Adjustment of Cable Statutory License Royalty Rates, 3738-3739 [05-1436]

Download as PDF 3738 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 16 / Wednesday, January 26, 2005 / Notices Conclusion After careful review of the additional facts obtained on reconsideration, I conclude that the requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, have been met for workers at the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification: ‘‘All workers of Union Wadding Company, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after November 9, 2003 through December 16, 2006, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.’’ Signed in Washington, DC, this 12th day of January 2005. Elliott S. Kushner, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 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Currently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the ‘‘Current Population Survey (CPS) Volunteer Supplement.’’ A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addresses section of this notice on or before March 28, 2005. SUMMARY: VerDate jul<14>2003 19:33 Jan 25, 2005 Jkt 205001 Send comments to Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212, telephone number 202–691–7628. (This is not a toll free number.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, telephone number 202–691–7628. (See ADDRESSES section.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: I. 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DATES: Comments should be received by the Copyright Office no later than February 16, 2005. ADDRESSES: If hand delivered by a private party, an original and five copies of a comment should be brought to Room LM–401 of the James Madison Memorial Building and the envelope should be addressed as follows: Office E:\FR\FM\26JAN1.SGM 26JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 16 / Wednesday, January 26, 2005 / Notices of the General Counsel/CARP, U.S. Copyright Office, James Madison Memorial Building, Room LM–401, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20559–6000 between 8:30 a.m. and 5p.m. If delivered by a commercial carrier, an original and five copies of a comment must be delivered to the Congressional Courier Acceptance Site located at 2nd and D Street, NE, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The envelope should be addressed as follows: Office of the General Counsel/ CARP, Room 403, James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC. If sent by mail (including overnight delivery using U.S. Postal Service Express Mail), an original and five copies of a comment should be addressed to: Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP), P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024–0977. Comments may not be delivered by means of overnight delivery services such as Federal Express, United Parcel Service, etc., due to delays in processing receipt of such deliveries. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David O. Carson, General Counsel, or Tanya M. Sandros, Associate General Counsel, Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP), P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024–0977. Telephone: (202) 707– 8380. Telefax: (202) 252–3423. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 111 of title 17 of the United States Code creates a statutory license for cable systems that retransmit to their subscribers over–the–air broadcast signals. Royalty fees for this license are calculated as percentages of a cable system’s gross receipts received from subscribers for receipt of broadcast signals. A cable system’s individual gross receipts determine the applicable percentages. These percentages, and the gross receipts limitations, are published in 37 CFR part 256 and are subject to adjustment at five–year intervals. 17 U.S.C. 801(b)(2)(A) & (D) (2000). This is a window year for such an adjustment. On January 10, 2005, the Copyright Office received a joint petition from representatives of copyright owners of sports programming (‘‘Joint Sports Claimants’’) and motion pictures and syndicated television series (‘‘Program Suppliers’’) requesting commencement of a cable rate adjustment proceeding. See https://www.copyright.gov/carp/ cable–rate–petition.pdf. As part of the joint petition, Joint Sports Claimants and Program Suppliers request that their ‘‘petition and any resulting proceeding be handled pursuant to existing CARP procedures, rather than under the new VerDate jul<14>2003 19:33 Jan 25, 2005 Jkt 205001 provisions established by the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004 (‘CRDRA’).’’ Joint petition at 2. They assert that their request is consistent with the CRDRA, Pub. L. 108–419, which does not take effect until May 30, 2005, and note that the CRDRA does not contain a provision for a termination of proceedings that addresses petitions filed between November 30, 2004, and May 30, 2005. Furthermore, Joint Sports Claimants and Program Suppliers submit that a CARP proceeding will resolve the 2005 cable rate adjustment more expeditiously than the CRJs which, in their view, could take more than two years to finalize. Id. at 3. The Copyright Office seeks public comment as to whether it is appropriate and/or required that the 2005 cable rate adjustment be resolved through the CARP process set forward in chapter 8 of the Copyright Act prior to passage of the CRDRA, or whether the joint petition filed by the Joint Sports Claimants and the Program Suppliers should be terminated and transferred to the CRJs. Dated: January 21, 2005 Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights. [FR Doc. 05–1436 Filed 1–25–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1410–33–S LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office Orphan Works Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of inquiry. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Copyright Office seeks to examine the issues raised by ‘‘orphan works,’’ i.e., copyrighted works whose owners are difficult or even impossible to locate. Concerns have been raised that the uncertainty surrounding ownership of such works might needlessly discourage subsequent creators and users from incorporating such works in new creative efforts or making such works available to the public. This notice requests written comments from all interested parties. Specifically, the Office is seeking comments on whether there are compelling concerns raised by orphan works that merit a legislative, regulatory or other solution, and what type of solution could effectively address these concerns without conflicting with the legitimate interests of authors and right holders. PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3739 Written comments must be received in the Copyright Office on or before 5 p.m. EST on March 25, 2005. Interested parties may submit written reply comments in direct response to the written comments on or before 5 p.m. on May 9, 2005. ADDRESSES: All submissions should be addressed to Jule L. Sigall, Associate Register for Policy & International Affairs. Comments may be sent by regular mail or delivered by hand, or sent by electronic mail to the e-mail address ‘‘orphanworks@loc.gov’’ (see file formats and information requirements under supplemental information below). Those sent by regular mail should be addressed to the U.S. Copyright Office, Copyright GC/ I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024. Submissions delivered by hand should be brought to the Public Information Office, U.S. Copyright Office, James Madison Memorial Building, Room LM–401, 101 Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20540. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Rasenberger, Policy Advisor for Special Programs, Copyright GC/I&R, PO Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024–0400. Telephone (202) 707–8350; telefax (202) 707–8366. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: File Formats and Required Information 1. If by electronic mail: Send to ‘‘orphanworks@loc.gov’’ a message containing the name of the person making the submission, his or her title and organization (if the submission is on behalf of an organization), mailing address, telephone number, telefax number (if any) and e-mail address. The message should also identify the document clearly as either a comment or reply comment. The document itself must be sent as a MIME attachment, and must be in a single file in either: (1) Adobe Portable Document File (PDF) format (preferred); (2) Microsoft Word 2000 or earlier; (3) WordPerfect 8.0 or earlier; (4) Rich Text File (RTF) format; or (5) ASCII text file format. 2. If by regular mail or hand delivery: Send, to the appropriate address listed above, two copies of the comment, each on a 3.5-inch write-protected diskette, labeled with the name of the person making the submission and, if applicable, his or her title and organization. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3738-3739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1436]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

