Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting, 8656 [2021-02463]
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upon the prior symposium and
comparative report.3 The Office
received two rounds of public
comments in August 2020. Information
about the study, including the NOI,
public comments, symposium materials,
and comparative report may be accessed
on the Office’s website at https://
www.copyright.gov/policy/unclaimedroyalties/.
The Office will now hold roundtable
discussions to allow interested members
of the public to discuss and provide
additional information on the topics of
the study. The Office also will provide
sign-up information for members of the
public who wish to observe, but not
participate in, one or more of the
roundtable sessions. The sessions will
be video recorded and transcribed, and
copies of the recording and transcript
will be made available on the Office’s
website.
A. Submitting Requests To Participate
A request to participate should be
submitted to the Office using the form
on the Office’s website indicated in the
ADDRESSES section above by February
26, 2021. Shortly thereafter, the Office
will notify participants of their selection
and session assignments. In order to
accommodate the expected level of
interest, the Office plans to assign no
more than one representative per
organization to each session. If multiple
persons from the same organization
wish to participate on different issues,
each should submit a separate request.
Depending upon the number and nature
of the requests, the Office may not be
able to accommodate all requests to
participate.
The public roundtables will offer an
opportunity for interested parties to
comment on the information submitted
to the Office to date and offer additional
views concerning the best practices the
MLC may implement to reduce the
incidence of unclaimed royalties. While
the Office will tailor sessions based on
expressions of interest, it expects that
sessions will address various issues
related to data matching and
identification of musical work copyright
owners; user experience and
accessibility of the public database and
claiming portal; education and outreach
to promote awareness and encourage
royalty claiming; and holding and
distribution of accrued royalties.
Although the primary focus of the
statutorily-mandated study must remain
on best practices the Office may
recommend for the MLC to consider in
order to reduce the overall incidence of
unclaimed accrued royalties, the Office
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will also entertain discussion of how
other actors in the music ecosystem may
support the successful administration of
the section 115 blanket license.
All requests to participate must
clearly identify:
• The name of the person desiring to
participate;
• The organization or organizations
represented, if any;
• Contact information; and
• A two- to three-sentence summary
of the substantive issues the participant
expects to discuss.
Following receipt of the requests to
participate, the Office will prepare an
agenda listing the participants, dates,
and times for each session. These will
be circulated to participants and posted
at https://www.copyright.gov/policy/
unclaimed-royalties/roundtable on or
about March 18, 2021.
B. Format of Public Roundtables
Each roundtable session will cover a
topic relevant to the study, as discussed
above. Depending on the level of
interest, the Office may hold multiple
sessions on the same topic to
accommodate a greater number of
participants and provide additional time
for discussion. Following a discussion
of the various agenda topics by
roundtable participants, members of the
public will be provided a limited
opportunity to offer additional
comments for the record, but parties
who wish to provide detailed
information to the Office are encouraged
to submit a request to participate.
Dated: February 2, 2021.
Regan A. Smith,
General Counsel and Associate Register of
Copyrights.
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Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory
Committee; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, as amended), the National Science
Foundation (NSF) announces the
following meeting:
Name and Committee Code:
Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory
Committee (#13883)—(Zoom Meeting).
Date and Time: June 2, 2021; 12 p.m.–
4 p.m.
Place: National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria,
VA 22314 (Zoom).
Type of Meeting: Open.
Attendance information for the
meeting will be forthcoming on the
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Contact Person: Dr. Martin Still,
Program Director, Division of
Astronomical Sciences, Suite W 9188,
National Science Foundation, 2415
Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA
22314; Telephone: 703–292–4290.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide
advice and recommendations to the
National Science Foundation (NSF), the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) and the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) on issues
within the field of astronomy and
astrophysics that are of mutual interest
and concern to the agencies.
Agenda: To hear presentations of
current programming by representatives
from NSF, NASA, DOE and other
agencies relevant to astronomy and
astrophysics; to discuss current and
potential areas of cooperation between
the agencies; to formulate
recommendations for continued and
new areas of cooperation and
mechanisms for achieving them. Discuss
the Committee’s draft annual report due
15 March 2021.
Dated: February 2, 2021.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the
following meeting:
Name and Committee Code: Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory
Committee (#13883)--(Zoom Meeting).
Date and Time: June 2, 2021; 12 p.m.-4 p.m.
Place: National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, VA 22314 (Zoom).
Type of Meeting: Open.
Attendance information for the meeting will be forthcoming on the
website: https://www.nsf.gov/mps/ast/aaac.jsp.
Contact Person: Dr. Martin Still, Program Director, Division of
Astronomical Sciences, Suite W 9188, National Science Foundation, 2415
Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone: 703-292-4290.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations to the
National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on issues
within the field of astronomy and astrophysics that are of mutual
interest and concern to the agencies.
Agenda: To hear presentations of current programming by
representatives from NSF, NASA, DOE and other agencies relevant to
astronomy and astrophysics; to discuss current and potential areas of
cooperation between the agencies; to formulate recommendations for
continued and new areas of cooperation and mechanisms for achieving
them. Discuss the Committee's draft annual report due 15 March 2021.
Dated: February 2, 2021.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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