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annually and rates each agency’s 

responsiveness to small business. If you 

wish to comment on actions by 

employees of the Coast Guard, call 1– 

888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247). The 

Coast Guard will not retaliate against 

small entities that question or complain 

about this rule or any policy or action 

of the Coast Guard. 

C. Collection of Information 

This rule will not call for a new 

collection of information under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501–3520). 

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal 

Governments 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect on the States, on the relationship 

between the national government and 

the States, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government. We have 

analyzed this rule under that Order and 

have determined that it is consistent 

with the fundamental federalism 

principles and preemption requirements 

described in Executive Order 13132. 

Also, this rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it does not have a substantial 

direct effect on one or more Indian 

tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes. If you 

believe this rule has implications for 

federalism or Indian tribes, please 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

above. 

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this rule 

will not result in such expenditure, we 

do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Management Directive 023–01 and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, 

which guide the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have 

determined that this action is one of a 

category of actions that do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule establishes a 

temporary safety zone. It is categorically 

excluded under section 2.B.2, figure 2– 

1, paragraph 34(g) of the Instruction, 

which pertains to establishment of 

safety zones. A Record of Environmental 

Consideration (REC) supporting this 

determination is available in the docket 

where indicated in the ADDRESSES

section of this preamble. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places, or vessels. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T09–0990 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T09–0990 Safety Zone; City of 

Oswego Fireworks Display; Oswego River, 

Oswego, NY. 

(a) Location. The safety zone will 

encompass all waters of the Oswego 

River; Oswego, NY contained within a 

210-foot radius of: 43°27′15.37′′ N., 

076°30′28.34′′ W. (NAD 83). 

(b) Enforcement period. This 

regulation will be enforced from 7:15 

p.m. until 8:15 p.m. on November 25, 

2017, or in the event of inclement 

weather, on November 26, 2017, from 

7:15 p.m. until 8:15 p.m. 

(c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with 

the general regulations in § 165.23 of 

this part, entry into, transiting, or 

anchoring within this safety zone is 

prohibited unless authorized by the 

Captain of the Port Buffalo or his 

designated on-scene representative. 

(2) This safety zone is closed to all 

vessel traffic, except as may be 

permitted by the Captain of the Port 

Buffalo or his designated on-scene 

representative. 

(3) The ‘‘on-scene representative’’ of 

the Captain of the Port Buffalo is any 

Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or 

petty officer who has been designated 

by the Captain of the Port Buffalo to act 

on his behalf. 

(4) Vessel operators desiring to enter 

or operate within the safety zone must 

contact the Captain of the Port Buffalo 

or his on-scene representative to obtain 

permission to do so. The Captain of the 

Port Buffalo or his on-scene 

representative may be contacted via 

VHF Channel 16. Vessel operators given 

permission to enter or operate in the 

safety zone must comply with all 

directions given to them by the Captain 

of the Port Buffalo, or his on-scene 

representative. 

Dated: November 6, 2017. 

J.S. Dufresne, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Buffalo. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2017–1011] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone, Delaware River; Pipeline 

Removal 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule; correcting 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is correcting 

a temporary final rule that appeared in 

the Federal Register on November 6, 

2017. The document issued a temporary 

safety zone for in the Mifflin Range on 

the Delaware River to facilitate pipeline 

removal in preparation for the 

deepening of the Delaware River. Due to 

mechanical issues on the SHELBY, the 

dredging operations will be attended by 

the towing vessel GRAPE APE for the 

duration of the safety zone. All vessel 

contact information remains the same. 

DATES: This correction is effective 

without actual notice from November 

13, 2017 until December 4, 2017. For the 

purpose of enforcement, actual notice 


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1 17 U.S.C. 205. 

2A ‘‘notice of termination’’ is a notice that 

terminates a grant to a third party of a copyright in 

a work or any rights under a copyright. Only certain 

grants may be terminated, and only in certain 

circumstances. Termination is governed by three 

separate provisions of the Copyright Act, with the 

relevant one depending on a number of factors, 

including when the grant was made, who executed 

it, and when copyright was originally secured for 

the work. See 17 U.S.C. 203, 304(c), 304(d). 

3 82 FR 22771 (May 18, 2017). 

4 Id. at 22771. 

5 Id. at 22771–72. 6The commenters are Author Services, Inc., 

Authors Alliance, Copyright Alliance, CSC, Dale 

Adams, Entertainment Software Association 

(‘‘ESA’’), Intellectual Property Owners Association, 

Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts 

(‘‘Kernochan’’), Motion Picture Association of 

America, Inc. (‘‘MPAA’’), ‘‘Music Parties’’ (joint 

comment by American Association of Independent 

Music, Recording Industry Association of America, 

Inc., and National Music Publishers’ Association), 

Music Reports, Inc. (‘‘MRI’’); Sergey Vernyuk, and 

Software and Information Industry Association 

(‘‘SIIA’’). 

