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ADDRESSES: All comments must be in writing. Commenters may submit comments electronically via the Commission’s website at https:// sers.fec.gov/fosers/, reference REG 2023–02. Each commenter must provide, at a minimum, his or her first name, last name, city and state. All properly submitted comments, including attachments, will become part of the public record, and the Commission will make comments available for public viewing on the Commission’s website and in the Commission’s Public Records Office. Accordingly, commenters should not provide in their comments any information that they do not wish to make public, such as a home street address, personal email address, date of birth, phone number, social security number, or driver’s license number, or any information that is restricted from disclosure, such as trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert M. Knop, Assistant General Counsel, or Ms. Jennifer Waldman, Attorney, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694–1650 or (800) 424–9530. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 13, 2023, the Commission received a Petition for Rulemaking (‘‘Petition’’) from Public Citizen, a non-profit advocacy organization. The Petition asks the Commission to amend its regulation on ‘‘fraudulent misrepresentation’’ at 11 CFR 110.16 to clarify that ‘‘the restrictions and penalties of the law and the Code of Regulations are applicable’’ should ‘‘candidates or their agents fraudulently misrepresent other candidates or political parties through deliberately false [Artificial Intelligence]-generated content in campaign ads or other communications.’’ Petition at 5. The Federal Election Campaign Act (the ‘‘Act’’) provides that a candidate for federal office, employee, or agent of such a candidate shall not ‘‘fraudulently misrepresent’’ themselves or any committee or organization under their control ‘‘as speaking or writing or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damaging to such other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof.’’ 52 U.S.C. 30124(a)(1). The Petition asserts that generative Artificial Intelligence and deepfake technology, is being ‘‘used to create convincing images, audio and video DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 hoaxes.’’ Petition at 2. The Petition asserts that while the technology is not so far advanced currently as for viewers to not be able to identify when it is used disingenuously, if the use of the ‘‘technology continues to improve, it will become increasingly difficult, and perhaps, nearly impossible for an average person to distinguish deepfake videos and audio clips from authentic media.’’ Id. The Petition notes that the technology will ‘‘almost certainly create the opportunity for political actors to deploy it to deceive voters[,] in ways that extend well beyond any First Amendment protections for political expression, opinion or satire.’’ Id. According to the Petition, this technology might be used to ‘‘create a video that purports to show an opponent making an offensive statement or accepting a bribe’’ and, once disseminated, be used for the purpose of ‘‘persuading voters that the opponent said or did something they did not say or do.’’ Id. The Petition explains that a deepfake audio clip or video by a candidate or their agent would violate the fraudulent misrepresentation provision by ‘‘falsely putting words into another candidate’s mouth, or showing the candidate taking action they did not [take],’’ thereby ‘‘fraudulently speak[ing] or act[ing] ‘for’ that candidate in a way deliberately intended to [harm] him or her.’’ Id. at 3. The Petitioner states that because the deepfaker misrepresents themselves as speaking for the deepfaked candidate, ‘‘the deepfake is fraudulent because the deepfaked candidate in fact did not say or do what is depicted by the deepfake and because the deepfake aims to deceive the public.’’ Id. The Petitioner draws a distinction between deepfakes, which it contends violates the prohibition on fraudulent misrepresentation, and other uses of Artificial Intelligence in campaign communications, such as in parodies, where the purpose and effect are not to deceive voters, or as in other communications where ‘‘there is a sufficiently prominent disclosure that the image, audio or video was generated by [A]rtificial [I]ntelligence and portrays fictitious statements and actions.’’ Id. at 4. The Commission seeks comment on the Petition. The public may inspect the Petition on the Commission’s website at https://www.fec.gov/fosers/. The Commission will not consider the Petition’s merits until after the comment period closes. If the Commission decides that the Petition has merit, it may begin a rulemaking proceeding. The Commission will announce any E:\FR\FM\16AUP1.SGM 16AUP1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 / Proposed Rules the docket unchanged. 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[FR Doc. 2023–17547 Filed 8–15–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6715–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Part 146 [Docket No. FDA–2023–N–2632] Food Standards of Identity Modernization; Pasteurized Orange Juice; Request for Information Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Petition for rulemaking; request for information. AGENCY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that the Florida Citrus Processors Association (FCPA) and Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM) have filed a citizen petition requesting that we amend the standard of identity (SOI) for pasteurized orange juice (POJ) by adjusting the minimum soluble solids content from 10.5° to 10° Brix. We are issuing this document to request comments, data, and information about the issues presented in the petition. DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments and scientific data and information by October 16, 2023. 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For more information about FDA’s posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: https:// www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-201509-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in the heading of this document, into the ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, 240–402–7500. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vivien Yan Peng, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Nutrition and Food Labeling (HFS–800), Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 240–402–2371; or Philip L. Chao, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Regulations and Policy (HFS– 024), Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 240–402–2378. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. FCPA and FCM Petition The SOI for POJ requires that the product contains not less than 10.5 percent by weight of orange juice soluble solids (also expressed as degree Brix), exclusive of the solids of any added optional sweetening ingredients, and the ratio of the Brix hydrometer reading to the grams of anhydrous citric acid per 100 milliliters of juice is not less than 10 to 1 (§ 146.140(a) (21 CFR 146.140(a)). The Brix level expresses the percentage of orange juice solids present in a product. The SOI for POJ allows for the addition of concentrated orange juice ingredients and certain optional sweetening ingredients to adjust the Brix (§ 146.140(b) and (c)), provided that the label of POJ bears a statement that the concentrated orange juice ingredient or optional sweetening ingredient has been added (§ 146.140(e)(1) and (2)). Under this standard, the ‘‘optional sweetening ingredients’’ (or E:\FR\FM\16AUP1.SGM 16AUP1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55606-55607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17547]


