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milk that may be diverted under the 

order’s diversion limitations. The 

cooperatives indicated that without 

immediate action a large part of the milk 

of their member producers who have 

regularly supplied the fluid market 

would have to be moved 

uneconomically if such milk is not to be 

excluded from the pool beginning April 

1980. The cooperatives also stated that 

beginning in September 1980 they except 

not to have any trouble meeting the 

order’s diversion requirements when the 

market’s supply-demand conditions are 

expected to return to a more normal 

pattern.

Because of the urgency of the 

marketing situation indicated at the 

hearing and before a complete review 

could be made of the record evidence 

and post-hearing briefs, a temporary 

suspension of the order’s diversion 

limits for April and May 1980 was 

issued on April 29,1980 (45 FR 29559).

On the basis of an analysis of the 

hearing record and the post-hearing 

briefs, it is concluded that the current 

suspension should be continued through 

August 1980. Without the suspension the 

proponent cooperatives would be forced 

to make uneconomic shipments of a 

substantial part of their member milk 

that has been associated with the 

market on a regular basis in order to 

qualify it for pooling during the months 

of June through August 1980.

Mayflower Farms, Inc., a cooperative 

association who also represents a 

substantial number of producers on the 

market, opposed the proponent 

cooperatives’ proposal. The cooperative 

contended that pooling the increased 

reserve milk supplies of the proponent 

cooperatives will “dilute” the pool to the 

disadvantage of those producers whose 

milk is needed at pool plants. This, the 

cooperative argued, would be contrary 

to the purposes of the order in 

maintaining orderly marketing. The 

cooperative maintained proponents did 

not establish that disorderly marketing 

conditions exist in the OregonWashington market that warrant the 

emergency action requested.

The opposing arguments are not 

overriding in this matter. There is no 

indication that the suspension, which 

would be effective for only a short 

period of time, would adversely affect 

producers as the cooperative contends. 

Also, it is not likely that the blend prices 

under the order would be materially 

enhanced if the diversion limit were 

continued. The proponent cooperatives 

have been taking steps to assure the 

continued pooling of'their milk. 

Presumably, they would continue to do 

so in the absence of any suspension,

even though hauling inefficiencies were 

involved. Moreover, the additional 

reserve milk supplies on the market are 

not the result of new producers coming 

on to the market but rather the result of 

increased production of those producers 

who have been regularly supplying the 

market’s fluid needs, with such 

increases coming at a time of stagnation 

in Class I sales.

Any delay in removing the limit on 

diversions could result in inefficient 

handling to assure producer milk status 

for a substantial quantity of the reserve 

milk associated with the market 

beginning in June. Therefore, this 

suspension order is the only practicable 

means of assuring continued producer 

status of the proponent cooperatives’ 

dairy farmer members regularly 

associated with the market for June,

July, and August 1980, without them 

being forced to make uneconomic 

movements of milk to pool plants and 

then reship it to nonpool manufacturing 

plants. There is insufficient time to 

resolve the diversion problem for June 

and July 1980 on an amendatory basis. 

Although amendatory action for August 

could be accomplished, it appears 

reasonable to include all three months 

under the same type of action. It is 

concluded, therefore, that the requested 

relief for all three months should be 

resolved by this suspension and that the 

hearing proceeding be terminated. *

It is hereby found and determined that 

thirty days’ notice of the effective date 

hereof is impractical, unnecessary and 

contrary to the public interest in that: T.

(a) This suspension is necessary to 

reflect current marketing conditions and 

to maintain orderly marketing 

conditions in the marketing area in that 

the most economical method of handling 

reserve milk supplies is by direct 

movement from producers’ farms to 

manufacturing outlets. This suspension 

allows such economical movement of 

milk while the dairy farmers involved 

retain producer status;

(b) This suspension does not require 

of persons affected substantial or 

extensive preparation prior to the 

effective date; and

(c) The marketing problem that 

provides the basis for this suspension 

action was fully reviewed at a public 

hearing and all interested parties had 

the opportunity to be heard on this 

matter.

It is therefore ordered, that the 

aforesaid provisions of the order are 

hereby suspended for June, July and 

August 1980, and that the proceeding 

which began April 9,1980 (Docket No. 

