[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 3737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01021]


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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

[Notice 2023-02]


Notice of Public Hearing

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Election Commission is announcing the date, time, 
and place of a public hearing on its audit procedures for political 
committees that do not receive public funds.

DATES: A hybrid public hearing will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 
February 14, 2023. Anyone seeking to testify at the hearing must file 
written comments by Wednesday, February 8, 2023, and must include in 
the written comments a request to testify. Additional information about 
written comments appears in the Commission's Notice of Hearing and 
Request for Public Comments concerning its policies and procedures for 
the auditing of political committees that do not receive public funds, 
published on January 9, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the Federal Election Commission, 
1050 First St. NE, 12th floor Hearing Room, Washington, DC 20463, and 
virtually. Current COVID-19 safety protocols will apply to all in-
person attendees. These protocols are based on the CDC COVID-19 
community level in Washington, DC, and will be updated on the 
Commission's contact page, www.fec.gov/contact/, by the Monday before 
the hearing. Virtual attendees may access the meeting by going to the 
Commission's website, www.fec.gov, and clicking on the banner to be 
taken to the hearing page.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy L. Rothstein, Assistant 
General Counsel, or Ms. Joanna S. Waldstreicher, Attorney, Office of 
the General Counsel, at [email protected] or 202-694-1650.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 9, 2023, the Commission published 
a Notice of Hearing and Request for Public Comments concerning its 
policies and procedures for the auditing of political committees that 
do not receive public funds. 88 FR 1228 (Jan. 9, 2023). The Commission 
will use the public comments that it receives and the testimony of 
witnesses at the public hearing to help it determine whether to adjust 
its internal directives or practices and, if so, how. The Commission is 
not, at this time, seeking comments or testimony on its policies, 
practices, and procedures regarding audits of publicly funded 
committees.
    The Commission welcomes comments and testimony on how it might 
increase fairness, substantive and procedural due process, efficiency, 
and effectiveness of the Commission's auditing of political committees, 
and how the audit function could best serve the Commission's mission 
and enhance disclosure and compliance with the Act. The Commission is 
particularly interested in hearing from committees that have directly 
interacted with the Commission in the audit process, and their counsel, 
on how the Commission's audit policies and procedures have facilitated 
or hindered committees' productive interaction with the agency and 
substantial compliance with the Act.

    On behalf of the Commission,
Dara S. Lindenbaum,
Chair, Federal Election Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-01021 Filed 1-19-23; 8:45 am]
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