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a party who wishes to participate in the
proceeding must file its Petition to
Participate and pay the $150 filing fee.
DATES: Petitions to Participate and the
filing fee are due no later than July 20,
2015.
ADDRESSES: This notice and request is
also posted on the agency’s Web site
(www.loc.gov/crb) and on
Regulations.gov (www.regulations.gov).
Parties who plan to participate should
see How to Submit Petitions to
Participate in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below for physical
addresses and further instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LaKeshia Keys, CRB Program Specialist,
by telephone at (202) 707–7658, or by
email at crb@loc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 111 of the Copyright Act
grants a statutory copyright license to
cable television systems for the
retransmission of over-the-air television
and radio broadcast stations to their
subscribers. 17 U.S.C. 111(c). In
exchange for the license, cable operators
submit royalty payments and statements
of account detailing their
retransmissions semiannually to the
Copyright Office. 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(1).
The Copyright Office deposits the
royalties into the United States Treasury
for later distribution to copyright
owners of the broadcast programming
that the cable systems retransmit. 17
U.S.C. 111(d)(2).
A cable system calculates its royalty
payments in accordance with the
statutory formula described in 17 U.S.C.
111(d)(1). Royalty rates are based upon
a cable system’s gross receipts from
subscribers who receive retransmitted
broadcast signals. For rate calculation
purposes, cable systems are divided into
three tiers based on their gross receipts
(small, medium, and large). 17 U.S.C.
111(d)(1)(B) through (F). Both the
applicable rates and the tiers are subject
to adjustment. 17 U.S.C. 801(b)(2). Every
five years persons with a significant
interest in the royalty rates may file
petitions to initiate a proceeding to
adjust the rates. 17 U.S.C. 804(a) and (b).
No person with a significant interest has
filed a petition to initiate a proceeding
in 2015.1 The Judges must, therefore,
publish notice in the Federal Register
1 The cable rates were last adjusted in 2005.
Although the Judges commenced a rate proceeding
relating to the 2010 rate adjustment, the Judges
terminated it when passage of the Satellite
Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010,
Public Law 111–175, rendered the proceeding
unnecessary. Order Granting Request to Terminate
Proceeding, Docket No. 2010–1 CRB Cable Rate
(July 13, 2010).
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announcing the commencement of a
proceeding and calling for Petitions to
Participate. See 17 U.S.C. 803(b)(1).
Petitions to Participate
Parties filing Petitions to Participate
must comply with the requirements of
section 351.1(b) of the Copyright
Royalty Board’s regulations. 37 CFR
351.1(b).
How to Submit Petitions to Participate
Any party wishing to participate in
the proceeding to determine cable
royalty rates for 2015 through 2019 shall
submit to the Copyright Royalty Board
the filing fee (US $150), an original
Petition to Participate, five paper copies,
and an electronic copy on a CD or other
portable memory device in Portable
Document Format (PDF) that contains
searchable, accessible text (not a
scanned image of text). Participants
should conform filed electronic
documents to the Judges’ Guidelines for
Electronic Documents posted online at
www.loc.gov/crb/docs/Guidelinesfor_
Electronic_Documents.pdf. Participants
shall deliver Petitions to Participate to
only one of the following addresses.
U.S. mail: Copyright Royalty Board,
P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC 20024–
0977; or
Overnight service (only USPS Express
Mail is acceptable): Copyright Royalty
Board, P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC
20024–0977; or
Commercial courier: Address package
to: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of
Congress, James Madison Memorial
Building, LM–403, 101 Independence
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20559–
6000. Deliver to: Congressional Courier
Acceptance Site, 2nd Street NE., and D
Street NE., Washington, DC; or
Hand delivery: Library of Congress,
James Madison Memorial Building, LM–
401, 101 Independence Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20559–6000.
Dated: June 16, 2015.
Jesse M. Feder,
Copyright Royalty Judge.
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION
BOARD
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection
AGENCY:
Merit Systems Protection
Board.
ACTION:
Notice.
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
SUMMARY:
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(MSPB) announces that it is planning to
submit a request for a three-year
extension of an Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Before
submitting this ICR to OMB for review
and approval, MSPB is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before August 18, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information to
William D. Spencer, Merit Systems
Protection Board, 1615 M Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20419; by fax: (202)
653–7130; or by email: mspb@mspb.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Dr. DeeAnn Batten
at (202) 254–4495 or deeann.batten@
mspb.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from
OMB for each collection of information
they conduct or sponsor. The MSPB
intends to ask for a three-year renewal
of its Generic Clearance Request for
Voluntary Customer Surveys, OMB
Control No. 3124–0012. Executive Order
12862, ‘‘Setting Customer Service
Standards,’’ mandates that agencies
identify their customers and survey
them to determine the kind and quality
of services they want and their level of
satisfaction with existing services.
In this regard, we are soliciting
comments on the public reporting
burden. The reporting burden for the
collection of information on this request
is estimated to vary from 5 minutes to
45 minutes, with an average of 30
minutes, including time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the
data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information.