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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

11 CFR Part 112

[Notice 2023-13]


Artificial Intelligence in Campaign Ads

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

ACTION: Notification of availability of Petition for Rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Commission announces its receipt of a Petition for 
Rulemaking filed by Public Citizen. The Petition asks the Commission to 
amend its regulation on fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign 
authority to make clear that the related statutory prohibition applies 
to deliberately deceptive Artificial Intelligence campaign ads.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 16, 2023.

ADDRESSES: All comments must be in writing. Commenters may submit 
comments electronically via the Commission's website at https://sers.fec.gov/fosers/, reference REG 2023-02.
    Each commenter must provide, at a minimum, his or her first name, 
last name, city and state. All properly submitted comments, including 
attachments, will become part of the public record, and the Commission 
will make comments available for public viewing on the Commission's 
website and in the Commission's Public Records Office. Accordingly, 
commenters should not provide in their comments any information that 
they do not wish to make public, such as a home street address, 
personal email address, date of birth, phone number, social security 
number, or driver's license number, or any information that is 
restricted from disclosure, such as trade secrets or commercial or 
financial information that is privileged or confidential.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert M. Knop, Assistant General 
Counsel, or Ms. Jennifer Waldman, Attorney, 1050 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694-1650 or (800) 424-9530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 13, 2023, the Commission received a 
Petition for Rulemaking (``Petition'') from Public Citizen, a non-
profit advocacy organization. The Petition asks the Commission to amend 
its regulation on ``fraudulent misrepresentation'' at 11 CFR 110.16 to 
clarify that ``the restrictions and penalties of the law and the Code 
of Regulations are applicable'' should ``candidates or their agents 
fraudulently misrepresent other candidates or political parties through 
deliberately false [Artificial Intelligence]-generated content in 
campaign ads or other communications.'' Petition at 5.
    The Federal Election Campaign Act (the ``Act'') provides that a 
candidate for federal office, employee, or agent of such a candidate 
shall not ``fraudulently misrepresent'' themselves or any committee or 
organization under their control ``as speaking or writing or otherwise 
acting for or on behalf of any other candidate or political party or 
employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damaging to such other 
candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof.'' 52 U.S.C. 
30124(a)(1).
    The Petition asserts that generative Artificial Intelligence and 
deepfake technology, is being ``used to create convincing images, audio 
and video hoaxes.'' Petition at 2. The Petition asserts that while the 
technology is not so far advanced currently as for viewers to not be 
able to identify when it is used disingenuously, if the use of the 
``technology continues to improve, it will become increasingly 
difficult, and perhaps, nearly impossible for an average person to 
distinguish deepfake videos and audio clips from authentic media.'' Id.
    The Petition notes that the technology will ``almost certainly 
create the opportunity for political actors to deploy it to deceive 
voters[,] in ways that extend well beyond any First Amendment 
protections for political expression, opinion or satire.'' Id. 
According to the Petition, this technology might be used to ``create a 
video that purports to show an opponent making an offensive statement 
or accepting a bribe'' and, once disseminated, be used for the purpose 
of ``persuading voters that the opponent said or did something they did 
not say or do.'' Id. The Petition explains that a deepfake audio clip 
or video by a candidate or their agent would violate the fraudulent 
misrepresentation provision by ``falsely putting words into another 
candidate's mouth, or showing the candidate taking action they did not 
[take],'' thereby ``fraudulently speak[ing] or act[ing] `for' that 
candidate in a way deliberately intended to [harm] him or her.'' Id. at 
3. The Petitioner states that because the deepfaker misrepresents 
themselves as speaking for the deepfaked candidate, ``the deepfake is 
fraudulent because the deepfaked candidate in fact did not say or do 
what is depicted by the deepfake and because the deepfake aims to 
deceive the public.'' Id. The Petitioner draws a distinction between 
deepfakes, which it contends violates the prohibition on fraudulent 
misrepresentation, and other uses of Artificial Intelligence in 
campaign communications, such as in parodies, where the purpose and 
effect are not to deceive voters, or as in other communications where 
``there is a sufficiently prominent disclosure that the image, audio or 
video was generated by [A]rtificial [I]ntelligence and portrays 
fictitious statements and actions.'' Id. at 4.
    The Commission seeks comment on the Petition. The public may 
inspect the Petition on the Commission's website at https://www.fec.gov/fosers/.
    The Commission will not consider the Petition's merits until after 
the comment period closes. If the Commission decides that the Petition 
has merit, it may begin a rulemaking proceeding. The Commission will 
announce any

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action that is takes in the Federal Register.

    Authority: 52 U.S.C. 30108, 30111(a)(8).

    Dated: August 10, 2023.

    On behalf of the Commission,
Dara S. Lindenbaum,
Chair, Federal Election Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-17547 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
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