[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 90753-90754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30076]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

 Copyright Office

37 CFR Parts 201, 202

[Docket No. 2016-9]


Supplementary Registration

AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The United States Copyright Office is extending the deadline 
for the submission of written comments in response to its December 1, 
2016 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding supplementary 
registration.

DATES: Written comments are now due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern 
Time on January 30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: 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 Copyright Office Web site at http://copyright.gov/rulemaking/supplementary-registration/. If electronic submission of 
comments is not feasible, please contact the Office using the contact 
information below for special instructions.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert J. Kasunic, Associate Register 
of Copyrights and Director of Registration Policy and Practice, or Erik 
Bertin, Deputy Director of Registration Policy and Practice. Each can 
be reached by telephone at 202-707-8040.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Copyright Office is 
proposing to update the regulation governing supplementary registration 
to reflect certain technical upgrades that will soon be made to the 
electronic registration system. On December 1, 2016, the Office issued 
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public input on that topic. See 
81 FR 86656 (Dec. 1, 2016). To ensure that commenters have sufficient 
time to respond, the Office is extending the deadline for the 
submission of comments in response to the Notice to January 30, 2017, 
at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

    Dated: December 9, 2016.
Sarang V. Damle,
General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights.
[FR Doc. 2016-30076 Filed 12-14-16; 8:45 am]
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