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found in FDA regulations. These
collections of information are subject to
review by OMB under the PRA. The
collections of information in 21 CFR
part 807, subpart E have been approved
under OMB control number 0910–0120
and the collections of information under
21 CFR part 801 have been approved
under OMB control number 0910–0485.
XI. Proposed Effective Date
FDA proposes that any final order
based on this proposal become effective
30 days after the date of its publication
in the Federal Register.
XII. References
The following references are on
display in the Dockets Management
Staff (see ADDRESSES) and are available
for viewing by interested persons
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday; they are also available
electronically at https://
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the Web site addresses, as of the date
this document publishes in the Federal
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change over time.
1. FDA memorandum ‘‘To Manufacturers
and Initial Distributors of Sharps Containers
and Destroyers Used by Health Care
Professionals,’’ February 3, 1994, available at:
https://www.fda.gov/downloads/medical
devices/deviceregulationandguidance/
guidancedocuments/ucm070679.pdf.
2. FDA ‘‘Premarket Approval of Millenium
Medical Supply Incorporated Needle-EaseTM
2501–ACTION,’’ March 6, 1997, available at:
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/
pdf/p960044.pdf.
3. ‘‘Premarket Approval Applications
(PMA) for Sharps Needle Destruction
Devices; Final Guidance for Industry and
FDA,’’ March 2, 2001, available at: https://
www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/
DeviceRegulationandGuidance/Guidance
Documents/ucm073601.pdf.
4. Tamplin S.A., D. Davidson, B. Powis,
and Z. O’Leary, ‘‘Issues and Options for the
Safe Destruction and Disposal of Used
Injection Materials,’’ Waste Management, vol.
25, pp. 655–665, 2005.
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List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 880
Medical devices.
Therefore, under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321
et seq., as amended) and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner
of Food and Drugs, it is proposed that
21 CFR part 880 be amended as follows:
PART 880—GENERAL HOSPITAL AND
PERSONAL USE DEVICES
1. The authority citation for part 880
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e,
360j, 371.
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2. Add § 880.6210 to subpart G to read
as follows:
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§ 880.6210
device.
Sharps needle destruction
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Dated: November 2, 2017.
Anna K. Abram,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning,
Legislation, and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2017–24191 Filed 11–6–17; 8:45 am]
(a) Identification. A sharps needle
destruction device is a prescription
device that is intended to destroy
needles or sharps used for medical
purposes by incineration or mechanical
means.
(b) Classification. Class II (special
controls). The special controls for this
device are:
(1) Performance testing must
demonstrate the following during
operation of the device:
(i) The device safely contains or
ventilates aerosols or fumes from device
operation.
(ii) Excessive heat or sparks are not
generated that may injure users or
patients.
(iii) Simulated use testing must
demonstrate sharps and/or needles are
completely destroyed using a range of
types and sizes of sharps sufficient to
represent actual use.
(iv) Simulated use testing must
demonstrate that the device is
physically stable on the surface for
which it is intended to be mounted to
ensure the risk of harm to the patient/
user as a result of the device falling is
minimized.
(2) Validation of cleaning and
disinfection instructions must
demonstrate that the device can be
safely and effectively reprocessed after
use per the recommended cleaning and
disinfection protocol in the instructions
for use.
(3) Analysis and/or testing must
validate electromagnetic compatibility
(EMC) and electrical safety, including
the safety of any battery used in the
device, under conditions which are
consistent with the intended
environment of device use.
(4) Software verification, validation,
and hazard analysis must be performed.
(5) Labeling must include:
(i) A clear description of the device
and its technological features;
(ii) How the device is to be used,
including validated cleaning and
disinfection instructions;
(iii) Relevant precautions and
warnings based on performance and inuse testing to ensure proper use of the
device; and
(iv) Instructions to install device in
adequately ventilated area and stable
area.
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BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
37 CFR Part 381
[Docket No. 16–CRB–0002–PBR (2018–
2022)]
Determination of Rates and Terms for
Public Broadcasting (PB III)
Copyright Royalty Board (CRB),
Library of Congress.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Copyright Royalty Judges
solicit comments on proposed rates and
terms for use of certain works in
connection with noncommercial
broadcasting for the period commencing
January 1, 2018, and ending on
December 31, 2022.
DATES: Comments and objections, if any,
are due on or before November 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
and objections, identified by docket
number 16–CRB–0002–PBR (2018–
2022), by any of the following methods:
CRB’s electronic filing application:
Submit comments online in eCRB at
https://app.crb.gov/.
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.
Instructions: Unless submitting
online, commenters must submit an
original, five paper copies, and an
electronic version on a CD. All
submissions must include the CRB’s
name and docket number. All
submissions will be posted without
change to eCRB on https://www.crb.gov
including any personal information
provided.
SUMMARY:
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Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to eCRB, the
Copyright Royalty Board’s electronic
filing and case management system, at
https://app.crb.gov/ and search for
docket number 16–CRB–0002–PBR
(2018–2022). For documents not yet
uploaded to eCRB (because it is a new
system), go to the agency Web site at
https://www.crb.gov/ or contact the CRB
Program Specialist.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anita Blaine, CRB Program Specialist,
by telephone at (202) 707–7658 or email
at crb@loc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 118 of the Copyright Act, title
17 of the United States Code, establishes
a statutory license for the use of certain
copyrighted works in connection with
noncommercial television and radio
broadcasting. Chapter 8 of the Copyright
Act requires the Copyright Royalty
Judges (‘‘Judges’’) to conduct
proceedings every five years to
determine the rates and terms for the
section 118 license. 17 U.S.C. 801(b)(1),
804(b)(6). In accordance with section
804(b)(6), the Judges commenced the
proceeding to set rates and terms for the
period 2018–2022 on January 5, 2016.
77 FR 71104.
In the Federal Register notice, the
Judges requested interested parties to
submit petitions to participate. 81 FR
256 (January 5, 2016). Petitions to
Participate (‘‘PTP’’s) were received
from: The American Society of Authors,
Composers and Publishers (‘‘ASCAP’’);
SESAC, Inc.; Broadcast Music, Inc.
