Procedural Regulations for the Copyright Royalty Board: Organization, General Administrative Provisions

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Library of Congress Copyright Royalty Board 37 CFR Parts 301, 350 and 351 [Docket No. 16-CRB-0015-RM] AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges are amending and augmenting procedural regulations governing the filing and delivery of documents to allow for electronic filing of documents. DATES: Effective April 20, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Whittle, Attorney Advisor, by telephone at (202) 707-7658 or email at crb@loc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction On November 23, 2016, the Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register seeking comments on proposed amendments relating to an automated system, designated “eCRB.” The rules address electronic filing of documents and related matters such as the form and content of documents that are filed with the Judges. [ 1 ] The Judges received comments from the following interested parties: The Commercial Television Claimants (CTV);  [ 2 ] Independent Producers Group and Multigroup Claimants (IPG); Joint Sports Claimants (JSC);  [ 3 ] the Music Community Participants (Music Community);  [ 4 ] the Performing Rights Organizations (Music PROs);  [ 5 ] the Program Suppliers;  [ 6 ] and the Settling Devotional Claimants (SDC). [ 7 ] All interested parties supported the Judges' decision to implement an electronic filing system and to adopt rules concerning the us…