Termination Rights, Royalty Distributions, Ownership Transfers, Disputes, and the Music Modernization Act, 70496-70497 [2024-19538]

Download as PDF 70496 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 169 / Friday, August 30, 2024 / Rules and Regulations enforcement officer designated by or assisting the Captain of the Port Detroit to act on his behalf. (c) Regulations. (1) Vessels are prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining in the regulated area described in paragraph (a) of this section, unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Detroit (COTP) or their on-scene representative. Vessel operators desiring to operate in the regulated area must contact the Coast Guard Patrol Commander to obtain permission to do so. The COTP or his on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16 or via telephone at (313) 568–9560. Vessel operators given permission to operate within the regulated area must comply with all directions given to them by the COTP or his on-scene representative. (2) Vessels transiting through the regulated area are to maintain the minimum speeds for safe navigation. (d) Enforcement period. This section will be enforced from 5 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. on September 14, 2024. Dated: August 23, 2024. Richard P. Armstrong, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Detroit. [FR Doc. 2024–19423 Filed 8–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 100 [Docket No. USCG–2024–0742] Special Local Regulations; Marine Event on the Willamette River, Portland, OR Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation. AGENCY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the Portland Dragon Boat Races from September 7 through 8, 2024 to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Thirteenth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Portland, OR. During the enforcement periods, entry of vessels or persons into the regulated area is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Columbia River or the Patrol Commander. Vessels permitted to transit the area must comply with the ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with RULES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Aug 29, 2024 Jkt 262001 lawful directions from the Patrol Commander or any official patrol vessel. The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302 will be enforced for the Portland Dragon Boat Races regulated area listed in item 8 in table 1 to § 165.1302, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., each day, from September 7 through 8, 2024. DATES: If you have questions on this rule, call or email Lieutenant Commander Jesse D. Wallace, Waterways Management Division at Sector Columbia River, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 503–572–3524, email SCRWWM@uscg.mil. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302 for the Portland Dragon Boat Races regulated area, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., each day, from September 7 through 8, 2024. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this 2-day event. Our regulations for marine events within the Thirteenth District, § 165.1302, specifies the location of the regulated area for the Portland Dragon Boat Races, which encompasses portions of the Willamette River, extending from Tom McCall Waterfront Park between the Hawthorne and Marquam Bridges, Portland, OR. During the enforcement periods, as reflected in § 100.1302(a) through (e), if you are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with the lawful directions from the Patrol Commander or any official patrol vessel. Vessels may not transit the regulated areas without approval from the Patrol Commander. Vessels permitted to transit must operate at a no wake speed, in a manner which will not endanger participants or other crafts in the event. Spectators or other vessels shall not anchor, block, loiter, or impede the transit of event participants or official patrol vessels in the regulated areas during the effective dates and times, or dates and times as modified through Local Notice to Mariners, unless authorized by an official patrol vessel. In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide notification of these enforcement periods via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine information broadcasts. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: August 26, 2024. J.W. Noggle, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Columbia River. [FR Doc. 2024–19591 Filed 8–29–24; 8:45 am] Frm 00048 Fmt 4700 Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 210 [Docket No. 2022–5] Termination Rights, Royalty Distributions, Ownership Transfers, Disputes, and the Music Modernization Act U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: The U.S. Copyright Office is issuing a final rule adjusting certain due dates set in an earlier rule regarding how the Copyright Act’s derivative works exception to termination rights applies to the statutory mechanical blanket license established by the Music Modernization Act. DATES: This rule is effective August 30, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhea Efthimiadis, Assistant to the General Counsel, by email at meft@ copyright.gov or telephone at 202–707– 8350. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 2024, the Copyright Office published a final rule regarding how the Copyright Act’s derivative works exception to termination rights (the ‘‘Exception’’) applies to the statutory mechanical blanket license established by the Music Modernization Act.1 Among other things, the rule required the Mechanical Licensing Collective (‘‘MLC’’) to engage in corrective royalty adjustments for royalties distributed under its earlier, erroneous interpretation of the Exception. The rule specified separate due dates for the MLC and relevant parties to complete certain steps in this process. The due dates were set by referencing the rule’s publication date (e.g., thirty or sixty days after the rule’s publication date). Three days after the rule’s publication, the Office of the Federal Register issued a correction to one of those dates, which it had miscalculated.2 On August 15, 2024, the MLC contacted the Office to ask about the calculation of the first due date in the corrective adjustment process based on a discrepancy between the date in the rule’s regulatory text and its preamble. To resolve any confusion created by the discrepancy and ensure that parties have adequate time to participate in the corrective adjustment process, the SUMMARY: 1 89 2 89 BILLING CODE 9110–04–P PO 00000 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\30AUR1.SGM FR 56586 (July 9, 2024). FR 57093 (July 12, 2024). 