Proposed Rule2021-25001
Copyright Claims Board: Initiation of Proceedings and Related Procedures
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Published
November 17, 2021
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Abstract
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.
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[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 [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> system for the submission and posting of
public comments in this proceeding. All comments are therefore to be
submitted electronically through <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>. Specific instructions
for submitting comments are available on the Copyright Office website
at <a href="http://copyright.gov/rulemaking/case-act-implementation/initiating-proceedings/">http://copyright.gov/rulemaking/case-act-implementation/initiating-proceedings/</a>. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ce1e9eaf8ccefe3fcf5fee5ebe4f8a2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7bab2b1a397b4b8a7aea5beb0bfa3f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>, 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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