Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 203 / Monday, October 21, 2024 / Notices 84205 

4 Id. 

5 Id. at 115(d)(4)(D). 

6 Id. at 115(d)(3)(L). 

7 Id. at 115(d)(3)(L)(i)(IV), (d)(4)(D)(i)(IV). 

8 Id. at 115(d)(3)(L)(i)(IV), (d)(4)(D)(i)(IV). 

distributing them to musical work 

copyright owners.4

In connection with the new blanket 

license, the MMA also provides for 

certain audit rights. Under the MMA, 

the MLC may periodically audit DMPs 

operating under the blanket license to 

verify the accuracy of royalty payments 

made by DMPs to the MLC.5 Likewise, 

musical work copyright owners may 

periodically audit the MLC to verify the 

accuracy of royalty payments made by 

the MLC to copyright owners.6 To 

commence an audit, a notice of intent to 

conduct an audit must be filed with the 

Office and delivered to the party(ies) 

being audited.7 The Office must then 

cause notice to be published in the 

Federal Register within 45 days of 

receipt.8

On September 16, 2024, the Office 

received a notice of intent to conduct an 

audit of the MLC from 500DEGREEZ 

ENTERTAINMENT for the period of 

January 26, 2018, through August 26, 

2024. A copy of the notice will be made 

available on the Office’s website at 

https://copyright.gov/musicmodernization/audits/. 

Dated: October 16, 2024. 

Suzy Wilson, 

General Counsel and Associate Register of 

Copyrights. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24280 Filed 10–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1410–30–P 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts 

30–Day Notice for the ‘‘Applications 

From Students for Agency Initiatives 

Poetry Out Loud or the Musical 

Theater Songwriting Challenge for 

High School Students’’ 

AGENCY: National Endowment for the 

Arts, National Foundation on the Arts 

and the Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed collection; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The National Endowment for 

the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a 

preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. This program 

helps to ensure that requested data is 

provided in the desired format; 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized; collection 

instruments are clearly understood; and 

the impact of collection requirements on 

respondents is properly assessed. 

Currently, the NEA is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

information collection of: Applications 

from Students for Agency Initiatives 

Poetry Out Load or the Musical Theater 

Songwriting Challenge for High School 

Students.’’ A copy of this ICR, with 

applicable supporting documentation, 

may be obtained by visiting 

www.Reginfo.gov. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments November 20, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 

National Endowment for the Arts, Office 

of Management and Budget, Room 

10235, Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Travis, 202–682–5001, travisd@

arts.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: (1) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(4) Could help minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of electronic submission of 

responses through Grants.gov. 

Agency: National Endowment for the 

Arts. 

Title: ‘‘Applications from Students for 

Agency Initiatives Poetry Out Loud or 

the Musical Theater Songwriting 

Challenge for High School Students.’’ 

OMB Number: TBD. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected public: Individuals. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

300. 

Total burden hours: 300 hours. 

Total annualized capital/startup 

costs: 0. 

Total annual costs (operating/ 

maintaining systems or purchasing 

services): $3,725. 

Dated: October 15, 2024. 

David Travis, 

Guidelines and Panel Operations Specialist, 

National Endowment for the Arts. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24115 Filed 10–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7537–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Technology, 

Innovation and Partnerships: Notice of 

Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) announces the 

following meeting: 

NAME AND COMMITTEE CODE: Advisory 

Committee for Technology, Innovation 

and Partnerships (#84684) (Hybrid). 

DATE AND TIME: November 15, 2024; 12 

p.m.–4 p.m. (Eastern). 

PLACE: NSF, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, VA 22314 (Hybrid). 

The meeting will be hybrid, with 

some Advisory Committee members 

participating in person and others 

participating virtually. Members of the 

public can view the meeting virtually. 

To attend the virtual meeting, please 

send your request for the virtual 

meeting link to the following email: 

afenzel@nsf.gov. 

TYPE OF MEETING: Open. 

CONTACT PERSONS: Chaitanya Baru, 

Senior Advisor, National Science 

Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone: (703) 

292–8050. 

Additional meeting information, an 

updated agenda, and registration 

information will be posted on the AC’s 

website at https://new.nsf.gov/tip/tipadvisory-commitee. 

PURPOSE OF MEETING: To provide advice 

to the National Science Foundation 

concerning implementation of the 

provisions of the CHIPS and Science 

Act of 2022, Public Law 117–167, 

pertaining to the Directorate for 

Technology, Innovation and 

Partnerships (TIP), along with other 

related policies and activities of the 

Foundation. 

Agenda 

Friday, November 15, 2024 

• Welcome and overview of the TIP 

Advisory Committee’s charge 

• Introduction to TIP, including current 

portfolio of investments and 

partnerships 

• Strategic recommendations for TIP 

• Next steps and closing remarks 


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