This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 958 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–11–0025; FV11–958–1 

PR] 

Onions Grown in Certain Designated 

Counties in Idaho, and Malheur 

County, OR; Modification of Handling 

Regulations 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule invites comments 

on revisions to the handling regulation 

for onions handled under the IdahoEastern Oregon onion marketing order. 

The marketing order regulates the 

handling of onions grown in designated 

counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, 

Oregon, and is administered locally by 

the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion 

Committee (Committee). This rule 

would revise the marketing order’s 

handling regulation to allow special 

purpose shipments of onions for 

experimentation. The revision would 

allow the Idaho-Eastern Oregon onion 

industry to identify and develop new 

market niches and is expected to benefit 

producers, handlers, and consumers of 

onions. This proposal also announces 

the Agricultural Marketing Service’s 

(AMS) intent to request a revision of the 

currently approved information 

collection requirements under the order. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

August 22, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this proposal. Comments 

must be sent to the Docket Clerk, 

Marketing Order Administration 

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., STOP 0237, Washington, 

DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202) 720–8938; or 

Internet: http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments should reference the 

document number and the date and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register and will be made available for 

public inspection in the Office of the 

Docket Clerk during regular business 

hours, or can be viewed at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

submitted in response to this rule will 

be included in the record and will be 

made available to the public. Please be 

advised that the identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting the 

comments will be made public on the 

Internet at the address provided above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barry Broadbent or Gary D. Olson, 

Northwest Marketing Field Office, 

Marketing Order Administration 

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

AMS, USDA, 805 SW., Broadway, Suite 

930, Portland, OR 97205; Telephone: 

(503) 326–2724, Fax: (503) 326–7440, or 

E-mail: Barry.Broadbent@usda.gov or 

GaryD.Olson@usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on complying with this 

regulation by contacting Laurel May, 

Marketing Order Administration 

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., STOP 0237, Washington, 

DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720– 

2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or E-mail: 

Laurel.May@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule 

is issued under Marketing Agreement 

No. 130 and Marketing Order No. 958, 

both as amended (7 CFR part 958), 

regulating the handling of onions grown 

in certain designated counties in Idaho, 

and Malheur County, Oregon, 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘order.’’ 

The order is effective under the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674), 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act.’’ 

The Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) is issuing this rule in 

conformance with Executive Order 

12866. 

This proposal has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 12988, Civil 

Justice Reform. This rule is not intended 

to have retroactive effect. 

The Act provides that administrative 

proceedings must be exhausted before 

parties may file suit in court. Under 

§ 608c(15)(A) of the Act, any handler 

subject to an order may file with USDA 

a petition stating that the order, any 

provision of the order, or any obligation 

imposed in connection with the order is 

not in accordance with law and request 

a modification of the order or to be 

exempted therefrom. A handler is 

afforded the opportunity for a hearing 

on the petition. After the hearing USDA 

would rule on the petition. The Act 

provides that the district court of the 

United States in any district in which 

the handler is an inhabitant, or has his 

or her principal place of business, has 

jurisdiction to review USDA’s ruling on 

the petition, provided an action is filed 

not later than 20 days after the date of 

the entry of the ruling. 

This proposed rule invites comments 

on revisions to the handling regulation 

for onions handled under the order. 

Specifically, this rule would revise the 

handling regulation to allow special 

purpose shipments of onions for the 

purpose of experimentation without 

regard to the minimum grade, size, 

maturity, pack, and inspection 

requirements of the order. The revision 

would give the Idaho-Eastern Oregon 

onion industry the opportunity to 

identify and develop new markets. The 

changes are expected to benefit 

producers, handlers, and consumers of 

onions. This rule was unanimously 

recommended by the Committee at its 

January 20, 2011, meeting. 

Sections 958.42, 958.51, 958.52, and 

958.60 of the order provide authority for 

assessment, mandatory inspection, and 

establishment of grade, size, quality, 

maturity, and pack regulations 

applicable to the handling of onions. 

Section 958.53 of the order provides 

authority for the issuance of special 

regulations, or the modification, 

suspension, or termination of 

requirements in effect pursuant to 

§§ 958.42, 958.52, 958.60, or any 

combination thereof, in order to 

facilitate the handling of onions for 

certain specified purposes. 

