Digital Television Signals Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, 38306-38307 [2011-16440]

Download as PDF 38306 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 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:53 Jun 29, 2011 Jkt 223001 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] BILLING CODE 1410–30–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 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: PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 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 E:\FR\FM\30JNR1.SGM 30JNR1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 126 / Thursday, June 30, 2011 / Rules and Regulations Report and Order, 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. The Report and Order adopted rules establishing measurement procedures for determining the strength of a digital broadcast television (DTV) signal at any specific location. These procedures will be used for determining whether households are eligible to receive distant DTV network signals retransmitted by satellite carriers, pursuant to the provisions of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA). The Report and Order implements DTV signal measurement procedures proposed in the Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SHERVA NPRM) and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (STELA FNPRM) in this proceeding with minor modifications. 47 CFR 73.686 describes a method for measuring signal strength at a household so that the satellite and broadcast industries and consumers would have a uniform method for making an actual determination of the signal strength that a household received. The information gathered as part of the Grade B signal strength tests will be used to indicate whether consumers are ‘‘unserved’’ by over-theair network signals. The written records of test results will be made after testing and predicting the strength of a television station’s signal. Parties impacted by the test results will be consumers; parties using the written test results will primarily be the satellite and broadcasting industries. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director. [FR Doc. 2011–16440 Filed 6–29–11; 8:45 am] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES BILLING CODE 6712–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:53 Jun 29, 2011 Jkt 223001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 110222150–1280–02] RIN 0648–BA92 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Recreational Management Measures for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2011 Scup Specifications; Fishing Year 2011 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: NMFS implements an increase to the scup commercial and recreational landing allowances for 2011 (specifications) and management measures for the 2011 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass recreational fisheries in Federal waters. These actions are necessary to comply with regulations implementing the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and to ensure compliance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The intent of the scup increase is to enable greater commercial and recreational harvest opportunities while preventing overfishing on the scup stock. Recreational management measures are similarly intended to ensure that overfishing the summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass resources in 2011 is unlikely to occur. DATES: Effective August 1, 2011. ADDRESSES: Copies of the scup harvest level increase Supplement Environmental Assessment (SEA) to the 2011 specifications and the recreational management measures document, including the Environmental Assessment, Regulatory Impact Review, and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (EA/RIR/IRFA) and other supporting documents for both the scup specifications increase and the recreational management measures are available from Dr. Christopher M. Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Suite 201, 800 North State Street, Dover, DE 19901. These documents are also accessible via the Internet at https:// www.nero.noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ruccio, Fishery Policy Analyst, (978) 281–9104. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 38307 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General Background The summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries are managed cooperatively by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), in consultation with the New England and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils. The FMP and its implementing regulations, which are found at 50 CFR part 648, subparts A (general provisions), G (summer flounder), H (scup), and I (black sea bass), describe the process for specifying annual recreational management measures that apply in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The states from North Carolina to Maine manage these fisheries within 3 nautical miles of their coasts, under the Commission’s plan for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass. The Federal regulations govern fishing activity in the EEZ, as well as vessels possessing Federal permits for summer flounder, scup, and/or black sea bass, regardless of where they fish. A proposed rule to implement the 2011 scup specifications increase and Federal recreational measures for the 2011 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries was published on April 21, 2011 (76 FR 22350). Additional background and information is provided in that rule and is not repeated here. 2011 Scup Specifications Increase This rule implements the scup increase proposed by NMFS in the April 21, 2011, proposed rule: A Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of 31.92 million lb (14,479 mt), increased from the current TAC of 24.10 million lb (10,932 mt); a Total Allowable Landings (TAL) of 26.50 million lb (12,020 mt), increased from 20.0 million lb (9,072 mt); a commercial quota of 20.36 million lb (9,235 mt), increased from 15.29 million lb (6,936 mt); and a recreational harvest limit of 5.74 million lb (2,604 mt), increased from 4.30 million lb (1,956 mt). Because the 2011 research set-aside (RSA) of 396,500 lb (180 mt) has already been awarded for scup, no change to the RSA level will occur as a result of the increased scup specifications. Table 1 contains the scup commercial quota period information that results from the scup specification increase. Information on the amount of unused Winter I quota to be rolled over to Winter II, including any change to Winter II possession limits that results from the transfer, will be published in the Federal Register in July 2011. E:\FR\FM\30JNR1.SGM 30JNR1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38306-38307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16440]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rules; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY:  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 e-mail to: 
cathy.williams@fcc.gov mailto:cathy.williams@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.

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 for-profit 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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Report and Order, 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. The Report and Order adopted 
rules establishing measurement procedures for determining the strength 
of a digital broadcast television (DTV) signal at any specific 
location. These procedures will be used for determining whether 
households are eligible to receive distant DTV network signals 
retransmitted by satellite carriers, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA). The 
Report and Order implements DTV signal measurement procedures proposed 
in the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SHERVA NPRM) and 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (STELA FNPRM) in this proceeding 
with minor modifications.
    47 CFR 73.686 describes a method for measuring signal strength at a 
household so that the satellite and broadcast industries and consumers 
would have a uniform method for making an actual determination of the 
signal strength that a household received. The information gathered as 
part of the Grade B signal strength tests will be used to indicate 
whether consumers are ``unserved'' by over-the-air network signals. The 
written records of test results will be made after testing and 
predicting the strength of a television station's signal. Parties 
impacted by the test results will be consumers; parties using the 
written test results will primarily be the satellite and broadcasting 
industries.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-16440 Filed 6-29-11; 8:45 am]
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