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1Public Law 107–155, 116 Stat. 81 (Mar. 27, 

2002). 

2Public Law 110–81, 121 Stat. 735 (Sept. 14, 

2007). 

3Currently, these states are the District of 

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and 

the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the 

United States Virgin Islands and the Northern 

Mariana Islands. See http://www.house.gov/house/ 

MemberWWW_by_State.shtml and http:// 

about.dc.gov/statehood.asp. 

4Currently, these states are: Alaska, Delaware, 

Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and 

Wyoming. See http://www.house.gov/house/ 

MemberWWW_by_State.shtml. 

Kucinich for President, Inc.— 

Statement of Reasons—Repayment 

Determination upon Administrative 

Review 

Audit Division Recommendation 

Memorandum on the Kansas Republican 

Party 

Management and Administrative 

Matters. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

require special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact Shawn Woodhead Werth, 

Commission Secretary and Clerk, at 

(202) 694–1040, at least 72 hours prior 

to the hearing date. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Judith Ingram, Press Officer. Telephone: 

(202) 694–1220. 

Shawn Woodhead Werth, 

Secretary and Clerk of the Commission. 

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

[Notice 2011–01] 

Price Index Adjustments for 

Contribution and Expenditure Limits 

and Lobbyist Bundling Disclosure 

Threshold 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of adjustments to 

contribution and expenditure limits and 

lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold. 

SUMMARY: As mandated by provisions of 

the Federal Election Campaign Act of 

1971, as amended (‘‘FECA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’), 

the Federal Election Commission (‘‘FEC’’ 

or ‘‘the Commission’’) is adjusting 

certain contribution and expenditure 

limits and the lobbyist bundling 

disclosure threshold set forth in the Act, 

to index the amounts for inflation. 

Additional details appear in the 

supplemental information that follows. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

for the limit at 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) is 

November 3, 2010. The effective date for 

the limits at 2 U.S.C. 434(i)(3)(A), 

441a(a)(1)(B), 441a(a)(3), 441a(d), and 

441a(h) is January 1, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Greg J. Scott, Information Division, 999 

E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463; 

(202) 694–1100 or (800) 424–9530. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 

2 U.S.C. 431 et seq., as amended by the 

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 

2002 1 and the Honest Leadership and 

Open Government Act of 2007,2

coordinated party expenditure limits (2 

U.S.C. 441a(d)(2) and (3)(A) and (B)), 

certain contribution limits (2 U.S.C. 

441a(a)(1)(A) and (B), (a)(3) and (h)), 

and the disclosure threshold for 

contributions bundled by lobbyists (2 

U.S.C. 434(i)(3)(A)) are adjusted 

periodically to reflect changes in the 

consumer price index. See 2 U.S.C. 

434(i)(3) and 441a(c)(1); 11 CFR 109.32 

and 110.17(a) and (f). The Commission 

is publishing this notice to announce 

the adjusted limits and disclosure 

threshold. 

Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits 

for 2011 

Under 2 U.S.C. 441a(c), the 

Commission must adjust the 

expenditure limits established by 2 

U.S.C. 441a(d) (the limitations on 

expenditures by national party 

committees, state party committees, or 

their subordinate committees in 

connection with the general election 

campaign of candidates for Federal 

office) annually to account for inflation. 

This expenditure limit is increased by 

the percent difference between the price 

index, as certified to the Commission by 

the Secretary of Labor, for the 12 

months preceding the beginning of the 

calendar year and the price index for the 

base period (calendar year 1974). 

1. Coordinated Expenditure Limit for 

House of Representatives in States With 

More Than One Congressional District. 

Both the national and state party 

committees have a coordinated 

expenditure limit for each general 

election held to fill a seat in the House 

of Representatives in states with more 

than one congressional district. This 

limit also applies to those states that 

elect individuals to the office of 

Delegate or Resident Commissioner.3

The formula used to calculate the 

expenditure limit in such states 

multiplies the base figure of $10,000 by 

the difference in the price index 

(4.42246), rounding to the nearest $100. 