(‘‘BMI’’); Educational Media Foundation
(‘‘EMF’’); National Public Radio
(‘‘NPR’’) and the Public Broadcasting
Service (‘‘PBS’’), jointly; National
Religious Broadcasters Noncommercial
Music License Committee
(‘‘NRBNMLC’’); the Church Music
Publishers’ Association (‘‘CMPA’’); 1 the
National Music Publishers’ Association
(‘‘NMPA’’), The Harry Fox Agency
(‘‘HFA’’), National Association of
College and University Business
Officers (‘‘NACUBO’’), and David
Powell.2
The Judges set the timetable for the
three-month negotiation period, see 17
U.S.C. 803(b)(3), and directed the
1 CMPA’s
PTP was filed late with permission of
the Judges. See Order Granting Church Music
Publishers’ Motion to Accept Late Petition to
Participate (May 6, 2016). The Judges received no
written direct statement from and no notice of
settlement from or regarding CMPA.
2 Mr. Powell’s Petition to Participate was
dismissed on August 16, 2016. Order Dismissing
Petition to Participate of David Powell.
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participants to submit written direct
statements no later than November 7,
2016. Notice of Participants,
Commencement of Voluntary
Negotiation Period, and Case
Scheduling Order (Mar. 25, 2016). The
Judges amended the case schedule twice
to accommodate ongoing negotiations.
See Order for Further Proceedings and
Modified Case Schedule (Aug. 12,
2016). In July and September 2016,
several participants filed notices of
settlement and proposed rates and terms
for adoption. No participant filed a
written direct statement. See Order
Requiring Submission of Proposed
Regulations by National Public Radio
and Public Broadcasting System at 1
(Oct. 19, 2017).
There are two ways copyright owners
and public broadcasting entities 3 may
negotiate rates and terms under the
section 118 statutory license. First,
copyright owners may negotiate rates
and terms with specific public
broadcasting entities for the use of all of
the copyright owners’ works covered by
the license. Section 118(b)(2) provides
that such license agreements ‘‘shall be
given effect in lieu of any determination
by the * * * Copyright Royalty Judges,’’
provided that copies of the agreement
are submitted to the Judges ‘‘within 30
days of execution.’’ 17 U.S.C. 118(b)(2).
The Judges received one agreement in
this category for which no further action
is required.4
Second, copyright owners and public
broadcasting entities may negotiate rates
and terms for categories of copyrighted
works and uses that would be binding
on all owners and entities using the
same license and submit them to the
Judges for approval. Section
801(b)(7)(A) provides that the Copyright
Royalty Judges shall provide to those
that would be bound by the terms, rates,
or other determination set by any
agreement in a proceeding to determine
royalty rates an opportunity to comment
on the agreement and shall provide to
participants in the proceeding under
section 803(b)(2) that would be bound
by the terms, rates, or other
determination set by the agreement an
opportunity to comment on the
agreement and object to its adoption as
a basis for statutory terms and rates; and
that the Copyright Royalty Judges may
3 A ‘‘public broadcasting entity’’ is defined as a
‘‘noncommercial educational broadcast station as
defined in section 397 of title 47 and any nonprofit
institution or organization engaged in the activities
described in paragraph (2) of subsection (c)’’ of
section 118. 17 U.S.C. 118(f).
4 The Judges received an agreement from BMI on
October 24, 2017. They anticipate receiving two
others (from ASCAP and SESAC). Submission of
NPR and PBS at 1 (Oct. 25, 2017).
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decline to adopt the agreement as a
basis for statutory terms and rates for
participants that are not parties to the
agreement, if any participant described
in clause (i) objects to the agreement
and the Copyright Royalty Judges
conclude, based on the record before
them if one exists, that the agreement
does not provide a reasonable basis for
setting statutory terms and rates.
17 U.S.C. 801(b)(7)(A).
On or about September 1, 2017, the
Judges received a joint submission from
ASCAP, BMI, HFA, NACUBO, NMPA,
NRBNMLC, and SESAC containing
proposed regulations that integrated the
several separately filed proposals within
this category. On October 25, 2017, the
Judges received two more proposals
within this category, one from NPR and
PBS and a joint proposal from HFA,
NMPA, PBS, NPR, and CPB.5
NACUBO Joint Proposals
The joint proposals of NACUBO and
each of ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC
propose to modify the royalty rates set
forth in § 381.5. The rates proposed in
the NACUBO/BMI and NACUBO/
ASCAP submissions reflect a
modification of the fees in different rate
tiers. NACUBO/BMI Joint Proposal at 5,
App. A. NACUBO/ASCAP Joint
Proposal at 5, App. A. The NACUBO/
SESAC submission retains a flat rate
which they propose adjusting, starting
in 2018, by the change in the Consumer
Price Index or one-and-a-half percent,
whichever is greater. NACUBO/SESAC
Joint Proposal App. A.
NRBNMLC Joint Proposals
The joint proposals entered into by
NRBNMLC and each of HFA/NMPA,
ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC propose
carrying forward unchanged the current
provisions set forth in §§ 381.1 (except
to replace ‘‘January 1, 2013’’ with
‘‘January 1, 2018’’ and ‘‘December 31,
2017’’ with ‘‘December 31, 2022’’),
381.2, 381.9, and 381.11.
The joint proposal between NMPA/
HFA and NRBNMLC states that the rates
in § 381.7(b)(4) should be modified.
NMPA/HFA and NRBNMLC Joint
Proposal at 2–3.
Each of the joint proposals between
NRBNMLC and ASCAP, BMI and
SESAC propose modifications to
§ 381.6. ASCAP and NRBNMLC Joint
proposal at 3; BMI and NRBNMLC Joint
proposal at 5; SESAC and NRBNMLC
Joint proposal at 3.
