Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree, 8655 [2021-02479]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 24 / Monday, February 8, 2021 / Notices later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this revised notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail: To submit comments: Send them to: By email .................... pubcommentees.enrd@ usdoj.gov. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044– 7611. By mail ...................... During the public comment period, the proposed consent decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https:// www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will also provide a paper copy of the proposed consent decree upon written request and payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. Please enclose a check or money order for $17 (68 pages at 25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper copy without the appendices and signature pages, the cost is $8.5. U.S. Copyright Office BILLING CODE 4410–15–P [Docket No. 2019–6] Unclaimed Royalties Study DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2021–02479 Filed 2–5–21; 8:45 am] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS [FR Doc. 2021–02486 Filed 2–5–21; 8:45 am] In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Brenda Massey, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Southern Division, on February 2, 2021, Case No. 1:21cv17– HSO–JCG. This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the United States against Defendant Brenda Massey, pursuant to Sections 309, 402, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C. 1319, 1342, and 1344, for discharging pollutants into waters of the United States in George County, Mississippi without a permit, in violation of CWA Section 301(a), 33 U.S.C. 1311(a). The proposed Consent Decree resolves injunctive claims for relief by requiring the Defendant to 20:48 Feb 05, 2021 Cherie Rogers, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. BILLING CODE 4410–15–P Patricia McKenna, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. VerDate Sep<11>2014 perform environmental restoration and provide for mitigation of temporal losses through a monetary payment to an approved mitigation bank. The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Michael Augustini, United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Defense Section, Post Office Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611, pubcomment_eds.enrd@ usdoj.gov, and refer to United States v. Brenda Massey, DJ #90–5–1–1–21358. The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk’s Office, United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Southern Division, Dan M. Russell, Jr., United States Courthouse, 2012 15th Street, Suite 403, Gulfport, MS 39501. In addition, the proposed Consent Decree may be examined electronically at https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consentdecrees. Jkt 253001 U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of public roundtables. AGENCY: The U.S. Copyright Office will be holding public roundtables as part of its study to evaluate best practices that the newly established mechanical licensing collective may implement to identify and locate musical work copyright owners and unclaimed accrued royalties held by the collective, encourage musical work copyright owners to claim their royalties, and reduce the incidence of unclaimed royalties. Music industry participants and others interested in participating in the roundtables are invited to submit requests to participate pursuant to the instructions set forth below. DATES: The public roundtables will be held on March 25, 2021. Requests to participate must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8655 February 26, 2021. Once the roundtable agenda is finalized, the Office will notify all participants and post the times and dates of the roundtables at https:// copyright.gov/policy/unclaimedroyalties/. ADDRESSES: The Office will conduct the roundtables remotely using the Zoom videoconferencing platform. Requests to participate should be submitted through the request form available at https:// www.copyright.gov/policy/unclaimedroyalties/roundtable-request.html. Additional information will be made available at https://www.copyright.gov/ policy/unclaimed-royalties/roundtable. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason E. Sloan, Assistant General Counsel, by email at jslo@copyright.gov; or Cassandra G. Sciortino, AttorneyAdvisor, by email at csciortino@ copyright.gov. Each can be contacted by telephone by calling (202) 707–8350. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Copyright Office (‘‘Office’’) is undertaking a policy study as directed by the Music Modernization Act to evaluate best practices that the newly established mechanical licensing collective (‘‘MLC’’) may implement to reduce the incidence of unclaimed royalties. The Office initiated the study on December 6, 2019, with an all-day educational symposium to facilitate discussion on these issues by a broad range of industry participants and members of the public.1 The Office also commissioned a report on matching and royalty distribution practices of various collective management organizations (‘‘CMOs’’) around the world. A transcript of the symposium as well as the report of global collective rights management practices are provided on the Office’s website for public consideration.2 On June 2, 2020, the Office issued a notice of inquiry (‘‘NOI’’) which solicited public comment on several topics concerning best practices to identify and locate musical work copyright owners and unclaimed accrued royalties held by the collective, encourage musical work copyright owners to claim their royalties, and reduce the incidence of unclaimed royalties, including by commenting 1 84 FR 58176 (Oct. 30, 2019); U.S. Copyright Office, Unclaimed Royalties Study Kickoff Symposium, https://www.copyright.gov/policy/ unclaimed-royalties/symposium/. 2 Susan Butler, Collective Right Management Practices Around the World: A Survey of CMO Practices to Reduce the Occurrence of Unclaimed Royalties in Musical Works (2020), https:// www.copyright.gov/policy/unclaimed-royalties/ cmo-full-report.pdf. The transcript of the symposium is available at https:// www.copyright.gov/policy/unclaimed-royalties/ transcript.pdf. E:\FR\FM\08FEN1.SGM 08FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 24 (Monday, February 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 8655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02479]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Brenda 
Massey, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Southern District of Mississippi, Southern Division, on February 2, 
2021, Case No. 1:21cv17-HSO-JCG.
    This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the 
United States against Defendant Brenda Massey, pursuant to Sections 
309, 402, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 1319, 
1342, and 1344, for discharging pollutants into waters of the United 
States in George County, Mississippi without a permit, in violation of 
CWA Section 301(a), 33 U.S.C. 1311(a). The proposed Consent Decree 
resolves injunctive claims for relief by requiring the Defendant to 
perform environmental restoration and provide for mitigation of 
temporal losses through a monetary payment to an approved mitigation 
bank.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Michael 
Augustini, United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, Environmental Defense Section, Post Office Box 
7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611, [email protected], and 
refer to United States v. Brenda Massey, DJ #90-5-1-1-21358.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, 
United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, 
Southern Division, Dan M. Russell, Jr., United States Courthouse, 2012 
15th Street, Suite 403, Gulfport, MS 39501. In addition, the proposed 
Consent Decree may be examined electronically at https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.

Cherie Rogers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
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