Section 958.328 establishes minimum 

requirements for onions handled subject 

to the order. Currently, no person shall 

handle any lot of onions unless such 

onions are inspected, are at least 

‘‘moderately cured’’, and meet the 

grade, size, maturity, and pack 

requirements of paragraphs (a), (b), and 

(c). Paragraph (e) delineates specific 

types of special purpose shipments that 

are exempt from the requirements of the 

order. Paragraph (f) outlines the 

safeguards for such special purpose 

shipments. 

The Committee recommended the 

proposed revision to the handling 


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regulations to respond to the industry’s 

desire to have greater flexibility in 

identifying and pursuing unique 

marketing opportunities for onions that 

do not conform to the requirements of 

the order. The concern from the onion 

industry is that onion producers and 

handlers within the order’s production 

area are at a competitive disadvantage, 

relative to other onion producing 

regions, with respect to their ability to 

identify and develop new markets for 

non-standard onions. Adding authority 

to allow experimental onion shipments 

under the order would give handlers 

access to markets not currently available 

to them. 

An example of a scenario that would 

demonstrate the benefits of such a 

provision to the industry would be a 

handler’s desire to produce and ship a 

unique, irregularly shaped small onion 

(i.e., a heart or a square shape) targeted 

for a newly developed niche market. 

Since irregular shape is a physical 

characteristic that does not conform to 

the order’s grade requirements, such 

onions would ordinarily not be allowed 

to be handled under the marketing 

order. With an exemption for 

experimentation, however, the 

Committee could allow the shipment of 

those specific type onions while still 

maintaining the integrity of the order. 

Should the market for such onions grow 

to a significant size, the Committee 

could then incorporate changes into the 

handling regulations to accommodate 

their handling without the continued 

need for an exemption. 

The potential for marketing 

opportunities like the one described 

above motivated the Committee to 

recommend modifying the handling 

regulation to add ‘‘experimentation’’ to 

the already established list of special 

purpose shipments allowed under the 

order. Shipments for experimental 

purposes would be exempt from the 

grade, size, maturity, pack, and 

inspection requirements of the handling 

regulation. Shipments made under the 

experimental exemption would 

continue to be subject to the assessment 

requirement of the order. With a special 

purpose shipment provision for 

experimentation, handlers would have 

greater flexibility in pursuing various 

types of unique marketing opportunities 

that are currently not available under 

the handling regulation. 

The Committee would require 

handlers to request pre-approval for 

such experimental exemptions. Through 

the approval process, the Committee 

would be able to regulate the quantity 

and timing of such shipments. It is the 

goal of the Committee that any 

experimental shipments of onions 

would be temporary in nature. At the 

point that the emerging experimental 

market were to reach a sufficient 

volume or continue for such a length of 

time as to be deemed sustainable by the 

Committee, the Committee could then 

recommend changes to the handling 

regulation requirements to 

accommodate the marketing of such 

onions on a permanent basis. 

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Pursuant to the requirements set forth 

in the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 

the Agricultural Marketing Service 

(AMS) has considered the economic 

impact of this action on small entities. 

Accordingly, AMS has prepared this 

initial regulatory flexibility analysis. 

The purpose of the RFA is to fit 

regulatory actions to the scale of 

business subject to such actions in order 

that small businesses will not be unduly 

or disproportionately burdened. 

Marketing orders issued pursuant to the 

Act, and rules issued thereunder, are 

unique in that they are brought about 

through group action of essentially 

small entities acting on their own 

behalf. 

There are approximately 35 handlers 

of Idaho-Eastern Oregon onions who are 

subject to regulation under the order 

and about 250 onion producers in the 

regulated area. Small agricultural 

service firms, which include onion 

handlers and receivers, are defined by 

the Small Business Administration (13 

CFR 121.201) as those having annual 

receipts of less than $7,000,000, and 

small agricultural producers are defined 

as those whose annual receipts are less 

than $750,000. 

The National Agricultural Statistics 

Service (NASS) reported in the 

‘‘Vegetables 2010 Summary,’’ published 

in January 2011, that the total F.O.B. 

value of onions in the regulated 

production area for 2010 was 

$133,041,000. Based on an industry 

estimate of 35 handlers, the average 

value of onions handled per handler is 

$3,801,000, well below the SBA 

threshold for defining small agricultural 

service firms. In addition, based on an 

industry estimate of 250 producers, the 

average F.O.B. value of onions produced 

in the industry is $532,164 per 

producer. Since the F.O.B. value is 

usually significantly higher than the 

farm gate value that the producers 

actually receive, most onion producers 

within the order’s production area 

would be considered small agricultural 

producers under the SBA definition. 