AO-368-A10) is hereby terminated. 

(Secs. 1-19, 48 Stat. 31, as amended; 

U.S.C. 601-674.)

Effective date: May 23,1980.

Signed at Washington, D.C., on: May 19,

1980. -"v

Jerry Hill,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Marketing

and Transportation Services.

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BILLING CODE 3410-02-M

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

11 CFR Parts 100 and 110

[Notice 1980-21]

Contributions to and Expenditures by

Delegates to National Nominating

Conventions

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Final Rule; transmittal of 

Regulations to Congress.

SUMMARY: The Commission has 

transmitted regulations to Congress to 

govern the application of the Federal 

Election Campaign Act of 1971, as 

amended (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), to 

contributions to and expenditures by 

delegates to national party nominating 

conventions. The regulations set forth 

reporting obligations of delegates and 

delegate committees under the Act as 

well as treatment of contributions to and 

expenditures by delegates and delegate 

committees.

2 U.S.C. 438(d) requires that any rule 

or regulation proposed by the 

Commission to implement Chapter 14 of 

Title 2, United States Code be 

transmitted to the Speaker of the House 

and the President of the Senate prior to 

final promulgation. If neither House of 

Congress disapproves the regulation 

within 30 legislative days after its 

transmittal, the Commission may finally 

prescribe the regulation in question. The 

following regulations were transmitted 

to Congress on May 14,1980.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Further action, 

including the announcement of an 

effective date will be taken after the 

regulations have been before Congress 

30 legislative days in accordance with 2 

U.S.C. 438(d).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Patricia Ann Fiori, Assistant 

General Counsel, 1325 K Street, N.W., 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 5,1979, the Commission 

published an Advance Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking on Contributions 

to and Expenditures by Delegates to 

National Party Nominating Conventions 

(44 FR 51962). The regulations 

transmitted to Congress incorporate 

suggestions received in response to the
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ANPRM as well as provisions required 

by the enactment on January 8,1980, of 

the 1979 Amendments to the Federal 

Election Campaign Act of 1971 (Pub. L. 

96-187).

Under the regulations as proposed 

and transmitted to Congress, 

contributions to a delegate for the 

purpose of furthering that delegate’s 

selection are not subject to the 

contribution limitations of 2 U.S.C. 

441a(a)(l) and (2), but such contributions 

would still count against the individual 

contributor’s aggregate contributiqn 

limit of $25,000 per calendar year under 

2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3). Also, contributions 

to a delegate by the campaign 

committee of a presidential candidate 

receiving public financing \yould count 

against that candidate’s expenditure 

limitations. I

Expenditures by delegates from their / j' 

personal funds to defray the costs of \ ! 

advocating their own selection are not N 

limited or reportable by the proposed 

rules. In addition, expenditures by 

delegates to defray the cost of certain 

campaign materials, such as pins, 

bumper stickers, handbills, brochures, 

posters and yard signs, which advocate 

the delegate’s selection and also 

mention a presidential candidate are not 

limited provided the material is used in 

connection with volunteer activity. 

However, expenditures by delegates to 

defray costs incurred in the use of 

broadcasting, newspapers, magazines, 

direct mail or similar types of general 

public communication or political 

advertising which advocate the 

delegate’s selection and which also 

mention a presidential candidate may 

result in an expenditure which would be 

either chargeable against the 

Presidential candidate’s expenditure 

limits, an in-kind contribution by the 

delegate to the candidate, or an 

independent expenditure reportable by 

the delegate. The regulations provide 

that administrative expenses incurred 

by State and local party committees in 

connection with the sponsoring of 

conventions and caucuses are not 

reportable under the Act. Similarly, 

payments made by individuals to qualify 

as delegates would not be contributions 

or expenditures under the Act and need 

not be reported as such. In addition, the 

regulations define the term “delegate 

committee” and set out registration and 

reporting requirements for such 

committees.

The regulations provide that 

contributions to and expenditures made 

by delegates or by delegate committees 

are subject to the prohibitions of 2 ■

U.S.C. 441b and 441e.

Explanation and Justification of Regulations

Concerning Contributions to and

Expenditures by Delegates to National

Nominating Conventions

These regulations govern 

contributions to and expenditures by 

delegates and delegate committees at all 

levels of the delegate selection process. 

