[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1454-1455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-171]


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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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