Therefore, it can be concluded that the 

majority of handlers and producers of 

Idaho-Eastern Oregon onions may be 

classified as small entities as defined by 

the SBA. 

This rule would revise § 958.328(e) of 

the order’s handling regulation to allow 

special purpose shipments of onions for 

the purpose of experimentation without 

regard to the minimum grade, size, 

maturity, pack, and inspection 

requirements currently prescribed under 

paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of § 958.328. 

The recommended revision would allow 

the Idaho-Eastern Oregon onion 

industry to identify and develop new 

markets for non-standard onions that are 

currently not open to them. The changes 

are expected to benefit producers, 

handlers, and consumers of onions. 

At the January 20, 2011 meeting, the 

Committee discussed the impact of the 

recommended changes on handlers and 

producers in terms of increased costs. 

The Committee believes that, since this 

proposed change exempts certain 

shipments of onions from regulation, 

this action would not add any 

additional requirements or costs relative 

to the existing regulation. Since the 

utilization of the special purpose 

shipment provision is voluntary in 

nature, any additional regulatory burden 

placed on a handler as a result of this 

proposed rule would be by their choice. 

The proposed changes may, however, 

create opportunities for producers and 

handlers to develop new markets and to 

enhance revenues. The Committee 

believes that the potential benefit 

associated with this proposed action 

outweighs any potential increase in 

administrative cost or regulatory burden 

incurred by the handler. 

The Committee discussed various 

alternatives to adding experimental 

shipments to the list of special purpose 

shipment exemptions contained in the 

order’s handling regulation. Some 

members suggested that the provision 

was too broad in scope and needed 

greater restrictions. After deliberation, 

the Committee concluded that it would 

be impossible to anticipate what might 

be ‘‘experimental’’ in the future and that 

affording the greatest latitude to the 

provision, while maintaining strict 

Committee oversight, was in the best 

interest of the industry. The Committee 

also considered taking no action with 

regard to adding an experimental 

shipment provision, citing the potential 

for abuse. After deliberation, the 

Committee agreed that the experimental 

shipment provision is needed to 

respond to changes in the industry and 

that there would be sufficient safeguards 

to protect the integrity of the order. 

This proposed rule would impose 

additional reporting burdens on 

handlers who make special purpose 

shipments of experimental onions. This 


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action would require the modification of 

two existing Committee forms and an 

increase in burden hours for three 

existing forms. The information 

collection requirements are discussed 

later in this document. As with all 

Federal marketing order programs, 

reports and forms are periodically 

reviewed to reduce information 

requirements and duplication by 

industry and public sector agencies. In 

addition, USDA has not identified any 

relevant Federal rules that duplicate, 

overlap or conflict with this rule. 

AMS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act, to promote the 

use of the Internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

In addition, the Committee’s meeting 

was widely publicized throughout the 

onion industry, and all interested 

persons were invited to attend the 

meeting and participate in Committee 

deliberations. Like all Committee 

meetings, the January 20, 2011 meeting 

was a public meeting and all entities, 

both large and small, were able to 

express their views on this issue. 

Finally, interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on this proposed rule, 

including the regulatory and 

informational impacts of this action on 

small businesses. 

A small business guide on complying 

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 

marketing agreements and orders may 

be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide. 

Any questions about the compliance 

guide should be sent to Antoinette 

Carter at the previously mentioned 

address in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), this notice announces that 

AMS is requesting the Office of 

Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

approval for a revision to currently 

approved forms used to collect 

information under this marketing order. 

Once the modified forms are approved, 

they will be merged with the forms 

contained in OMB No. 0581–0178 

‘‘Generic OMB Vegetable Crops.’’ 

Title: Onions Grown in Certain 

Designated Counties in Idaho, and 

Malheur County, Oregon; Marketing 

Order No. 958. 

OMB Number: 0581–0178. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The information collection 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent of the 

Act, to provide the respondents the type 

of service they request, and to 

administer the Idaho-Eastern Oregon 

onion marketing order. 

