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US Copyright Office: 64fr50758
Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 181 / Monday, September 20, 1999 / Rules and Regulations
means of a digital audio transmission. 17 U.S.C. 106(6). The new right, however, was subject to certain limitations, including exemptions for certain digital transmissions, 17 U.S.C. 114(d)(1), and the creation of a statutory license for nonexempt digital subscription services. 17 U.S.C. 114(d)(2). The statutory license requires adherence to regulations under which copyright owners may receive reasonable notice of use of their sound recordings under the statutory license, and under which entities performing the sound recordings shall keep and make available records of such use. 17 U.S.C. 114(f)(2). On May 13, 1996, the Copyright Office initiated a rulemaking proceeding to promulgate regulations to govern the notice and recordkeeping requirements. 61 FR 22004 (May 13, 1996). This rulemaking concluded with the issuance of interim rules governing the filing of an initial notice of digital transmissions of sound recordings under the statutory license, 37 CFR 201.35, and the filing of reports of use of sound recordings under statutory license, 37 CFR 201.36. See 63 FR 34289 (June 24, 1998). At the time these regulations were issued, only three noninteractive, subscription, digital transmissions services (DMX, Inc., Digital Cable Radio Associates/Music Choice, and Muzak, Inc.) 1 were in operation and considered eligible for the license. Consequently, the Office prescribed a period for filing initial notices which required any service already operating in accordance with the section 114 license to submit its notice within 45 days of the effective date of the regulation. Section 201.35(f) reads, in part, as follows: ‘‘A Service shall file the Initial Notice with the Licensing Division of the Copyright Office prior to the first transmission of sound recordings under the license, or within 45 days of the effective date of this regulation.’’ (Emphasis added). Subsequently, the President signed into law the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (‘‘DMCA’’). Among other things, the DMCA expanded the section 114 compulsory license to allow a nonexempt, eligible nonsubscription transmission service and a preexisting satellite digital audio radio service to perform publicly a sound recording by means of certain digital audio transmissions, subject to compliance with notice and recordkeeping requirements. 17 U.S.C. 114(f).
1 These services were incorrectly identified in the August 4, 1999, notice as nonsubscription services.
traffic may resume normal operations. At the discretion of the Patrol Commander, between scheduled racing events, traffic may be permitted to resume normal operations. (2) A succession of not fewer than 5 short whistle or horn blasts from a patrol vessel will be the signal for any and all vessels to take immediate steps to avoid collision. The display of an orange distress smoke signal from a patrol vessel will be the signal for any and all vessels to stop immediately. (3) Spectators are required to maintain a safe distance from the racecourse at all times. (c) Dates. This section is effective at 9 a.m. and terminates at 5 p.m. EDT each day on October 9 and 10, 1999.
Dated: September 3, 1999. G.W. Sutton, Captain U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 99–24402 Filed 9–17–99; 8:45 am]
[Docket No. RM 99–5A]
Notice and Recordkeeping for Nonsubscription Digital Transmissions Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Interim rule amendment.
AGENCY: SUMMARY: To adjust for changes brought about by the passage of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is amending the regulation that requires the filing of an initial notice of digital transmissions of sound recordings under statutory license with the Copyright Office. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 20, 1999. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David O. Carson, General Counsel, or Tanya M. Sandros, Attorney Advisor, Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 707–8380. Telefax: (202) 707–8366. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The notice and recordkeeping requirements found in §§ 201.35 and 201.36 would appear to apply to any service eligible for the section 114 license, including those newly eligible to use the license under the amended provisions of the license. However, these regulations provide no opportunity for a newly eligible nonsubscription transmission service which was in service prior to the passage of the DMCA to make a timely filing of its initial notice of transmission. Therefore, the Copyright Office proposed an amendment to § 201.35(f) which would extend the period for filing the initial notice to October 15, 1999, in order to allow the eligible nonsubscription services which were in operation prior to the passage of the DMCA an opportunity to file their initial notice timely. 64 FR 42316 (August 4, 1999). On September 2, 1999, the Recording Industry of America, Inc. (‘‘RIAA’’) filed a comment supporting, in general, the Office’s proposal to amend the date by which a nonexempt, eligible nonsubscription service already in operation could file a timely initial notice. RIAA expressed concern, however, that the proposed language is overly broad and would allow not only the newly eligible nonsubscription services an opportunity to file an initial notice timely, but inadvertently extend the filing period for any preexisting digital subscription services which had not filed in accordance with the original rule. To avoid any confusion on this point, the Office is amending the rule to indicate that any subscription service in operation prior to September 3, 1998, had until that date to file its initial notice with the Copyright Office, in addition to establishing an October 15, 1999, filing deadline for any eligible, nonsubscription service which is currently in operation. Of course, any new service which chooses to make use of the license may file its initial notice after these dates, so long as the service files its initial notice with the Licensing Division prior to the first transmission of a sound recording. Regulatory Flexibility Act Although the Copyright Office, located in the Library of Congress which is part of the legislative branch, is not an ‘‘agency’’ subject to the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, the Register of Copyrights has considered the effect of the amendment on small businesses. The Register has determined that the amendment would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities that would require provision of special relief
