59306 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 190 / Wednesday, October 1, 2014 / Notices 

1The ‘‘Phase I Parties’’ are the Program Suppliers, 

Joint Sports Claimants, Public Television 

Claimants, Commercial Television Claimants 

(represented by National Association of 

Broadcasters), Music Claimants (represented by 

American Society of Composers, Authors and 

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

Canadian Claimants Group, National Public Radio, 

and Devotional Claimants. In Phase I of a cable 

royalty distribution proceeding, royalties are 

allocated among certain categories of broadcast 

programming that have been retransmitted by cable 

systems. The categories have traditionally been 

movies and syndicated television series, sports 

programming, commercial and noncommercial 

broadcaster-owned programming, religious 

programming, music, public radio programming, 

and Canadian programming. In Phase II of a cable 

royalty distribution proceeding, royalties are 

allocated among claimants within each of the Phase 

I categories. 

General, Basic Field—Migrant, and 

Basic Field—Native American) 

commencing on or after January 1, 2015. 

Dated: September 25, 2014. 

Atitaya Rok, 

Staff Attorney. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23277 Filed 9–30–14; 8:45 am] 

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Royalty Board 

[Docket No. 14–CRB–0007–CD (2010–2012)] 

Distribution of the 2012 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 2012 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 2012 

cable royalty funds. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

October 31, 2014. 

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 

claim for royalties. Allocation of the 

royalties collected occurs in one of two 

ways. In the first instance, these funds 

will be distributed through a negotiated 

settlement among the parties. 17 U.S.C. 

111(d)(4)(A). If the claimants do not 

reach an agreement with respect to the 

royalties, the Copyright Royalty Judges 

(‘‘Judges’’) must conduct a proceeding to 

determine the distribution of any 

royalties that remain in controversy. 17 

U.S.C. 111(d)(4)(B). 

On July 25, 2014, representatives of 

the Phase I claimant categories (the 

‘‘Phase I Parties’’) 1 filed with the Judges 

a motion requesting a partial 

distribution of 60% (as opposed to 50% 

as requested in recent cases) of the 2012 

cable royalty funds pursuant to Section 

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

U.S.C. 801(b)(3)(C). Under that section 

of the Copyright Act, before ruling on a 

partial distribution motion the Judges 

must publish a notice in the Federal 

Register seeking responses to the 

motion to ascertain whether any 

claimant entitled to receive such royalty 

fees has a reasonable objection to the 

proposed distribution. On September 

12, 2014, the Phase I Parties filed a 

motion for expedited resolution of the 

pending motion. Consequently, this 

Notice seeks comments from interested 

claimants on whether any reasonable 

objection exists that would preclude the 

distribution of 60% of the 2012 cable 

royalty funds to the Phase I Parties. 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 2012 cable royalty 

funds at Phase I or Phase II with respect 

to those funds that would remain if the 

partial distribution were granted. 

The Motion of Phase I Claimants for 

Partial Distribution and the Joint Motion 

of Phase I Claimants for Expedited 

Resolution of Pending Motion for Partial 

Distribution are posted on the Copyright 

Royalty Board Web site at http://

www.loc.gov/crb. 

Dated: September 23, 2014. 

Suzanne Barnett, 

Chief U.S. Copyright Royalty Judge. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23361 Filed 9–30–14; 8:45 am] 

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Royalty Board 

[Docket No. 14–CRB–0008–SD (2010–2012)] 

Distribution of 2012 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 2012 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 2012 

satellite royalty funds. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

October 31, 2014. 

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 

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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 190 / Wednesday, October 1, 2014 / Notices 59307 

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. 

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 

satellite systems must submit royalty 

payments to the Register of Copyrights 

as required by the statutory license set 

forth in section 119 of the Copyright Act 

for the retransmission to satellite 

subscribers of over-the-air television 

broadcast signals. See 17 U.S.C. 119(b). 