See 2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(1)(B) and 

441a(d)(3)(B); 11 CFR 109.32(b) and 

110.17. Based upon this formula, the 

coordinated expenditure limit for 2011 

general elections for House candidates 

in these states is $44,200. 

2. Coordinated Expenditure Limit for 

Senate and for House of Representatives 

in States With Only One Congressional 

District. 

Both the national and state party 

committees have a coordinated 

expenditure limit for a general election 

held to fill a seat in the Senate or in the 

House of Representatives in states with 

only one congressional district. The 

formula used to calculate this 

expenditure limit considers not only the 

price index but also the voting age 

population (‘‘VAP’’) of the state. The 

VAP of each state is published annually 

in the Federal Register by the 

Department of Commerce. 11 CFR 

110.18. The general election 

expenditure limit is the greater of: The 

base figure ($20,000) multiplied by the 

difference in the price index, 4.42246 

(which totals $88,400); or $0.02 

multiplied by the VAP of the state, 

multiplied by 4.42246. Amounts are 

rounded to the nearest $100. See 2 

U.S.C. 441a(c)(1)(B) and 441a(d)(3)(A); 

11 CFR 109.32(b) and 110.17. The chart 

below provides the state-by-state 

breakdown of the 2011 general election 

coordinated expenditure limit for 

Senate elections. The coordinated 

expenditure limit for 2011 House 

elections in states with only one 

congressional district 4 is $88,400. 


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SENATE GENERAL ELECTION COORDINATED EXPENDITURE LIMITS—2011 ELECTIONS

State 

Voting age 

population 

(VAP) 

VAP × .02 × the 

price index 

(4.42246) 

Senate 

expenditure 

limit (the 

greater of the 

amount in 

column 3 or 

$88,400) 

Alabama ........................................................................................................................... 3,599,303 $318,400 $318,400 

Alaska .............................................................................................................................. 527,205 46,600 88,400 

Arizona ............................................................................................................................. 4,940,296 437,000 437,000 

Arkansas .......................................................................................................................... 2,195,465 194,200 194,200 

California .......................................................................................................................... 27,795,779 2,458,500 2,458,500 

Colorado .......................................................................................................................... 3,865,036 341,900 341,900 

Connecticut ...................................................................................................................... 2,727,907 241,300 241,300 

Delaware .......................................................................................................................... 685,978 60,700 88,400 

Florida .............................................................................................................................. 14,616,271 1,292,800 1,292,800 

Georgia ............................................................................................................................ 7,324,792 647,900 647,900 

Hawaii .............................................................................................................................. 1,006,338 89,000 89,000 

Idaho ................................................................................................................................ 1,143,651 101,200 101,200 

Illinois ............................................................................................................................... 9,777,437 864,800 864,800 

Indiana ............................................................................................................................. 4,861,307 430,000 430,000 

Iowa ................................................................................................................................. 2,313,538 204,600 204,600 

Kansas ............................................................................................................................. 2,133,356 188,700 188,700 

Kentucky .......................................................................................................................... 3,323,606 294,000 294,000 

Louisiana .......................................................................................................................... 3,397,965 300,600 300,600 

Maine ............................................................................................................................... 1,048,523 92,700 92,700 

Maryland .......................................................................................................................... 4,385,947 387,900 387,900 

Massachusetts ................................................................................................................. 5,203,385 460,200 460,200 

Michigan ........................................................................................................................... 7,623,767 674,300 674,300 

Minnesota ........................................................................................................................ 4,038,685 357,200 357,200 

Mississippi ........................................................................................................................ 2,194,892 194,100 194,100 

Missouri ............................................................................................................................ 4,589,980 406,000 406,000 

Montana ........................................................................................................................... 764,058 67,600 88,400 

Nebraska .......................................................................................................................... 1,359,656 120,300 120,300 

Nevada ............................................................................................................................. 1,977,693 174,900 174,900 

New Hampshire ............................................................................................................... 1,043,155 92,300 92,300 