Background On November 1, 1995, Congress enacted the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995 (‘‘DPRA’’), Public Law 104–39, 109 Stat. 336 (1995). The DPRA gave to sound recording copyright owners an exclusive right to perform their works publicly by
for small entities. The amendment is designed to minimize any significant economic impact on small entities. List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 201 Copyright. Final Regulations For the reasons set forth in the preamble, part 201 of title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: PART 201—GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. The authority citation for part 201 continues to read as follows:
2. Section 201.35(f) is amended by removing the phrase ‘‘or within 45 days of the effective date of this regulation.’’ and adding in its place the folllowing: * * * or by September 3, 1998, in the case of a Service that makes subscription transmissions before or on that date, or by October 15, 1999, in the case of a Service that makes eligible nonsubscription transmissions before, or on, that date. * * *
Dated: September 10, 1999. Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights. Approved by: James H. Billington, The Librarian of Congress. [FR Doc. 99–24303 Filed 9–17–99; 8:45 am]
a final limited disapproval of the State’s previous submittal of Rule 336. The intended effect of approving these rules is to regulate emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) according to the requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). Rule 336 controls VOC emissions from different surface coating operations using primarily metal and plastic substrates. Rule 348 controls VOC emissions from aerospace manufacturing and rework operations. EPA is finalizing the approval of this revision into the Arizona SIP under provisions of the CAA regarding EPA action on SIP submittals, SIPs for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards, and plan requirements for nonattainment areas. DATES: This rule is effective on November 19, 1999 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comments by October 20, 1999. If EPA receives such comment, it will publish a timely withdrawal Federal Register informing the public that this rule will not take effect. ADDRESSES: Written comments must be submitted to Andrew Steckel at the Region IX office listed below. Copies of the rule revisions and EPA’s evaluation report for each rule are available for public inspection at EPA’s Region IX office during normal business hours. Copies of the submitted rule revisions are available for inspection at the following locations:
Rulemaking Office (AIR–4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket (6102), 401 ‘‘M’’ Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20460; Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, 3003 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85012; and, Maricopa County Environmental Services Department, 1001 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerald S. Wamsley, Rulemaking Office, AIR–4, Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Telephone: (415) 744–1226. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[AZ 086–0017a FRL–6438–1]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona State Implementation Plan Revision, Maricopa County Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action on a revision to the Arizona State Implementation Plan. This revision concerns two rules from Maricopa County: Rule 336—Surface Coating Operations; and, Rule 348—Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Operations. This final action will incorporate these rules into the federally approved SIP and stop the sanctions and Federal Implementation Plan clocks started on February 9, 1998 when EPA published
II. Background On March 3, 1978, EPA promulgated a list of ozone nonattainment areas under the provisions of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1977 (1977 CAA or pre-amended Act), that included Maricopa County. 43 FR 8964; 40 CFR 81.305. On March 19, 1979, EPA changed the name and modified the geographic boundaries of the ozone nonattainment area to the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Urban Planning Area. 44 FR 16391, 40 CFR 81303. On February 24, 1984, EPA notified the Governor of Arizona, pursuant to section 110(a)(2)(H) of the pre-amended Act, that MAG’s portion of the Arizona SIP was inadequate to attain and maintain the ozone standard and requested that deficiencies in the existing SIP be corrected (EPA’s SIPCall, 49 FR 18827, May 3, 1984). On May 26, 1988, EPA again notified the Governor of Arizona that MAG’s portion of the SIP was inadequate to attain and maintain the ozone standard and requested that deficiencies relating to VOC controls and the application of reasonably available control technology (RACT) in the existing SIP be corrected (EPA’s second SIP-Call, 53 FR 34500, September 7, 1988). On November 15, 1990, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 were enacted. Public Law 101– 549, 104 Stat. 2399, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q. In amended section 182(a)(2)(A) of the CAA, Congress statutorily adopted the requirement that nonattainment areas fix their deficient reasonably available control technology (RACT) rules for ozone and established a deadline of May 15, 1991 for states to submit corrections of those deficiencies. Section 182(a)(2)(A) applies to areas designated as nonattainment prior to enactment of the amendments and classified as marginal or above as of the date of enactment. It requires such areas to adopt and correct RACT rules pursuant to pre-amended section 172(b) as interpreted in pre-amendment guidance.1 EPA’s SIP-Call used that guidance to indicate the necessary corrections for specific nonattainment areas. The MAG Urban Planning Area is classified as serious; 2 therefore, this
1 Among other things, the pre-amendment guidance consists of those portions of the proposed post-1987 ozone and carbon monoxide policy that concern RACT, 52 FR 45044 (November 24, 1987); ‘‘Issues Relating to VOC Regulation Cutpoints, Deficiencies, and Deviations, Clarification to Appendix D of November 24, 1987 Federal Register Notice’’ (Blue Book) (notice of availability was published in the Federal Register on May 25, 1988); and the existing control technique guidelines (CTGs). 2 The MAG Urban Planning Area retained its designations of nonattainment and was classified by
I. Applicability The Maricopa County rules being approved into the Arizona SIP are Rule 336—Surface Coating Operations and Rule 348—Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Operations. These rules were submitted by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to EPA on August 4, 1999.
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