the statutory licenses for the public performance of and for the making of ephemeral reproductions of sound recordings.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 236 (Monday, December 10, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 236 (Monday, December 10, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-26606]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Royalty Board

37 CFR Part 380

[Docket No. 14-CRB-0001-WR (2016-2020) COLA 2019]


Cost of Living Adjustment to Royalty Rates for Webcaster 
Statutory License; Correction

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), Library of Congress.

ACTION: Final rule; cost of living adjustment; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects the preamble to and one paragraph of 
the final rule published in the Federal Register of November 28, 2018, 
regarding the cost of living adjustment (COLA) to the royalty rate that 
noncommercial noninteractive webcasters pay for eligible transmissions 
pursuant to the statutory licenses for the public performance of and 
for the making of ephemeral reproductions of sound recordings.

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Blaine, CRB Program Assistant, 
by telephone at (202) 707-7658 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preamble and the regulatory language 
appearing on page 61125 in the Federal Register of Wednesday, November 
28, 2018, reflected an error in calculating the COLA for the rate for 
noncommercial webcasters, and therefore the Judges make the following 
corrections to the preamble and the final rule:

Corrections

    In FR Doc. 2018-25908 appearing on page 61125 in the Federal 
Register of Wednesday, November 28, 2018, make the following 
corrections:

Preamble

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1. In the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, on page 61125 in the 
second column, in the third paragraph, ``$0.0018'' is corrected to read 
``$0.0017'' and in the third column, in the first full paragraph, 
``$0.0019'' is corrected to read ``$0.0018''.

[[Page 63419]]

Final rule


Sec.  380.10   [Corrected]

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2. On page 61125, in the third column, in Sec.  380.10, in paragraph 
(a)(2), ``$0.0019'' is corrected to read ``$0.0018''.

