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1Section 119(c)(D)(i) of the Copyright Act, title 17 

of the United States Code, requires that voluntary 

agreements be filed with the Copyright Office 

within 30 days of execution of the agreement. The 

Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 

2010 does not change this provision. 

2Since STELA was not signed until May 27, 

2010, this notice is being published as soon as 

practicable after its enactment. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: 

Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to 

the Vice President for Legal Affairs, at 

(202) 295–1500. Questions may be sent 

by electronic mail to 

FR_NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov. 

Special Needs: Upon request, meeting 

notices will be made available in 

alternate formats to accommodate visual 

and hearing impairments. Individuals 

who have a disability and need an 

accommodation to attend the meeting 

may notify Katherine Ward at (202) 

295–1500 or 

FR_NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov. 

June 2, 2010. 

Patricia D. Batie, 

Corporate Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13639 Filed 6–3–10; 11:15 am] 

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Royalty Board 

[Docket No. 2010–4 CRB Satellite Rate] 

Rate Adjustment for the Satellite 

Carrier Compulsory License 

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, 

Library of Congress. 

ACTION: Notice of voluntary negotiation 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges 

are announcing the voluntary 

negotiation period for the purpose of 

determining the royalty fees to be paid 

by satellite carriers under the satellite 

carrier compulsory license. 

DATES: The voluntary negotiation period 

commences on June 7, 2010, and 

concludes on June 17, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: 1 If hand delivered by a 

private party, an original and five copies 

of voluntary agreements should be 

brought to the Library of Congress, U.S. 

Copyright Office, Room LM–401, James 

Madison Memorial Building, 101 

Independence Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20559, between 8:30 

a.m. and 5 p.m. The envelope should be 

addressed as follows: Office of the 

General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office. 

If delivered by a commercial courier, an 

original and five copies of voluntary 

agreements must be delivered to the 

Congressional Courier Acceptance Site 

(‘‘CCAS’’) located at 2nd and D Streets, 

NE., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. 

and 4 p.m. The envelope should be 

addressed as follows: Office of the 

General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office, 

LM–403, James Madison Memorial 

Building, 101 Independence Avenue, 

SE., Washington, DC 20559. Please note 

that CCAS will not accept delivery by 

means of overnight delivery services 

such as Federal Express, United Parcel 

Service or DHL. If sent by mail 

(including overnight delivery using U.S. 

Postal Service Express Mail), an original 

and five copies of voluntary agreements 

should be addressed to U.S. Copyright 

Office, Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box 

70400, Washington, DC 20024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Strasser, Senior Attorney, or 

Gina Giuffreda, Attorney Advisor, by 

telephone at (202) 707–7658 or by email at crb@loc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The satellite carrier compulsory 

license establishes a statutory copyright 

licensing scheme for satellite carriers 

that retransmit television broadcast 

signals to satellite dish owners for their 

private home viewing. 17 U.S.C. 119. 

Congress created the license in 1988 

with the passage of the Satellite Home 

Viewer Act of 1988. Congress 

reauthorized the license for additional 

five-year periods in 1994, 1999, and 

2004, and the license was slated to 

expire on December 1, 2009. However, 

Congress again reauthorized the satellite 

license for another five years with the 

passage of the Satellite Television 

Extension and Localism Act of 2010, 

(‘‘STELA’’), Public Law No. 111–175, 

which was signed into law by the 

President on May 27, 2010. 

Satellite carriers pay royalties based 

on a flat, per-subscriber, per-month fee. 

These rates were set initially by 

Congress in the Satellite Home Viewer 

Act of 1988 and then later adjusted by 

a three-person arbitration panel 

convened by the former Copyright 

Royalty Tribunal. 57 FR 129052 (May 1, 

1992). When the license was 

reauthorized in 1994, Congress directed 

that the rates be adjusted by the 

Librarian of Congress using the system 

that replaced the Copyright Royalty 

Tribunal, namely, ad hoc Copyright 

Arbitration Royalty Panels (‘‘CARPs’’) 

administered by the Librarian of 

Congress and the Copyright Office. 