Funds received or expended to further 

the selection of a delegate are 

contributions or expenditures under the . 

Federlal Election Campaign Act. Under 2 

U.S.C.' 431, the terms “contribution” and 

“expenditure” are defined, in part, to 

include amounts received or expended 

“* * * for the purpose of influencing any 

electioq for Federal office.” 2 U.S.C. 

431(8)(A)(i), 431 (9)(A)(i). The term 

“election”', is defined to include a 

national nominating convention, as well 

as any primary election held to select 

delegates to such a convention. 2 U.S.C. 

431(1) (B) and (C). In addition, the term 

“federal office” includes the Office of 

President. 2 U.S.C. 431(3). Amounts 

received or spent to further the selection 

of a delegate are received or spent for 

the purpose of influencing a national 

nominating convention or for the 

purpose of influencing a primary 

election held to select delegates to such 

a convention. Hence, such amounts fall 

squarely within the definition of the 

terms “contribution” or “expenditure” 

under the Act.

The term “delegate” includes those 

individuals who seek to become 

delegates as well as those individuals 

who are selected as delegates. “Delegate 

committee” is defined as a political 

committee which receives contributions 

or makes expenditures for the purpose 

of influencing the selection of delegates 

to a national nominating convention and 

includes any group of individuals 

supporting delegates, as well as any 

group of individuals seeking selection as 

delegates.

If several persons acting as a group 

receive contributions or make 

expenditures in an aggregate amount 

exceeding $1,000 in a calendar year for 

the purpose of influencing the selection 

of any delegate(s), the group is a 

political committee as defined by 2 

U.S.C. 431(4). A delegate committee 

would be treated as any other political 

committee is treated under the Act.

Thus, delegate committees, by virtue of 

their status as political committees, 

must register and report their 

contributions and expenditures in 

accordance with 2 U.S.C. 433 and 434. 

Contributions made by such committees 

would be subject to limitation under 2 

U.S.C. 441a(a); contributions to a 

delegate committee are subject to 

limitation under 2 U.S.C. 441a; and all 

expenditures by such committees must

be reported in accordance with the 

provisions of 2 U.S.C. 434 and 11 CFR 

Part 104.

A delegate who acts as an individual 

to further his or her own selection is 

treated differently under the regulations 

than a delegate committee. While 

amounts received or spent by such a 

delegate are contributions or 

expenditures, a delegate is not a 

candidate under the Act. The term 

“candidate” is defined as “* * * an 

individual who seeks nomination for 

election, or election to Federal office 

* * *” 2 U.S.C. 431(2). Since a delegate 

does not seek nomination or election to 

a federal office, he or she is not a 

“candidate” under the Act.

The Act imposes limitations only on 

contributions to candidates or political

committees. 2 U.S.C. 441a(a). Thus, 

contributions to a delegate to further his 

or her selection as a delegate are not 

limited by the Act. However, even 

though no limitation is placed on the 

amount of a contribution to a delegate, 

such contributions count against a 

contributor’s $25,000 limitation under 2 

U.S.C. 441a(a)(3). Moreover, because the 

Act imposes reporting requirements only 

on contributions to candidates and 

political committees, contributions to a 

delegate are not required to be reported. 

In addition, it should be noted that 

contributions made to a delegate for the 

purpose of furthering his or her selection 

are not considered contributions to any 

presidential candidate, regardless of 

whether or not the delegate is pledged to 

or supports a particular presidential 

candidate.

Because the Act imposes reporting 

requirements on expenditures by 

candidates or political committees, 

expenditures made by a delegate for the 

purpose of advocating only his or her 

own selection are neither limited nor 

reportable under the act. Examples of 

such expenditures are: travel and 

subsistence during the delegate 

selection process, including the national 

nominating convention; and the costs of 

any communications advocating only a 

delegate’s selection. Moreover, 

expenditures of this type are not 

chargeable against the expenditure 

limitations of any presidential candidate 

under the Act.

