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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 126 / Thursday, June 30, 2011 / Rules and Regulations
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
37 CFR Part 201
[Docket No. RM 2009–5]
Fees for Special Handling of
Registration Claims
Copyright Office, Library of
Congress.
ACTION: Extension of temporary rule.
AGENCY:
The Copyright Office is
extending for one year the interim rule
relating to fees for special handling of
registration claims that have been
pending for at least six months.
Currently, the interim rule is set to
expire on July 1, 2011, and this
extension will change the expiration
date to July 1, 2012.
DATES: The effective period of 37 CFR
201.15, published August 10, 2009
(74 FR 39900) is extended through July
1, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTRACT:
David O. Carson, General Counsel, or
Kent Dunlap, Assistant General
Counsel, Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box
70400, Southwest Station, Washington,
DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 707–8380.
Telefax: (202) 707–8366.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
10, 2009, the Copyright Office published
a notice of an interim rule relating to
fees for special handling of registration
claims that have been pending for at
least six months. 74 FR 39900 (August
10, 2009). Under this interim rule, the
Copyright Office waived the normal
special handling charges for conversion
of a pending copyright application that
had been pending for more than six
months without any action by the
Copyright Office in instances where the
applicant satisfied the Office that
special handling of the registration was
needed because the applicant was about
to file a suit for copyright infringement.
The interim rule § 201.15, was set to
expire on July 1, 2011.
As was noted in the Federal Register
notice announcing this interim rule, at
that time the pendency rates for
applications for registration had risen to
unacceptably high levels due to issues
relating to the transition to the Office’s
new electronic filing system, especially
with respect to paper applications.
Since that time, much progress has been
made in reducing the pendency rates.
The average time to complete claims
that are submitted electronically is now
3 months, but for paper applications the
average is now 13 months, with 30% of
paper applications being processed
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within 6 months. Therefore, the Office
has concluded that there remains a need
to permit special handling without an
additional fee in cases where
applications have been pending for
more than 6 months, without any action
by the Copyright Office, and prompt
registration is needed to permit the
filing of a copyright infringement suit.
The Office will reevaluate whether
there is a continuing need for this
interim rule to remain in place as the
new expiration date approaches next
year.
Persons wishing to take advantage of
this accommodation must continue to
comply with the requirements set forth
in section 201.15 of the Copyright Office
regulations, including the requirement
to submit an affidavit or declaration
under penalty of perjury providing the
information and documents required by
that section of the regulations.
Dated: June 22, 2011.
Maria A. Pallante,
Register of Copyrights.
Approved by:
James H. Billington,
The Librarian of Congress.
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47 CFR Part 73
[ET Docket No. 06–94; FCC 10–195]
Digital Television Signals Pursuant to
the Satellite Home Viewer Extension
and Reauthorization Act of 2004
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rules; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, the
information collection requirements
contained in the regulations in the
Satellite Home Viewer Extension Act of
2004. The information collection
requirements were approved on June 14,
2011 by OMB.
DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR
73.686(e), published at 75 FR 81491,
December 28, 2010, are effective on June
30, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information contact Cathy
Williams on (202) 418–2918 or via email to: cathy.williams@fcc.gov
mailto:cathy.williams@fcc.gov.
SUMMARY:
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This
document announces that on June 14,
2011, OMB approved, for a period of
three years, the information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR
73.686(e). The Commission publishes
this document to announce the effective
date of this rule section. See, In the
Matter of Measurement Standards for
Digital Television Signals pursuant to
the Satellite Home Viewer Extension
and Reauthorization Act of 2004, ET
Docket No. 06–94; FCC 10–195, 75 FR
81491, December 28, 2010.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the Commission is notifying the public
that it received OMB approval on June
14, 2011, for the information collection
requirement contained in 47 CFR
73.686(e). Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
current, valid OMB Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
The OMB Control Number is 3060–
0863 and the total annual reporting
burdens for respondents for this
information collection are as follows:
Title: Satellite Delivery of Network
Signals to Unserved Households for
Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer
Act.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0863.
OMB Approval Date: 06/14/2011.
OMB Expiration Date: 06/30/2014.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: Responses
848 respondents; 250,000 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; on
occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is the
Satellite Home Viewer Act, 17 U.S.C.
119.
Total Annual Burden: 125,000 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this information collection.
Needs and Uses: On November 23,
2010, the Commission’s Office of
Engineering and Technology, released a
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
37 CFR Part 201
[Docket No. RM 2009-5]
Fees for Special Handling of Registration Claims
AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Extension of temporary rule.
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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is extending for one year the interim
rule relating to fees for special handling of registration claims that
have been pending for at least six months. Currently, the interim rule
is set to expire on July 1, 2011, and this extension will change the
expiration date to July 1, 2012.
DATES: The effective period of 37 CFR 201.15, published August 10, 2009
(74 FR 39900) is extended through July 1, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTRACT: David O. Carson, General Counsel, or
Kent Dunlap, Assistant General Counsel, Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box
70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 707-
8380. Telefax: (202) 707-8366.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 10, 2009, the Copyright Office
published a notice of an interim rule relating to fees for special
handling of registration claims that have been pending for at least six
months. 74 FR 39900 (August 10, 2009). Under this interim rule, the
Copyright Office waived the normal special handling charges for
conversion of a pending copyright application that had been pending for
more than six months without any action by the Copyright Office in
instances where the applicant satisfied the Office that special
handling of the registration was needed because the applicant was about
to file a suit for copyright infringement. The interim rule Sec.
201.15, was set to expire on July 1, 2011.
As was noted in the Federal Register notice announcing this interim
rule, at that time the pendency rates for applications for registration
had risen to unacceptably high levels due to issues relating to the
transition to the Office's new electronic filing system, especially
with respect to paper applications. Since that time, much progress has
been made in reducing the pendency rates. The average time to complete
claims that are submitted electronically is now 3 months, but for paper
applications the average is now 13 months, with 30% of paper
applications being processed within 6 months. Therefore, the Office has
concluded that there remains a need to permit special handling without
an additional fee in cases where applications have been pending for
more than 6 months, without any action by the Copyright Office, and
prompt registration is needed to permit the filing of a copyright
infringement suit.
The Office will reevaluate whether there is a continuing need for
this interim rule to remain in place as the new expiration date
approaches next year.
Persons wishing to take advantage of this accommodation must
continue to comply with the requirements set forth in section 201.15 of
the Copyright Office regulations, including the requirement to submit
an affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury providing the
information and documents required by that section of the regulations.
Dated: June 22, 2011.
Maria A. Pallante,
Register of Copyrights.
Approved by:
James H. Billington,
The Librarian of Congress.
[FR Doc. 2011-16432 Filed 6-29-11; 8:45 am]
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