Accordingly, the Librarian adjusted the 

rates in 1997. 62 FR 55742 (October 28, 

1997). In the Satellite Home Viewer 

Improvement Act of 1999, which 

reauthorized the license for an 

additional five years, Congress reduced 

the rates set by the Librarian. When 

Congress again reauthorized the license 

under the Satellite Home Viewer 

Extension and Reauthorization Act of 

2004 (‘‘SHVERA’’), copyright owners 

and satellite carriers reached separate 

voluntary agreements regarding the rates 

to be paid for analog and digital signals 

carried by satellite carriers; and the 

Librarian adopted the respective rates. 

See 70 FR 17320 (April 6, 2005) and 70 

FR 39178 (July 7, 2005). 

STELA, in which Congress authorizes 

the Copyright Royalty Judges to 

determine the applicable satellite 

royalty rates moving forward, requires 

adjustment of the current rates to be 

paid by satellite carriers for the 

secondary transmission of the primary 

transmission of network stations and 

superstations. See 17 U.S.C. 119(c)(1)(B) 

& (F). This notice begins the process 

mandated by the statute. 

Voluntary Negotiation Period 

Sections 119(c)(1)(B) of the Copyright 

Act, title 17 of the United States Code, 

provides that ‘‘[o]n or before June 1, 

2010, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall 

cause to be published in the Federal 

Register [notice] of the initiation of the 

voluntary negotiation proceedings for 

the purpose of determining the royalty 

fee to be paid by satellite carriers * * * 

under subsection (b)(1)(B).’’ 2 This notice 

initiates the voluntary negotiation 

period. 

The statute provides that ‘‘[w]ithin 10 

days after publication in the Federal 

Register of a notice of the initiation of 

voluntary negotiation proceedings, 

parties who have reached a voluntary 

agreement may request that the royalty 

fees in that agreement be applied to all 

satellite carriers, distributors, and 

copyright owners without convening a 

proceeding under subparagraph (F).’’ 17 

U.S.C. 119(c)(1)(D)(ii)(I). In accordance 

with this provision, the voluntary 

negotiation period commences today, 

June 7, 2010, and concludes June 17, 

2010. 

If a voluntary agreement is reached by 

the end of the negotiation period, the 

parties can request that the Judges 

publish the agreement for notice and 

comment in accordance with section 

119(c)(1)(D)(ii)(II) and adopt the rates in 

the voluntary agreement if no objections 

are received from a party with a 

significant interest and intention to 

participate in a proceeding. 17 U.S.C. 

119(c)(1)(D)(ii)(III). If an objection to the 

voluntary agreement is received or if the 

parties are unable to reach a voluntary 

agreement, the Judges will commence a 

rate proceeding in accordance with 

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section 119(c)(1)(F). Therefore, should a 

rate proceeding become necessary, the 

Judges will publish a subsequent notice 

commencing the proceeding and calling 

for the filing of petitions to participate. 

Dated: June 2, 2010. 

James S. Sledge, 

Chief U.S. Copyright Royalty Judge. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13575 Filed 6–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1410–72–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

Advisory Committee on the Records of 

Congress 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA) announces a 

meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

the Records of Congress. The committee 

advises NARA on the full range of 

programs, policies, and plans for the 

Center for Legislative Archives in the 

Office of Records Services. 

DATES: June 21, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 

11:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Capitol Visitor Center, 

Congressional Meeting Room South. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard H. Hunt, Director; Center for 

Legislative Archives; (202) 357–5350. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

(1) Chair’s opening remarks—Clerk of 

the House. 

(2) Recognition of Co-chair—Secretary 

of the Senate. 

(3) Recognition of the Archivist of the 

United States. 

(4) Approval of the minutes of the last 

meeting. 

