[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 244 (Thursday, December 23, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 72783-72784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27885]
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
11 CFR Parts 1, 104, and 110
[Notice 2021-12]
Technical Corrections
AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is making technical corrections to various
sections of its regulations.
DATES: Effective December 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Terrell D. Stansbury, Paralegal,
[email protected], (202) 694-1650 or (800) 424-9530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The existing rules that are the subject of these corrections are
part of the continuing series of regulations that the
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Commission has promulgated to implement the Federal Election Campaign
Act, 52 U.S.C. 30101 through 45 (``FECA''). The Commission is
promulgating these corrections without advance notice or an opportunity
for comment because they fall under the ``good cause'' exemption of the
Administrative Procedure Act (``APA''). 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) The
Commission finds that notice and comment are unnecessary here because
these corrections are merely typographical and technical; they effect
no substantive changes to any rule. For the same reason, these
corrections fall within the ``good cause'' exception to the delayed
effective date provisions of the APA and the Congressional Review Act.
5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) and 808(2).
Moreover, because these corrections are exempt from the notice and
comment procedure of the APA under 5 U.S.C. 553(b), the Commission is
not required to conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis under 5
U.S.C. 603 or 604. See 5 U.S.C. 601(2) and 604(a). Nor is the
Commission required to submit these revisions for congressional review
under FECA, the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act, 26 U.S.C. 9001
through 13, or the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act,
26 U.S.C. 9031 through 42. See 52 U.S.C. 30111(d)(1) and (4) (providing
for congressional review when Commission ``prescribe[s]'' a ``rule of
law''); 26 U.S.C. 9009(c)(1) and (4), 9039(c)(1) and (4) (same).
Accordingly, these corrections are effective upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Corrections to FECA Rules in Chapter I of Title 11 of the Code of
Federal Regulations
A. Correction to 11 CFR 1.2
In 2018, the Commission relocated to a new building with a
different street address. The Commission is updating this section by
removing references to the relocation and the Commission's prior
address.
B. Correction to 11 CFR 104.2
Most filers now utilize electronic filing rather than paper forms
to submit reports to the Commission. Accordingly, the Commission is
revising this section to add that forms may be obtained electronically
from the Commission's website as well as in paper format at the updated
street address identified in the definition of ``Commission'' at Sec.
1.2.
C. Correction to 11 CFR 110.1
The Commission is revising paragraph (b)(3)(ii)(C) of this section
because it erroneously refers to Sec. 116.11(b) as the citation for
the definition of ``personal loans.'' The correct definition is located
at Sec. 116.11(a).
List of Subjects
11 CFR Part 1
Privacy.
11 CFR Part 104
Campaign funds, Political committees and parties, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
11 CFR Part 110
Campaign funds, Political committees and parties.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Federal Election
Commission amends 11 CFR chapter I as follows:
PART 1--PRIVACY ACT
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1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a.
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2. Amend Sec. 1.2 by revising the definition of ``Commission'' to read
as follows:
Sec. 1.2 Definitions.
* * * * *
Commission means the Federal Election Commission, its
Commissioners, and employees. The Commission is located at 1050 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20463. The Commission's website is
www.fec.gov.
* * * * *
PART 104--REPORTS BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND OTHER PERSONS (52
U.S.C. 30104)
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3. The authority citation for part 104 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 52 U.S.C. 30101(1), 30101(8), 30101(9), 30102(g) and
(i), 30104, 30111(a)(8) and (b), 30114, 30116, 36 U.S.C. 510.
Sec. 104.2 [Amended]
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4. Amend Sec. 104.2(b) by adding ``https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/forms/ or at'' before the words ``the street
address identified''.
PART--110 CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS
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5. The authority citation for part 110 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 52 U.S.C. 30101(8), 30101(9), 30102(c)(2) and (g),
30104(i)(3), 30111(a)(8), 30116, 30118, 30120, 30121, 30122, 30123,
30124, and 36 U.S.C. 510.
Sec. 110.1 [Amended]
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6. Amend Sec. 110.1(b)(3)(ii)(C) by removing ``116.11(b)'' and adding
in its place ``116.11(a)''.
Dated: December 20, 2021.
On behalf of the Commission,
Ellen L. Weintraub,
Commissioner, Federal Election Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-27885 Filed 12-22-21; 8:45 am]
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