Part 251 - COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANEL RULES OF PROCEDURE  


Subpart A - Organization
§ 251.1 - Official addresses.
§ 251.2 - Purpose of Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels.
§ 251.3 - Arbitrator lists.
§ 251.4 - Arbitrator lists: Objections.
§ 251.5 - Qualifications of the arbitrators.
§ 251.6 - Composition and selection of Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels.
§ 251.7 - Actions of Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels.
§ 251.8 - Suspension of proceedings.
Subpart B - Public Access to Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel Meetings
§ 251.11 - Open meetings.
§ 251.12 - Conduct of open meetings.
§ 251.13 - Closed meetings.
§ 251.14 - Procedure for closed meetings.
§ 251.15 - Transcripts of closed meetings.
§ 251.16 - Requests to open or close meetings.
Subpart C - Public Access to and Inspection of Records
§ 251.21 - Public records.
§ 251.22 - Public access.
§ 251.23 - FOIA and Privacy Act.
Subpart D - Standards of Conduct
§ 251.30 - Basic obligations of arbitrators.
§ 251.31 - Financial interests.
§ 251.32 - Financial disclosure statement.
§ 251.33 - Ex parte communications.
§ 251.34 - Gifts and other things of monetary value.
§ 251.35 - Outside employment and other activities.
§ 251.36 - Pre-arbitration and post-arbitration employment restrictions.
§ 251.37 - Use of nonpublic information.
§ 251.38 - Billing and commitment to standards.
§ 251.39 - Remedies.
Subpart E - Procedures of Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels
§ 251.40 - Scope.
§ 251.41 - Formal hearings.
§ 251.42 - Suspension or waiver of rules.
§ 251.43 - Written cases.
§ 251.44 - Filing and service of written cases and pleadings.
§ 251.45 - Discovery and prehearing motions.
§ 251.46 - Conduct of hearings: Role of arbitrators.
§ 251.47 - Conduct of hearings: Witnesses and counsel.
§ 251.48 - Rules of evidence.
§ 251.49 - Transcript and record.
§ 251.50 - Rulings and orders.
§ 251.51 - Closing the record.
§ 251.52 - Proposed findings and conclusions.
§ 251.53 - Report to the Librarian of Congress.
§ 251.54 - Assessment of costs of arbitration panels.
§ 251.55 - Post-panel motions.
§ 251.56 - Order of the Librarian of Congress.
§ 251.57 - Effective date of order.
§ 251.58 - Judicial review.
Subpart F - Rate Adjustment Proceedings
§ 251.60 - Scope.
§ 251.61 - Commencement of adjustment proceedings.
§ 251.62 - Content of petition.
§ 251.63 - Consideration of petition; settlements.
§ 251.64 - Disposition of petition; initiation of arbitration proceeding.
§ 251.65 - Deduction of costs of rate adjustment proceedings.
Subpart G - Royalty Fee Distribution Proceedings
§ 251.70 - Scope.
§ 251.71 - Commencement of proceedings.
§ 251.72 - Declaration of controversy: Initiation of arbitration proceeding.
§ 251.73 - Deduction of costs of distribution proceedings.