[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 70039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31125]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

[Docket No. 2003-3]


Courier Mail

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: New procedure for courier deliveries.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is announcing the implementation of new 
procedures for deliveries made by non-government, in-person, commercial 
couriers or messengers. These procedures do not apply to deliveries 
made by U.S. government representatives or those made by large 
commercial carriers such as Federal Express or United Parcel Service.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 29, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Dadant, Chief, Receiving and 
Processing Division. Telephone: (202) 707-7700. Telefax: (202) 707-
1899. Tanya M. Sandros, Senior Attorney. Telephone: (202) 707-8380. 
Telefax: (202) 707-8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Beginning on December 29, 2003, the Library 
of Congress will no longer accept on site deliveries from non-
governmental, in-person, commercial couriers or messengers. Instead, 
couriers must deliver materials for staff at the Library of Congress, 
including deliveries to Copyright Office employees, directly to the 
Congressional Courier Acceptance Site (``CCAS''), located on 2nd and D 
Streets, NE. The CCAS will accept items from couriers with proper 
identification, e.g., a valid driver's license, Monday through Friday 
between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Short-term parking for both cars and bikes 
is available at the site. The date of receipt at the CCAS will be 
considered as the date materials would have been received at the 
Copyright Office but for the change in the Library's policy for 
accepting courier mail.
    A courier may make a delivery of up to ten items to the CCAS at any 
one time. When a courier makes a delivery to the acceptance site, each 
item will be logged-in, noting date and time, x-rayed and screened for 
hazardous materials and substances. Packages no larger than 4'' x 14'' 
x 18'' will be accepted at the CCAS for processing on site. Larger 
packages delivered to the CCAS will be redirected to the Library of 
Congress' off-site mail processing center for inspection. Items will 
not be presorted and redirected based on their weight.
    Expected deliveries from a source known to the recipient that 
arrive at the CCAS before 10 a.m. will be inspected and delivered to 
the appropriate office in the Library of Congress by the end of the 
day. All other deliveries will be delivered generally during the 
morning of the next business day. Expected deliveries are those which 
have been requested by a staff member of the Library from a sender 
known to the Library or a staff member, and which are delivered by an 
employee of a known organization, i.e., one that is known by the 
Library and routinely conducts business with its staff, or by a courier 
company on its behalf.
    These procedures do not apply to normal mail deliveries or 
deliveries from large commercial carriers such as Federal Express or 
United Parcel Service (``UPS''). Deliveries from these carriers will 
continue to be processed at the off-site mail facility.

    Dated: December 12, 2003.
Marybeth Peters,
Register of Copyrights.
[FR Doc. 03-31125 Filed 12-15-03; 8:45 am]
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