Notice of Public Hearings: Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies, 9302-9303 [E6-2571]

Download as PDF 9302 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 36 / Thursday, February 23, 2006 / Proposed Rules tender on VHF channel 16 or the bridge rehabilitation contractor at 772–201– 3745. Otherwise, the draw shall open a single leaf on the quarter-hour and three-quarter hour. Dated: January 9, 2006. D.B. Peterman, RADM, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 06–1669 Filed 2–22–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–15–P LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Parts 201 [Docket No. RM 2005–11A] Notice of Public Hearings: Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Public Hearings. cchase on PROD1PC60 with PROPOSALS AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress will be holding public hearings on the possible exemptions to the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. In accordance with the Copyright Act, as amended by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Office is conducting its triennial rulemaking proceeding to determine whether there are particular ‘‘classes of works’’ as to which users are, or are likely to be, adversely affected in their ability to make noninfringing uses if they are prohibited from circumventing such technological measures. DATES: Public hearings will be held in Palo Alto, California on Thursday, March 23, 2006, and Friday, March 24, 2006. Public hearings will also be held in Washington, DC on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, Friday, March 31, 2006, Monday, April 3, 2006, and Tuesday, April 4, 2006, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Requests to testify must be received by 5 p.m. E.S.T. on Friday March 10, 2006. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on other requirements. ADDRESSES: The Palo Alto hearings will be held in the Moot Court Room (Room 80) of the Stanford Law School, Crown Quadrangle, Palo Alto, CA. The Washington, DC round of public hearings will be held in the Mumford, Room, LM–649, of the James Madison Building of the Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave, SE., Washington, VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:33 Feb 22, 2006 Jkt 208001 DC. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional address information and other requirements. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Kasunic, Principal Legal Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, Copyright GC/ I&R, PO Box 70400, Washington, DC 20024–0400. Telephone (202) 707–8380; fax (202) 707–8366. Requests to testify may be submitted through the request form available at https:// www.copyright.gov/1201/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 3, 2005, the Copyright Office published a Notice of Inquiry seeking comments in connection with a rulemaking pursuant to section 1201(a)(1) of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 1201(a)(1), which provides that the Librarian of Congress may exempt certain classes of works from the prohibition against circumventing a technological measure that controls access to a copyrighted work. 70 FR 57526 (October 3, 2005). For a more complete statement of the background and purpose of the rulemaking, please see the full record of the previous rulemaking proceedings available on the Copyright Office’s Web site at: https:// www.copyright.gov/1201/. The 74 initial written comments proposing classes of works to be exempted and the 35 reply comments have been posted on the Office’s Web site; see https://www.copyright.gov/1201/ . The Office will be conducting public hearings in Palo Alto, California and Washington, DC to hear testimony relating to the proposed exemptions in this rulemaking. Interested parties are invited to submit requests to testify at these hearings. The dates for the hearings in Palo Alto, CA are March 23 and 24. The dates for the Washington, DC hearings are March 29, March 31, April 3, and April 4, 2006. Depending on the number of requests to testify received by the Copyright Office, it may not be necessary to conduct hearings on all of the available days. In addition, the hearings will be organized by subject matter; and while the Copyright Office will attempt to accommodate preferences for particular dates, such accommodations may not be possible. Requirements for Persons Desiring To Testify A request to testify must be submitted to the Copyright Office. All requests to testify must clearly identify: • The name of the person desiring to testify, • The organization or organizations represented, if any, • Contact information (address, PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 telephone, and e-mail), • The class of work to which your testimony is responsive (if you wish to testify on more than one proposed class of work, please state your order of preference), • A brief summary of your proposed testimony, • A description of any audiovisual material or demonstrative evidence, if any, that you intend to present, • The location of the hearing at which you wish to testify (Washington, DC or Palo Alto, CA). • Preferences as to dates on which you which to testify. Note: Because the agenda will be organized based on subject matter, we cannot guarantee that we can accommodate requests to testify on particular dates. Depending on the number and nature of the requests to testify, it is possible that the Office will not be able to accommodate all requests to testify. All persons who submit a timely request to testify will receive confirmation by email or telephone. The Copyright Office will notify all witnesses of the date and expected time of their appearance, and the time allocated for their testimony. Addresses for Requests To Testify Requests to testify must be submitted via the Copyright Office’s website form located at https://www.copyright.gov/ 1201/ and must be received by 5:00 E.S.T. on March 10, 2006. Persons who are unable to send requests via the Web site should contact Rob Kasunic, Principal Legal Advisor, Office of the General Counsel at (202) 707– 8380 to make alternative arrangements for submission of their requests to testify. Form and Limits on Testimony at Public Hearings There will be time limits on the testimony allowed for persons testifying that will be established after receiving all requests to testify. In order to avoid duplicative and cumulative testimony and to ensure that all relevant issues and viewpoints are addressed, the Office encourages parties with similar interests to select common representatives to testify on behalf of a particular position. A timely request to testify does not guarantee an opportunity to testify at these hearings. The Copyright Office stresses that