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(b) A participant who is determined to
have erroneously represented any fact
affecting a program determination made
in accordance with this part shall not be
entitled to contract payments and must
refund to NRCS all payments, plus
interest determined in accordance with
7 CFR part 1403.
(c) A participant shall refund to NRCS
all payments, plus interest determined
in accordance with 7 CFR part 1403,
received by such participant with
respect to all CSP contracts if they are
determined to have:
(1) Adopted any scheme or device
that tends to defeat the purpose of the
program;
(2) Made any fraudulent
representation;
(3) Adopted any scheme or device for
the purpose of depriving any tenant or
sharecropper of the payments to which
such person would otherwise be
entitled under the program; or
(4) Misrepresented any fact affecting a
program determination.
(d) Participants determined to have
committed actions identified in
paragraph (c) of this section shall:
(1) Have their interest in all CSP
contracts terminated; and
(2) In accordance with § 1470.27(e),
may be determined by NRCS to be
ineligible for future NRCS-administered
conservation program funding.
§ 1470.37 Environmental credits for
conservation improvements.
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NRCS believes that environmental
benefits will be achieved by
implementing conservation activities
funded through CSP. These
environmental benefits may result in
opportunities for the program
participant to sell environmental
credits. These environmental credits
must be compatible with the purposes
of the contract. NRCS asserts no direct
or indirect interest on these credits.
However, NRCS retains the authority to
ensure that operation and maintenance
(O&M) requirements for CSP-funded
improvements are met, consistent with
§§ 1470.21 and 1470.23. Where actions
may impact the land and conservation
activities under a CSP contract, NRCS
will at the request of the participant,
assist with the development of an O&M
compatibility assessment prior to the
participant entering into any credit
agreement.
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Washington, DC.
Dave White,
Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation and Chief, Natural Resources
Conservation Service.
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
11 CFR Part 8
[Notice 2009–17]
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
11 CFR Part 9428
Reorganization of National Voter
Registration Act Regulations
AGENCY: Federal Election Commission;
Election Assistance Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The Federal Election
Commission (FEC) and the Election
Assistance Commission (EAC) are
jointly taking action to transfer
regulations implementing the National
Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA)
from the FEC to the EAC. The Help
America Vote Act of 2002 transferred
the FEC’s former statutory authority
regarding the NVRA regulations to the
EAC. Further information is provided in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION that
follows.
DATES:
This rule is effective August 28,
2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms.
Tamar Nedzar, Attorney, Election
Assistance Commission, 1225 New York
Avenue, NW., Suite 1100, Washington,
DC 20005, (202) 566–3100 or (866) 747–
1471; or Mr. Robert M. Knop, Assistant
General Counsel, or Mr. Joshua S.
Blume, Attorney, Federal Election
Commission, 999 E Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694–1650
or (800) 424–9530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The National Voter Registration Act of
1993 (‘‘NVRA’’) 1 required the Federal
Election Commission, in consultation
1 Pub. L. 103–31, 107 Stat. 77, 42 U.S.C. 1973gg–
1 et seq. (1993).
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with the chief election officers of the
States, to develop a mail voter
registration application form for
elections to Federal office, and to
submit to Congress no later than June 30
of each odd-numbered year (beginning
June 30, 1995) a report that assesses the
impact of the NVRA and recommends
improvements in Federal and State
procedures, forms, and other matters
affected by the NVRA. 42 U.S.C.
1973gg–7(a)(2), (a)(3) (1993). The NVRA
also assigned to the FEC the
responsibility of prescribing, in
consultation with the chief election
officers of the States, such regulations as
are necessary to carry out the
aforementioned functions. 42 U.S.C.
1973gg–7(a)(1) (1993). The FEC issued
regulations implementing these NVRA
requirements on June 23, 1994.2 These
regulations are all currently codified in
Part 8 of title 11, Chapter 1 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (‘‘11 CFR Part
8’’).
Section 802 of the Help America Vote
Act of 2002 (‘‘HAVA’’) 3 transferred the
FEC’s responsibilities under the NVRA
to the EAC—an independent Federal
agency created by HAVA4 with
responsibilities related to various
aspects of Federal election
administration. 42 U.S.C. 15532.5
Accordingly, in order to facilitate the
EAC’s exercise of its statutory authority,
the FEC is transferring the regulations
implementing Section 9(a) (42 U.S.C.
1973gg–7(a)) of the NVRA to the EAC.
