Size of Letters in Disclaimers

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 Part 110 [NOTICE 2023-17] ( printed page 72405) AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. ACTION: Notification of disposition of Petition for Rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Commission announces its disposition of a Petition for Rulemaking filed on December 4, 2018, by Extreme Reach. The Petition asks the Commission to amend its regulation on the size of letters in disclaimers in certain television advertisements such that the required letter size for advertisements broadcast in high definition would be reduced. Because changing the Commission's regulations as requested in the Petition would create a direct conflict with regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, the Commission is not initiating a rulemaking at this time. DATES: October 20, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy L. Rothstein, Assistant General Counsel, or Mr. Anthony T. Buckley, Attorney, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694-1650 or (800) 424-9530. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Election Campaign Act, 52 U.S.C. 30101 -45 (the “Act”), and Commission regulations generally require public communications to feature disclaimers if they are made by a political committee, expressly advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified Federal candidate, or solicit contributions. [ 1 ] The information these disclaimers must contain depends on whether the public communications were authorized or funded by a Federal candidate, an authorized…