(5) Discussion of on-going projects 

and activities. 

(6) Annual Report of the Center for 

Legislative Archives. 

(7) Other current issues and new 

business. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Dated: May 26, 2010. 

Mary Ann Hadyka, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13577 Filed 6–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7515–01–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

National Declassification Center (NDC) 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 3.7(d) of 

Executive Order 13526, Classified 

National Security Information, 

announcement is made for the National 

Declassification Center (NDC) 

Prioritization Plan Public Meeting. The 

meeting is being held to solicit public 

input regarding declassification 

priorities as identified by the Draft 

Prioritization Plan developed by The 

National Declassification Center. This 

draft plan is available for review at 

http://www.archives.gov/ 

declassification/prioritizationplan.html. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. To ensure that all interested 

parties have the opportunity to 

comment, individual remarks may be 

limited to 10 minutes. Due to access 

procedure requirements, the name and 

telephone number of individuals 

planning to attend must be submitted to 

the National Declassification Center. 

Information may be submitted via email, ndc@nara.gov or via phone 301– 

837–0587. NDC will provide additional 

instructions for gaining access to the 

location of the meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 

23, 2010 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: National Archives and 

Records Administration, 700 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., McGowan 

Theater, Washington, DC 20408. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don 

McIlwain, Supervisory Archivist, 

National Declassification Center, 

National Archives at College Park, 8601 

Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740; 

301–837–0587. 

Dated: June 1, 2010. 

David S. Ferriero, 

Archivist of the United States. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13580 Filed 6–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7515–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the 

ACRS Subcommittee on ABWR 

The ACRS Subcommittee on 

Advanced Boiling Water Reactor 

(ABWR) will hold a meeting on June 

23–24, 2010, Room T–2B3, 11545 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. 

The entire meeting will be open to 

public attendance, with the exception of 

a portion that may be closed to protect 

proprietary information pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4). 

The agenda for the subject meeting 

shall be as follows: 

June 23, 2010—1:30 p.m.–5 p.m., June 

24, 2010—8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. 

The purpose of this meeting is to 

review Chapters 6, 10, and 13 of the 

Safety Evaluation Report with Open 

Items associated with the combined 

license application for the South Texas 

Project Units 3 and 4. The 

Subcommittee will hear presentations 

by and hold discussions with 

representatives of the NRC staff, the 

South Texas Project Nuclear Operating 

Company, and other interested persons 

regarding this matter. The 

Subcommittee will gather information, 

analyze relevant issues and facts, and 

formulate proposed positions and 

actions, as appropriate, for deliberation 

by the Full Committee. 

Members of the public desiring to 

provide oral statements and/or written 

comments should notify the Designated 

Federal Official (DFO), Maitri Banerjee 

(Telephone 301–415–6973 or E-mail 

Maitri.Banerjee@nrc.gov) five days prior 

to the meeting, if possible, so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made. 

Thirty-five hard copies of each 

presentation or handout should be 

provided to the DFO thirty minutes 

before the meeting. In addition, one 

electronic copy of each presentation 

should be e-mailed to the DFO one day 

before the meeting. If an electronic copy 

cannot be provided within this 

timeframe, presenters should provide 

the DFO with a CD containing each 

presentation at least thirty minutes 

before the meeting. Electronic 

recordings will be permitted only 

during those portions of the meeting 

that are open to the public. Detailed 

procedures for the conduct of and 

participation in ACRS meetings were 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 14, 2009 (74 FR 58268–58269). 

Detailed meeting agendas and meeting 

transcripts are available on the NRC 

Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acrs. Information 

regarding topics to be discussed, 

changes to the agenda, whether the 

meeting has been canceled or 

rescheduled, and the time allotted to 

present oral statements can be obtained 

from the website cited above or by 

contacting the identified DFO. 

Moreover, in view of the possibility that 

the schedule for ACRS meetings may be 

adjusted by the Chairman as necessary 

to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, 

persons planning to attend should check 

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