Copyright Claims Board: Initiation of Proceedings and Related Procedures
| Published date | 27 October 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 59327 |
| Record Number | 2021-23351 |
| Section | Proposed rules |
| Court | Copyright Office,Library Of Congress |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23351]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
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 extending the deadline for the
submission of written comments in response to its September 29, 2021,
notification of proposed rulemaking regarding initiating proceedings
before the Copyright Claims Board.
DATES: The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking
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 12, 2021. Written reply comments must be received no later
than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 30, 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 https://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: Kevin R. Amer, Acting General Counsel
and Associate Register of Copyrights, by email at [email protected],
or Whitney Levandusky, Supervisory Attorney-Advisor, by email at
[email protected]. Both can be reached 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.
To ensure that members of the public have sufficient time to
comment, and to ensure that the Office has the benefit of a complete
record, the Office is extending the deadline for the submission of
initial comments to no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November
12, 2021. The Office is also extending the deadline for the submission
of reply comments to no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November
30, 2021.
Dated: October 21, 2021.
Kevin R. Amer,
Acting General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights.
[FR Doc. 2021-23351 Filed 10-26-21; 8:45 am]
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