Alternative Fee Structures for Registration

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 Office [Docket No. 2026-3] AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of inquiry. SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is initiating this inquiry to collect information regarding alternative fee structures that could be adopted once its updated electronic registration system is fully operational. The information will be used to study the feasibility of alternative fee structures, their impact on participation in the registration system, and the potential economic effects. This inquiry is separate from the Office's pending rulemaking proceeding instituted on March 20, 2026 to update fees within the current fee structure. DATES: Written comments must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 24, 2026. ADDRESSES: Submission of written comments: For reasons of governmental efficiency, the Copyright Office is using the regulations.gov system for the submission and posting of public comments in this proceeding. All comments are therefore to be submitted electronically through regulations.gov . Specific instructions for submitting comments are available on the Office's website at https://www.copyright.gov/​policy/​altfeestudy . If electronic comment submission is not feasible due to lack of access to a computer or the internet, please contact the Office using the contact information below for special instructions. Submission of business confidential information: Any submissions containing business confid…