[Docket No. 2005-2 CARP CRA]


Adjustment of Cable Statutory License Royalty Rates

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is requesting 
comment as to whether the 2005 cable statutory license rate adjustment 
proceeding should take place under the auspices of the Copyright 
Arbitration Royalty Panel (``CARP'') system or the new Copyright 
Royalty Judge (``CRJ'') system.

DATES: Comments should be received by the Copyright Office no later 
than February 16, 2005.

ADDRESSES: If hand delivered by a private party, an original and five 
copies of a comment should be brought to Room LM-401 of the James 
Madison Memorial Building and the envelope should be addressed as 
follows: Office

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of the General Counsel/CARP, U.S. Copyright Office, James Madison 
Memorial Building, Room LM-401, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, 
Washington, DC 20559-6000 between 8:30 a.m. and 5p.m. If delivered by a 
commercial carrier, an original and five copies of a comment must be 
delivered to the Congressional Courier Acceptance Site located at 2nd 
and D Street, NE, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The envelope should be 
addressed as follows: Office of the General Counsel/CARP, Room 403, 
James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, 
Washington, DC. If sent by mail (including overnight delivery using 
U.S. Postal Service Express Mail), an original and five copies of a 
comment should be addressed to: Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel 
(CARP), P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024-0977. 
Comments may not be delivered by means of overnight delivery services 
such as Federal Express, United Parcel Service, etc., due to delays in 
processing receipt of such deliveries.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David O. Carson, General Counsel, or 
Tanya M. Sandros, Associate General Counsel, Copyright Arbitration 
Royalty Panel (CARP), P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 
20024-0977. Telephone: (202) 707-8380. Telefax: (202) 252-3423.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 111 of title 17 of the United States 
Code creates a statutory license for cable systems that retransmit to 
their subscribers over-the-air broadcast signals. Royalty fees for this 
license are calculated as percentages of a cable system's gross 
receipts received from subscribers for receipt of broadcast signals. A 
cable system's individual gross receipts determine the applicable 
percentages. These percentages, and the gross receipts limitations, are 
published in 37 CFR part 256 and are subject to adjustment at five-year 
intervals. 17 U.S.C. 801(b)(2)(A) & (D) (2000). This is a window year 
for such an adjustment.
    On January 10, 2005, the Copyright Office received a joint petition 
from representatives of copyright owners of sports programming (``Joint 
Sports Claimants'') and motion pictures and syndicated television 
series (``Program Suppliers'') requesting commencement of a cable rate 
adjustment proceeding. See https://www.copyright.gov/carp/cable-rate-
petition.pdf. As part of the joint petition, Joint Sports Claimants and 
Program Suppliers request that their ``petition and any resulting 
proceeding be handled pursuant to existing CARP procedures, rather than 
under the new provisions established by the Copyright Royalty and 
Distribution Reform Act of 2004 (`CRDRA').'' Joint petition at 2. They 
assert that their request is consistent with the CRDRA, Pub. L. 108-
419, which does not take effect until May 30, 2005, and note that the 
CRDRA does not contain a provision for a termination of proceedings 
that addresses petitions filed between November 30, 2004, and May 30, 
2005. Furthermore, Joint Sports Claimants and Program Suppliers submit 
that a CARP proceeding will resolve the 2005 cable rate adjustment more 
expeditiously than the CRJs which, in their view, could take more than 
two years to finalize. Id. at 3.
    The Copyright Office seeks public comment as to whether it is 
appropriate and/or required that the 2005 cable rate adjustment be 
resolved through the CARP process set forward in chapter 8 of the 
Copyright Act prior to passage of the CRDRA, or whether the joint 
petition filed by the Joint Sports Claimants and the Program Suppliers 
should be terminated and transferred to the CRJs.

    Dated: January 21, 2005
Marybeth Peters,
Register of Copyrights.
[FR Doc. 05-1436 Filed 1-25-05; 8:45 am]
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