Transfer and Redesignation of Part 8
The FEC and the EAC, through this
joint final rule, are removing the
regulations in 11 CFR part 8 and
simultaneously recodifying them in
Chapter II of Title 11, which houses
regulations created and administered by
the EAC. Part 8 is simultaneously
redesignated as Part 9428. Accordingly,
11 CFR 8.1 through 8.7 are redesignated
as new 11 CFR 9428.1 through 9428.7.
This is illustrated in a table below.
2 59
FR 32323 (June 23, 1994).
L. 107–252, 116 Stat. 1726, 42 U.S.C. 15532
(2002).
4 42 U.S.C. 15321.
5 ‘‘There are transferred to the Election Assistance
Commission established under section 201 all
functions which the Federal Election Commission
exercised under section 9(a) of the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 before the date of the
enactment of this Act.’’ HAVA was enacted on
October 29, 2002.
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Part 8
New Part
9428
Heading
Subpart A—General Provisions
§ 8.1 .................................
Purpose & scope .........................................................................................................................................
§ 9428.1
§ 8.2 .................................
Definitions ....................................................................................................................................................
§ 9428.2
Subpart B—National Mail Voter Registration Form
§ 8.3 .................................
General information .....................................................................................................................................
§ 9428.3
§ 8.4 .................................
§ 8.5 .................................
§ 8.6 .................................
Contents ......................................................................................................................................................
Format .........................................................................................................................................................
Chief state election official ..........................................................................................................................
§ 9428.4
§ 9428.5
§ 9428.6
Subpart C—Recordkeeping and Reporting
§ 8.7 .................................
Contents of reports from the states .............................................................................................................
The FEC and EAC are also making
conforming changes to the rules to
replace references to rules in Part 8 with
references to corresponding rules in Part
9428, and to replace references to the
‘‘Federal Election Commission’’ with
references to the ‘‘Election Assistance
Commission.’’ The rule does not make
any substantive changes to the new Part
9428 regulations. The EAC may exercise
its rulemaking authority to make
substantive and technical changes to
these rules in the future.
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Administrative Procedure Act
The FEC and the EAC find that good
cause exists for adopting this rule as a
final rule and without public notice and
comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) because
this rule simply relocates and
redesignates the regulations in 11 CFR
part 8, while making only minor
conforming technical changes and no
substantive changes to those
regulations. The rule reflects the transfer
of functions contemplated by the Help
America Vote Act of 2002. Accordingly,
public notice and comment is
unnecessary. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).6
Further, because the transfer of the
regulations is vital to the EAC’s ability
to function in an area of core
responsibility assigned by Congress, the
additional delay that would be incurred
by resorting to notice and comment
procedures would be contrary to the
public interest. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). See,
e.g. National Nutritional Foods Assoc. v.
Kennedy, 572 F.2d 377, 384–85 (2nd
Cir. 1978), quoting Senate Report, No.
752, 79th Cong. 1st Sess. (1945).
6 Should the EAC propose substantive changes to
these regulations on future occasions, it will
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Transmittal of Final Rule to Congress
Under the Congressional Review of
Agency Rulemaking Act, 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1), agencies must submit final
rules to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President of the
Senate before they take effect. The final
rule that follows was transmitted to
Congress on July 24, 2009.
Certification of No Effect Pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 605(b) (Regulatory Flexibility
Act)
Because no notice of proposed
rulemaking is required for this rule
under the Administrative Procedure Act
(5 U.S.C. 553), the provisions of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.) do not apply. See 5 U.S.C.
604(a).
Paperwork Reduction Act
The provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public
Law 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, and
its implementing regulations at 5 CFR
part 1320, require that an agency subject
to PRA submit to OMB for approval
information collection and
recordkeeping requirements associated
with agency actions. The FEC is
statutorily exempted from the
provisions of the PRA while the EAC is
not. Consequently, the regulations
currently at 11 CFR part 8 do not have
an associated OMB control number;
whereas the transferred regulations at 11
CFR part 9428 are required to have an
associated OMB control number.
Accordingly, concurrent with this joint
rulemaking activity, the EAC will
independently publish a separate PRA
notice seeking emergency clearance.
List of Subjects
11 CFR Part 8 and 11 CFR Part 9428
Elections, reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Election
Commission and the Election Assistance
Commission amend chapters I and II of
title 11 of the Code of Federal
Regulations as follows:
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TITLE 11—FEDERAL ELECTIONS
CHAPTER I—FEDERAL ELECTION
COMMISSION
PART 8—[REDESIGNATED AS PART
9428]
1. Transfer 11 CFR Part 8 from
Chapter I to Chapter II and redesignate
as 11 CFR part 9428.
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CHAPTER II—ELECTION ASSISTANCE
COMMISSION
PART 9428—NATIONAL VOTER
REGISTRATION ACT (42 U.S.C.
