82_FR_10934 82 FR 10903 - Filing Dates for the Kansas Special Election in the 4th Congressional District

82 FR 10903 - Filing Dates for the Kansas Special Election in the 4th Congressional District

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 31 (February 16, 2017)

Page Range10903-10904
FR Document2017-03092

Kansas has scheduled a Special General Election on April 11, 2017, to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 4th Congressional District vacated by Representative Mike Pompeo. Committees required to file reports in connection with the Special General Election on April 11, 2017, shall file a 12-day Pre-General Report, and a 30-day Post-General Report.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 31 (Thursday, February 16, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 31 (Thursday, February 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10903-10904]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03092]


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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

[Notice 2017-04]


Filing Dates for the Kansas Special Election in the 4th 
Congressional District

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

ACTION: Notice of filing dates for special election.

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SUMMARY: Kansas has scheduled a Special General Election on April 11, 
2017, to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 4th 
Congressional District vacated by Representative Mike Pompeo.
    Committees required to file reports in connection with the Special 
General Election on April 11, 2017, shall file a 12-day Pre-General 
Report, and a 30-day Post-General Report.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elizabeth S. Kurland, Information 
Division, 999 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20463; Telephone: (202) 694-
1100; Toll Free (800) 424-9530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Principal Campaign Committees

    All principal campaign committees of candidates who participate in 
the Kansas Special General Election shall file a 12-day Pre-General 
Report on March 30, 2017, and a 30-day Post-General Report on May 11, 
2017. (See charts below for the closing date for each report.)
    Note that these reports are in addition to the campaign committee's 
regular quarterly filings. (See charts below for the closing date for 
each report).

Unauthorized Committees (PACs and Party Committees)

    Political committees filing on a semi-annual basis in 2017 are 
subject to special election reporting if they make previously 
undisclosed contributions or expenditures in connection with the Kansas 
Special General Election by the close of books for the applicable 
report(s). (See charts below for the closing date for each report.)
    Committees filing monthly that make contributions or expenditures 
in connection with the Kansas Special General Election will continue to 
file according to the monthly reporting schedule.
    Additional disclosure information in connection with the Kansas 
Special Election may be found on the FEC Web site at http://www.fec.gov/info/report_dates.shtml.

Disclosure of Lobbyist Bundling Activity

    Principal campaign committees, party committees and Leadership PACs 
that are otherwise required to file reports in connection with the 
special elections must simultaneously file FEC Form 3L if they receive 
two or more bundled contributions from lobbyists/registrants or 
lobbyist/registrant PACs that aggregate in excess of $17,900 during the 
special election reporting periods. (See charts below for closing date 
of each period.) 11 CFR 104.22(a)(5)(v), (b).

                         Calendar of Reporting Dates for Kansas Special General Election
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                                                                              Reg./cert. and
                         Report                            Close of books   overnight mailing   Filing deadline
                                                                \1\              deadline
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                Quarterly Filing Committees Involved in the Special General (04/11/17) Must File:
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Pre-General............................................           03/22/17           03/27/17           03/30/17
April Quarterly........................................           03/31/17           04/15/17       \2\ 04/15/17
Post-General...........................................           05/01/17           05/11/17           05/11/17
July Quarterly.........................................           06/30/17           07/15/17       \2\ 07/15/17
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               Semi-Annual Filing Committees Involved in the Special General (04/11/17) Must File:
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Pre-General............................................           03/22/17           03/27/17           03/30/17
Post-General...........................................           05/01/17           05/11/17           05/11/17
Mid-Year...............................................           06/30/17           07/31/17           07/31/17
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\1\ These dates indicate the end of the reporting period. A reporting period always begins the day after the
  closing date of the last report filed. If the committee is new and has not previously filed a report, the
  first report must cover all activity that occurred before the committee registered as a political committee
  with the Commission up through the close of books for the first report due.
\2\ Notice that this filing deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday. Filing deadlines are not extended
  when they fall on nonworking days. Accordingly, reports filed by methods other than registered, certified or
  overnight mail must be received by close of business on the last business day before the deadline.


     Dated: February 2, 2017.