The Act exempts from the definition 

of contribution and expenditure the 

payment by a “candidate * * * to any 

public office (including State or local 

office)” of the cost of certain campaign 

material such as pins, bumper stickers, 

handbills, brochures, posters and yard 

signs, which include reference to any 

other candidate for Federal office, 

provided that such campaign materials 

are used in connection with volunteer
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activities. 2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)(xi). This 

exemption was designed to permit 

candidates to seek office as a team. 125 

Cong. Rec. H7628 (daily ed. Sept. 10, 

1979) (remarks of Mr. Frenzel). Since 

similar campaign activity in the delegate 

selection process should be encouraged, 

the subsections governing expenditures 

by delegates incorporate this exemption.

Thus, expenditures made by a 

delegate to defray the costs of certain 

campaign materials (such as pins, 

bumper stickers, handbills, brochures, 

posters and yard signs) which advocate 

the selection of a delegate and which 

also include reference to any 

presidential candidate are not subject to 

limitation and need not be reported 

under the Act as long as the materials 

are used in connection with volunteer 

activities and further, that such 

expenditures are not for costs incurred 

for the use of broadcasting, newspapers, 

magazines, billboards, direct mail or 

other similar types of general public 

communication or political advertising.

Expenditures by a delegate to defray 

costs incurred in the use of 

broadcasting, newspapers, magazines, 

direct mail or similar types of general 

public communication or political 

advertising which advocate the 

delegate’s selection and which also 

mention a presidential candidate are not 

limited or reportable unless the 

expenditures are either contributions inkind to the presidential candidate or 

independent expenditures advocating 

the election of the presidential 

candidate. Delegate expenditures which 

qualify as in-kind contributions, that is, 

they are made by the delegate in 

cooperation, consultation or concert 

with, or at the request or suggestion of 

the candidate or his or her authorized 

political committee(s) are subject to 

contribution limitations, must be 

reported by the presidential candidate’s 

authorized political committees and, are 

chargeable against the presidential 

candidate’s statutory expenditure 

limitations.

Alternatively, expenditures by a 

delegate to defray the cost inciirred in 

the use of broadcasting, newspapers, 

magazines, billboards, direct mail or 

similar types of general public 

communications or political advertising 

are independent expenditures if they are 

rtiade to expressly advocate the election 

of a clearly identified presidential 

candidate and are not made with the 

cooperation or prior consent of or at the 

request or suggestion of the presidential 

candidate. If such independent 

expenditures by an individual delegate 

exceed $250 during a calendar year, the

delegate must report them in accordance 

with the Act. (See 2 U.S.C. 434(c)).

The general prohibitions of 2 U.S.C. 

441b on contributions and expenditures 

by corporations, labor unions, and 

national banks apply to all contributions 

to and expenditures by delegates and 

delegate committees.

Administrative expenses incurred by 

State and local party committees in 

connection with the sponsoring of 

conventions and caucuses are not 

reportable under the Act but they may 

not be paid with contributions which are 

otherwise prohibited by the Act.

Ballot fees paid to State or local party 

committees by individuals to qualify as 

delegates are not contributions or 

expenditures under the Act. Such 

payments are not subject to limitation 

under the Act and they need not be 

reported by the party committee.

11 CFR Chapter I is amended as 

follows:

PART 100—SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

(2 U.S.C. 431)

1.11 CFR 100.5(e)(5) is added to read 

as follows:

§ 100.5 Political committee (2 U.S.C. 431

(4), (5), (6)).

★ 1t It ★ ★

(e) * * *

(5) Delegate Committee. A delegate 

committee is a political bommittee 

which receives contributions or makes 

expenditures for the purpose of 

influencing the selection of delegates to 

a national nominating convention. The 

term “delegate committee” includes a 

group of delegates, a group of 

individuals seeking selection as 

delegates and a group of individuals 

supporting delegates. (See definition of 

“delegate” at 11 CFR 110.14(b)(i).)

PART 110—CONTRIBUTION AND

EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS AND

PROHIBITIONS

2.11 CFR 110.5(d) is added to read as 

follows:

§ 110.5 Annual contribution limitation.

★ ★ ★ Ar Hr

(d) Cpntributions to delegates or 

delegate committees count against the 

individual contributor’s aggregate 

annual contribution limit in 11 CFR 

110.5(a).