1973gg–1 et seq.)
2. The authority citation for the newly
redesignated 11 CFR part 9428 is
revised to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1973gg–1 et seq.,
15532
§§ 9428.3, 9428.4, 9428.5 and 9428.7
[Amended]
3. Amend the newly redesignated Part
9428 as follows:
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provide notice and an opportunity to comment
pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.
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Amend
By removing the reference to
And adding in its place
§ 9428.3(a) .....................................
§ 9428.4(a)(6)(ii) .............................
§ 9428.5(a) .....................................
§ 9428.5(b) .....................................
§ 9428.5(f)(2) ..................................
§ 9428.5(f)(2) ..................................
§ 9428.6(b) .....................................
§ 9428.7(a) .....................................
11 CFR 8.4 ..........................................................................................
11 CFR 8.6(c) ......................................................................................
‘‘Federal Election Commission’s’’ ........................................................
11 CFR 8.4(c) ......................................................................................
11 CFR 8.4(b)(1), (6), and (7) .............................................................
11 CFR 8.4(b)(2) ..................................................................................
11 CFR 8.4(a)(2) ..................................................................................
‘‘Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC
20463.’’.
11 CFR 9428.4.
11 CFR 9428.6(c).
‘‘Commission’s’’.
11 CFR 9428.4(c).
11 CFR 9428.4(b)(1), (6), and (7).
11 CFR 9428.4(b)(2).
11 CFR 9428.4(a)(2).
‘‘Election Assistance Commission,
1225 New York Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20005.’’.
On behalf of the Commission.
Steven T. Walther,
Chairman, Federal Election Commission.
Gineen B. Beach,
Chair, Election Assistance Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2008–1005; Directorate
Identifier 2008–NM–119–AD; Amendment
39–15981; AD 2009–15–18]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Empresa
Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.
(EMBRAER) Model EMB–120, –120ER,
–120FC, –120QC, and –120RT
Airplanes
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for the
products listed above. This AD results
from mandatory continuing
airworthiness information (MCAI)
originated by an aviation authority of
another country to identify and correct
an unsafe condition on an aviation
product. The MCAI describes the unsafe
condition as:
It was found one occurrence of a fuel
booster pump circuit br[e]aker opening
during an engine maintenance servicing. An
inspection inside the fuel tank revealed the
fuel booster pump[’]s electrical harness
chafing against its body, causing the loss of
the electrical wiring protection and resulting
in a short circuit. Further in-tank inspections
have showed other fuel booster pump
electrical harnesses chafing either with the
pump body and/or with adjacent fuel lines,
causing damage to the harness protective
layers and resulting * * * [in a] possible
ignition source inside the fuel tank.
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We are issuing this AD to require
actions to correct the unsafe condition
on these products.
DATES: This AD becomes effective
September 2, 2009.
The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference
of a certain publication listed in this AD
as of September 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD
docket on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov or in person at the
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer,
International Branch, ANM–116,
Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton,
Washington 98057–3356; telephone
(425) 227–1405; fax (425) 227–1149.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
We issued a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to include an AD that would
apply to the specified products. That
NPRM was published in the Federal
Register on October 7, 2008 (73 FR
58507). That NPRM proposed to correct
an unsafe condition for the specified
products. The MCAI states:
It was found one occurrence of a fuel
booster pump circuit br[e]aker opening
during an engine maintenance servicing. An
inspection inside the fuel tank revealed the
fuel booster pump[’]s electrical harness
chafing against its body, causing the loss of
the electrical wiring protection and resulting
in a short circuit. Further in-tank inspections
have showed other fuel booster pump
electrical harnesses chafing either with the
pump body and/or with adjacent fuel lines,
causing damage to the harness protective
layers and resulting * * * [in a] possible
ignition source inside the fuel tank.
*
*
*
*
*
The corrective actions include revising
the Limitations section of the airplane
flight manual to include a minimum
fuel quantity, adding a minimum fuel
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quantity limitation for operation of the
fuel booster pump, inspecting the fuel
booster pump electrical harness of the
left- and right-hand fuel tanks for
damage, replacing any fuel booster
pump assembly having a damaged
electrical harness, installing clamps on
the tank structure, and installing tie
down straps for the fuel booster pump
electrical harness. You may obtain
further information by examining the
MCAI in the AD docket.
Changes to the NPRM
We have clarified the references to the
fuel booster pump by adding
‘‘assembly’’ where applicable in the
paragraph immediately above this
paragraph, and in paragraphs (e) and
(f)(3)(i) of the AD.