NPR/PBS Joint Proposals
NPR and PBS filed a joint proposal
with NMPA and HFA to modify fees in
5 The PTP from NPR and PBS covers CPB (the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting).
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§ 381.7, a change that reflects the same
percentage increase made in the prior
rate period because such increase ‘‘is
fair and reasonable.’’ HFA/NMPA and
NPR/PBS Joint Proposal at 2.
NPR and PBS filed proposed changes
to fees in § 381.4 pursuant to negotiated
license agreements with ASCAP, BMI,
and SESAC. The changes conform to
analogous changes in §§ 381.5 and
381.6.
As noted above, the members of the
public and participants in this rate
proceeding may comment and object to
any or all of the proposed regulations
contained in this notice.
List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 381
Copyright, Music, Radio, Television,
Rates.
Proposed Regulations
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, the Copyright Royalty Judges
propose to amend part 381 to chapter III
of title 37 of the Code of Federal
Regulations as set forth below:
PART 381—USE OF CERTAIN
COPYRIGHTED WORKS IN
CONNECTION WITH
NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL
BROADCASTING
1. The authority citation for part 381
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 17 U.S.C. 118, 801(b)(1) and
803.
§ 381.1
[Amended]
2. In § 381.1 remove ‘‘2013’’ and, in its
place, add ‘‘2018’’, and remove ‘‘2017’’
and, in its place, add ‘‘2022’’.
■ 3. Amend § 381.4 as follows:
■ a. Revise paragraph (a);
■ b. In paragraph (c) remove ‘‘2013’’
and, in its place, add ‘‘2018’’, and
remove ‘‘2017’’ and, in its place, add
‘‘2022’’; and
■ c. Remove paragraph (d).
The revision reads as follows:
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§ 381.4 Performance of musical
compositions by PBS, NPR and other public
broadcasting entities engaged in the
activities set forth in 17 U.S.C. 118(c).
*
*
*
*
*
(a) Determination of royalty rate. The
following rates and terms shall apply to
Number of full-time students
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
1
2
3
4
5
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
<1,000 ................................................
1,000–4,999 .......................................
5,000–9,999 .......................................
10,000–19,999 ...................................
20,000 + ............................................
(ii) Level 1 rates as set forth in
paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section, shall
also apply to College Radio Stations
with an authorized effective radiated
power (ERP), as that term is defined in
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1
2
3
4
5
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
<1,000 ................................................
1,000–4,999 .......................................
5,000–9,999 .......................................
10,000–19,999 ...................................
20,000 + ............................................
(ii) Level 1 rates, as set forth in
paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section, shall
also apply to College Radio Stations
with an authorized effective radiated
power (ERP), as that term is defined in
47 CFR 73.310(a), of 100 Watts or less,
as specified on its current FCC license,
regardless of the size of the student
population.
(3) For all such compositions in the
repertory of SESAC, the royalty rates
shall be as follows:
(i) 2018: The 2017 rate, subject to an
annual cost of living adjustment in
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*
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*
(c) Royalty rate. A public broadcasting
entity within the scope of this section
may perform published nondramatic
musical compositions subject to the
following schedule of royalty rates:
(1) For all such compositions in the
repertory of ASCAP, the royalty rates
shall be as follows:
(i)
2021
$366
423
579
751
945
2022
$373
431
591
766
964
$380
440
603
781
983
(2) For all such compositions in the
repertory of BMI, the royalty rates shall
be as follows:
(i)
2020
$359
415
568
736
926
accordance with paragraph (c)(3)(vi) of
this section.
(ii) 2019: The 2018 rate, subject to an
annual cost of living adjustment in
accordance with paragraph (c)(3)(vi) of
this section.
(iii) 2020: The 2019 rate, subject to an
annual cost of living adjustment in
accordance with paragraph (c)(3)(vi) of
this section.
(iv) 2021: The 2020 rate, subject to an
annual cost of living adjustment in
accordance with paragraph (c)(3)(vi) of
this section.
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§ 381.5 Performance of musical
compositions by public broadcasting
entities licensed to colleges and
universities.
$359
415
568
736
926
2019
$352
407
557
722
908
the performance by PBS, NPR and other
public broadcasting entities engaged in
activities set forth in 17 U.S.C. 118(c) of
copyrighted published nondramatic
musical compositions, except for public
broadcasting entities covered by
§§ 381.5 and 381.6, and except for
compositions which are the subject of
voluntary license agreements: The
royalty shall be $1.
*
*
*
*
*
■ 4. Amend § 381.5 by revising
paragraph (c) to read as follows:
2020
47 CFR 73.310(a), of 100 Watts or less,
as specified on its current FCC license,
regardless of the size of the student
population.
Number of full-time students
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
2018
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2021
$366
423
579
751
945
2022
$373
431
591
766
964
$380
440
603
781
983
(v) 2022: The 2021 rate, subject to an
annual cost of living adjustment in
accordance with paragraph (c)(3)(vi) of
this section.
(vi) Such cost of living adjustment to
be made in accordance with the greater
of
(A) The change, if any, in the
Consumer Price Index (all consumers,
all items) published by the U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics during the twelve (12) month
period from the most recent Index,
published before December 1 of the year
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immediately prior to the applicable
year, or
(B) One and one-half percent (1.5%).
(4) For the performance of any other
such compositions: $1.
*
*
*
*
*
■ 5. Amend § 381.6 as follows:
■ a. Remove from the first sentence of
paragraph (a) the words ‘‘which are’’;
and
■
b. Revise paragraph (d).
The revision reads as follows:
§ 381.6 Performance of musical
compositions by other public broadcasting
entities.
*
*
*
*
*
(d) Royalty rate. A public
broadcasting entity within the scope of
this section may perform published
nondramatic musical compositions
subject to the following schedule of
royalty rates:
(1) For all such compositions in the
repertory of ASCAP, the royalty rates
shall be as follows:
(i) Music Fees (Stations with 20% or
more programming containing Feature
Music):
Calendar years
Population count
2018
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
0–249,999 ..........................................
