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Payment Account Act, 26 U.S.C. 9031 et 

seq. 

(b) The procedures covered by this 

subpart do not apply to any of the 

following debts: 

(1) Debts that result from 

administrative activities of the 

Commission that are governed by 11 

CFR part 8. 

(2) Debts involving criminal actions of 

fraud, the presentation of a false claim, 

or misrepresentation on the part of the 

debtor or any other person having an 

interest in the claim. 

(3) Debts based in whole or in part on 

conduct in violation of the antitrust 

laws. 

(4) Debts under the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986. 

(5) Debts between the Commission 

and another Federal agency. The 

Commission will attempt to resolve 

interagency claims by negotiation in 

accordance with Executive Order 12146, 

3 CFR pp. 409–12 (1980 Comp.). 

(6) Debts that have become subject to 

salary offset under 5 U.S.C. 5514. 

§ 111.52 Administrative collection of 

claims. 

(a) The Commission shall act to 

collect all claims or debts. These 

collection activities will be undertaken 

promptly and follow up action will be 

taken as appropriate in accordance with 

31 CFR 901.1. 

(b) The Commission may take any and 

all appropriate collection actions 

authorized and required by the Debt 

Collection Act of 1982, as amended by 

the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 

1996, 31 U.S.C. 3701 et seq. The U.S. 

Department of the Treasury regulations 

at 31 CFR 285.2, 285.4, 285.7, and 

285.11, and the Federal Claims 

Collection Standards issued jointly by 

the Department of Justice and the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury at 31 CFR 

parts 900 through 904, also apply. The 

Commission has adopted these 

regulations by cross-reference. 

(c) The Commission will refer debts to 

the U.S. Department of the Treasury no 

later than 180 days after the debt has 

become delinquent. On behalf of the 

Commission, the U.S. Department of the 

Treasury will attempt to collect the 

debt, in accordance with the statutory 

and regulatory requirements and 

authorities applicable to the debt and 

action. This may include referral to 

another debt collection center, or a 

private collection contractor. See 31 

CFR 285.12 (Transfer of debts to 

Treasury for collection). This 

requirement does not apply to any debt 

that: 

(1) Is in litigation or foreclosure; 

(2) Will be disposed of under an 

approved asset sale program; 

(3) Has been referred to a private 

collection contractor for a period of time 

acceptable to the U.S. Department of the 

Treasury; or 

(4) Will be collected under internal 

offset procedures within three years 

after the debt first became delinquent. 

(d) The U.S. Department of the 

Treasury is authorized to charge a fee 

for services rendered regarding referred 

or transferred debts. The Commission 

will add the fee to the debt as an 

administrative cost, in accordance with 

11 CFR 111.55. 

§ 111.53 Litigation by the Commission. 

Nothing in this subpart C precludes 

the Commission from filing suit in the 

appropriate court to enforce compliance 

with a conciliation agreement under 2 

U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)(D), seek a civil money 

penalty under 2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(6), 

petition the court for a contempt order 

under 2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(11), or otherwise 

exercise its authority to enforce or 

administer the statutes specified in 11 

CFR 111.51(a). 

§ 111.54 Bankruptcy claims. 

When the Commission learns that a 

bankruptcy petition has been filed by a 

debtor, before proceeding with further 

collection action, the Commission will 

take any necessary action in accordance 

with the provision of 31 CFR 901.2(h). 

§ 111.55 Interest, penalties, and 

administrative costs. 

(a) The Commission shall assess 

interest, penalties, and administrative 

costs on debts owed to the United States 

Government, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 

3717. Interest, penalties, and 

administrative costs will be assessed in 

accordance with 31 CFR 901.9. 

(b) The Commission shall waive 

collection of interest and administrative 

costs on a debt or any portion of the 

debt that is paid within thirty days after 

the date on which the interest begins to 

accrue. 

(c) The Commission may waive 

collection of interest, penalties, and 

administrative costs if it: 

(1) Determines that collection is 

against equity and good conscience or 

not in the best interest of the United 

States, including when an 

administrative offset or installment 

agreement is in effect; or, 

(2) Determines that waiver is 

appropriate under the criteria for 

compromise of debts set forth at 31 CFR 

902.2(a). 

(d) The Commission is authorized to 

impose interest and related charges on 

debts not subject to 31 U.S.C. 3717, in 

accordance with common law. 

Dated: February 19, 2010. 

On behalf of the Commission. 

Matthew S. Peterson, 

Chairman, Federal Election Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3687 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

11 CFR Part 300 

[Notice 2010–03] 

Participation by Federal Candidates 

and Officeholders at Non-Federal 

Fundraising Events 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Change of public hearing date. 