3.11 CFR 110.14 is added to read as 

follows:

§ 110.14 Contributions to and

expenditures by delegates.

• (a) 11 CFR 110.14 applies to all levels 

of a delegate selection process and sets 

forth the prohibitions, limitations and

requirements applicable under the Act 

to delegates.

(b) Definitions.—(1) Delegate.

“Delegate” means an individual who 

becomes or seeks to become a delegate, 

as defined by State law or party rule, to 

a national nominating convention or to a 

State, district, or local convention, 

caucus or primary which is held to 

select delegates to a national 

nominating convention.

(2) Delegate Committee. A delegate 

committee is a political committee 

which receives contributions or makes 

expenditures for the purpose of 

influencing the selection of delegates to 

a national nominating convention. The 

term “delegate committee” includes a 

group of delegates, a group of 

individuals seeking selection as 

delegates and a group of individuals 

supporting delegates.

(c) Contributions to Delegates.

Contributions to a delegate for the 

purpose of furthering that delegate’s 

selection are not subject to the 

limitations of 11 CFR 110.1 and 110.2 and 

2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(l) and (2); nor are such 

contributions reportable under 11 CFR 

Part 104 or 2 U.S.C. 434. (See 11 CFR 

110.14(e) for limitations and reporting 

requirements relating to contributions to 

delegate committees.) However, if an 

individual makes such a contribution, it 

counts against that individual’s 

aggregate contribution limit of $25,000 in 

a calendar year under 11 CFR 110.5 and 

2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3). Contributions made 

to a delegate by the campaign 

committee of a presidential candidate 

count against that presidential 

candidate’s expenditure limitation under 

11 CFR 110.8(a) and 2 U.S.C. 441a(b).

(d) Expenditures by Delegates. (1) 

Expenditures by a delegate from 

contributions to him or her, or from 

personal funds, to defray costs incurred 

to advocate only his or her own 

selection are neither subject to 

limitations under 11 CFR Part 110 and 2 

U.S.C. 441a nor reportable under 11 CFR 

Part 104 and 2 U.S.C. 434. (See 11 CFR 

110.14(e) for reporting requirements 

relating to delegate committees.) Such 

costs may include but are not limited to: 

costs of travel and subsistence during 

the delegate selection process, including 

the national nominating convention, and 

the cost of any communications 

advocating only a delegate’s selection. 

Such expenditures are also not 

chargeable against the expenditure 

limits of any presidential candidate 

under 11 CFR 110.8(a) or 2 U.S.C.

441a(b). (2)(i) Expenditures by a 

delegate from contributions to him or 

her or from personal funds for costs of 

certain campaign materials (such as 

pins, bumper stickers, handbills,
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brochures, posters and yard signs) 

which advocate the selection of a 

delegate and which also include 

information on or reference to any 

candidate for the office of President are 

not reportable by the delegate under 11 

CFR Part 104 and 2 U.S.C. 434. (See 11 

CFR 110.14(e) for reporting requirements 

relating to delegate committees.) Such 

expenditures are neither contributions 

to the presidential candidate subject to 

limitations under 11 CFR 110.1(a) and 2 

U.S.C. 441a(a)(l) nor expenditures which 

count against the expenditure limitation 

of the presidential candidate under 11 

CFR 110.8(a) and 2 U.S.C. 441a(b), 

provided that:

{A) Such materials are used in 

connection with volunteer activities; and

(B) Such expenditures are not for 

costs incurred in the use of 

broadcasting, newspapers, magazines, 

billboards, direct mail or similar types of 

general public communication or 

political advertising.

(ii) Expenditures by a delegate from 

contributions to him or her or from 

personal funds for costs incurred in the 

use of broadcasting, newspapers, 

magazines, billboards, direct mail or 

similar types of general public 

communication or political advertising 

which advocates the selection of a 

delegate and which also includes 

information on or reference to a 

candidate for the office of President are 

neither subject to limitations under 11 

CFR 110.1(a) and 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(l) and

(2), nor reportable under 11 CFR Part 104 

and 2 U.S.C. 434, except as provided 11 

CFR 110.14(d)(2)(ii)(A)(B). (See 11 CFR 

110.14(e) for reporting requirements 

relating to delegate committees.)