On January 20, 2011, the Committee 

unanimously recommended revising the 

handling regulation to allow special 

purpose shipments of onions for 

experimentation. To maintain the 

handling regulation safeguards, the 

proposed action would require minor 

revisions to three previously approved 

Committee forms: FV–34, FV–35, and 

FV–36. 

Safeguard requirements in the order’s 

handling regulation require each 

handler making special purpose 

shipments outside the production area 

to furnish an Application to Make 

Special Purpose Shipments—Certificate 

of Privilege, Form FV–34 to the 

Committee. The FV–34 form would be 

modified as a result of this proposed 

action by adding ‘‘Experimentation’’ to 

the list of approved purposes for special 

purpose onion shipments. In addition, 

the words ‘‘except as expressly 

authorized by the Committee’’ would be 

added to the end of the first sentence of 

the form’s certification statement. The 

proposed modifications to the form are 

not expected to increase the time it 

takes each handler to complete the form. 

The FV–34 form has already been 

approved for 10 burden hours by OMB. 

However, the estimated number of 

respondents is expected to increase as a 

result of this proposed action. As such, 

the total burden hours would need to be 

increased to account for that change. 

Also, after an approved handler has 

shipped and billed or consigned a 

special purpose onion shipment or 

shipments, the handler shall furnish to 

the Committee an Onion Diversion 

Report, Form FV–35 to report the 

number of shipments and the quantity 

of onions shipped under the Certificate 

of Privilege. No modification to this 

form would be required as a result of the 

proposed action. This form has already 

been approved for 266 burden hours by 

OMB. As a result of this proposed 

action, however, the estimated number 

of respondents is expected to increase. 

Accordingly, the total burden hours 

would need to be increased to account 

for that change. 

In addition, as authorized in the 

order’s handling regulation safeguards, 

the Committee may contact the receiver 

or receiver’s agent of special purpose 

onion shipments for verification and 

request that such receiver or receiver’s 

agent complete a Special Purpose 

Shipment Receiver Certification, Form 

FV–36. The FV–36 form would be 

modified as a result of this proposed 

action by adding ‘‘Experimentation’’ to 

the list of approved outlets for special 

purpose onion shipments. In addition, 

the words ‘‘except as expressly 

authorized by the Committee’’ would be 

added to the end of the first sentence of 

the form’s certification statement. The 

proposed modifications to the form are 

not expected to increase the time it 

takes each handler to complete the form. 

This form has already been approved for 

1.67 burden hours by OMB. However, 

the estimated number of respondents is 

expected to increase as a result of this 

proposed action. Consequently, the total 

burden hours would need to be 

increased to account for that change. 

The information collected will be 

used only by authorized representatives 

of the USDA, including AMS, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs’ regional and 

headquarters’ staff, and authorized 

Committee employees. Authorized 

Committee employees are the primary 

users of the information and AMS is the 

secondary user. 

The request for approval of the 

modification of information collection 

under the order is as follows: 

Application to Make Special Purpose 

Shipments—Certificate of Privilege. 

As discussed previously, Form FV–34, 

Application to Make Special Purpose 

Shipments—Certificate of Privilege, is 

already approved under OMB No. 0581– 

0178, for 10 hours (25 respondents × 3 

responses per respondent × .133 hours 

per response, for a total of 10 burden 

hours). Because the number of 

respondents is expected to increase 

from 25 to 30, the estimated total 

burden is now 12 hours (30 respondents 

× 3 responses × .133 hours). As a result 

of this proposed action, the burden is 

being increased by 2 hours. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 8 minutes. There 

is no change from the previous estimate. 

Respondents: Idaho-Eastern Oregon 

onion handlers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

30. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 3. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 12 hours. 

Onion Diversion Report 

Also as mentioned previously, Form 

FV–35, Onion Diversion Report, is 

already approved under OMB No. 0581– 

0178, for 266 hours (20 respondents × 

100 responses per respondent × .133 

hours per response, for a total of 266 

burden hours). Because the number of 

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from 20 to 25, the estimated total 

burden is now 333 hours (25 

respondents × 100 responses × .133 

hours). As a result of this action, the 

burden is being increased by 67 hours. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 8 minutes. There 

is no change from the previous estimate. 

Respondents: Idaho-Eastern Oregon 

onion handlers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

25. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 100. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 333 hours. 