    Dated: December 3, 2018.
David R. Strickler,
Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2018-26606 Filed 12-7-18; 8:45 am]
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     E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                         ■ 2. Add § 165.T11–960 to read as                       Dated: November 29, 2018.
                                                             follows:                                              Anthony J. Ceraolo,
       The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
     of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires                                                                         Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
                                                             § 165.T11–960 Safety Zone; Winter on the
                                                                                                                   Port, San Francisco.
     Federal agencies to assess the effects of               Waterfront Fireworks Display, Berkeley, CA
     their discretionary regulatory actions. In                                                                    [FR Doc. 2018–26607 Filed 12–7–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                (a) Location. The following area is a
     particular, the Act addresses actions                                                                         BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
                                                             safety zone: All navigable waters of the
     that may result in the expenditure by a                 San Francisco Bay within 100 feet of the
     State, local, or tribal government, in the              fireworks barge during loading and
     aggregate, or by the private sector of                  staging at Berkeley Marina Ferry Dock,                LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
     $100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or                Berkeley, as well as transit and arrival
     more in any one year. Though this rule                  to the display location. From 3:00 p.m.               Copyright Royalty Board
     will not result in such expenditure, we                 on December 8, 2018 until
     do discuss the effects of this rule                     approximately 4:00 p.m. on December 8,                37 CFR Part 380
     elsewhere in this preamble.                             2018, the fireworks barge will be
                                                             loading and staged at Berkeley Marina                 [Docket No. 14–CRB–0001–WR (2016–2020)
     F. Environment                                                                                                COLA 2019]
                                                             Ferry Dock. The safety zone will expand
       We have analyzed this rule under                      to all navigable waters around and
     Department of Homeland Security                                                                               Cost of Living Adjustment to Royalty
                                                             under the firework barge within a radius
     Management Directive 023–01 and                                                                               Rates for Webcaster Statutory License;
                                                             of 140 feet in approximate position
     Commandant Instruction M16475.1D,                                                                             Correction
                                                             37°51′58″ N, 122°19′11″ W (NAD 83) 30
     which guide the Coast Guard in                          minutes prior to the start of the two 3-              AGENCY:  Copyright Royalty Board (CRB),
     complying with the National                             minute fireworks displays, scheduled to               Library of Congress.
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42                    begin at 5:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. on                   ACTION: Final rule; cost of living
     U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have                            December 8, 2018.                                     adjustment; correction.
     determined that this action is one of a                    (b) Enforcement period. The zone
     category of actions that do not                         described in paragraph (a) of this                    SUMMARY:   This document corrects the
     individually or cumulatively have a                     section will be enforced from 3:00 p.m.               preamble to and one paragraph of the
     significant effect on the human                         on December 8, 2018 until                             final rule published in the Federal
     environment. This rule involves a safety                approximately 6:45 p.m. on December 8,                Register of November 28, 2018,
     zone of limited size and duration. It is                2018. The Captain of the Port San                     regarding the cost of living adjustment
     categorically excluded from further                     Francisco (COTP) will notify the                      (COLA) to the royalty rate that
     review under Categorical Exclusion                      maritime community of periods during                  noncommercial noninteractive
     L60(a) of Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS                    which these zones will be enforced via                webcasters pay for eligible
     Instruction Manual 023–01–001–01,                       Notice to Mariners in accordance with                 transmissions pursuant to the statutory
     Rev. 01. A Record of Environmental                      33 CFR 165.7.                                         licenses for the public performance of
     Consideration supporting this                              (c) Definitions. As used in this                   and for the making of ephemeral
     determination is available in the docket                section, ‘‘designated representative’’                reproductions of sound recordings.
     where indicated under ADDRESSES.                        means a Coast Guard Patrol                            DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2019.
                                                             Commander, including a Coast Guard
     G. Protest Activities                                                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                             coxswain, petty officer, or other officer
       The Coast Guard respects the First                    on a Coast Guard vessel or a Federal,                 Anita Blaine, CRB Program Assistant, by
     Amendment rights of protesters.                         State, or local officer designated by or              telephone at (202) 707–7658 or by email
     Protesters are asked to contact the                     assisting the COTP in the enforcement                 at crb@loc.gov.
     person listed in the FOR FURTHER                        of the safety zone.                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
     INFORMATION CONTACT section to                             (d) Regulations. (1) Under the general             preamble and the regulatory language
     coordinate protest activities so that your              regulations in 33 CFR part 165, subpart               appearing on page 61125 in the Federal
     message can be received without                         C, entering into, transiting through, or              Register of Wednesday, November 28,
     jeopardizing the safety or security of                  anchoring within this safety zone is                  2018, reflected an error in calculating
     people, places or vessels.                              prohibited unless authorized by the                   the COLA for the rate for
                                                             COTP or the COTP’s designated                         noncommercial webcasters, and
     List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165                                                                           therefore the Judges make the following
                                                             representative.
       Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation                       (2) The safety zone is closed to all               corrections to the preamble and the final
     (water), Reporting and recordkeeping                    vessel traffic, except as may be                      rule:
     requirements, Security measures,                        permitted by the COTP or a designated                 Corrections
     Waterways.                                              representative.
       For the reasons discussed in the                         (3) Vessel operators desiring to enter               In FR Doc. 2018–25908 appearing on
     preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33                     or operate within the safety zone must                page 61125 in the Federal Register of
     CFR part 165 as follows:                                contact the COTP or a designated                      Wednesday, November 28, 2018, make
                                                             representative to obtain permission to                the following corrections:
     PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION                           do so. Vessel operators given permission              Preamble
     AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS                          to enter or operate in the safety zone
                                                             must comply with all directions given to              ■ 1. In the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
     ■ 1. The authority citation for part 165                them by the COTP or a designated                      section, on page 61125 in the second
     continues to read as follows:                           representative. Persons and vessels may               column, in the third paragraph,
       Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191;             request permission to enter the safety                ‘‘$0.0018’’ is corrected to read
     33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;               zones on VHF–23A or through the 24-                   ‘‘$0.0017’’ and in the third column, in
     Department of Homeland Security Delegation              hour Command Center at telephone                      the first full paragraph, ‘‘$0.0019’’ is
     No. 0170.1                                              (415) 399–3547.                                       corrected to read ‘‘$0.0018’’.


