Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 10 / Thursday, January 15, 2015 / Proposed Rules 2065 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

36 CFR Part 13 

[NPS–AKRO–15122; PPAKAKROZ5, 

PPMPRLE1Y.L00000] 

RIN 1024–AE21 

Alaska; Hunting and Trapping in 

National Preserves—Reopening of 

Public Comment Period 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

reopening the public comment period 

for the proposed rule to amend its 

regulations for sport hunting and 

trapping in National Preserves in 

Alaska. The proposed rule also includes 

updates to procedures for closing an 

area or restricting an activity in National 

Park Service Areas in Alaska and other 

minor changes. Reopening the comment 

period for 31 days will allow more time 

for the public to review the proposal 

and submit comments. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

proposed rule published on September 

4, 2014 (79 FR 52595), is reopened. 

Comments must be received by 11:59 

p.m. EST on February 15, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Regulation Identifier 

Number (RIN) 1024–AE21, by either of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail or hand deliver to: National 

Park Service, Regional Director, Alaska 

Regional Office, 240 West 5th Ave., 

Anchorage, AK 99501. 

Instructions: Comments will not be 

accepted by fax, email, or in any way 

other than those specified above. All 

submissions must include the words 

‘‘National Park Service’’ or ‘‘NPS’’ and 

must include the docket number or RIN 

for this rulemaking (1024–AE21). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andee Sears, Regional Law Enforcement 

Specialist, Alaska Regional Office, 240 

West 5th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501. 

Phone (907) 644–3417. Email: AKR_

Regulations@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 4, 2014, the National Park 

Service (NPS) published in the Federal 

Register (79 FR 52595) a proposed rule 

to amend its regulations for sport 

hunting and trapping in National 

Preserves in Alaska The proposed rule 

also includes updates to procedures for 

closing an area or restricting an activity 

in National Park Service Areas in Alaska 

and other minor changes. The 90-day 

public comment period for this proposal 

closed on December 3, 2014. In order to 

give the public additional time to 

review and comment on the proposal, 

we are reopening the public comment 

period from January 15, 2015 through 

February 15, 2015. If you already 

commented on the proposed rule you do 

not have to resubmit your comments. 

To view comments received through 

the Federal eRulemaking portal, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and enter 

1024–AE21 in the search box. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 

Dated: December 18, 2014. 

Michael Bean, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish 

and Wildlife and Parks. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30665 Filed 1–14–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–EJ–P 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Royalty Board 

37 CFR Part 383 

[Docket No. 14–CRB–0002–NSR (2016– 

2020)] 

Digital Performance Right in Sound 

Recordings and Ephemeral 

Recordings for a New Subscription 

Service 

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, 

Library of Congress. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges 

are publishing for comment proposed 

regulations that would set the royalty 

rates and terms for the digital 

transmission of sound recordings by 

new subscription services and for the 

making of ephemeral recordings 

necessary to facilitate those 

transmissions for the period 

commencing January 1, 2016, and 

ending on December 31, 2020. 

DATES: Comments and objections, if any, 

are due no later than February 17, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed rule is posted 

on the agency’s Web site (www.loc.gov/ 

crb). Submit electronic comments via 

email to crb@loc.gov or online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Those who chose 

not to submit comments electronically 

should see How to Submit Comments in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for further instructions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Strasser, Senior Attorney, or 

Kimberly Whittle, Attorney Advisor, by 

telephone at (202) 707–7658, or by 

email at crb@loc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Copyright Royalty Judges (‘‘Judges’’) 

received a joint motion from 

SoundExchange, Inc. and Sirius XM 

Radio Inc. to adopt a settlement of their 

interests regarding royalty rates and 

terms for 2016–2020 applicable to music 

services available on cable and satellite 

television. Sirius XM Radio is a creator 

of music programming for DiSH satellite 

television. SoundExchange, Inc. 

represents the interests of sound 

recording copyright owners. 

SoundExchange and Sirius XM Radio 

propose regulatory language that, in 

part, simplifies the existing rate 

structure found in 37 CFR part 383. The 

Judges hereby publish the proposed 

revision to the regulation and request 

comments from the public. 

Background 

Section 114(f)(2)(A) of the Copyright 

Act, title 17 of the United States Code, 

provides that, prior to the expiration of 

a rate term, the Judges shall commence 

a proceeding to determine reasonable 

royalty terms and rates for a new 

subscription service (i.e., a subscription 

service that was established after July 1, 

1998, or is using a different 

transmission medium from what it used 

prior to July 1, 1998) on which sound 

recordings are performed. 17 U.S.C. 

114(f)(2)(A). Section 112(e)(3) provides 

for proceedings to be commenced to 

determine rates and terms for licenses to 

make ephemeral reproductions to 

facilitate certain digital audio 

transmissions including those made by 

new subscription services. 17 U.S.C. 

112(e)(3). The Judges have conducted 

two prior proceedings for five-year rate 

terms pursuant to these provisions. See 

72 FR 72253 (December 20, 2007) and 

75 FR 14074 (March 24, 2010). The 

current rate term ends December 31, 

2015. 

Pursuant to section 803(b)(1)(A)(i)(III) 

of the Copyright Act, the Judges 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice commencing the rate 

determination proceeding for the license 

period 2016–2020 for the new 

subscription services defined in 37 CFR 

383.2(h) and requesting interested 

parties to submit petitions to 

participate. See 79 FR 410 (January 3, 


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