[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 3055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1239]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

37 CFR Part 251

[Docket No. 98-3A CARP]


Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels; Rules and Regulations

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is extending 
the comment period on proposed amendments to the regulations governing 
the conduct of royalty distribution and rate adjustment proceedings 
prescribed by the Copyright Royalty Tribunal Reform Act of 1993.

DATES: Written comments are due March 22, 1999. Reply comments are due 
April 5, 1999.

ADDRESSES: If sent by mail, an original and 10 copies of written 
comments should be addressed to Office of the General Counsel, 
Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP), P.O. Box 70977, Southwest 
Station, Washington, D.C. 20024. If delivered by hand, an original and 
10 copies should be brought to: Office of the General Counsel, 
Copyright Office, Room LM-403, James Madison Memorial Building, 101 
Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20559-6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact David O. Carson, General 
Counsel, or Tanya Sandros, Attorney-Advisor. Telephone: (202) 707-8380. 
Telefax: (202) 252-3423.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 18, 1998, the Copyright Office 
published a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comments on proposed 
amendments to the regulations governing the conduct of royalty 
distribution and rate adjustment proceedings prescribed by the 
Copyright Royalty Tribunal Reform Act of 1993 (the Act), Public Law 
103-198, 17 Stat. 2304. 63 FR 70080 (December 18, 1998). Comments to 
the proposed changes were due to be filed on January 19, 1999; reply 
comments were due to be filed on February 16, 1999.
    The Office, however, has decided to extend the deadline for filing 
comments by a period of 45 days beginning from the date of publication 
of this notice. The Office takes this action in response to a motion to 
extend the comment period by 45 days until March 5, 1999. The moving 
parties argue that additional time is needed in order to address 
adequately the specific proposals in the December 18 notice as well the 
Office's invitation to provide comment on procedural and substantive 
issues not covered by those proposals. It is further argued that since 
several of the moving parties are actively involved in ongoing Office 
proceedings, the moving parties have been unable to devote the time 
necessary to provide the Office with useful and comprehensive comments. 
After considering the arguments set forth in the motion, the Office 
grants the motion to extend the comment period. The Office sets the 
extended deadline for filing comments 45 days from publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register in order to afford all interested 
parties sufficient time in which to file their comments. Consequently, 
the extended deadline for filing reply comments is set for 75 days from 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Parties who have 
previously filed comments may supplement those comments or withdraw 
those comments and resubmit them in accordance with the extended 
deadline for filing comments, if they desire.

    Dated: January 14, 1999.
David O. Carson,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 99-1239 Filed 1-19-99; 8:45 am]
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