30AUR1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 169 / Friday, August 30, 2024 / Rules and Regulations Office is adjusting the relevant due dates for all parties by extending each by approximately thirty days from the original dates provided in the rule’s regulatory text. List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 210 Copyright, Phonorecords, Recordings. Final Regulations For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the U.S. Copyright Office amends 37 CFR part 210 as follows: This rule is effective September 30, 2024. DATES: PART 210—COMPULSORY LICENSE FOR MAKING AND DISTRIBUTING PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL PHONORECORDS OF NONDRAMATIC MUSICAL WORKS 1. The authority citation for part 210 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 17 U.S.C. 115, 702. 2. Amend § 210.29 as follows: a. In paragraph (k)(1)(ii) introductory text, remove ‘‘August 8, 2024’’ and add in its place ‘‘September 9, 2024’’. ■ b. In paragraph (k)(1)(iii) introductory text, remove ‘‘September 9, 2024’’ and add in its place ‘‘October 9, 2024’’. ■ c. In paragraph (k)(1)(iv)(B), remove ‘‘February 9, 2026’’ and add in its place ‘‘March 11, 2026’’. ■ d. In paragraph (k)(1)(v)(A), remove ‘‘October 7, 2024’’ and add in its place ‘‘November 6, 2024’’ and remove ‘‘November 6, 2024’’ and add in its place ‘‘December 6, 2024‘‘. * * * * * ■ ■ Dated: August 21, 2024. Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office. Approved by: Carla D. Hayden, Librarian of Congress. [FR Doc. 2024–19538 Filed 8–29–24; 8:45 am] The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA–R09–OAR–2024–0237. All documents in the docket are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available through https:// www.regulations.gov, or please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for additional availability information. If you need assistance in a language other than English or if you are a person with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Buss, EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105; phone: (415) 947–4152; email: buss.jeffrey@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. Table of Contents BILLING CODE 1410–30–P ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with RULES1 Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a revision to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision addresses the CAA requirements for motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs (also referred to as ‘‘Smog Check’’ programs) for the 2015 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (‘‘2015 ozone NAAQS’’). ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY I. Proposed Action II. Public Comments and EPA Responses III. EPA Action IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 40 CFR Part 52 I. Proposed Action [EPA–R09–OAR–2024–0237; FRL–11999– 02–R9] On July 2, 2024 (89 FR 54753), under CAA section 110(k)(3), the EPA proposed to approve the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB’s) submission of the ‘‘California Smog Check Performance Standard Modeling and Program Certification for the 70 Parts Per Billion (ppb) 8-Hour Ozone Standard’’ (‘‘Smog Check Certification SIP’’) as a revision to the California SIP. CARB submitted the Smog Check Certification SIP to the EPA on April 26, Air Plan Revisions; California; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: Under the Clean Air Act (CAA or ‘‘Act’’), the Environmental SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Aug 29, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 70497 2023.1 The Smog Check Certification SIP includes CARB’s evaluation of the California Smog Check program for compliance with the applicable Smog Check program requirements for SIPs under CAA sections 182(a)(2)(B), 182(b)(4), and 182(c)(3) and the EPA’s regulations in 40 CFR part 51, subpart S for certain nonattainment areas for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. More specifically, the Smog Check Certification SIP addresses the applicable Smog Check SIP requirements for all California air quality planning areas classified as ‘‘Moderate’’ and above for the 2015 ozone NAAQS that are subject to State jurisdiction. These areas (and their respective classifications for the 2015 ozone NAAQS) include Coachella Valley (Severe-15), Eastern Kern (Serious), Mariposa County (Moderate), Sacramento Metro (Serious), San Diego County (Severe-15), San Joaquin Valley (Extreme), Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin (Extreme), Ventura (Serious), West Mojave Desert (Severe-15) and Western Nevada County (Serious).2 While Coachella Valley and Sacramento Metro are currently classified as Severe15 and Serious, respectively, CARB has submitted voluntary reclassification requests for the areas to Extreme and Severe-15, respectively, and the performance standard modeling presented and documented by CARB in the Smog Check Certification SIP assumes the EPA’s grant of the reclassification requests for those areas.3 Earlier this year, the EPA took final action to approve the San Diego County area portion of the Smog Check Certification SIP as part of the EPA’s action on the San Diego ozone attainment plan.4 In this document, we are taking final action on the Smog Check Certification SIP as it relates to all the other nonattainment areas that are addressed in the SIP submission. In our proposed rule, we provided background information concerning the national ambient air quality standards 1 Letter (with enclosures) dated April 26, 2023, from Steven S. Cliff, Ph.D., Executive Officer, CARB, to Martha Guzman, Regional Administrator, EPA Region IX (submitted electronically April 26, 2023). The letter and enclosures, which include the Smog Check Certification SIP, among other materials, are included in the docket for this rulemaking. The ‘‘70 Parts Per Billion (ppb) 8-Hour Ozone Standard’’ refers to the ozone NAAQS the EPA established in 2015. 2 40 CFR 81.305. 3 See letters from Steven S. Cliff, Ph.D., Executive Officer, CARB, to Martha Guzman, Regional Administrator, EPA Region IX, dated February 22, 2023 (Reclassification request to Extreme for Coachella Valley); CARB Resolution 23–19, October 26, 2023 (Adopting Severe area ozone plan for the 2015 ozone NAAQS for the Sacramento Metro area). 4 89 FR 15035 (March 1, 2024). E:\FR\FM\30AUR1.SGM 30AUR1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70496-70497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19538]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