factual arguments are at least as important as legal arguments and encourages persons who wish to testify to provide demonstrative evidence to supplement their testimony. While testimony from attorneys who can E:\FR\FM\23FEP1.SGM 23FEP1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 36 / Thursday, February 23, 2006 / Proposed Rules 9303 • Delete text containing procedures for referring matters to the Small Business Administration; procedures for processing contract awards under the 8(a) Program; and information on the DoD test program for negotiation of comprehensive small business subcontracting plans. Text on these subjects will be relocated to the new DFARS companion resource, Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI). Additional information on PGI is available at https://www.acq.osd.mil/ dpap/dars/pgi. This rule was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review under Executive Order 12866, dated September 30, 1993. articulate legal arguments in support of or in opposition to a proposed exempted class of works is useful, testimony from witnesses who can explain and demonstrate pertinent facts is encouraged. An LCD projector and screen will be available in the hearing rooms. Other electronic or audiovisual equipment necessary for a presentation should be brought by the person testifying. Persons intending to bring such equipment into the Library of Congress, e.g., laptops, slide projectors, etc., are encouraged to give the Office advance notice and to arrive early in order to clear security screening by the Library police. The Office intends to organize individual sessions of the hearings around particular or related classes of works proposed for exemption. If a request to testify involves more than one proposed exemption or related exemption, please specify, in order of preference, the proposed exemptions on which you would prefer to testify. Following receipt of the requests to testify, the Copyright Office will prepare an agenda of the hearings which will be posted on the Copyright Office Web site at: https://www.copyright.gov/1201/ and sent to all persons who have submitted requests to testify. The Copyright Office will also provide additional information on directions and parking for all persons testifying at the Palo Alto, CA round of hearings. To facilitate this process, it is essential that all of the required information listed above be included in a request to testify. SUMMARY: DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update text pertaining to small business programs. This proposed rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by DoD to dramatically change the purpose and content of the DFARS. DATES: Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted in writing to the address shown below on or before April 24, 2006, to be considered in the formation of the final rule. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by DFARS Case 2003–D047, using any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include DFARS Case 2003–D047 in the subject line of the message. • Fax: (703) 602–0350. • Mail: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Deborah Tronic, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (DARS), IMD 3C132, 3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3062. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Crystal Square 4, Suite 200A, 241 18th Street, Arlington, VA 22202–3402. Comments received generally will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Deborah Tronic, (703) 602–0289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD does not expect this rule to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because the rule updates and clarifies DFARS text, but makes no significant change to DoD policy for contracting with small business concerns. Therefore, DoD has not performed an initial regulatory flexibility analysis. DoD invites comments from small businesses and other interested parties. DoD also will consider comments from small entities concerning the affected DFARS subparts in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610. Such comments should be submitted separately and should cite DFARS Case 2003–D047. A. Background C. Paperwork Reduction Act Dated: February 16, 2006. David O. Carson, Copyright General Counsel. [FR Doc. E6–2571 Filed 2–22–06; 8:45 am] DFARS Transformation is a major DoD initiative to dramatically change the purpose and content of the DFARS. The objective is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the acquisition process, while allowing the acquisition workforce the flexibility to innovate. The transformed DFARS will contain only requirements of law, DoDwide policies, delegations of FAR authorities, deviations from FAR requirements, and policies/procedures that have a significant effect beyond the internal operating procedures of DoD or a significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors. Additional information on the DFARS Transformation initiative is available at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/ dfars/transformation/index.htm. This proposed rule is a result of the DFARS Transformation initiative. The proposed DFARS changes— • Update and clarify requirements for contracting with small business and small disadvantaged business concerns; and The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply, because the rule does not impose any information collection requirements that require the approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq. BILLING CODE 1410–30–S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Defense Acquisition Regulations System 48 CFR Parts 219 and 252 RIN 0750–AE93 cchase on PROD1PC60 with PROPOSALS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Small Business Programs (DFARS Case 2003–D047) Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Proposed rule with request for comments. AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:48 Feb 22, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 B. Regulatory Flexibility Act List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 219 and 252 Government procurement. Michele P. Peterson, Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System. Therefore, DoD proposes to amend 48 CFR parts 219 and 252 as follows: 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 219 and 252 continues to read as follows: Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR Chapter 1. PART 219—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS 2. Section 219.000 is revised to read as follows: E:\FR\FM\23FEP1.SGM 23FEP1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9302-9303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2571]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