250,000–499,999 ...............................
500,000–999,999 ...............................
1,000,000–1,499,999 .........................
1,500,000–1,999,999 .........................
2,000,000–2,499,999 .........................
2,500,000–2,999,999 .........................
3,000,000 and above .........................
2019
$697
1,243
1,864
2,486
3,107
3,728
4,349
6,214
2020
$711
1,268
1,901
2,535
3,169
3,803
4,436
6,338
2021
$725
1,294
1,939
2,586
3,232
3,879
4,525
6,465
2022
$739
1,319
1,978
2,638
3,297
3,956
4,615
6,594
$754
1,346
2,017
2,691
3,363
4,035
4,708
6,726
(ii) Talk Format Station Fees (Stations
with <20% Feature Music
programming):
Calendar years
Population count
2018
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
0–249,999 ..........................................
250,000–499,999 ...............................
500,000–999,999 ...............................
1,000,000–1,499,999 .........................
1,500,000–1,999,999 .........................
2,000,000–2,499,999 .........................
2,500,000–2,999,999 .........................
3,000,000 and above .........................
(2) For all such compositions in the
repertory of BMI, the royalty rates shall
be as follows:
2019
$697
697
697
870
1,087
1,305
1,522
2,175
2020
$711
711
711
887
1,109
1,331
1,552
2,218
2021
$725
725
725
905
1,131
1,357
1,583
2,262
2022
$739
739
739
923
1,154
1,384
1,615
2,308
$754
754
754
942
1,177
1,412
1,647
2,354
(i) Music Fees (Stations with 20% or
more programming containing Feature
Music):
Calendar years
Population count
2018
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Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
0–249,999 ..........................................
250,000–499,999 ...............................
500,000–999,999 ...............................
1,000,000–1,499,999 .........................
1,500,000–1,999,999 .........................
2,000,000–2,499,999 .........................
2,500,000–2,999,999 .........................
3,000,000 and above .........................
2019
$697
1,243
1,864
2,486
3,107
3,728
4,349
6,214
2020
$711
1,268
1,901
2,535
3,169
3,803
4,436
6,338
2021
$725
1,294
1,939
2,586
3,232
3,879
4,525
6,465
2022
$739
1,319
1,978
2,638
3,297
3,956
4,615
6,594
$754
1,346
2,017
2,691
3,363
4,035
4,708
6,726
(ii) Talk Format Station Fees (Stations
with <20% Feature Music
programming):
Calendar years
Population count
2018
Level
Level
Level
Level
1
2
3
4
.................
.................
.................
.................
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250,000–499,999 ...............................
500,000–999,999 ...............................
1,000,000–1,499,999 .........................
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697
697
870
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$711
711
711
887
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725
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Population count
2018
Level
Level
Level
Level
5
6
7
8
.................
.................
.................
.................
1,500,000–1,999,999
2,000,000–2,499,999
2,500,000–2,999,999
3,000,000 and above
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
(3) For all such compositions in the
repertory of SESAC, the royalty rates
shall be as follows:
2019
1,087
1,305
1,522
2,175
2020
1,109
1,331
1,552
2,218
2021
1,131
1,357
1,583
2,262
2022
1,154
1,384
1,615
2,308
1,177
1,412
1,647
2,354
(i) Music fees for stations with > =
20% Feature Music programming:
Calendar years
Population count
2018
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
0–249,999 ..........................................
250,000–499,999 ...............................
500,000–999,999 ...............................
1,000,000–1,499,999 .........................
1,500,000–1,999,999 .........................
2,000,000–2,499,999 .........................
2,500,000–2,999,999 .........................
3,000,000 and above .........................
2019
$152
253
380
507
634
760
887
1,268
2020
$155
258
388
517
647
775
905
1,293
2021
$158
263
396
527
660
790
923
1,318
2022
$161
268
403
538
673
806
941
1,344
$164
274
411
548
686
822
960
1,371
(ii) Talk fees for stations with <20%
Feature Music programming:
Calendar years
Population count
2018
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
0–249,999 ..........................................
250,000–499,999 ...............................
500,000–999,999 ...............................
1,000,000–1,499,999 .........................
1,500,000–1,999,999 .........................
2,000,000–2,499,999 .........................
2,500,000–2,999,999 .........................
3,000,000 and above .........................
(4) For the performance of any other
such compositions, in 2018 through
2022, $1.
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■ 6. Amend § 381.7 as follows:
■ a. Revise paragraphs (b)(1)(i)(A)
through (D) and (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (D);
■ b. Revise paragraph (b)(2)(i) through
(iv); and
■ c. Revise paragraph (b)(4)(i) through
(iii).
The revisions read as follows:
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(B) Concert feature (per minute)
(C) Background ..........................
(D) Theme:
(1) Single program or first series
program ...................................
(2) Other series program ............
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158
158
185
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323
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2022
$161
161
161
188
236
282
330
470
2018–2022
(A) Feature .................................
(B) Concert feature (per minute)
(C) Background ..........................
(D) Theme:
(1) Single program or first series
of program ...............................
(2) Other series program ............
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(2) * * *
*
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(i) Feature ...................................
(ii) Concert feature (per minute)
(iii) Background ...........................
(iv) Theme:
(A) Single program or first series
program ...................................
(B) Other series program ...........
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7. Amend § 381.10 as follows:
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1.69 ■ a. In paragraph (a), remove ‘‘2013’’
and, in its place, add ‘‘2018’’, and
remove ‘‘2017’’ and, in its place, add
‘‘2022’’;
■ b. Revise paragraph (b);
The revision reads as follows:
2018–2022
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(b) On the same date of the notices
published pursuant to paragraph (a) of
this section, the Copyright Royalty
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2.57 Register a revised schedule of the rates
for § 381.5(c)(3), the rate to be charged
for compositions in the repertory of
SESAC, which shall adjust the royalty
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amounts established in a dollar amount
according to the greater of
(1) The change in the cost of living
determined as provided in paragraph (a)
of this section, or
(2) One-and-a-half percent (1.5%).
