The Copyright Royalty Judges will issue their determination within 11 months of the date of the post-discovery settlement conference or 15 days before the expiration of the existing rates or terms in a proceeding to determine successors to rates or terms that will expire on a specific date, whichever date first occurs. The date the determination is ``issued'' refers to the date of the order. [70 FR 30905, May 31, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 53330, Sept. 11, 2006]