New Jersey ...................................................................................................................... 6,691,782 591,900 591,900 

New Mexico ..................................................................................................................... 1,514,872 134,000 134,000 

New York ......................................................................................................................... 15,167,513 1,341,600 1,341,600 

North Carolina .................................................................................................................. 7,188,327 635,800 635,800 

North Dakota .................................................................................................................... 511,050 45,200 88,400 

Ohio ................................................................................................................................. 8,840,340 781,900 781,900 

Oklahoma ......................................................................................................................... 2,796,489 247,300 247,300 

Oregon ............................................................................................................................. 2,986,164 264,100 264,100 

Pennsylvania .................................................................................................................... 9,880,374 873,900 873,900 

Rhode Island .................................................................................................................... 833,168 73,700 88,400 

South Carolina ................................................................................................................. 3,515,754 311,000 311,000 

South Dakota ................................................................................................................... 620,912 54,900 88,400 

Tennessee ....................................................................................................................... 4,847,129 428,700 428,700 

Texas ............................................................................................................................... 18,210,592 1,610,700 1,610,700 

Utah ................................................................................................................................. 1,951,049 172,600 172,600 

Vermont ........................................................................................................................... 500,054 44,200 88,400 

Virginia ............................................................................................................................. 6,103,947 539,900 539,900 

Washington ...................................................................................................................... 5,170,543 457,300 457,300 

West Virginia .................................................................................................................... 1,439,342 127,300 127,300 

Wisconsin ......................................................................................................................... 4,372,515 386,700 386,700 

Wyoming .......................................................................................................................... 417,319 36,900 88,400 

Limitations on Contributions by 

Individuals, Non-Multicandidate 

Committees and Certain Political Party 

Committees Giving to U.S. Senate 

Candidates for the 2011–2012 Election 

Cycle 

BCRA amended the Act to extend 

inflation indexing to: (1) The limitations 

on contributions made by persons under 

2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) (contributions to 

candidates) and 441a(a)(1)(B) 

(contributions to national party 

committees); (2) the biennial aggregate 

contribution limits applicable to 

individuals under 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3); 

and (3) the limitation on contributions 

made to U.S. Senate candidates by 

certain political party committees at 2 

U.S.C. 441a(h). See 2 U.S.C. 441a(c). 

These contribution limits are increased 

by multiplying the respective statutory 

contribution amount by 1.23152, the 

percent difference between the price 

index, as certified to the Commission by 

the Secretary of Labor, for the 12 

months preceding the beginning of the 

calendar year and the price index for the 

base period (calendar year 2001). The 

resulting amount is rounded to the 

nearest multiple of $100. See 2 U.S.C. 

441a(c); 11 CFR 110.17(b). Contribution 

limits shall be adjusted accordingly: 


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Statutory provision Statutory amount 2011–2012 Limit 

2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) ................ $2,000 .......................................................................... $2,500. 

2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(B) ................ $25,000 ........................................................................ $30,800. 

2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(A) ................ $37,500 ........................................................................ $46,200. 

2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(B) ................ $57,500 (of which no more than $37,500 may be attributable to contributions to political committees 

that are not political committees of national political 

parties).

$70,800 (of which no more than $46,200 may be attributable to contributions to political committees 

that are not political committees of national political 

parties). The overall biennial limit for 2011–12 is 

$117,000. 

2 U.S.C. 441a(h) ......................... $35,000 ........................................................................ $43,100. 

The increased limit at 2 U.S.C. 

441a(a)(1)(A) is to be in effect for the 

two-year period beginning on the first 

day following the date of the general 

election in the preceding year and 

ending on the date of the next regularly 

scheduled election. Thus, the $2,500 

figure above is in effect from November 

3, 2010, to November 6, 2012. The limits 

under 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(B), 

441a(a)(3)(A) and (B), and 441a(h), shall 

be in effect beginning January 1st of the 

odd-numbered year and ending on 

December 31st of the next evennumbered year. Thus the new 

contribution limits under 2 U.S.C. 

