[Federal Register: January 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 5)]
[Notices]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
[Docket No. 2006-3 CRB DPRA]
Adjustment or Determination of Compulsory License Rates for
Making and Distributing Phonorecords
AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Notice announcing commencement of proceeding with request for
Petitions to Participate.
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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Board of the Library of Congress is
announcing the commencement of the proceeding to determine the
reasonable rates and terms for making and distributing phonorecords.
The Board is also announcing the date by which a party who wishes to
participate in the new rate proceeding must file its Petition to
Participate and the accompanying $150 filing fee.
DATES: Petitions to Participate and the filing fee are due no later
than February 8, 2006.
ADDRESSES: If hand delivered by a private party, an original and five
copies of a Petition to Participate along with the $150 filing fee
should be brought to Room LM-401 of the James Madison Memorial Building
between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. and the envelope should be addressed as
follows: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, James Madison
Memorial Building, Room LM-401, 101 Independence Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20559-6000. If delivered by a commercial carrier, an
original and five copies of a Petition to Participate along with the
$150 filing fee must be delivered to the Congressional Courier
Acceptance Site located at 2nd and D Street, NE., between 8:30 a.m. and
4 p.m. The envelope should be addressed as follows: Copyright Royalty
Board, Library of Congress, Room 403, James Madison Memorial Building,
101 Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC. If sent by mail
(including overnight delivery using U.S. Postal Service Express Mail),
an original and five copies of a Petition to Participate along with the
$150 filing fee should be addressed to: Copyright Royalty Board, P.O.
Box 70977, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024-0977. Petitions to
Participate and the $150 filing fee may not be delivered by means of
overnight delivery services such as Federal Express, United Parcel
Service, etc., due to delays in processing receipt of such deliveries.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abioye E. Oyewole, CRB Program
Specialist. Telephone: (202) 707-8380. Telefax: (202) 252-3423.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This Notice is issued pursuant to section 804(b)(4) of the
Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 804(b)(4), which states: ``A petition * * * to
initiate proceedings under section 801(b)(1) concerning the adjustment
or determination of royalty rates as provided in section 115 may be
filed in the year 2006 * * *.'' However, since no petition has been
filed pursuant to section 804(b)(4), 17 U.S.C. 803(b)(1)(A)(i)(V)
requires Copyright Royalty Judges publish a Federal Register notice no
later than January 5, 2006, commencing this proceeding.
Petitions To Participate
Any party who wishes to participate in this proceeding must submit
to the Board a Petition to Participate by no later than February 8,
2006. 17 U.S.C. 803(b)(1)(A)(ii). The single or joint Petition to
Participate must provide all of the information required by 37 CFR
351.1(b). See 70 FR 30906-07 (May 31,
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2005). The Petition to Participate must be accompanied by a $150 filing
fee. Cash will not be accepted; therefore, parties must pay the filing
fee with a check or money order made payable to ``Copyright Royalty
Board.'' If a check received in payment of the filing fee is returned
for lack of sufficient funds, the corresponding Petition to Participate
will be dismissed. Note that in any Copyright Royalty Board proceeding,
unlike in Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel proceedings, according to
37 CFR 350.2 (Representation), only attorneys who are members of the
bar in one or more states and in good standing will be allowed to
represent parties before the Copyright Royalty Board if a party does
not solely represent him or herself.
Dated: January 4, 2006.
Bruce G. Forrest,
Interim Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 06-171 Filed 1-6-06; 8:45 am]
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