Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 14 / Monday, January 22, 2018 / Notices 3033 

2Citations are to current sections of the CFR. 

go to eCRB, the Copyright Royalty 

Board’s electronic filing and case 

management system, at https://

app.crb.gov/ and search for docket 

numbers 18–CRB–0001–AU (Music 

Choice), 18–CRB–0002–AU (Google 

Inc.), and 18–CRB–0003–AU (Alpha 

Media LLC). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anita Blaine, CRB Program Specialist, 

by telephone at (202) 707–7658 or email 

at crb@loc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Copyright Act, title 17 of the United 

States Code, grants to sound recordings 

copyright owners the exclusive right to 

publicly perform sound recordings by 

means of certain digital audio 

transmissions, subject to limitations. 

Specifically, the performance right is 

limited by the statutory license in 

section 114, which allows nonexempt 

noninteractive digital subscription 

services, eligible nonsubscription 

services, pre-existing subscription 

services, and preexisting satellite digital 

audio radio services to perform publicly 

sound recordings by means of digital 

audio transmissions. 17 U.S.C. 114(f). In 

addition, a statutory license in section 

112 allows a service to make necessary 

ephemeral reproductions to facilitate 

the digital transmission of the sound 

recording. 17 U.S.C. 112(e). 

Licensees may operate under these 

licenses provided they pay the royalty 

fees and comply with the terms set by 

the Copyright Royalty Judges. The rates 

and terms for the section 112 and 114 

licenses are set forth in 37 CFR parts 

380 and 382–84. 

As part of the terms for these licenses, 

the Judges designated SoundExchange, 

Inc., as the Collective, i.e., the 

organization charged with collecting 

royalty payments and statements of 

account submitted by eligible licensees 

and with distributing royalties to the 

copyright owners and performers 

entitled to receive them under the 

section 112 and 114 licenses. See, e.g., 

37 CFR 380.2(a).2

As the Collective, SoundExchange 

may, only once a year, conduct an audit 

of a licensee for any or all of the prior 

three calendar years in order to verify 

royalty payments. SoundExchange must 

first file with the Judges a notice of 

intent to audit a licensee and deliver the 

notice to the licensee. See, e.g., 37 CFR 

380.6(c). 

On December 22, 2017, 

SoundExchange filed with the Judges 

notices of intent to audit licensees 

Alpha Media LLC and Google Inc. for 

their transmissions terminating in the 

United States for the years 2014, 2015, 

and 2016. On December 29, 2017, it 

filed a notice of intent to audit Music 

Choice for its webcast transmissions for 

the same years. The Judges must publish 

notice in the Federal Register within 30 

days of receipt of a notice announcing 

the Collective’s intent to conduct an 

audit. See id. Today’s notice fulfills this 

requirement with respect to 

SoundExchange’s notices of intent to 

audit filed December 22, 2017, and 

December 29, 2017. 

Dated: January 17, 2018. 

Suzanne M. Barnett, 

Chief Copyright. 

[FR Doc. 2018–01011 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1410–72–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice: 18–003] 

Planetary Science Advisory 

Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, the National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA) 

announces a meeting of the Planetary 

Science Advisory Committee (PAC). 

This Committee functions in an 

advisory capacity to the Director, 

Planetary Science Division, in the 

NASA Science Mission Directorate. The 

meeting will be held for the purpose of 

soliciting, from the planetary science 

community and other persons, scientific 

and technical information relevant to 

program planning. 

DATES: Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday, 

February 22, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m., and Friday, February 23, 2018, 

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Local Time. 

ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, Room 

5H41, 300 E Street SW, Washington, DC 

20546. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

KarShelia Henderson, Science Mission 

Directorate, NASA Headquarters, 

Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–2355, 

fax (202) 358–2779, or khenderson@

nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting will be open to the public up 

to the capacity of the room. This 

meeting will also be available 

telephonically and by WebEx. You must 

use a touch-tone phone to participate in 

this meeting. Any interested person may 

dial the Toll Number 1–517–645–6359 

or Toll Free Number 1–800–779–9966, 

and then the numeric passcode 

3954829, followed by the # sign on all 

three days. Note: If dialing in, please 

‘‘mute’’ your phone. To join via WebEx, 

the link is https://nasa.webex.com/; the 

meeting number on February 21 is 993 

463 983, password is PAC@Feb21; the 

meeting number on February 22 is 998 

765 672, password is PAC@Feb22, and 

the meeting number on February 23 is 

993 512 979, password is PAC@Feb23. 

The agenda for the meeting includes 

the following topics: 

—Planetary Science Division Update 

—Planetary Science Division Research 

and Analysis Program Update 

Attendees will be requested to sign a 

register and to comply with NASA 

security requirements, including the 

presentation of a valid picture ID to 

Security before access to NASA 

Headquarters. Foreign nationals 

attending this meeting will be required 

to provide a copy of their passport and 

visa in addition to providing the 

following information no less than 10 

days prior to the meeting: Full name; 

gender; date/place of birth; citizenship; 

passport information (number, country, 

telephone); visa information (number, 

type, expiration date); employer/ 

affiliation information (name of 

institution, address, country, 

telephone); title/position of attendee to. 

To expedite admittance, attendees with 

U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents 

(green card holders) are requested to 

provide full name and citizenship status 

no less than 3 working days in advance 

by contacting Ms. KarShelia Henderson 

via email at khenderson@nasa.gov or by 

fax at (202) 358–2779. It is imperative 

that the meeting be held on these dates 

to accommodate the scheduling 

priorities of the key participants. 

Carol J. Hamilton, 

Acting Advisory Committee Management 

Officer, National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00957 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice 18–004] 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

Patent License 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant 

exclusive Patent license. 


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