[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 325-326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-29018]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Royalty Board

[Docket No. 21-CRB-0002-PBR (2023-2027)]


Determination of Rates and Terms for Public Broadcasting (PB IV)

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 Judges announce commencement of a 
proceeding to determine reasonable rates and terms for the use of 
certain copyrighted works by public broadcasting entities for the 
period beginning January 1, 2023, and ending December 31, 2027. The 
Copyright Royalty Judges also announce the date by which a party 
wishing to participate in the rate determination 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 4, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The petition to participate form is available online in 
eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board's online electronic filing 
application, at https://app.crb.gov/.
    Instructions: The petition to participate process has been 
simplified. Interested parties file a petition to participate by 
completing and filing the petition to participate form in eCRB and 
paying the fee in eCRB. Do not upload a petition to participate 
document.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read submitted documents, go to 
eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board's electronic filing and case 
management system, at https://app.crb.gov/, and search for docket 
number 21-CRB-0002-PBR (2023-2027).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Blaine, CRB Program Specialist, 
by telephone at (202) 707-7658 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Copyright Act provides that the 
Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) will commence a proceeding every 
fifth year to determine rates and terms for the reproduction, 
distribution, performance or display of certain works by public 
broadcasting entities (as defined in 17 U.S.C. 118(f)) in the course of 
the activities described in 17 U.S.C. 118(c). 17 U.S.C. 
803(b)(1)(A)(i)(V); see also 804(b)(6). This notice commences the rate 
determination proceeding for the license period 2023-2027, inclusive.

Petitions To Participate

    Parties with a significant interest in the outcome of the 
proceeding to determine the royalty rate for public broadcasting 
entities must provide the information required by Sec.  351.1(b) of the 
Judges' regulations by completing and filing the Petition to 
Participate form in eCRB. Parties must pay the $150 filing fee when 
filing each Petition to Participate form. Parties must use the form in 
eCRB instead of uploading a document and must comply with the 
requirements of Sec.  351.1(b)(1) of the

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Copyright Royalty Board's regulations. 37 CFR 351.1(b)(1). Only 
attorneys admitted to the bar in one or more states or the District of 
Columbia and members in good standing will be allowed to represent 
parties before the Judges. Only an individual may represent herself or 
himself and appear without legal counsel.

    Authority: 37 CFR 303.2.

    Dated: December 28, 2020.
Jesse M. Feder,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2020-29018 Filed 1-4-21; 8:45 am]
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