(3) Such royalty rates shall be fixed at
the nearest dollar.
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Dated: October 31, 2017.
Suzanne M. Barnett,
Chief U.S. Copyright Royalty Judge.
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BILLING CODE 1410–72–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R05–OAR–2017–0280; FRL–9969–88–
Region 5]
Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; 2017
Revisions to NR 400 and 406
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a
revision to the Wisconsin State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by
the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources (WDNR) to EPA on May 16,
2017. The revision replaces the
definition of ‘‘emergency electric
generator’’ with a broader definition of
‘‘restricted internal combustion engine’’.
In addition, the revision makes
amendments to procedures for revoking
construction permits as well as language
changes and other administrative
updates. Lastly, WDNR is withdrawing
two Wisconsin Administrative Code
provisions that affect eligibility under
general and construction permits.
WDNR requested these changes to align
state and Federal requirements and
ensure consistency. EPA is proposing
approval of Wisconsin’s May 16, 2017,
request because the Agency has made
the preliminary determination that this
SIP revision is consistent with the Clean
Air Act and applicable EPA regulations
regarding PSD.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 7, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05–
OAR–2017–0280 at https://
www.regulations.gov or via email to
damico.genevieve@epa.gov. For
comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
follow the online instructions for
submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed
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from Regulations.gov. For either manner
of submission, EPA may publish any
comment received to its public docket.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
accompanied by a written comment.
The written comment is considered the
official comment and should include a
discussion of all points you wish to
make. EPA will generally not consider
comments or comment contents located
outside of the primary submission (i.e.,
on the Web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission
methods, please contact the person
identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the
full EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit
https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
Radhica Kanniganti, Environmental
Engineer, Air Permits Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR–18J),
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–8097,
kanniganti.radhica@epa.gov.
In the
Final Rules section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving the State’s
SIP submittal as a direct final rule
without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial
submittal and anticipates no adverse
comments. A detailed rationale for the
approval is set forth in the direct final
rule. If no adverse comments are
received in response to this rule, this
rule will be effective on January 8, 2018.
If EPA receives adverse comments, the
direct final rule will be withdrawn and
all public comments received will be
addressed in a subsequent final rule
based on this proposed rule. EPA will
not institute a second comment period.
Any parties interested in commenting
on this action should do so at this time.
Please note that if EPA receives adverse
comment on an amendment, paragraph,
or section of this rule and if that
provision may be severed from the
remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
as final those provisions of the rule that
are not the subject of an adverse
comment. For additional information,
see the direct final rule which is located
in the Rules section of this Federal
Register.
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Robert A. Kaplan,
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 170828822–7822–01]
RIN 0648–XF669
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Scup Fishery; 2018 and
Projected 2019 Specifications
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS proposes revised scup
specifications for the 2018 fishing year
and projected specifications for 2019.
Updated scientific information
regarding the scup stock indicates that
higher catch limits may be implemented
to achieve optimum yield. This action is
intended to inform the public of the
proposed specifications for the 2018
fishing year and projected specifications
for 2019.
DATES: Comments must be received by
5 p.m. local time, on November 22,
2017.
ADDRESSES: An environmental
assessment (EA) was prepared for this
action and describes the proposed
measures and other considered
alternatives, and provides an analysis of
the impacts of the proposed measures
and alternatives. Copies of the
Specifications Document, including the
EA, are available on request 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.mafmc.org.
You may submit comments on this
document, identified by NOAA–NMFS–
2017–0121, by either of the following
methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal.
1. Go to www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20170121,
2. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
37 CFR Part 381
[Docket No. 16-CRB-0002-PBR (2018-2022)]
Determination of Rates and Terms for Public Broadcasting (PB III)
AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), Library of Congress.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit comments on proposed
rates and terms for use of certain works in connection with
noncommercial broadcasting for the period commencing January 1, 2018,
and ending on December 31, 2022.
DATES: Comments and objections, if any, are due on or before November
27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and objections, identified by docket
number 16-CRB-0002-PBR (2018-2022), by any of the following methods:
CRB's electronic filing application: Submit comments online in eCRB
at https://app.crb.gov/.
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.
Instructions: Unless submitting online, commenters must submit an
original, five paper copies, and an electronic version on a CD. All
submissions must include the CRB's name and docket number. All
submissions will be posted without change to eCRB on https://www.crb.gov including any personal information provided.
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Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board's electronic
filing and case management system, at https://app.crb.gov/ and search
for docket number 16-CRB-0002-PBR (2018-2022). For documents not yet
uploaded to eCRB (because it is a new system), go to the agency Web
site at https://www.crb.gov/ or contact the CRB Program Specialist.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Blaine, CRB Program Specialist,
by telephone at (202) 707-7658 or email at crb@loc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 118 of the Copyright Act, title 17 of the United States
Code, establishes a statutory license for the use of certain
copyrighted works in connection with noncommercial television and radio
broadcasting. Chapter 8 of the Copyright Act requires the Copyright
Royalty Judges (``Judges'') to conduct proceedings every five years to
determine the rates and terms for the section 118 license. 17 U.S.C.
801(b)(1), 804(b)(6). In accordance with section 804(b)(6), the Judges
commenced the proceeding to set rates and terms for the period 2018-
2022 on January 5, 2016. 77 FR 71104.
In the Federal Register notice, the Judges requested interested
parties to submit petitions to participate. 81 FR 256 (January 5,
2016). Petitions to Participate (``PTP''s) were received from: The
American Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers (``ASCAP'');
SESAC, Inc.; Broadcast Music, Inc. (``BMI''); Educational Media
Foundation (``EMF''); National Public Radio (``NPR'') and the Public
Broadcasting Service (``PBS''), jointly; National Religious
Broadcasters Noncommercial Music License Committee (``NRBNMLC''); the
Church Music Publishers' Association (``CMPA''); \1\ the National Music
Publishers' Association (``NMPA''), The Harry Fox Agency (``HFA''),
National Association of College and University Business Officers
(``NACUBO''), and David Powell.\2\
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\1\ CMPA's PTP was filed late with permission of the Judges. See
Order Granting Church Music Publishers' Motion to Accept Late
Petition to Participate (May 6, 2016). The Judges received no
written direct statement from and no notice of settlement from or
regarding CMPA.
