Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 13 / Friday, January 18, 2013 / Notices 4169 

1The ‘‘Phase I Claimants’’ are Program Suppliers, 

Joint Sports Claimants, Broadcaster Claimants 

Group, Music Claimants (represented by American 

Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, 

Broadcast Music, Inc., and SESAC, Inc.), and 

Devotional Claimants. In Phase I of a satellite 

royalty distribution proceeding, royalties are 

allocated among certain categories of broadcast 

programming that have been retransmitted by 

satellite systems. The categories have traditionally 

been movies and syndicated television series, sports 

programming, commercial broadcaster-owned 

programming, religious programming, and music. 

Public Television Claimants, Canadian Claimants, 

and National Public Radio, which traditionally have 

received Phase I shares of cable royalties, do not 

claim Phase I shares of the satellite royalty funds. 

In Phase II of a satellite royalty distribution 

proceeding, royalties are allocated among claimants 

within each of the Phase I categories. 

reproduction cost) payable to the United 

States Treasury. For a paper copy 

without the exhibits and signature 

pages, the cost is $19.50. 

Henry Friedman, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–01033 Filed 1–17–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Royalty Board 

[Docket No. 2012–10 CRB SD 2011] 

Distribution of 2011 Satellite Royalty 

Funds 

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, 

Library of Congress. 

ACTION: Notice requesting comments. 

SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges 

are soliciting comments on a motion of 

Phase I claimants for partial distribution 

in connection with the 2011 satellite 

royalty funds. The Judges are also 

requesting comments as to the existence 

of Phase I and Phase II controversies 

with respect to the distribution of 2011 

satellite royalty funds. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

February 19, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent 

electronically to crb@loc.gov. In the 

alternative, send an original, five copies, 

and an electronic copy on a CD either 

by mail or hand delivery. Please do not 

use multiple means of transmission. 

Comments may not be delivered by an 

overnight delivery service other than the 

U.S. Postal Service Express Mail. If by 

mail (including overnight delivery), 

comments must be addressed to: 

Copyright Royalty Board, P.O. Box 

70977, Washington, DC 20024–0977. If 

hand delivered by a private party, 

comments must be brought to the 

Library of Congress, James Madison 

Memorial Building, LM–401, 101 

Independence Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20559–6000. If delivered by a 

commercial courier, comments must be 

delivered to the Congressional Courier 

Acceptance Site located at 2nd and D 

Street, NE., Washington, DC. The 

envelope must be addressed to: 

Copyright Royalty Board, Library of 

Congress, James Madison Memorial 

Building, LM–403, 101 Independence 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20559– 

6000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lakeshia Keys, Program Specialist, by 

telephone at (202) 707–7658 or email at 

crb@loc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 12, 2012, representatives of 

the Phase I claimant categories (the 

‘‘Phase I Claimants’’) 1 filed with the 

Judges a motion requesting a partial 

distribution of 50% of the 2011 satellite 

royalty funds pursuant to section 

801(b)(3)(C) of the Copyright Act. 17 

U.S.C. 801(b)(3)(C). That section 

requires that the Judges publish a notice 

in the Federal Register seeking 

responses to the motion for partial 

distribution to ascertain whether any 

claimant entitled to receive such fees 

has a reasonable objection to the 

requested distribution before ruling on 

the motion. Consequently, this Notice 

seeks comments from interested 

claimants on whether any reasonable 

objection exists that would preclude the 

distribution of 50% of the 2011 satellite 

royalty funds to the Phase I Claimants. 

The Judges must be advised of the 

existence and extent of all such 

objections by the end of the comment 

period. The Judges will not consider any 

objections with respect to the partial 

distribution motion that come to their 

attention after the close of that period. 

The Judges also seek comment on the 

existence and extent of any 

controversies to the 2011 satellite 

royalty funds at Phase I or Phase II with 

respect to those funds that would 

remain if the motion for partial 

distribution is granted. 

The Motion of the Phase I Claimants 

for Partial Distribution is posted on the 

Copyright Royalty Board Web site at 

http://www.loc.gov/crb. 

Dated: January 15, 2013. 

Suzanne M. Barnett, 

Chief U.S. Copyright Royalty Judge. 

[FR Doc. 2013–01023 Filed 1–17–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1410–72–P 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Royalty Board 

[Docket No. 2012–9 CRB CD 2011] 

Distribution of the 2011 Cable Royalty 

Funds 

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, 

Library of Congress. 

ACTION: Notice requesting comments. 

SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges 

are soliciting comments on a motion of 

Phase I claimants for partial distribution 

in connection with the 2011 cable 

royalty funds. The Judges are also 

requesting comments as to the existence 

of Phase I and Phase II controversies 

with respect to the distribution of 2011 

cable royalty funds. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

February 19, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent 

electronically to crb@loc.gov. In the 

alternative, send an original, five copies, 

and an electronic copy on a CD either 

by mail or hand delivery. Please do not 

use multiple means of transmission. 

Comments may not be delivered by an 

overnight delivery service other than the 

U.S. Postal Service Express Mail. If by 

mail (including overnight delivery), 

comments must be addressed to: 

Copyright Royalty Board, P.O. Box 

70977, Washington, DC 20024–0977. If 

hand delivered by a private party, 

comments must be brought to the 

Library of Congress, James Madison 

Memorial Building, LM–401, 101 

Independence Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20559–6000. If delivered by a 

commercial courier, comments must be 

delivered to the Congressional Courier 

Acceptance Site located at 2nd and D 

Street NE., Washington, DC. The 

envelope must be addressed to: 

Copyright Royalty Board, Library of 

Congress, James Madison Memorial 

Building, LM–403, 101 Independence 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20559– 

6000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lakeshia Keys, Program Specialist, by 

telephone at (202) 707–7658 or email at 

crb@loc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year 

cable systems must submit royalty 

payments to the Register of Copyrights 

as required by the statutory license set 

forth in section 111 of the Copyright Act 

for the retransmission to cable 

subscribers of over-the-air television 

and radio broadcast signals. See 17 

U.S.C. 111(d). These royalties are then 

distributed to copyright owners whose 

works were included in a qualifying 

transmission and who timely filed a 

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