Special Purpose Shipment Receiver 

Certification 

Additionally, as previously 

mentioned, Form FV–36, Special 

Purpose Shipment Receiver 

Certification, is already approved under 

OMB No. 0581–0178, for 1.67 hours (50 

respondents × 1 responses per 

respondent × .033 hours per response, 

for a total of 1.67 burden hours). 

Because the number of respondents is 

expected to increase from 50 to 60, the 

estimated total burden is now 2 hours 

(60 respondents × 1 responses × .033 

hours). As a result of this action, the 

burden is being increased by .33 hours. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2 minutes. There 

is no change from the previous estimate. 

Respondents: Receivers of special 

purpose shipments of Idaho-Eastern 

Oregon onions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

60. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2 hours. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(1) Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments should reference OMB No. 

0581–0178 and the Marketing Order for 

Onions Grown in Certain Counties of 

Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon, 

and be sent to the USDA in care of the 

Docket Clerk at the previously 

mentioned address. All comments 

timely received will be available for 

public inspection during regular 

business hours at the same address. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. Upon 

OMB approval, this collection will be 

merged with the forms currently 

approved for use under OMB No. 0581– 

0241 ‘‘Generic OMB Vegetable Crops.’’ 

As mentioned previously, all Federal 

marketing order programs, reports and 

forms are periodically reviewed to 

reduce information requirements and 

duplication by industry and public 

sector agencies. 

A 60-day comment period is provided 

to allow interested persons to respond 

to this proposal. All written comments 

timely received will be considered 

before a final determination is made on 

this matter. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 958 

Marketing agreements, Onions, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For the reasons set forth above, 7 CFR 

part 958 is proposed to be amended as 

follows: 

PART 958—ONIONS GROWN IN 

CERTAIN DESIGNATED COUNTIES IN 

IDAHO, AND MALHEUR COUNTY, 

OREGON 

1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 958 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

2. In § 958.328, revise paragraph (e) 

and paragraph (f) introductory text to 

read as follows: 

§ 958.328 Handling regulation. 

* * * * * 

(e) Special purpose shipments. (1) 

The minimum grade, size, maturity, 

pack, assessment, and inspection 

requirements of this section shall not be 

applicable to shipments of onions for 

any of the following purposes: 

(i) Planting, 

(ii) Livestock feed, 

(iii) Charity, 

(iv) Dehydration, 

(v) Canning, 

(vi) Freezing, 

(vii) Extraction, 

(viii) Pickling, and 

(ix) Disposal. 

(2) Shipments of onions for the 

purpose of experimentation, as 

approved by the Committee, may be 

made without regard to the minimum 

grade, size, maturity, pack, and 

inspection requirements of this section. 

Assessment requirements shall be 

applicable to such shipments. 

(3) The minimum grade, size, and 

maturity requirements set forth in 

paragraph (a) of this section shall not be 

applicable to shipments of pearl onions, 

but the maximum size requirement in 

paragraph (h) of this section and the 

assessment and inspection requirements 

shall be applicable to shipments of 

pearls onions. 

(f) Safeguards. Each handler making 

shipments of onions outside the 

production area for dehydration, 

canning, freezing, extraction, pickling, 

or experimentation pursuant to 

paragraph (e) of this section shall: 

* * * * * 

Dated: June 15, 2011. 

Ellen King, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

11 CFR Part 109 

[Notice 2011–09] 

Rulemaking Petition: Independent 

Expenditure Reporting 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Rulemaking petition: Notice of 

availability. 

SUMMARY: On April 21, 2011, the 

Commission received a Petition for 

Rulemaking from Representative Chris 

Van Hollen. The Petition urges the 

Commission to revise and amend the 

regulations at 11 CFR 109.10(e)(1)(vi) 

regarding the reporting of independent 

expenditures by persons other than 

political committees. The Petition is 

available for inspection in the 

Commission’s Public Records Office, on 

its website, http://www.fec.gov/fosers/, 

and through its Faxline service. 

DATES: Statements in support of or in 

opposition to the Petition must be 

submitted on or before August 22, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: All comments must be in 

writing. Comments may be submitted 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.fec.gov/fosers/. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

comments electronically to ensure 

timely receipt and consideration. 

Alternatively, comments may be 

submitted in paper form. Paper 

comments must be sent to the Federal 

Election Commission, Attn.: Robert M. 

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