\2\ Mr. Powell's Petition to Participate was dismissed on August
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The Judges set the timetable for the three-month negotiation
period, see 17 U.S.C. 803(b)(3), and directed the participants to
submit written direct statements no later than November 7, 2016. Notice
of Participants, Commencement of Voluntary Negotiation Period, and Case
Scheduling Order (Mar. 25, 2016). The Judges amended the case schedule
twice to accommodate ongoing negotiations. See Order for Further
Proceedings and Modified Case Schedule (Aug. 12, 2016). In July and
September 2016, several participants filed notices of settlement and
proposed rates and terms for adoption. No participant filed a written
direct statement. See Order Requiring Submission of Proposed
Regulations by National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting System at
1 (Oct. 19, 2017).
There are two ways copyright owners and public broadcasting
entities \3\ may negotiate rates and terms under the section 118
statutory license. First, copyright owners may negotiate rates and
terms with specific public broadcasting entities for the use of all of
the copyright owners' works covered by the license. Section 118(b)(2)
provides that such license agreements ``shall be given effect in lieu
of any determination by the * * * Copyright Royalty Judges,'' provided
that copies of the agreement are submitted to the Judges ``within 30
days of execution.'' 17 U.S.C. 118(b)(2). The Judges received one
agreement in this category for which no further action is required.\4\
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\3\ A ``public broadcasting entity'' is defined as a
``noncommercial educational broadcast station as defined in section
397 of title 47 and any nonprofit institution or organization
engaged in the activities described in paragraph (2) of subsection
(c)'' of section 118. 17 U.S.C. 118(f).
\4\ The Judges received an agreement from BMI on October 24,
2017. They anticipate receiving two others (from ASCAP and SESAC).
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Second, copyright owners and public broadcasting entities may
negotiate rates and terms for categories of copyrighted works and uses
that would be binding on all owners and entities using the same license
and submit them to the Judges for approval. Section 801(b)(7)(A)
provides that the Copyright Royalty Judges shall provide to those that
would be bound by the terms, rates, or other determination set by any
agreement in a proceeding to determine royalty rates an opportunity to
comment on the agreement and shall provide to participants in the
proceeding under section 803(b)(2) that would be bound by the terms,
rates, or other determination set by the agreement an opportunity to
comment on the agreement and object to its adoption as a basis for
statutory terms and rates; and that the Copyright Royalty Judges may
decline to adopt the agreement as a basis for statutory terms and rates
for participants that are not parties to the agreement, if any
participant described in clause (i) objects to the agreement and the
Copyright Royalty Judges conclude, based on the record before them if
one exists, that the agreement does not provide a reasonable basis for
setting statutory terms and rates.
17 U.S.C. 801(b)(7)(A).
On or about September 1, 2017, the Judges received a joint
submission from ASCAP, BMI, HFA, NACUBO, NMPA, NRBNMLC, and SESAC
containing proposed regulations that integrated the several separately
filed proposals within this category. On October 25, 2017, the Judges
received two more proposals within this category, one from NPR and PBS
and a joint proposal from HFA, NMPA, PBS, NPR, and CPB.\5\
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NACUBO Joint Proposals
The joint proposals of NACUBO and each of ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC
propose to modify the royalty rates set forth in Sec. 381.5. The rates
proposed in the NACUBO/BMI and NACUBO/ASCAP submissions reflect a
modification of the fees in different rate tiers. NACUBO/BMI Joint
Proposal at 5, App. A. NACUBO/ASCAP Joint Proposal at 5, App. A. The
NACUBO/SESAC submission retains a flat rate which they propose
adjusting, starting in 2018, by the change in the Consumer Price Index
or one-and-a-half percent, whichever is greater. NACUBO/SESAC Joint
Proposal App. A.
NRBNMLC Joint Proposals
The joint proposals entered into by NRBNMLC and each of HFA/NMPA,
ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC propose carrying forward unchanged the current
provisions set forth in Sec. Sec. 381.1 (except to replace ``January
1, 2013'' with ``January 1, 2018'' and ``December 31, 2017'' with
``December 31, 2022''), 381.2, 381.9, and 381.11.
The joint proposal between NMPA/HFA and NRBNMLC states that the
rates in Sec. 381.7(b)(4) should be modified. NMPA/HFA and NRBNMLC
Joint Proposal at 2-3.
Each of the joint proposals between NRBNMLC and ASCAP, BMI and
SESAC propose modifications to Sec. 381.6. ASCAP and NRBNMLC Joint
proposal at 3; BMI and NRBNMLC Joint proposal at 5; SESAC and NRBNMLC
Joint proposal at 3.
NPR/PBS Joint Proposals
NPR and PBS filed a joint proposal with NMPA and HFA to modify fees
in
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Sec. 381.7, a change that reflects the same percentage increase made
in the prior rate period because such increase ``is fair and
reasonable.'' HFA/NMPA and NPR/PBS Joint Proposal at 2.
NPR and PBS filed proposed changes to fees in Sec. 381.4 pursuant
to negotiated license agreements with ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. The
changes conform to analogous changes in Sec. Sec. 381.5 and 381.6.
As noted above, the members of the public and participants in this
rate proceeding may comment and object to any or all of the proposed
regulations contained in this notice.
List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 381
Copyright, Music, Radio, Television, Rates.
Proposed Regulations
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Copyright Royalty
Judges propose to amend part 381 to chapter III of title 37 of the Code
of Federal Regulations as set forth below:
PART 381--USE OF CERTAIN COPYRIGHTED WORKS IN CONNECTION WITH
NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING
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1. The authority citation for part 381 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 17 U.S.C. 118, 801(b)(1) and 803.