SUMMARY: On December 7, 2009, the 

Federal Election Commission published 

a notice of proposed rulemaking relating 

to participation by Federal candidates 

and officeholders in non-Federal 

fundraising events, with a public 

hearing scheduled for March 10, 2010 at 

10 a.m. The Commission has 

rescheduled the public hearing for 

March 16, 2010 at 10 a.m. The comment 

periods for this rulemaking have not 

changed. 

DATES: The hearing will be held on 

March 16, 2010 and will begin at 10 

a.m. The initial comment period ended 

on Monday, February 8, 2010. The reply 

comment period will end on Monday, 

February 22, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held in 

the Commission’s ninth floor meeting 

room, 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Amy L. Rothstein, Assistant General 

Counsel, Mr. David C. Adkins, or Mr. 

Neven F. Stipanovic, Attorneys, 999 E 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463, 

(202) 694–1650 or (800) 424–9530. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 7, 2009, the Federal Election 

Commission published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (‘‘NPRM’’) relating 

to participation by Federal candidates 

and officeholders in non-Federal 

fundraising events. See 74 FR 64016 

(December 7, 2009). The NPRM stated 

that the Commission would hold a 

hearing on the proposed rules on March 

10, 2010 at 10 a.m. The purpose of this 

Notice is to announce that the 

Commission has changed the date of the 

public hearing to March 16, 2010 at 10 

a.m. Reply comments will still be due 

by February 22, 2010. 

Individuals who plan to attend the 

public hearing and require special 

assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodations, should contact the 


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Commission Secretary, at (202) 694– 

1040, at least 72 hours prior to the 

hearing date. 

On behalf of the Commission, 

Dated: February 18, 2010. 

Matthew S. Petersen, 

Chairman, Federal Election Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3639 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0981; Directorate 

Identifier 2008–NM–073–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Model 747 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM); 

reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an earlier 

NPRM for an airworthiness directive 

(AD) that applies to certain Model 747 

airplanes. The original NPRM would 

have superseded an existing AD that 

currently requires repetitive inspections 

of the body station (BS) 2598 bulkhead, 

and corrective actions if necessary. The 

existing AD also currently requires a 

terminating modification for the 

repetitive inspections and a postmodification inspection of the modified 

area. The original NPRM proposed to 

continue to require those actions using 

revised service information. For certain 

airplanes, the original NPRM proposed 

to require new repetitive inspections, an 

interim modification, and post-interim 

modification inspections. For certain 

airplanes, the original NPRM also 

proposed to require replacing any 

previously repaired aft inner chord and 

reinstalling the terminating 

modification. The original NPRM 

resulted from reports of cracked aft 

inner chords on airplanes after certain 

requirements of the existing AD were 

done. This new action revises the 

original NPRM for airplanes that are 

converted to the Model 747–400 large 

cargo freighter (LCF) configuration by 

reducing the threshold and repeat 

intervals of certain post-modification 

inspections. This new action also 

revises the original NPRM for all 

airplanes by proposing that certain 

inspections of the upper aft outer chords 

and diagonal brace attachment fittings, 

flanges, and rods continue after the 

terminating modification. We are 

proposing this supplemental NPRM to 

prevent fatigue cracking of the BS 2598 

bulkhead structure, which could result 

in inability of the structure to carry 

horizontal stabilizer flight loads, and 

loss of controllability of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this supplemental NPRM by March 22, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data 

& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, 

MC 2H–65, Seattle, Washington 98124– 

2207; telephone 206–544–5000, 

extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; e-mail 

me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may review copies of the referenced 

service information at the FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington. 

For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 425–227– 

1221 or 425–227–1152. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(telephone 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivan 

Li, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe 

Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356; telephone (425) 917–6437; 

fax (425) 917–6590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2008–0981; Directorate Identifier 

2008–NM–073–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

We proposed to amend part 39 of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 

part 39) with a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) for an AD (the 

‘‘original NPRM’’) to supersede AD 

2006–05–06, amendment 39–14503 (71 

FR 12125, March 9, 2006). The original 

NPRM applied to certain Model 747 

airplanes. The original NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 23, 2008 (73 FR 54751). The 

original NPRM proposed to require 

repetitive inspections of the body 

station (BS) 2598 bulkhead, and 

corrective actions if necessary; and a 

terminating modification for the 

repetitive inspections and a postmodification inspection of the modified 

area. The original NPRM proposed to 

require those actions using revised 

service information. For certain 

airplanes, the original NPRM proposed 

to require new repetitive inspections, an 

interim modification, and post-interim 

modification inspections. For certain 

airplanes, the original NPRM also 

proposed to require replacing any 

previously repaired aft inner chord and 

reinstalling the terminating 

modification. 

Actions Since Original NPRM was 

Issued 

Since we issued the original NPRM, 

Boeing informed us that the compliance 

times of certain post-modification 

inspections need to be revised for Model 

747–400 series airplanes that have been 

modified to operate in a freighter 

configuration. These airplanes are 

referred to as large cargo freighters, or 

LCF. Boeing states that higher operating 


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