These royalties are then distributed to 

copyright owners whose works were 

included in a qualifying transmission 

and who timely filed a claim for 

royalties. Allocation of the royalties 

collected occurs in one of two ways. In 

the first instance, these funds will be 

distributed through a negotiated 

settlement among the parties. 17 U.S.C. 

119(b)(5)(A). If the claimants do not 

reach an agreement with respect to the 

royalties, the Copyright Royalty Judges 

(‘‘Judges’’) must conduct a proceeding to 

determine the distribution of any 

royalties that remain in controversy. 17 

U.S.C. 119(b)(5)(B). 

On July 25, 2014, representatives of 

the Phase I claimant categories (the 

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

Judges a motion requesting a partial 

distribution of 60% (as opposed to 50% 

as requested in recent cases) of the 2012 

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. On September 12, 2014, the 

Phase I Parties filed a motion for 

expedited resolution of the pending 

motion. Consequently, this Notice seeks 

comments from interested claimants on 

whether any reasonable objection exists 

that would preclude the distribution of 

60% of the 2012 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 2012 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 and the Joint 

Motion of Phase I Claimants for 

Expedited Resolution of Pending 

Motion for Partial Distribution are 

posted on the Copyright Royalty Board 

Web site at http://www.loc.gov/crb. 

Dated: September 23, 2014. 

Suzanne M. Barnett, 

Chief U.S. Copyright Royalty Judge. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23362 Filed 9–30–14; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Mathematical 

and Physical Sciences; Notice of 

Meeting 

In accordance with Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as 

amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Advisory Committee for 

Mathematical and Physical Sciences (#66). 

Date/Time: November 3–4, 2014: 9:00 a.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1235, Arlington, 

Virginia 22230. 

To help facilitate your entry into the 

building, contact Caleb Autrey (cautrey@

nsf.gov). Your request should be received on 

or prior to October 27, 2014. 

Type of Meeting: Open, in person. 

Contact Person: Eduardo Misawa and 

Caleb Autrey, National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1005, 

Arlington, Virginia 22230, 703–292–5353 and 

5137, respectively. 

Minutes: Meeting minutes and other 

information may be obtained from the Staff 

Associate and MPSAC Designated Federal 

Officer at the above address or the Web site 

at http://www.nsf.gov/mps/advisory.jsp. 

Purpose of Meeting: To study data, 

programs, policies, and other information 

pertinent to the National Science Foundation 

and to provide advice and recommendations 

concerning research in mathematics and 

physical sciences. 

Agenda 

• State of the Directorate for 

Mathematical and Physical Sciences 

(MPS): Challenges and Opportunities 

• Reports from current subcommittees 

Dated: September 25, 2014. 

Suzanne Plimpton, 

Acting, Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23274 Filed 9–30–14; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards; Procedures for Meetings 

Background 

This notice describes procedures to be 

followed with respect to meetings 

conducted by the U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s) 

Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards (ACRS) pursuant to the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA). These procedures are set forth 

so that they may be incorporated by 

reference in future notices for 

individual meetings. 

The ACRS is a statutory group 

established by Congress to review and 

report on nuclear safety matters and 

applications for the licensing of nuclear 

facilities. The Committee’s reports 

become a part of the public record. 

The ACRS meetings are conducted in 

accordance with FACA; they are 

normally open to the public and provide 

opportunities for oral or written 

statements from members of the public 

to be considered as part of the 

Committee’s information gathering 

process. ACRS reviews do not normally 

encompass matters pertaining to 

environmental impacts other than those 

related to radiological safety. 

The ACRS meetings are not 

adjudicatory hearings such as those 

conducted by the NRC’s Atomic Safety 

and Licensing Board Panel as part of the 

Commission’s licensing process. 

General Rules Regarding ACRS Full 

Committee Meetings 

An agenda will be published in the 

Federal Register for each full 

Committee meeting. There may be a 

need to make changes to the agenda to 

facilitate the conduct of the meeting. 

The Chairman of the Committee is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

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