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     Final rule                                              30, 2010. These statutes are collectively             for the 2015 benefit year and other
                                                             referred to as ‘‘PPACA’’ in this final                parameters related to the risk
     § 380.10   [Corrected]                                  rule. Section 1343 of the PPACA                       adjustment program (proposed 2015
     ■  2. On page 61125, in the third column,               established an annual permanent risk                  Payment Notice). We published the
     in § 380.10, in paragraph (a)(2),                       adjustment program under which                        2015 Payment Notice final rule in the
     ‘‘$0.0019’’ is corrected to read                        payments are collected from health                    March 11, 2014 Federal Register (79 FR
     ‘‘$0.0018’’.                                            insurance issuers that enroll relatively              13743). In the May 27, 2014 Federal
       Dated: December 3, 2018.                              low-risk populations, and payments are                Register (79 FR 30240), the 2015 fiscal
     David R. Strickler,                                     made to health insurance issuers that                 year sequestration rate for the risk
                                                             enroll relatively higher-risk populations.
     Copyright Royalty Judge.                                                                                      adjustment program was announced.
                                                             Consistent with section 1321(c)(1) of the
     [FR Doc. 2018–26606 Filed 12–7–18; 8:45 am]                                                                     In the November 26, 2014 Federal
                                                             PPACA, the Secretary is responsible for
     BILLING CODE 1410–72–P
                                                             operating the risk adjustment program                 Register (79 FR 70673), we published a
                                                             on behalf of any state that elects not to             proposed rule outlining the proposed
                                                             do so. For the 2018 benefit year, HHS                 Federally certified risk adjustment
     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                is responsible for operation of the risk              methodologies for the 2016 benefit year
     HUMAN SERVICES                                          adjustment program in all 50 states and               and other parameters related to the risk
                                                             the District of Columbia.                             adjustment program (proposed 2016
     45 CFR Part 153                                            HHS sets the risk adjustment                       Payment Notice). We published the
     [CMS–9919–F]                                            methodology that it uses in states that               2016 Payment Notice final rule in the
                                                             elect not to operate risk adjustment in               February 27, 2015 Federal Register (80
     RIN 0938–AT66                                           advance of each benefit year through a                FR 10749).
                                                             notice-and-comment rulemaking
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care                  process with the intention that issuers                 In the December 2, 2015 Federal
     Act; Adoption of the Methodology for                    will be able to rely on the methodology               Register (80 FR 75487), we published a
     the HHS-Operated Permanent Risk                         to price their plans appropriately (see 45            proposed rule outlining the Federally
     Adjustment Program for the 2018                         CFR 153.320; 76 FR 41930, 41932                       certified risk adjustment methodology
     Benefit Year Final Rule                                 through 41933; 81 FR 94058, 94702                     for the 2017 benefit year and other
                                                             (explaining the importance of setting                 parameters related to the risk
     AGENCY:  Centers for Medicare &
     Medicaid Services (CMS), Department                     rules ahead of time and describing                    adjustment program (proposed 2017
     of Health and Human Services (HHS).                     comments supporting that practice)).                  Payment Notice). We published the
                                                                In the July 15, 2011 Federal Register              2017 Payment Notice final rule in the
     ACTION: Final rule.                                     (76 FR 41929), we published a proposed                March 8, 2016 Federal Register (81 FR
                                                             rule outlining the framework for the risk             12204).
     SUMMARY:  This final rule adopts the
                                                             adjustment program. We implemented
     HHS-operated risk adjustment                                                                                    In the September 6, 2016 Federal
                                                             the risk adjustment program in a final
     methodology for the 2018 benefit year.                                                                        Register (81 FR 61455), we published a
                                                             rule, published in the March 23, 2012