    On behalf of the Commission.
Steven T. Walther,
Chairman, Federal Election Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-03092 Filed 2-15-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6715-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 31 / Thursday, February 16, 2017 / Notices 10903 TABLE 3—TOTAL NON-HOUR RESPONDENT COST—Continued Estimated annual Totals Amount IC # Item response (c) (b) (a) (a) × (b) Each Claim in Excess of 20 (micro enti- 12,600 20.00 252,000.00 ty). Multiple Dependent Claim (large entity) 1,200 780.00 936,000.00 Multiple Dependent Claim (small entity) 800 390.00 312,000.00 Multiple Dependent Claim (micro entity) 90 195.00 17,550.00 Total Filing Fee ................................................................. 2,102,690 ........................................ 586,369,200.00 The USPTO estimates that the total FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION quarterly filings. (See charts below for annual (non-hour) respondent cost the closing date for each report). burden for this collection in the form of [Notice 2017–04] Unauthorized Committees (PACs and postage costs, drawing costs, and filing Filing Dates for the Kansas Special Party Committees) fees is estimated to be approximately $1,164,394,638.53 per year. Election in the 4th Congressional Political committees filing on a semi- District annual basis in 2017 are subject to IV. Request for Comments AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. special election reporting if they make Comments submitted in response to previously undisclosed contributions or ACTION: Notice of filing dates for special this notice will be summarized and/or expenditures in connection with the election. included in the USPTO’s request for Kansas Special General Election by the OMB approval. All comments will SUMMARY: Kansas has scheduled a close of books for the applicable become a matter of public record. Special General Election on April 11, report(s). (See charts below for the Comments are invited on: 2017, to fill the U.S. House of closing date for each report.) (a) Whether the proposed collection of Representatives seat in the 4th Committees filing monthly that make information is necessary for the Congressional District vacated by contributions or expenditures in proper performance of the functions Representative Mike Pompeo. connection with the Kansas Special of the agency, including whether the Committees required to file reports in General Election will continue to file information shall have practical connection with the Special General according to the monthly reporting utility; Election on April 11, 2017, shall file a schedule. (b) The accuracy of the agency’s 12-day Pre-General Report, and a 30-day Additional disclosure information in estimate of the burden (including Post-General Report. connection with the Kansas Special hours and cost) of the proposed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Election may be found on the FEC Web collection of information; Elizabeth S. Kurland, Information site at http://www.fec.gov/info/report_ (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, Division, 999 E Street NW., Washington, dates.shtml. and clarity of the information to be DC 20463; Telephone: (202) 694–1100; collected; and Disclosure of Lobbyist Bundling Toll Free (800) 424–9530. (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the Activity SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: collection of information on Principal campaign committees, party respondents, e.g., the use of Principal Campaign Committees committees and Leadership PACs that automated collection techniques or All principal campaign committees of are otherwise required to file reports in other forms of information candidates who participate in the connection with the special elections technology. Kansas Special General Election shall must simultaneously file FEC Form 3L Dated: February 9, 2017. file a 12-day Pre-General Report on if they receive two or more bundled Rhonda Foltz, March 30, 2017, and a 30-day Post- contributions from lobbyists/registrants Office of Information Management Services General Report on May 11, 2017. (See or lobbyist/registrant PACs that Director, OCIO, United States Patent and charts below for the closing date for aggregate in excess of $17,900 during Trademark Office. each report.) the special election reporting periods. [FR Doc. 2017–03124 Filed 2–15–17; 8:45 am] Note that these reports are in addition (See charts below for closing date of BILLING CODE 3510–16–P to the campaign committee’s regular each period.) 11 CFR 104.22(a)(5)(v), (b). 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10904 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 31 / Thursday, February 16, 2017 / Notices CALENDAR OF REPORTING DATES FOR KANSAS SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION—Continued Reg./cert. and Report Close of books 1 overnight mailing Filing deadline deadline Semi–Annual Filing Committees Involved in the Special General (04/11/17) Must File: Pre-General ............................................................................................................... 03/22/17 03/27/17 03/30/17 Post-General .............................................................................................................. 05/01/17 05/11/17 05/11/17 Mid-Year .................................................................................................................... 