Distribution of 2020 Cable Royalty Funds, 17272 [2023-05812]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 22, 2023 / Notices
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
[Docket No. 21–CRB–0008–CD (2020 CD)]
Distribution of 2020 Cable Royalty
Funds
Copyright Royalty Board,
Library of Congress.
ACTION: Notice requesting comments.
AGENCY:
The Copyright Royalty Judges
solicit comments on a motion of
Allocation Phase claimants for partial
distribution of 2020 cable royalty funds.
DATES: Comments are due on or before
April 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested claimants must
submit timely comments using eCRB,
the Copyright Royalty Board’s online
electronic filing application, at https://
app.crb.gov.
Instructions: All submissions must
include a reference to the CRB and
docket number 21–CRB–0008–CD (2020
CD). All submissions will be posted
without change to eCRB at https://
app.crb.gov including any personal
information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read submitted background documents
or comments, go to eCRB, the Copyright
Royalty Board’s online electronic filing
and case management system, at https://
app.crb.gov and search for docket
number 21–CRB–0008–CD (2020 CD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anita Brown, CRB Program Specialist,
by telephone at (202) 707–7658 or email
at crb@loc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year
cable systems must submit royalty
payments to the Register of Copyrights
as required by the statutory license
detailed in section 111 of the Copyright
Act for the retransmission to cable
subscribers of over-the-air television
and radio broadcast signals. See 17
U.S.C. 111(d). The Copyright Royalty
Judges (Judges) oversee distribution of
royalties to copyright owners whose
works were included in a qualifying
transmission and who file a timely
claim for royalties.
Allocation of the royalties collected
occurs in one of two ways. In the first
instance, the Judges may authorize
distribution in accordance with a
negotiated agreement among all
claiming parties. 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(4)(A),
801(b)(3)(A). If all claimants do not
reach agreement with respect to the
royalties, the Judges must conduct a
proceeding to determine the distribution
of any royalties that remain in
controversy. 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(4)(B),
801(b)(3)(B). Alternatively, the Judges
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may, on motion of claimants and on
notice to all interested parties, authorize
a partial distribution of royalties,
reserving on deposit sufficient funds to
resolve identified disputes. 17 U.S.C.
111(d)(4)(C), 801(b)(3)(C).
On December 30, 2022,
representatives of all the Allocation
Phase (formerly ‘‘Phase I’’) claimant
categories 1 filed with the Judges a
motion pursuant to section 801(b)(3)(C)
of the Copyright Act requesting a partial
distribution amounting to 40% of the
2020 cable royalty funds on deposit.
That statutory section requires that,
before ruling on the motion, the Judges
publish a notice in the Federal Register
seeking responses to the motion for
partial distribution to ascertain whether
any claimant entitled to receive the
subject royalties has a reasonable
objection to the requested distribution.
17 U.S.C. 801(b)(3)(C).
Accordingly, this notice seeks
comments from interested claimants on
whether any reasonable objection exists
that would preclude the distribution of
40% of the 2020 cable royalty funds to
the requesting claimant representatives.
Parties objecting to the proposed partial
distribution must advise the Judges of
the existence and extent of all objections
by the end of the comment period. The
Judges will not consider any objections
with respect to the partial distribution
that come to their attention after the
close of the comment period.
Members of the public may read the
motion by accessing the Copyright
Royalty Board’s electronic filing and
case management system at https://
app.crb.gov and searching for docket
number 21–CRB–0008–CD (2020 CD).
Dated: March 16, 2023.
David P. Shaw,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2023–05812 Filed 3–21–23; 8:45 am]
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
ACTION:
Notice.
Pursuant to The Executive
Office of the President Appropriations
Act, 2022, the Office of Management
and Budget is publishing its delegation
of apportionment authority to respond
to a continuity event.
DATES: This delegation became effective
on January 20, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather V. Walsh at 202–395–3642 or
MBX.OMB.OGC@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Delegation of Apportionment Authority
To Respond to a Continuity Event
I hereby delegate to the following
individuals, in order of succession, the
authorities delegated by the President to
the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget for
apportioning funds pursuant to 31
U.S.C. 1513 when the Deputy Associate
Director (DAD) (to whom such
apportionment authority was previously
delegated by the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget) with
current apportionment authority for an
account is not available to apportion or
reapportion the account because of a
continuity event:
1. Branch Chief responsible for the
account
2. Another Branch Chief from the same
DAD area
3. Another DAD from the same Program
Associate Director (PAD) area
4. Another DAD from a different PAD
area
5. Assistant Director of BRD
6. PAD from the same DAD area
This delegation of authority will
remain in place until revised or
revoked, and it may not be re-delegated
by the individual to whom it has been
delegated. The delegation does not limit
the authority of the Director to exercise
the delegated authority.
