[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 64100-64101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25001]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

U.S. Copyright Office

37 CFR Parts 201, 220, 222, 223, and 224

[Docket No. 2021-6]


Copyright Claims Board: Initiation of Proceedings and Related 
Procedures

AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is further extending the deadline 
for the submission of written comments in response to its September 29, 
2021, notice of proposed rulemaking regarding initiating proceedings 
before the Copyright Claims Board.

DATES: The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking

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published September 29, 2021, at 86 FR 53897, is extended. Initial 
written comments must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time 
on November 30, 2021. Written reply comments must be received no later 
than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 15, 2021.

ADDRESSES: For reasons of government efficiency, the Copyright Office 
is using the regulations.gov system for the submission and posting of 
public comments in this proceeding. All comments are therefore to be 
submitted electronically through regulations.gov. Specific instructions 
for submitting comments are available on the Copyright Office website 
at http://copyright.gov/rulemaking/case-act-implementation/initiating-proceedings/. If electronic submission of comments is not feasible due 
to lack of access to a computer and/or the internet, please contact the 
Office using the contact information below for special instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Efthimiadis, Assistant to the 
General Counsel, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 
202-707-8350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 29, 2021, the U.S. Copyright 
Office issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (``NPRM'') regarding 
initiating proceedings before the Copyright Claims Board (``CCB''). The 
Office solicited public comments on a broad range of procedures 
governing the initial stages of a CCB proceeding, including filing the 
initial claim, opting out of a proceeding, and filing a response and 
any counterclaims.
    On October 27, 2021, the Office extended the comment period in this 
proceeding by two weeks. In response to stakeholder requests following 
that extension, the Office is now further extending the deadline for 
the submission of initial comments to no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern 
Time on November 30, 2021, and the deadline for the submission of reply 
comments to no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 15, 2021. 
The Office does not intend to grant further extensions in this 
proceeding.

     Dated: November 10, 2021.
Kevin R. Amer,
Acting General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights.
[FR Doc. 2021-25001 Filed 11-16-21; 8:45 am]
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