In the estimated annual reporting
burden listed below, the reason that the
annual number of respondents differs
from the number of total annual
responses is that our experience shows
that only about 50% of those invited to
participate in our voluntary customer
surveys avail themselves of that
opportunity.
In addition, MSPB invites comments
on (1) whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of MSPB’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of MSPB’s estimate of
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
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(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
5 CFR Parts
Annual number of
respondents
Frequency per
response
Total annual
responses
Hours per
response
(average)
Total hours
1200–1216 .............................................
3,000
1
1,500
0.50
750
William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
b. Estimated number of applicants
who interview: 4500.
c. Frequency of response: One time.
d. Completion time: 60 minutes.
e. Annual burden hours: 4500 hours.
General Description of Collection:
Peace Corps will use this information in
order to learn whether an applicant
possesses the necessary characteristics
and skills to serve as a Volunteer. If
Peace Corps were unable to gather
responses to the interview questions
and record the information requested on
this form, the agency would run the risk
of sending poorly qualified or
unqualified representatives into foreign
countries. The communities where
Peace Corps assigns Volunteers often
observe closely the actions and
behaviors of Volunteers, who are
representatives of the United States.
Request for Comment: Peace Corps
invites comments on whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for proper performance of the
functions of the Peace Corps, including
whether the information will have
practical use; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the information
to be collected; and, ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
[FR Doc. 2015–15047 Filed 6–18–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7400–01–P
PEACE CORPS
Information Collection Request
Submission for OMB Review
Peace Corps.
60-Day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Peace Corps will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. The purpose of
this notice is to allow 60 days for public
comment in the Federal Register
preceding submission to OMB. We are
conducting this process in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
August 18, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Denora Miller, FOIA/
Privacy Act Officer. Denora Miller can
be contacted by telephone at 202–692–
1236 or email at pcfr@peacecorps.gov.
Email comments must be made in text
and not in attachments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denora Miller at Peace Corps address
above.
SUMMARY:
Peace
Corps’ Office of Volunteer Recruitment
and Selection will use the information
as an integral part of the selection
process to learn whether an applicant
possesses the necessary characteristics
and skills to serve as a Volunteer.
OMB Control Number: 0420–XXXX.
Title: Interview Rating Tool—
Questions.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Respondents’ Obligation To Reply:
Voluntary.
Burden To The Public:
a. Number of Applicants: 22,000.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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This notice issued in Washington, DC on
June 16, 2015.
Denora Miller,
FOIA Officer, Management.
[FR Doc. 2015–15213 Filed 6–17–15; 12:45 pm]
BILLING CODE 6051–01–P
The Hispanic Council on
Federal Employment (Council) meeting
will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2015
at the location shown below from 3:00
p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The Council is an advisory committee
composed of representatives from
Hispanic organizations and senior
government officials. Along with its
other responsibilities, the Council shall
advise the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management on matters
involving the recruitment, hiring, and
advancement of Hispanics in the
Federal workforce. The Council is cochaired by the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management and the Chair of
the National Hispanic Leadership
Agenda (NHLA).
The meeting is open to the public.
Please contact the Office of Personnel
Management at the address shown
below if you wish to present material to
the Council at any of the meetings. The
manner and time prescribed for
presentations may be limited,
depending upon the number of parties
that express interest in presenting
information.
Location: U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E St. NW., Executive
Conference Room, 5th Floor,
Washington, DC 20415.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Veronica E. Villalobos, Director for the
Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office
of Personnel Management, 1900 E St.
NW., Suite 5H35, Washington, DC
20415. Phone (202) 606–0020 FAX (202)
606–2183 or email at
veronica.villalobos@opm.gov.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine L. Archuleta,
Director.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
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Hispanic Council on Federal
Employment
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: July 23, 2015 council meeting.
AGENCY:
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection
AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the U.S.
Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) announces that it is planning to
submit a request for a three-year extension of an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Before submitting this ICR to OMB for review and approval, MSPB is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 18, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information to
William D. Spencer, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20419; by fax: (202) 653-7130; or by email:
mspb@mspb.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Dr. DeeAnn Batten at (202) 254-4495 or
deeann.batten@mspb.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from OMB for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. The MSPB intends to ask for a
three-year renewal of its Generic Clearance Request for Voluntary
Customer Surveys, OMB Control No. 3124-0012. Executive Order 12862,
``Setting Customer Service Standards,'' mandates that agencies identify
their customers and survey them to determine the kind and quality of
services they want and their level of satisfaction with existing
services.
In this regard, we are soliciting comments on the public reporting
burden. The reporting burden for the collection of information on this
request is estimated to vary from 5 minutes to 45 minutes, with an
average of 30 minutes, including time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. In
the estimated annual reporting burden listed below, the reason that the
annual number of respondents differs from the number of total annual
responses is that our experience shows that only about 50% of those
invited to participate in our voluntary customer surveys avail
themselves of that opportunity.
In addition, MSPB invites comments on (1) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
MSPB's functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of MSPB's estimate of burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
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(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
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Annual number of Frequency per Total annual Hours per response
5 CFR Parts respondents response responses (average) Total hours
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1200-1216........................................... 3,000 1 1,500 0.50 750
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William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
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