Comments
We gave the public the opportunity to
participate in developing this AD. We
considered the comment received.
Request To Remove Fuel Restriction for
Certain Airplanes
The manufacturer, Embraer, agrees
with the main concern for issuing the
AD, and understands that the addressed
unsafe condition does exist. However,
Embraer requests that operators who
have inspected for and replaced
damaged wires inside the fuel tanks be
excluded from the minimum
requirement of 300 kg of fuel in each
tank. Embraer requests that the AD
allow operators that have already
inspected their airplanes, and are flying
under a safe condition, to fly without
the restriction of 300 kg of fuel in each
tank for at least 2,000 flight hours or 12
months.
Embraer recommends adding the
following paragraph to the ‘‘Actions and
Compliance’’ section of the proposed
AD: ‘‘Aircraft that have been inspected
in accordance with paragraph (f)(3)(i) of
this AD, prior to the effective date of
this AD, are exempt from the limitations
imposed by paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2)
for a period of 12 calendar months or
2,000 flight hours from the time of
inspection, whichever occurs first.’’
Embraer bases this request on
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
11 CFR Part 8
[Notice 2009-17]
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
11 CFR Part 9428
Reorganization of National Voter Registration Act Regulations
AGENCY: Federal Election Commission; Election Assistance Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Election
Assistance Commission (EAC) are jointly taking action to transfer
regulations implementing the National Voter Registration Act of 1993
(NVRA) from the FEC to the EAC. The Help America Vote Act of 2002
transferred the FEC's former statutory authority regarding the NVRA
regulations to the EAC. Further information is provided in the
supplementary information that follows.
DATES: This rule is effective August 28, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Tamar Nedzar, Attorney, Election
Assistance Commission, 1225 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 1100,
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 566-3100 or (866) 747-1471; or Mr. Robert
M. Knop, Assistant General Counsel, or Mr. Joshua S. Blume, Attorney,
Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463,
(202) 694-1650 or (800) 424-9530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (``NVRA'') \1\ required
the Federal Election Commission, in consultation with the chief
election officers of the States, to develop a mail voter registration
application form for elections to Federal office, and to submit to
Congress no later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year (beginning
June 30, 1995) a report that assesses the impact of the NVRA and
recommends improvements in Federal and State procedures, forms, and
other matters affected by the NVRA. 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-7(a)(2), (a)(3)
(1993). The NVRA also assigned to the FEC the responsibility of
prescribing, in consultation with the chief election officers of the
States, such regulations as are necessary to carry out the
aforementioned functions. 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-7(a)(1) (1993). The FEC
issued regulations implementing these NVRA requirements on June 23,
1994.\2\ These regulations are all currently codified in Part 8 of
title 11, Chapter 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations (``11 CFR Part
8'').
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\1\ Pub. L. 103-31, 107 Stat. 77, 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-1 et seq.
(1993).
\2\ 59 FR 32323 (June 23, 1994).
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Section 802 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (``HAVA'') \3\
transferred the FEC's responsibilities under the NVRA to the EAC--an
independent Federal agency created by HAVA\4\ with responsibilities
related to various aspects of Federal election administration. 42
U.S.C. 15532.\5\ Accordingly, in order to facilitate the EAC's exercise
of its statutory authority, the FEC is transferring the regulations
implementing Section 9(a) (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-7(a)) of the NVRA to the
EAC.
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\3\ Pub. L. 107-252, 116 Stat. 1726, 42 U.S.C. 15532 (2002).
\4\ 42 U.S.C. 15321.
\5\ ``There are transferred to the Election Assistance
Commission established under section 201 all functions which the
Federal Election Commission exercised under section 9(a) of the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 before the date of the
enactment of this Act.'' HAVA was enacted on October 29, 2002.
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Transfer and Redesignation of Part 8
The FEC and the EAC, through this joint final rule, are removing
the regulations in 11 CFR part 8 and simultaneously recodifying them in
Chapter II of Title 11, which houses regulations created and
administered by the EAC. Part 8 is simultaneously redesignated as Part
9428. Accordingly, 11 CFR 8.1 through 8.7 are redesignated as new 11
CFR 9428.1 through 9428.7. This is illustrated in a table below.
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New Part
Part 8 Heading 9428
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Subpart A--General Provisions
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Sec. 8.1....................... Purpose & scope.......... Sec.
9428.1
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Sec. 8.2....................... Definitions.............. Sec.
9428.2
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Subpart B--National Mail Voter Registration Form
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Sec. 8.3....................... General information...... Sec.
9428.3
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Sec. 8.4....................... Contents................. Sec.
