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    <description>Daily Publications of Meetings and Rules Changes for the Federal Government</description>
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  <title><![CDATA[
Extension of Administrative Fines Program ]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-21-05-24296</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ Section 721 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban 
Development, Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2006 (``2006 Appropriations Act'') amended the 
Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2000, to extend the 
expiration date for the Administrative Fines Program (``AFP''). Under 
the AFP, the Federal Election Commission (``Commission'') may assess 
civil monetary penalties for violations of the reporting requirements 
of section 434(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act (``Act'' or 
``FECA''). Accordingly, the Commission is extending the applicability 
of its rules and penalty schedules in implementing the AFP. Further 
information is provided in the Supplementary Information that follows.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 21 2005 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Electioneering Communications ]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-21-05-24297</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ The Federal Election Commission is amending its rules defining 
``electioneering communication'' under the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971, as amended (``FECA'' or the ``Act''). The changes modify 
the definition of ``publicly distributed'' and the exemptions to the 
definition of ``electioneering communication'' consistent with the 
ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Shays 
v. FEC, portions of which were affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals 
for the District of Columbia Circuit. Specifically, the changes 
eliminate the exemption from the electioneering communication 
provisions for certain taxexempt organizations and revise the 
definition of ``publicly distributed,'' a term used in the regulatory 
definition of ``electioneering communication.'' The Commission is not 
adopting any other regulatory exemptions considered in this rulemaking. 
The Commission is also deferring further consideration of a proposed 
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