Internet Communication Disclaimers and Definition of “Public Communication”

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Election Commission 11 CFR Parts 100 and 110 [Notice 2022-22] AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Commission is adopting final rules to amend its regulations concerning disclaimers on public communications on the internet. The Commission is implementing these amendments in light of technological advances since the Commission last revised its rules governing internet disclaimers in 2006, and to address questions from the public about the application of those rules to internet communications. The Commission's purpose in promulgating these rules is to apply the Federal Election Campaign Act's disclaimer requirements to general public political advertising on the internet. The Commission is also revising the definition of “public communication” to clarify how it applies to general public political advertising on the internet. DATES: The effective date is March 1, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert M. Knop, Assistant General Counsel, or Ms. Joanna S. Waldstreicher, Attorney, 1050 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694-1650 or (800) 424-9530. Documents relating to the rulemaking record are available on the Commission's website at http://sers.fec.gov/​fosers/​rulemaking.htm?​pid=​74739 . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is revising its regulatory definition of “public communication” and requirements regarding disclaimers on certain public communications placed for…