     In February 2018, a district court                                                                            proposed rule outlining the Federally
                                                             Federal Register (77 FR 17219)
     vacated the use of statewide average                                                                          certified risk adjustment methodology
                                                             (Premium Stabilization Rule). In the
     premium in the HHS-operated risk                                                                              for the 2018 benefit year and other
                                                             December 7, 2012 Federal Register (77
     adjustment methodology for the 2014                                                                           parameters related to the risk
                                                             FR 73117), we published a proposed
     through 2018 benefit years. Following                                                                         adjustment program (proposed 2018
                                                             rule outlining the proposed Federally
     review of all submitted comments to the                 certified risk adjustment methodologies               Payment Notice). We published the
     proposed rule, HHS is adopting for the                  for the 2014 benefit year and other                   2018 Payment Notice final rule in the
     2018 benefit year an HHS-operated risk                  parameters related to the risk                        December 22, 2016 Federal Register (81
     adjustment methodology that utilizes                    adjustment program (proposed 2014                     FR 94058).
     the statewide average premium and is                    Payment Notice). We published the
     operated in a budget-neutral manner, as                                                                         In the November 2, 2017 Federal
                                                             2014 Payment Notice final rule in the
     established in the final rules published                                                                      Register (82 FR 51042), we published a
                                                             March 11, 2013 Federal Register (78 FR
     in the March 23, 2012 and the December                  15409). In the June 19, 2013 Federal                  proposed rule outlining the federally
     22, 2016 editions of the Federal                        Register (78 FR 37032), we proposed a                 certified risk adjustment methodology
     Register.                                               modification to the HHS-operated risk                 for the 2019 benefit year. In that
     DATES:  The provisions of this final rule               adjustment methodology related to                     proposed rule, we proposed updates to
     are effective on February 8, 2019.                      community rating states. In the October               the risk adjustment methodology and
                                                             30, 2013 Federal Register (78 FR                      amendments to the risk adjustment data
     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
     Abigail Walker, (410) 786–1725; Adam                    65046), we finalized this proposed                    validation process (proposed 2019
     Shaw, (410) 786–1091; Jaya Ghildiyal,                   modification related to community                     Payment Notice). We published the
     (301) 492–5149; or Adrianne Patterson,                  rating states. We published a correcting              2019 Payment Notice final rule in the
     (410) 786–0686.                                         amendment to the 2014 Payment Notice                  April 17, 2018 Federal Register (83 FR
                                                             final rule in the November 6, 2013                    16930). We published a correction to the
     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                             Federal Register (78 FR 66653) to                     2019 risk adjustment coefficients in the
     I. Background                                           address how an enrollee’s age for the                 2019 Payment Notice final rule in the
                                                             risk score calculation would be                       May 11, 2018 Federal Register (83 FR
     A. Legislative and Regulatory Overview
                                                             determined under the HHS-operated                     21925). On July 27, 2018, consistent
       The Patient Protection and Affordable                 risk adjustment methodology.                          with § 153.320(b)(1)(i), we updated the
     Care Act (Pub. L. 111–148) was enacted                     In the December 2, 2013 Federal                    2019 benefit year final risk adjustment
     on March 23, 2010; the Health Care and                  Register (78 FR 72321), we published a                model coefficients to reflect an
     Education Reconciliation Act of 2010                    proposed rule outlining the Federally
                                                                                                                   additional recalibration related to an
     (Pub. L. 111–152) was enacted on March                  certified risk adjustment methodologies


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Document Created: 2018-12-08 00:21:49
Document Modified: 2018-12-08 00:21:49
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule; cost of living adjustment; correction.
DatesEffective Date: January 1, 2019.
ContactAnita Blaine, CRB Program Assistant, by telephone at (202) 707-7658 or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 63418 

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