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(b) The President shall appoint a Chairman.
(c) Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers and shall be filled, for the unexpired term of the appointment, in the same manner as the original appointment was made.
§ 803. Procedures of the Commission
(a) The Commission shall adopt regulations, not inconsistent with law, governing its procedure and methods of operation. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Commission shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act of June 11, 1946, as amended (c. 324, 60 Stat. 237, title 5, United States Code, chapter 5, subchapter II and chapter 7).
(b) Every final determination of the Commission shall be published in the Federal Register. It shall state in detail the criteria that the Commission determined to be applicable to the particular proceeding, the various facts that it found relevant to its determination in that proceeding, and the specific reasons for its determination.
§ 804. Institution and conclusion of proceedings
(a) With respect to proceedings under section 801(b) (1) concerning the adjustment of royalty rates as provided in sections 115 and 116, and with respect to proceedings under section 801(b)(2) (A) and (D)—
- (1) on January 1, 1980, the Chairman of the Commission shall cause to be published in the Federal Register notice of commencement of proceedings under this chapter; and
- (2) during the calendar years specified in the following schedule, any owner or user of a copyrighted work whose royalty rates are specified by this title, or by a rate established by the Commission, may file a petition with the Commission declaring that the petitioner requests an adjustment of the rate. The Commission shall make a determination as to whether the applicant has a significant interest in the royalty rate in which an adjustment is requested. If the Commission determines that the petitioner has a significant interest, the Chairman shall cause notice of this determination, with the reasons therefor, to be published in the Federal Register, together with notice of commencement of proceedings under this chapter.
- (A) In proceedings under section 801(b)(2) (A) and (D), such petition may be filed during 1985 and in each subsequent fifth calendar year.
- (B) In proceedings under section 801(b)(1) concerning the adjustment of royalty rates as provided in section 115, such petition may be filed in 1987 and in each subsequent tenth calendar year.
- (C) In proceedings under section 801(b)(1) concerning the adjustment of royalty rates under section 116, such petition may be filed in 1990 and in each subsequent tenth calendar year.
(b) With respect to proceedings under subclause (B) or (C) of section 801(b)(2), following an event described in either of those subsections, any owner or user of a copyrighted work whose royalty rates are specified by section 111, or by a rate established by the Commission, may, within twelve months, file a petition with the Commission declaring that the petitioner requests an adjustment of the rate. In this event the Commission shall proceed as in subsection (a)(2), above. Any change in royalty rates made by the Commission pursuant to this subsection may be reconsidered in 1980, 1985, and each fifth calendar year thereafter, in accordance with the provisions in section 801(b)(2) (B) or (C), as the case may be.
(c) With respect to proceedings under section 801(b)(1), concerning the determination of reasonable terms and rates of royalty payments as provided in section 118, the Commission shall proceed when and as provided by that section.
(d) With respect to proceedings under section 801(b)(3), concerning the distribution of royalty fees in certain circumstances under section 111 or 116, the Chairman of the Commission shall, upon determination by the Commission that a controversy exists concerning such distribution, cause to be published in the Federal Register notice of commencement of proceedings under this chapter.
(e) All proceedings under this chapter shall be initiated without delay following publication of the notice specified in this section, and the Commission shall render its final decision in any such proceeding within one year from the date of such publication.