441a(a)(1)(B), 441a(a)(3)(A) and (B), and 

441a(h) are in effect from January 1, 

2011, to December 31, 2012. See 11 CFR 

110.17(b)(1). 

Lobbyist Bundling Disclosure 

Threshold for 2011 

The Act, as amended by HLOGA, 

requires certain political committees to 

disclose contributions bundled by 

lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/ 

registrant political action committees 

once the contributions exceed a 

specified threshold amount. The 

Commission must adjust this threshold 

amount annually to account for 

inflation. The disclosure threshold is 

increased by multiplying the $15,000 

statutory disclosure threshold by 

1.08163, the difference between the 

price index, as certified to the 

Commission by the Secretary of Labor, 

for the 12 months preceding the 

beginning of the calendar year and the 

price index for the base period (calendar 

year 2006). The resulting amount is 

rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. 

See 2 U.S.C. 434(i)(3)(A) and (B) and 

441a(c)(1)(B); 11 CFR 104.22(g). Based 

upon this formula ($15,000 × 1.08163), 

the lobbyist bundling disclosure 

threshold for calendar year 2011 is 

$16,200. 

Dated: February 9, 2011. 

On behalf of the Commission. 

Cynthia L. Bauerly, 

Chair, Federal Election Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or 

Bank Holding Company 

The notificants listed below have 

applied under the Change in Bank 

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 

§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 

CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank 

or bank holding company. The factors 

that are considered in acting on the 

notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of 

the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). 

The notices are available for 

immediate inspection at the Federal 

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices 

also will be available for inspection at 

the offices of the Board of Governors. 

Interested persons may express their 

views in writing to the Reserve Bank 

indicated for that notice or to the offices 

of the Board of Governors. Comments 

must be received not later than March 

2, 2011. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas 

City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice 

President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64198–0001: 

1. D. Vaughn Gangwish, Albuquerque, 

New Mexico and Karin Walsh, Shelton, 

Nebraska, in an individual capacity; and 

Lois Gangwish, Shelton, Nebraska, as a 

member of the family group acting in 

concert, to retain and acquire shares of 

Shelton Enterprises, Inc., parent of First 

State Bank of Shelton, both in Shelton, 

Nebraska. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, February 9, 2011. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3213 Filed 2–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Interest Rate on Overdue 

Debts 

Section 30.18 of the Department of 

Health and Human Services’ claims 

collection regulations (45 CFR part 30) 

provides that the Secretary shall charge 

an annual rate of interest, which is 

determined and fixed by the Secretary 

of the Treasury after considering private 

consumer rates of interest on the date 

that the Department of Health and 

Human Services becomes entitled to 

recovery. The rate cannot be lower than 

the Department of Treasury’s current 

value of funds rate or the applicable rate 

determined from the ‘‘Schedule of 

Certified Interest Rates with Range of 

Maturities’’ unless the Secretary waives 

interest in whole or part, or a different 

rate is prescribed by statute, contract, or 

repayment agreement. The Secretary of 

the Treasury may revise this rate 

quarterly. The Department of Health and 

Human Services publishes this rate in 

the Federal Register. 

The current rate of 11%, as fixed by 

the Secretary of the Treasury, is certified 

for the quarter ended December 31, 

2010. This interest rate is effective until 

the Secretary of the Treasury notifies the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services of any change. 

Dated: February 2, 2011. 

Molly P. Dawson, 

Director, Office of Financial Policy and 

Reporting, (202) 690–6201. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Toxicology Program (NTP); 

Office of Liaison, Policy and Review; 

Meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific 

Counselors 

AGENCY: National Institute of 

Environmental Health Sciences 

(NIEHS), National Institutes of Health. 

ACTION: Meeting announcement and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92– 

463, notice is hereby given of a meeting 

of the NTP Board of Scientific 

Counselors (BSC). The BSC is a 

federally chartered, external advisory 

group composed of scientists from the 


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