Procedural requirements.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 11

(a) Any interested person may file with the Commission a written petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule implementing any of the following statutes: (1) The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, 52 U.S.C. 30101 (2) The Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act, as amended, 26 U.S.C. 9001 (3) The Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act, as amended, 26 U.S.C. 9031 (4) The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552; or (5) Any other law that the Commission is required to implement and administer. (b) The petition shall— (1) Include the name and address of the petitioner or agent. An authorized agent of the petitioner may submit the petition, but the agent shall disclose the identity of his or her principal; (2) Identify itself as a petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule; (3) Identify the specific section(s) of the regulations to be affected; (4) Set forth the factual and legal grounds on which the petitioner relies, in support of the proposed action; and (5) Be addressed and submitted to the Federal Election Commission, Office of General Counsel, at the street address identified in the definition of “Commission” in § 1.2. (c) The petition may include draft regulatory language that would effectuate the petitioner's proposal. (d) The Commission may, in its discretion, treat a document that fails to conform to the format requirements of paragraph (b) of this section as a basis for a sua sponte rulemaking. For example, the Comm

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 11:§ 200.2