Shalanda D. Young,
Director, Office of Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 2023–05895 Filed 3–21–23; 8:45 am]
Delegation of Apportionment Authority
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Budget, Executive Office of the
President.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
AGENCY:
1 The representatives are Program Suppliers; Joint
Sports Claimants; Public Television Claimants;
Devotional Claimants; Commercial Television
Claimants; Canadian Claimants Group; National
Public Radio; American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers; Broadcast Music, Inc.; and
SESAC, Inc. which represent traditionally
recognized claimant categories. The Judges have not
determined, and do not by this notice determine,
the universe of claimant categories for 2020 cable
retransmission royalties.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
[Docket No. 21-CRB-0008-CD (2020 CD)]
Distribution of 2020 Cable Royalty Funds
AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Notice requesting comments.
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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit comments on a motion of
Allocation Phase claimants for partial distribution of 2020 cable
royalty funds.
DATES: Comments are due on or before April 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested claimants must submit timely comments using eCRB,
the Copyright Royalty Board's online electronic filing application, at
https://app.crb.gov.
Instructions: All submissions must include a reference to the CRB
and docket number 21-CRB-0008-CD (2020 CD). All submissions will be
posted without change to eCRB at https://app.crb.gov including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to read submitted background
documents or comments, go to eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board's online
electronic filing and case management system, at https://app.crb.gov
and search for docket number 21-CRB-0008-CD (2020 CD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Brown, CRB Program Specialist,
by telephone at (202) 707-7658 or email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year cable systems must submit royalty
payments to the Register of Copyrights as required by the statutory
license detailed in section 111 of the Copyright Act for the
retransmission to cable subscribers of over-the-air television and
radio broadcast signals. See 17 U.S.C. 111(d). The Copyright Royalty
Judges (Judges) oversee distribution of royalties to copyright owners
whose works were included in a qualifying transmission and who file a
timely claim for royalties.
Allocation of the royalties collected occurs in one of two ways. In
the first instance, the Judges may authorize distribution in accordance
with a negotiated agreement among all claiming parties. 17 U.S.C.
111(d)(4)(A), 801(b)(3)(A). If all claimants do not reach agreement
with respect to the royalties, the Judges must conduct a proceeding to
determine the distribution of any royalties that remain in controversy.
17 U.S.C. 111(d)(4)(B), 801(b)(3)(B). Alternatively, the Judges may, on
motion of claimants and on notice to all interested parties, authorize
a partial distribution of royalties, reserving on deposit sufficient
funds to resolve identified disputes. 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(4)(C),
801(b)(3)(C).
On December 30, 2022, representatives of all the Allocation Phase
(formerly ``Phase I'') claimant categories \1\ filed with the Judges a
motion pursuant to section 801(b)(3)(C) of the Copyright Act requesting
a partial distribution amounting to 40% of the 2020 cable royalty funds
on deposit. That statutory section requires that, before ruling on the
motion, the Judges publish a notice in the Federal Register seeking
responses to the motion for partial distribution to ascertain whether
any claimant entitled to receive the subject royalties has a reasonable
objection to the requested distribution. 17 U.S.C. 801(b)(3)(C).
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\1\ The representatives are Program Suppliers; Joint Sports
Claimants; Public Television Claimants; Devotional Claimants;
Commercial Television Claimants; Canadian Claimants Group; National
Public Radio; American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers;
Broadcast Music, Inc.; and SESAC, Inc. which represent traditionally
recognized claimant categories. The Judges have not determined, and
do not by this notice determine, the universe of claimant categories
for 2020 cable retransmission royalties.
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Accordingly, this notice seeks comments from interested claimants
on whether any reasonable objection exists that would preclude the
distribution of 40% of the 2020 cable royalty funds to the requesting
claimant representatives. Parties objecting to the proposed partial
distribution must advise the Judges of the existence and extent of all
objections by the end of the comment period. The Judges will not
consider any objections with respect to the partial distribution that
come to their attention after the close of the comment period.
Members of the public may read the motion by accessing the
Copyright Royalty Board's electronic filing and case management system
at https://app.crb.gov and searching for docket number 21-CRB-0008-CD
(2020 CD).
Dated: March 16, 2023.
David P. Shaw,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2023-05812 Filed 3-21-23; 8:45 am]
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