37 CFR Parts 201

[Docket No. RM 2005-11A]


Notice of Public Hearings: Exemption to Prohibition on 
Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control 
Technologies

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Notice of Public Hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress will be 
holding public hearings on the possible exemptions to the prohibition 
against circumvention of technological measures that control access to 
copyrighted works. In accordance with the Copyright Act, as amended by 
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Office is conducting its 
triennial rulemaking proceeding to determine whether there are 
particular ``classes of works'' as to which users are, or are likely to 
be, adversely affected in their ability to make noninfringing uses if 
they are prohibited from circumventing such technological measures.

DATES: Public hearings will be held in Palo Alto, California on 
Thursday, March 23, 2006, and Friday, March 24, 2006. Public hearings 
will also be held in Washington, DC on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, 
Friday, March 31, 2006, Monday, April 3, 2006, and Tuesday, April 4, 
2006, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Requests to testify must be received by 5 
p.m. E.S.T. on Friday March 10, 2006. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
additional information on other requirements.

ADDRESSES: The Palo Alto hearings will be held in the Moot Court Room 
(Room 80) of the Stanford Law School, Crown Quadrangle, Palo Alto, CA. 
The Washington, DC round of public hearings will be held in the 
Mumford, Room, LM-649, of the James Madison Building of the Library of 
Congress, 101 Independence Ave, SE., Washington, DC. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for additional address information and other requirements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Kasunic, Principal Legal Advisor, 
Office of the General Counsel, Copyright GC/I&R, PO Box 70400, 
Washington, DC 20024-0400. Telephone (202) 707-8380; fax (202) 707-
8366. Requests to testify may be submitted through the request form 
available at https://www.copyright.gov/1201/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 3, 2005, the Copyright Office 
published a Notice of Inquiry seeking comments in connection with a 
rulemaking pursuant to section 1201(a)(1) of the Copyright Act, 17 
U.S.C. 1201(a)(1), which provides that the Librarian of Congress may 
exempt certain classes of works from the prohibition against 
circumventing a technological measure that controls access to a 
copyrighted work. 70 FR 57526 (October 3, 2005). For a more complete 
statement of the background and purpose of the rulemaking, please see 
the full record of the previous rulemaking proceedings available on the 
Copyright Office's Web site at: https://www.copyright.gov/1201/.
    The 74 initial written comments proposing classes of works to be 
exempted and the 35 reply comments have been posted on the Office's Web 
site; see https://www.copyright.gov/1201/.
    The Office will be conducting public hearings in Palo Alto, 
California and Washington, DC to hear testimony relating to the 
proposed exemptions in this rulemaking. Interested parties are invited 
to submit requests to testify at these hearings. The dates for the 
hearings in Palo Alto, CA are March 23 and 24. The dates for the 
Washington, DC hearings are March 29, March 31, April 3, and April 4, 
2006. Depending on the number of requests to testify received by the 
Copyright Office, it may not be necessary to conduct hearings on all of 
the available days. In addition, the hearings will be organized by 
subject matter; and while the Copyright Office will attempt to 
accommodate preferences for particular dates, such accommodations may 
not be possible.

