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 2004_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c8126fbc D09002ee1c8127096 United States Federal Election Commission originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Federal Election Commission ("Commission") is revising portions of its regulations regarding the definition of "contribution" and the allocation of certain costs and expenses by separate segregated funds ("SSFs") and nonconnected committees. A new rule explains when funds received in response to certain communications by any person must be treated as "contributions." In the allocation regulations, the final rules eliminate the previous allocation formula under which SSFs and nonconnected committees used the "funds expended" method to calculate a ratio for use of Federal and non- Federal funds for administrative and generic voter drive expenses, replacing it with a flat 50% minimum. These rules also spell out how SSFs and nonconnected committees must pay for voter drives and certain public communications. Other changes proposed previously regarding the definitions of "political committee" and "expenditure" are not being adopted. Further information is provided in the supplementary information that follows. 69 FR 68056 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-11-23/04-25946 04-25946 fr23no04-2 6715-01-P Notice 2004-15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-11-23/04-25946 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-11-23/html/04-25946.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-11-23/pdf/04-25946.pdf Elections Political Committees and Parties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Campaign Funds 13 p. 68056 68068 69 FR 68056 Title 11 Part 100 11 CFR Part 100 Title 11 Part 102 11 CFR Part 102 Title 11 Part 104 11 CFR Part 104 Title 11 Part 106 11 CFR Part 106 Political Committee Status, Definition of Contribution, and Allocation for Separate Segregated Funds and Nonconnected Committees; Federal Register Vol. 69, Issue RULE 04-25946 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 2005-01-01 Notice 2004-15 6715-01-P 04-25946 Final rules and transmittal of regulations to Congress.

The Federal Election Commission ("Commission") is revising portions of its regulations regarding the definition of "contribution" and the allocation of certain costs and expenses by separate segregated funds ("SSFs") and nonconnected committees. A new rule explains when funds received in response to certain communications by any person must be treated as "contributions." In the allocation regulations, the final rules eliminate the previous allocation formula under which SSFs and nonconnected committees used the "funds expended" method to calculate a ratio for use of Federal and non- Federal funds for administrative and generic voter drive expenses, replacing it with a flat 50% minimum. These rules also spell out how SSFs and nonconnected committees must pay for voter drives and certain public communications. Other changes proposed previously regarding the definitions of "political committee" and "expenditure" are not being adopted. Further information is provided in the supplementary information that follows.

Effective January 1, 2005. Ms. Mai T. Dinh, Assistant General Counsel, Mr. J. Duane Pugh Jr., Senior Attorney, Mr. Richard T. Ewell, Attorney, Mr. Robert M. Knop, Attorney, or Ms. Margaret G. Perl, Attorney, 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694-1650 or (800) 424-9530. Elections Political Committees and Parties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Campaign Funds Political committee status, http://www.fec.gov/register.htm Vol. 69, no. 225 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2004-11-23 continuing daily deposited born digital 194 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-11-23 P0b002ee18097e216 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr23no04 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-11-23 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-11-23/pdf/FR-2004-11-23.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-11-23/xml/FR-2004-11-23.xml fdlp 68053 68236 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-06 FR-2004-11-23 machine generated eng FR FR-2004-11-23 69 225