[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 11, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 11CFR200.2]

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                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 200_PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  200.2  Procedural requirements.

    (a) Any interested person may file with the Commission a written 
petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule implementing 
any of the following statutes:
    (1) The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, 2 U.S.C. 
431 et seq.;
    (2) The Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act, as amended, 26 
U.S.C. 9001 et seq.;
    (3) The Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act, as 
amended, 26 U.S.C. 9031 et seq.;
    (4) The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552; or
    (5) Any other law that the Commission is required to implement and 
administer.
    (b) The petition shall--
    (1) Include the name and address of the petitioner or agent. An 
authorized agent of the petitioner may submit the petition, but the 
agent shall disclose the identity of his or her principal;
    (2) Identify itself as a petition for the issuance, amendment, or 
repeal of a rule;
    (3) Identify the specific section(s) of the regulations to be 
affected;
    (4) Set forth the factual and legal grounds on which the petitioner 
relies, in support of the proposed action; and
    (5) Be addressed and submitted to the Federal Election Commission, 
Office of General Counsel, 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463.
    (c) The petition may include draft regulatory language that would 
effectuate the petitioner's proposal.
    (d) The Commission may, in its discretion, treat a document that 
fails to conform to the format requirements of paragraph (b) of this 
section as a basis for a sua sponte rulemaking. For example, the 
Commission may consider whether to initiate a rulemaking project 
addressing issues raised in an advisory opinion request submitted under 
11 CFR 112.1 or in a complaint filed under 11 CFR 111.4. However, the 
Commission need not follow the procedures of 11 CFR 200.3 in these 
instances.