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precisely ascertainable, an estimate will 

be made by the Commission and the 

requester will be required to forward the 

fee so estimated. In the event any 

advance payment differs from the actual 

fee, an appropriate adjustment will be 

made at the time the copies are made 

available by the Commission.

(d) The Commission may reduce or 

waive payments of fees hereunder if it 

determines that such waiver or 

reduction is in the public interest 

because the furnishing of the requested 

information to the particular requester 

involved can be considered as primarily 

benefiting the general public as opposed 

to primarily benefiting the person or 

organization requesting the information.

Dated: July 26,1984.

Lee Ann Elliott,

Chairman, Federal Election Commission.

[FR Doc. 84-20147 Filed 7-30-84; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6715-01-M

11 CFR Part 9008

[Notice 1984-13]

Federal Financing of Presidential

Nominating Conventions

a g e n c y: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendments.

SUMMARY: The Commission is 

publishing today technical amendments 

to its regulations at 11 CFR Part 9008, 

governing public financing of 

Presidential Nominating Conventions. 

These amendments bring the regulations 

into conformance with recent changes in 

Title 26, United States Code, enacted by 

Congress. The amendments raise the 

level of entitlement for major parties 

under these provisions from $3 million 

to $4 million.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 31,1984.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT*.

Ms. Susan E. Propper, Assistant General 

Counsel, 1325 K Street, N.W., 

Washington, D.C. 20463, (202) 523-4143 

or (800) 424-9530.

s u p p l e m e n t a r y in f o r m a t io n : On June

29,1984, the House of Representatives 

and the Senate passed H.R. 5950. Pub. L. 

98-355. This bill increased the public 

financing entitlement of the major 

parties for their presidential nominating 

conventions under 26 U.S.C. § 9008 from 

$3 million to $4 million. The provisions 

of the bill became effective upon being 

signed by the President, which oecurred 

on July 11,1984. The Commission has 

accordingly made technical 

amendments to its regulations, at 11 

CFR 9008.1(a) and 9008.3(a), in 

conformance with the legislation.

Because these amendments simply 

reflect changes in the law, they are not 

substantive rules requiring notice and 

comment under the Administrative 

Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553, or delay in 

prescription under the legislative review 

provisions of 26 U.S.C 9009(c). These 

amendments are, therefore, made 

effective on July 31,1984.

These final rules will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. The 

basis for this certification is that no 

committee subject to these rules is a 

small entity.

List of Subjects in 11 CFR Part 9008

Campaign funds, Political committees 

and parties.

The authority citation for Part 9008 

reads as follows:

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 9008.

PART 9008— FEDERAL FINANCING OF

PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING

CONVENTIONS

1.11 CFR 9008.1(a) is revised to read 

as follows:

§ 9008.1 Scope.

(a) This Part interprets 2 U.S.C. 437 

and 26 U.S.C. 9008. Under 26 U.S.C. 

9008(b), the national committees of both 

major and minor parties are entitled to 

public funds to defray expenses incurred 

with respect to a Presidential 

Nominating Convention. Under 26 U.S.C. 

9008(d), expenditures with regard to 

such a convention by a national 

committee receiving public funds are 

limited to $4,000,000, as adjusted by the 

Consumer Price Index. New parties are 

not entitled to receive any public funds 

to defray convention expenses. 

*****

2.11 CFR 9008.3(a) is revised to read 

as follows:

§ 9008.3 Entitlement to Payments from the 

Fund.

(a) M ajor parties. Subject to the 

provisions of 11 CFR Part 9008, the 

national committee of a major party 

shall be entitled to receive payments 

under 11 CFR 9008.8 with respect to any 

presidential nominating convention, in 

amounts which, in the aggregate, shall 

not exceed $4 million, as adjusted by the 

Consumer Price Index under 11 CFR 

9008.4(a).

*****

Dated: July 26,1984.

Lee Ann Elliott,

Chairman, Federal Election Commission.

[FR Doc. 84-20148 Filed 7-30-84; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6715-01-M

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

13 CFR Part 101

[Revision 2— Arndt. 38]

Delegations of Authority to Conduct

Program Activities in Field Offices

AGENCY: Small Business Administration. 

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: On March 3,1983 the 

Administrator approved a delegation of 

authority, on a one year pilot project 

basis in Region IV only, now expired, , 

that gave designated Senior Loan 

Specialists authority to approve, decline, 

or take servicing and liquidation actions 

on loans. These designated officers were 

delegated authority equal to the 

Supervisory Loan Specialist, Financing 

Division, District Office (D/O), the 

Supervisory Loan Specialist, Portfolio 

Management, D/O, and the Supervisory 

Loan Specialist, Liquidation, D/O, but 

with no supervisory authority for 

responsibility. The Senior Loan 

Specialists functioned.under supervision 

of a regular supervisor such as a Deputy 

District Director, an Assistant District 

Director/Finance and Investment, or a 

Chief, Financing Division and freed 

Supervisory Loan Officers from some of 

their routine work, allowed them more 

"time for management of a broader 

segment of their offices ând 

additionally, greatly improved the 

supervisor/employee ratio.

The Administrator has now approved 

a new delegation of authority 

reinstituting that authority to designated 

Senior Loan Specialists, in Region IV 

only, on a temporary basis to expire 

December 31,1984 and additionally, 

ratifies those actions taken by 

designated Senior Loan Specialists in 

Region IV during the period from March

9,1984 to the effective date hereof this 

document which would have been 

proper if the original delegation had not 

expired.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 31,1984, not to 

exceed December 31,1984.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronald Allen, Information Resources 

Management Branch, Small Business 

Administration, 1441L Street NW., 

Washington, D.C, 20416. Telephone No. 

(202) 653-8538.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part 101 

consists of rules relating to the Agency’s 

organization and procedures; therefore, 

notice of proposed rulemaking and 

public participation thereon as 

prescribed in 5 U.S.C. 553 are not 

required and this amendment to Part 101