06/30/17 07/31/17 07/31/17 1 These dates indicate the end of the reporting period. A reporting period always begins the day after the closing date of the last report filed. If the committee is new and has not previously filed a report, the first report must cover all activity that occurred before the committee registered as a political committee with the Commission up through the close of books for the first report due. 2 Notice that this filing deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday. Filing deadlines are not extended when they fall on nonworking days. Accordingly, reports filed by methods other than registered, certified or overnight mail must be received by close of business on the last business day before the deadline. Dated: February 2, 2017. contributions bundled by lobbyists (52 such states and territories multiplies the On behalf of the Commission. U.S.C. 30104(i)(3)(A)) are adjusted base figure of $10,000 by the difference Steven T. Walther, periodically to reflect changes in the in the price index (4.86767), rounding to Chairman, Federal Election Commission. consumer price index. See 52 U.S.C. the nearest $100. See 52 U.S.C. [FR Doc. 2017–03092 Filed 2–15–17; 8:45 am] 30104(i)(3), 30116(c)(1); 11 CFR 109.32 30116(c)(1)(B), (d)(3)(B); 11 CFR BILLING CODE 6715–01–P and 110.17(a), (f). The Commission is 109.32(b), 110.17. Based upon this publishing this notice to announce the formula, the expenditure limitation for adjusted limits and disclosure 2017 general elections for House FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION threshold. candidates in these states, districts, and territories is $48,700. [Notice 2017–02] Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits for 2017 2. Expenditure Limitation for Senate Price Index Adjustments for and for House of Representatives in Contribution and Expenditure Under 52 U.S.C. 30116(c), the States With Only One Congressional Limitations and Lobbyist Bundling Commission must adjust the District Disclosure Threshold expenditure limitations established by 52 U.S.C. 30116(d) (the limits on Both the national and state party AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. expenditures by national party committees have an expenditure ACTION: Notice of adjustments to committees, state party committees, or limitation for a general election held to contribution and expenditure their subordinate committees in fill a seat in the Senate or in the House limitations and lobbyist bundling connection with the general election of Representatives in states with only disclosure threshold. campaign of candidates for Federal one congressional district. See 52 U.S.C. office) annually to account for inflation. 30116(d)(3)(A). The formula used to SUMMARY: As mandated by provisions of This expenditure limitation is increased calculate this expenditure limitation the Federal Election Campaign Act (‘‘the by the percent difference between the considers not only the price index but Act’’), the Federal Election Commission price index, as certified to the also the voting age population (‘‘VAP’’) (‘‘the Commission’’) is adjusting certain Commission by the Secretary of Labor, of the state. Id. The VAP figures used to contribution and expenditure for the 12 months preceding the calculate the expenditure limitations limitations and the lobbyist bundling beginning of the calendar year and the were certified by the U.S. Census disclosure threshold set forth in the Act, price index for the base period (calendar Bureau. The VAP of each state is also to index the amounts for inflation. year 1974). 52 U.S.C. 30116(c). published annually in the Federal Additional details appear in the Register by the U.S. Department of supplemental information that follows. 1. Expenditure Limitation for House of Commerce. 11 CFR 110.18. The general DATES: Effective Date: The effective date Representatives in States With More election expenditure limitation is the for the limitation at 52 U.S.C. Than One Congressional District greater of: The base figure ($20,000) 30116(a)(1)(A) is November 9, 2016. The Both the national and state party multiplied by the difference in the price effective date for the limitations at 52 committees have an expenditure index, 4.86767 (which totals $97,400); U.S.C. 30104(i)(3)(A), 30116(a)(1)(B), limitation for each general election held or $0.02 multiplied by the VAP of the 30116(d) and 30116(h) is January 1, to fill a seat in the House of state, multiplied by 4.86767. Amounts 2017. Representatives in states with more than are rounded to the nearest $100. See 52 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. one congressional district. See 52 U.S.C. U.S.C. 30116(c)(1)(B), (d)(3)(A); 11 CFR Elizabeth S. Kurland, Information 30116(d)(3)(B). This limitation also 109.32(b), 110.17. The chart below Division, 999 E Street NW., Washington, applies to the District of Columbia and provides the state-by-state breakdown of DC 20463; (202) 694–1100 or (800) 424– territories that elect individuals to the the 2017 general election expenditure asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 9530. office of Delegate or Resident limitation for Senate elections. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Commissioner.1 Id. The formula used to expenditure limitation for 2017 House Federal Election Campaign Act, 52 calculate the expenditure limitation in elections in states with only one U.S.C. 30101–46, coordinated party congressional district 2 is $97,400. 1 .Currently, these are the Commonwealth of expenditure limits (52 U.S.C. Puerto Rico, and the territories of American Samoa, 2 Currently, these states are: Alaska, Delaware, 30116(d)(3)), certain contribution limits Guam, the United States Virgin Islands and the Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)(1)(A) and (B), and Northern Mariana Islands. See http:// Wyoming. See http://www.house.gov/ (h)), and the disclosure threshold for www.house.gov/representatives. representatives/. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 Feb 15, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16FEN1.SGM 16FEN1


Document Created: 2018-02-01 15:02:07
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of filing dates for special election.
ContactMs. Elizabeth S. Kurland, Information Division, 999 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20463; Telephone: (202) 694- 1100; Toll Free (800) 424-9530.
FR Citation82 FR 10903 
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