Sec. 381.1 [Amended]
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2. In Sec. 381.1 remove ``2013'' and, in its place, add ``2018'', and
remove ``2017'' and, in its place, add ``2022''.
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3. Amend Sec. 381.4 as follows:
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a. Revise paragraph (a);
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b. In paragraph (c) remove ``2013'' and, in its place, add ``2018'',
and remove ``2017'' and, in its place, add ``2022''; and
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c. Remove paragraph (d).
The revision reads as follows:
Sec. 381.4 Performance of musical compositions by PBS, NPR and other
public broadcasting entities engaged in the activities set forth in 17
U.S.C. 118(c).
* * * * *
(a) Determination of royalty rate. The following rates and terms
shall apply to the performance by PBS, NPR and other public
broadcasting entities engaged in activities set forth in 17 U.S.C.
118(c) of copyrighted published nondramatic musical compositions,
except for public broadcasting entities covered by Sec. Sec. 381.5 and
381.6, and except for compositions which are the subject of voluntary
license agreements: The royalty shall be $1.
* * * * *
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4. Amend Sec. 381.5 by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:
Sec. 381.5 Performance of musical compositions by public broadcasting
entities licensed to colleges and universities.
* * * * *
(c) Royalty rate. A public broadcasting entity within the scope of
this section may perform published nondramatic musical compositions
subject to the following schedule of royalty rates:
(1) For all such compositions in the repertory of ASCAP, the
royalty rates shall be as follows:
(i)
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Number of full-time students 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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Level 1................................ <1,000......................... $352 $359 $366 $373 $380
Level 2................................ 1,000-4,999.................... 407 415 423 431 440
Level 3................................ 5,000-9,999.................... 557 568 579 591 603
Level 4................................ 10,000-19,999.................. 722 736 751 766 781
Level 5................................ 20,000 +....................... 908 926 945 964 983
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(ii) Level 1 rates as set forth in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this
section, shall also apply to College Radio Stations with an authorized
effective radiated power (ERP), as that term is defined in 47 CFR
73.310(a), of 100 Watts or less, as specified on its current FCC
license, regardless of the size of the student population.
(2) For all such compositions in the repertory of BMI, the royalty
rates shall be as follows:
(i)
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Number of full-time students 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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Level 1................................ <1,000......................... $352 $359 $366 $373 $380
Level 2................................ 1,000-4,999.................... 407 415 423 431 440
Level 3................................ 5,000-9,999.................... 557 568 579 591 603
Level 4................................ 10,000-19,999.................. 722 736 751 766 781
Level 5................................ 20,000 +....................... 908 926 945 964 983
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(ii) Level 1 rates, as set forth in paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this
section, shall also apply to College Radio Stations with an authorized
effective radiated power (ERP), as that term is defined in 47 CFR
73.310(a), of 100 Watts or less, as specified on its current FCC
license, regardless of the size of the student population.
(3) For all such compositions in the repertory of SESAC, the
royalty rates shall be as follows:
(i) 2018: The 2017 rate, subject to an annual cost of living
adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c)(3)(vi) of this section.
(ii) 2019: The 2018 rate, subject to an annual cost of living
adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c)(3)(vi) of this section.
(iii) 2020: The 2019 rate, subject to an annual cost of living
adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c)(3)(vi) of this section.
(iv) 2021: The 2020 rate, subject to an annual cost of living
adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c)(3)(vi) of this section.
(v) 2022: The 2021 rate, subject to an annual cost of living
adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c)(3)(vi) of this section.
(vi) Such cost of living adjustment to be made in accordance with
the greater of
(A) The change, if any, in the Consumer Price Index (all consumers,
all items) published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics during the twelve (12) month period from the most recent
Index, published before December 1 of the year
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immediately prior to the applicable year, or
(B) One and one-half percent (1.5%).
(4) For the performance of any other such compositions: $1.
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5. Amend Sec. 381.6 as follows:
0
a. Remove from the first sentence of paragraph (a) the words ``which
are''; and
0
b. Revise paragraph (d).
The revision reads as follows:
Sec. 381.6 Performance of musical compositions by other public
broadcasting entities.