7See generally 82 FR 22771. 

8See id. at 22772, 22776. 

will be used from November 6, 2017, 

until November 13, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email Petty Officer Edmund Ofalt, 

Waterways Management Branch, U.S. 

Coast Guard Sector Delaware bay; 

telephone (215) 271–4814, email 

Edmund.J.Ofalt@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. 

2017–24068, appearing at 82 FR 51347 

on Monday, November 6, 2017, 

§ 165.T05–1011(c) incorrectly references 

‘‘SHELBY’’ instead of ‘‘GRAPE APE.’’ 

This document corrects that error. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard corrects 33 

CFR part 165 by making the following 

correcting amendment: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 0170.1. 

§ 165.T05–1011 [Corrected] 

■ 2. In § 165.T05–1011(c), remove 

‘‘SHELBY’’ wherever it appears and 

adding in its place ‘‘GRAPE APE’’. 

Dated: November 6, 2017. 

Scott E. Anderson, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port, Delaware Bay. 

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

U.S. Copyright Office 

37 CFR Part 201 

[Docket No. 2017–7] 

Modernizing Copyright Recordation 

AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library 

of Congress. 

ACTION: Interim rule. 

SUMMARY: The United States Copyright 

Office is issuing an interim rule 

amending its regulations governing 

recordation of transfers of copyright 

ownership, other documents pertaining 

to a copyright, and notices of 

termination. The interim rule adopts a 

number of the regulatory updates 

proposed in the notice of proposed 

rulemaking published on May 18, 2017. 

DATES: Effective December 18, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarang V. Damle, General Counsel and 

Associate Register of Copyrights, by 

email at sdam@loc.gov, or Jason E. 

Sloan, Attorney-Advisor, by email at 

jslo@loc.gov. Each can be contacted by 

telephone by calling (202) 707–8350. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Under the Copyright Act of 1976, the 

U.S. Copyright Office is responsible for 

recording documents pertaining to 

works under copyright, such as 

assignments, licenses, and grants of 

security interests.1 The Office is also 

responsible for recording notices of 

termination.2 As discussed in a notice of 

proposed rulemaking published in the 

Federal Register on May 18, 2017 

(‘‘NPRM’’),3 the current recordation 

process is a time-consuming and laborintensive paper-based one, requiring 

remitters to submit their documents in 

hard copy. 

The Office is engaged in an effort to 

modernize the recordation process in 

coming years by developing a fully 

electronic, online system through which 

remitters will be able to submit their 

documents and all applicable indexing 

information to the Office for 

recordation. In conjunction with the 

anticipated development effort, the 

Office issued the NPRM to propose 

updates to the Office’s current 

regulations to govern the submission of 

documents to the Office for recordation 

once the new electronic system is 

developed and launched. The NPRM 

explained that while the Office could 

not estimate when the new system 

would be completed, public comments 

were being sought because the Office 

needed to make a number of policy 

decisions critical to the design of the tobe-developed system.4

In addition, as most relevant here, the 

NPRM further stated that while the 

proposed amendments were designed 

with a new electronic submission 

system in mind, at least some of the 

proposed changes could be 

implemented in the near future, without 

the new system. Thus, the Office noted 

that, to the extent possible under the 

Office’s current paper system, the Office 

intended to adopt some aspects of the 

proposed rule on an interim basis until 

such time as the electronic system is 

complete and a final rule is enacted.5

II. Interim Rule 

As indicated in the NPRM, this 

interim rule adopts those provisions 

described in the NPRM that the Office 

believes will help streamline the 

recordation process prior to completion 

of the new electronic recordation 

system. 

Unlike a typical interim rule, this one 

is being promulgated following a notice 

of proposed rulemaking and a period for 

public comment. In response to the 

NPRM, the Office received thirteen 

comments from a variety of 

stakeholders.6 As this interim rule does 

not cover every issue raised by the 

NPRM or the commenters, the Office 

reserves judgment on any matters not 

expressly discussed herein and no 

inference should be drawn from the 

Office’s silence on any particular point. 

Additionally, the Office reserves the 

right to issue other interim rules during 

the course of developing the system. 

The comments received in response to 

the NPRM not addressed by this interim 

rule will continue to be evaluated by the 

Office as system development 

progresses. The Office intends to issue 

a final rule under this same rulemaking 

docket in connection with the public 

release of the new system. 

While some discrete aspects of the 

proposed rule were opposed, most were 

either unopposed or affirmatively 

supported. As such, except as otherwise 

discussed below, the proposed rule is 

being adopted largely for the reasons 

discussed in the NPRM.7 As stated in 

the NPRM, the general mechanics of the 

new regulations are essentially the same 

as under the Office’s current rules and 

policies.8 To be eligible for recordation, 

the document or notice of termination 

must satisfy certain requirements, be 


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