Requirements for Persons Desiring To Testify

    A request to testify must be submitted to the Copyright Office. All 
requests to testify must clearly identify:
      The name of the person desiring to testify,
      The organization or organizations represented, if any,
      Contact information (address, telephone, and e-mail),
      The class of work to which your testimony is responsive 
(if you wish to testify on more than one proposed class of work, please 
state your order of preference),
      A brief summary of your proposed testimony,
      A description of any audiovisual material or 
demonstrative evidence, if any, that you intend to present,
      The location of the hearing at which you wish to testify 
(Washington, DC or Palo Alto, CA).
      Preferences as to dates on which you which to testify. 
Note: Because the agenda will be organized based on subject matter, we 
cannot guarantee that we can accommodate requests to testify on 
particular dates.
    Depending on the number and nature of the requests to testify, it 
is possible that the Office will not be able to accommodate all 
requests to testify.
    All persons who submit a timely request to testify will receive 
confirmation by email or telephone. The Copyright Office will notify 
all witnesses of the date and expected time of their appearance, and 
the time allocated for their testimony.

Addresses for Requests To Testify

    Requests to testify must be submitted via the Copyright Office's 
website form located at https://www.copyright.gov/1201/ and 
must be received by 5:00 E.S.T. on March 10, 2006. Persons who are 
unable to send requests via the Web site should contact Rob Kasunic, 
Principal Legal Advisor, Office of the General Counsel at (202) 707-
8380 to make alternative arrangements for submission of their requests 
to testify.

Form and Limits on Testimony at Public Hearings

    There will be time limits on the testimony allowed for persons 
testifying that will be established after receiving all requests to 
testify. In order to avoid duplicative and cumulative testimony and to 
ensure that all relevant issues and viewpoints are addressed, the 
Office encourages parties with similar interests to select common 
representatives to testify on behalf of a particular position. A timely 
request to testify does not guarantee an opportunity to testify at 
these hearings.
    The Copyright Office stresses that factual arguments are at least 
as important as legal arguments and encourages persons who wish to 
testify to provide demonstrative evidence to supplement their 
testimony. While testimony from attorneys who can

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articulate legal arguments in support of or in opposition to a proposed 
exempted class of works is useful, testimony from witnesses who can 
explain and demonstrate pertinent facts is encouraged.
    An LCD projector and screen will be available in the hearing rooms. 
Other electronic or audiovisual equipment necessary for a presentation 
should be brought by the person testifying. Persons intending to bring 
such equipment into the Library of Congress, e.g., laptops, slide 
projectors, etc., are encouraged to give the Office advance notice and 
to arrive early in order to clear security screening by the Library 
police.
    The Office intends to organize individual sessions of the hearings 
around particular or related classes of works proposed for exemption. 
If a request to testify involves more than one proposed exemption or 
related exemption, please specify, in order of preference, the proposed 
exemptions on which you would prefer to testify.
    Following receipt of the requests to testify, the Copyright Office 
will prepare an agenda of the hearings which will be posted on the 
Copyright Office Web site at: https://www.copyright.gov/1201/ and sent 
to all persons who have submitted requests to testify. The Copyright 
Office will also provide additional information on directions and 
parking for all persons testifying at the Palo Alto, CA round of 
hearings. To facilitate this process, it is essential that all of the 
required information listed above be included in a request to testify.

    Dated: February 16, 2006.
David O. Carson,
Copyright General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E6-2571 Filed 2-22-06; 8:45 am]
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