United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2003_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c8181a63 D09002ee1c8181b5f United States Federal Election Commission originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Commission is amending its administrative fines regulations to reduce the civil money penalties for political committees with less than $50,000 in financial activity in a reporting period that file reports late or that do not file them at all. The revised rules create two additional levels-of-activity brackets for such committees to make further distinctions in the amount of the civil money penalty assessed. The amendments also change the method for calculating the "level of activity" on which civil money penalties are based for unauthorized committees by excluding certain non-Federal activity from the calculation. Additionally, these amended rules: clarify how late filers and non-filers will be notified of reason-to- believe findings, final determinations and other actions; and clarify the factors that will not be considered "extraordinary circumstances" when findings or penalties are challenged. Further information is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION that follows. 68 FR 12572 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-03-17/03-5957 03-5957 fr17mr03-2 6715-01-P NOTICE 2003-6 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-03-17/03-5957 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-03-17/html/03-5957.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-03-17/pdf/03-5957.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedures Elections Law Enforcement 9 p. 12572 12580 68 FR 12572 Title 11 Part 111 11 CFR Part 111 Administrative Fines; Federal Register Vol. 68, Issue RULE 03-5957 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION NOTICE 2003-6 6715-01-P 03-5957 Final rules and transmittal of regulations to Congress.

The Commission is amending its administrative fines regulations to reduce the civil money penalties for political committees with less than $50,000 in financial activity in a reporting period that file reports late or that do not file them at all. The revised rules create two additional levels-of-activity brackets for such committees to make further distinctions in the amount of the civil money penalty assessed. The amendments also change the method for calculating the "level of activity" on which civil money penalties are based for unauthorized committees by excluding certain non-Federal activity from the calculation. Additionally, these amended rules: clarify how late filers and non-filers will be notified of reason-to- believe findings, final determinations and other actions; and clarify the factors that will not be considered "extraordinary circumstances" when findings or penalties are challenged. Further information is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION that follows.

April 16, 2003. Ms. Mai T. Dinh, Acting Assistant General Counsel, or Ms. Dawn M. Odrowski, Attorney, at 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC., 20463, (202) 694-1650 or (800) 424-9530. Administrative Practice and Procedures Elections Law Enforcement Compliance procedures: Administrative fines; civil money penalties reduction for political committees that file reports late or not at all, Vol. 68, no. 51 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2003-03-17 continuing daily deposited born digital 242 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-03-17 P0b002ee1809cefe5 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr17mr03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-03-17 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-03-17/pdf/FR-2003-03-17.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-03-17/xml/FR-2003-03-17.xml fdlp 12569 12795 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2003-03-17 machine generated eng FR FR-2003-03-17 68 51