9428.4
Sec. 8.5....................... Format................... Sec.
9428.5
Sec. 8.6....................... Chief state election Sec.
official. 9428.6
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Subpart C--Recordkeeping and Reporting
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Sec. 8.7....................... Contents of reports from Sec.
the states. 9428.7
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The FEC and EAC are also making conforming changes to the rules to
replace references to rules in Part 8 with references to corresponding
rules in Part 9428, and to replace references to the ``Federal Election
Commission'' with references to the ``Election Assistance Commission.''
The rule does not make any substantive changes to the new Part 9428
regulations. The EAC may exercise its rulemaking authority to make
substantive and technical changes to these rules in the future.
Administrative Procedure Act
The FEC and the EAC find that good cause exists for adopting this
rule as a final rule and without public notice and comment under 5
U.S.C. 553(b) because this rule simply relocates and redesignates the
regulations in 11 CFR part 8, while making only minor conforming
technical changes and no substantive changes to those regulations. The
rule reflects the transfer of functions contemplated by the Help
America Vote Act of 2002. Accordingly, public notice and comment is
unnecessary. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).\6\ Further, because the transfer of
the regulations is vital to the EAC's ability to function in an area of
core responsibility assigned by Congress, the additional delay that
would be incurred by resorting to notice and comment procedures would
be contrary to the public interest. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). See, e.g.
National Nutritional Foods Assoc. v. Kennedy, 572 F.2d 377, 384-85 (2nd
Cir. 1978), quoting Senate Report, No. 752, 79th Cong. 1st Sess.
(1945).
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\6\ Should the EAC propose substantive changes to these
regulations on future occasions, it will provide notice and an
opportunity to comment pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.
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Transmittal of Final Rule to Congress
Under the Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking Act, 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1), agencies must submit final rules to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the President of the Senate before they take
effect. The final rule that follows was transmitted to Congress on July
24, 2009.
Certification of No Effect Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b) (Regulatory
Flexibility Act)
Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required for this rule
under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553), the provisions
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not apply.
See 5 U.S.C. 604(a).
Paperwork Reduction Act
The provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public
Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, and its implementing regulations at 5
CFR part 1320, require that an agency subject to PRA submit to OMB for
approval information collection and recordkeeping requirements
associated with agency actions. The FEC is statutorily exempted from
the provisions of the PRA while the EAC is not. Consequently, the
regulations currently at 11 CFR part 8 do not have an associated OMB
control number; whereas the transferred regulations at 11 CFR part 9428
are required to have an associated OMB control number. Accordingly,
concurrent with this joint rulemaking activity, the EAC will
independently publish a separate PRA notice seeking emergency
clearance.
List of Subjects
11 CFR Part 8 and 11 CFR Part 9428
Elections, reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
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For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Election
Commission and the Election Assistance Commission amend chapters I and
II of title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
PART 8--[REDESIGNATED AS PART 9428]
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1. Transfer 11 CFR Part 8 from Chapter I to Chapter II and redesignate
as 11 CFR part 9428.
CHAPTER II--ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
PART 9428--NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-1 et
seq.)
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2. The authority citation for the newly redesignated 11 CFR part 9428
is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-1 et seq., 15532
Sec. Sec. 9428.3, 9428.4, 9428.5 and 9428.7 [Amended]
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3. Amend the newly redesignated Part 9428 as follows:
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By removing the reference
Amend to And adding in its place
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Sec. 9428.3(a).................. 11 CFR 8.4............... 11 CFR 9428.4.
Sec. 9428.4(a)(6)(ii)........... 11 CFR 8.6(c)............ 11 CFR 9428.6(c).
Sec. 9428.5(a).................. ``Federal Election ``Commission's''.
Commission's''.
Sec. 9428.5(b).................. 11 CFR 8.4(c)............ 11 CFR 9428.4(c).
Sec. 9428.5(f)(2)............... 11 CFR 8.4(b)(1), (6), 11 CFR 9428.4(b)(1), (6), and (7).
and (7).
Sec. 9428.5(f)(2)............... 11 CFR 8.4(b)(2)......... 11 CFR 9428.4(b)(2).
Sec. 9428.6(b).................. 11 CFR 8.4(a)(2)......... 11 CFR 9428.4(a)(2).
Sec. 9428.7(a).................. ``Federal Election ``Election Assistance Commission, 1225 New York
Commission, 999 E Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005.''.
Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20463.''.
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On behalf of the Commission.
Steven T. Walther,
Chairman, Federal Election Commission.
Gineen B. Beach,
Chair, Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-18031 Filed 7-28-09; 8:45 am]
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