37 CFR Part 210

[Docket No. 2022-5]


Termination Rights, Royalty Distributions, Ownership Transfers, 
Disputes, and the Music Modernization Act

AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is issuing a final rule adjusting 
certain due dates set in an earlier rule regarding how the Copyright 
Act's derivative works exception to termination rights applies to the 
statutory mechanical blanket license established by the Music 
Modernization Act.

DATES: This rule is effective August 30, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhea Efthimiadis, Assistant to the 
General Counsel, by email at [email protected] or telephone at 202-
707-8350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 2024, the Copyright Office 
published a final rule regarding how the Copyright Act's derivative 
works exception to termination rights (the ``Exception'') applies to 
the statutory mechanical blanket license established by the Music 
Modernization Act.\1\ Among other things, the rule required the 
Mechanical Licensing Collective (``MLC'') to engage in corrective 
royalty adjustments for royalties distributed under its earlier, 
erroneous interpretation of the Exception. The rule specified separate 
due dates for the MLC and relevant parties to complete certain steps in 
this process. The due dates were set by referencing the rule's 
publication date (e.g., thirty or sixty days after the rule's 
publication date). Three days after the rule's publication, the Office 
of the Federal Register issued a correction to one of those dates, 
which it had miscalculated.\2\
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    \1\ 89 FR 56586 (July 9, 2024).
    \2\ 89 FR 57093 (July 12, 2024).
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    On August 15, 2024, the MLC contacted the Office to ask about the 
calculation of the first due date in the corrective adjustment process 
based on a discrepancy between the date in the rule's regulatory text 
and its preamble. To resolve any confusion created by the discrepancy 
and ensure that parties have adequate time to participate in the 
corrective adjustment process, the

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Office is adjusting the relevant due dates for all parties by extending 
each by approximately thirty days from the original dates provided in 
the rule's regulatory text.

List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 210

    Copyright, Phonorecords, Recordings.

Final Regulations

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the U.S. Copyright 
Office amends 37 CFR part 210 as follows:

PART 210--COMPULSORY LICENSE FOR MAKING AND DISTRIBUTING PHYSICAL 
AND DIGITAL PHONORECORDS OF NONDRAMATIC MUSICAL WORKS

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1. The authority citation for part 210 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  17 U.S.C. 115, 702.


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2. Amend Sec.  210.29 as follows:
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a. In paragraph (k)(1)(ii) introductory text, remove ``August 8, 2024'' 
and add in its place ``September 9, 2024''.
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b. In paragraph (k)(1)(iii) introductory text, remove ``September 9, 
2024'' and add in its place ``October 9, 2024''.
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c. In paragraph (k)(1)(iv)(B), remove ``February 9, 2026'' and add in 
its place ``March 11, 2026''.
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d. In paragraph (k)(1)(v)(A), remove ``October 7, 2024'' and add in its 
place ``November 6, 2024'' and remove ``November 6, 2024'' and add in 
its place ``December 6, 2024``.
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    Dated: August 21, 2024.
Shira Perlmutter,
Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office.

    Approved by:
Carla D. Hayden,
Librarian of Congress.
[FR Doc. 2024-19538 Filed 8-29-24; 8:45 am]
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