* * * * *
(d) Royalty rate. A public broadcasting entity within the scope of
this section may perform published nondramatic musical compositions
subject to the following schedule of royalty rates:
(1) For all such compositions in the repertory of ASCAP, the
royalty rates shall be as follows:
(i) Music Fees (Stations with 20% or more programming containing
Feature Music):
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Calendar years
Population count -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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Level 1................................ 0-249,999...................... $697 $711 $725 $739 $754
Level 2................................ 250,000-499,999................ 1,243 1,268 1,294 1,319 1,346
Level 3................................ 500,000-999,999................ 1,864 1,901 1,939 1,978 2,017
Level 4................................ 1,000,000-1,499,999............ 2,486 2,535 2,586 2,638 2,691
Level 5................................ 1,500,000-1,999,999............ 3,107 3,169 3,232 3,297 3,363
Level 6................................ 2,000,000-2,499,999............ 3,728 3,803 3,879 3,956 4,035
Level 7................................ 2,500,000-2,999,999............ 4,349 4,436 4,525 4,615 4,708
Level 8................................ 3,000,000 and above............ 6,214 6,338 6,465 6,594 6,726
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(ii) Talk Format Station Fees (Stations with <20% Feature Music
programming):
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Calendar years
Population count -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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Level 1................................ 0-249,999...................... $697 $711 $725 $739 $754
Level 2................................ 250,000-499,999................ 697 711 725 739 754
Level 3................................ 500,000-999,999................ 697 711 725 739 754
Level 4................................ 1,000,000-1,499,999............ 870 887 905 923 942
Level 5................................ 1,500,000-1,999,999............ 1,087 1,109 1,131 1,154 1,177
Level 6................................ 2,000,000-2,499,999............ 1,305 1,331 1,357 1,384 1,412
Level 7................................ 2,500,000-2,999,999............ 1,522 1,552 1,583 1,615 1,647
Level 8................................ 3,000,000 and above............ 2,175 2,218 2,262 2,308 2,354
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(2) For all such compositions in the repertory of BMI, the royalty
rates shall be as follows:
(i) Music Fees (Stations with 20% or more programming containing
Feature Music):
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Calendar years
Population count -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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Level 1................................ 0-249,999...................... $697 $711 $725 $739 $754
Level 2................................ 250,000-499,999................ 1,243 1,268 1,294 1,319 1,346
Level 3................................ 500,000-999,999................ 1,864 1,901 1,939 1,978 2,017
Level 4................................ 1,000,000-1,499,999............ 2,486 2,535 2,586 2,638 2,691
Level 5................................ 1,500,000-1,999,999............ 3,107 3,169 3,232 3,297 3,363
Level 6................................ 2,000,000-2,499,999............ 3,728 3,803 3,879 3,956 4,035
Level 7................................ 2,500,000-2,999,999............ 4,349 4,436 4,525 4,615 4,708
Level 8................................ 3,000,000 and above............ 6,214 6,338 6,465 6,594 6,726
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(ii) Talk Format Station Fees (Stations with <20% Feature Music
programming):
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Calendar years
Population count -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Level 1................................ 0-249,999...................... $697 $711 $725 $739 $754
Level 2................................ 250,000-499,999................ 697 711 725 739 754
Level 3................................ 500,000-999,999................ 697 711 725 739 754
Level 4................................ 1,000,000-1,499,999............ 870 887 905 923 942
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Level 5................................ 1,500,000-1,999,999............ 1,087 1,109 1,131 1,154 1,177
Level 6................................ 2,000,000-2,499,999............ 1,305 1,331 1,357 1,384 1,412
Level 7................................ 2,500,000-2,999,999............ 1,522 1,552 1,583 1,615 1,647
Level 8................................ 3,000,000 and above............ 2,175 2,218 2,262 2,308 2,354
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(3) For all such compositions in the repertory of SESAC, the
royalty rates shall be as follows:
(i) Music fees for stations with > = 20% Feature Music programming:
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Calendar years
Population count -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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Level 1................................ 0-249,999...................... $152 $155 $158 $161 $164
Level 2................................ 250,000-499,999................ 253 258 263 268 274
Level 3................................ 500,000-999,999................ 380 388 396 403 411
Level 4................................ 1,000,000-1,499,999............ 507 517 527 538 548
Level 5................................ 1,500,000-1,999,999............ 634 647 660 673 686
Level 6................................ 2,000,000-2,499,999............ 760 775 790 806 822
Level 7................................ 2,500,000-2,999,999............ 887 905 923 941 960
Level 8................................ 3,000,000 and above............ 1,268 1,293 1,318 1,344 1,371
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(ii) Talk fees for stations with <20% Feature Music programming:
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Calendar years
Population count -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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Level 1................................ 0-249,999...................... $152 $155 $158 $161 $164
Level 2................................ 250,000-499,999................ 152 155 158 161 164
Level 3................................ 500,000-999,999................ 152 155 158 161 164
Level 4................................ 1,000,000-1,499,999............ 177 181 185 188 192
Level 5................................ 1,500,000-1,999,999............ 222 227 231 236 240
Level 6................................ 2,000,000-2,499,999............ 266 271 277 282 288
Level 7................................ 2,500,000-2,999,999............ 311 317 323 330 336
Level 8................................ 3,000,000 and above............ 444 452 461 470 480
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(4) For the performance of any other such compositions, in 2018
through 2022, $1.
* * * * *
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6. Amend Sec. 381.7 as follows:
0
a. Revise paragraphs (b)(1)(i)(A) through (D) and (b)(1)(ii)(A) through
(D);
0
b. Revise paragraph (b)(2)(i) through (iv); and
0
c. Revise paragraph (b)(4)(i) through (iii).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 381.7 Recording rights, rates and terms.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1)(i) * * *
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2018-2022
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(A) Feature................................................. $118.70
(B) Concert feature (per minute)............................ 35.65
(C) Background.............................................. 59.99
(D) Theme:
(1) Single program or first series program.................. 59.99
(2) Other series program.................................... 24.36
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(ii) * * *
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2018-2022
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(A) Feature................................................. $9.81
(B) Concert feature (per minute)............................ 2.58
(C) Background.............................................. 4.26
(D) Theme:
(1) Single program or first series of program............... 4.26
(2) Other series program.................................... 1.69
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* * * * *
(2) * * *
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2018-2022
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(i) Feature................................................. $12.85
(ii) Concert feature (per minute)........................... 18.86
(iii) Background............................................ 6.44
(iv) Theme:
(A) Single program or first series program.................. 6.44
(B) Other series program.................................... 2.57
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
(4) * * *
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2018-2022
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(i) Feature................................................. $.81
(ii) Feature (concert) (per half hour)...................... 1.69
(iii) Background............................................ .41
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* * * * *
0
7. Amend Sec. 381.10 as follows:
0
a. In paragraph (a), remove ``2013'' and, in its place, add ``2018'',
and remove ``2017'' and, in its place, add ``2022'';
0
b. Revise paragraph (b);
The revision reads as follows:
Sec. 381.10 Cost of living adjustment.
* * * * *
(b) On the same date of the notices published pursuant to paragraph
(a) of this section, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall publish in the
Federal Register a revised schedule of the rates for Sec. 381.5(c)(3),
the rate to be charged for compositions in the repertory of SESAC,
which shall adjust the royalty
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amounts established in a dollar amount according to the greater of
(1) The change in the cost of living determined as provided in
paragraph (a) of this section, or
(2) One-and-a-half percent (1.5%).
(3) Such royalty rates shall be fixed at the nearest dollar.
* * * * *
Dated: October 31, 2017.
Suzanne M. Barnett,
Chief U.S. Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2017-23991 Filed 11-3-17; 11:15 am]
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