(A)(J) Such expenditures are subject 

to limitations if they are in-kind 

contributions to the presidential 

candidate. Such expenditures are inkind contributions to the presidential 

candidate under 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(7) if 

the delegate makes such expenditures in 

cooperation, consultation, or concert 

with, or at the request or suggestion of 

the presidential candidate, his or her 

authorized political committee(s), or 

their agents. Such an in-kind 

contribution is subject to the 

contribution limitations of 11 CFR 110.1 

and 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(l) and must be 

reported by the presidential candidate’s 

authorized committee(s) as a 

contribution under 11 CFR Part 104 and 

2 U.S.C. 434. Except as provided in 11 

CFR 110.14(d)(2)(ii)(A)(3). Such in-kind 

contributions are chargeable against the 

presidential candidate’s expenditures 

limitation under 11 CFR 110.8(a) and 2 

U.S.C. 441a(b).,

(2) If the delegate finances the 

dissemination, distribution or

republication, in whole or in part, of any 

broadcast or materials prepared by the 

presidential candidate, his or her 

authorized committee(s) or their agents, 

such expenditure shall not be 

chargeable against that candidate’s 

expenditure limitations unless it was 

made with the cooperation, or with the 

prior consent of, or in consultation with, 

or at the request or suggestion of, the 

candidate or any authorized agent or 

committee thereof.

(B) Such expenditures are not subject 

to limitations, but are reportable if they 

are independent expenditures. Such 

expenditures are independent 

expenditures under 11 CFR 109.1(a) and 

2 U.S.C. 431(17), if they are made to 

expressly advocate the election of a 

clearly identified presidential candidate 

and are not made with the cooperation 

or with the prior consent of, or in 

consultation with, or at the request or 

suggestion of, the presidential candidate 

or authorized committee of such 

candidate. Such independent 

expenditures are not limited but must be 

reported by the delegate in accordance 

with 11 CFR 109.2. and 2 U.S.C. 434(c) 

and are otherwise subject to the 

requirements of 11 CFR Part 109. The 

disclaimer requirements of 11 CFR

110.11 are applicable to such 

independent expenditures.

(C) Only that portion of such 

expenditures allocable to the 

presidential candidate shall be 

considered an in-kind contribution to 

the candidate and an expendituffe 

chargeable against the candidate’s 

expenditure limitations. Only that 

portion of an independent expenditure 

allocable to the presidential candidate 

shall be reportable as an independent 

expenditure.

(D) For purposes of 11 CFR 

110.14(d)(2), “direct mail” means any 

mailing(s) by commercial vendors or 

any mailing(s) made from lists which 

were not developed by the delegate.

(e) Delegate Committees. Delegate 

committees as defined at 11 CFR 

100.5(e)(5) which qualify as political 

committees under 11 CFR 100.5 and 2 

U.S.C. 431(4) must register with the 

Commission pursuant to 11 CFR Part 102 

and 2 U.S.C. 433, and file reports pf 

contributions received and expenditures 

made pursuant to 11 CFR Part 104 and 2 

U.S.C. 434. Contributions to delegate 

committees are subject to limitation 

under 11 CFR 110.1 and 2 U.S.C. 441a(a). 

Contributions made by delegate 

committees are subject to limitations 

under 11 CFR 110.1 and 2 U.S.C. 441a(a).

(f) Prohibited Sources. All 

contributions to and expenditures by 

any delegate or by a delegate committee 

are subject to the prohibitions of 11 CFR

110.4(a), Part 114 and 2 U.S.C, 441b and 

441e.

(g) Administrative Expenses o f Party

Committees and Payments to Qualify as

Delegates. (1) Administrative expenses 

incurred by local, county, district or 

State party committees in connection 

with the sponsoring of conventions or 

caucuses during which delegates to a 

national nominating convention are 

selected, aremot reportable under the 

Act; however, such expenses may not be 

paid from contributions or expenditures 

which are prohibited under 11 CFR 

110.4(a) and Part 114 and 2 U.S.C. 441b 

and 441e.

(2) Payments to a State or district 

party cqmmittee by individuals for the 

purpose bf qualifying as delegates 

would not be contributions or 

expenditures under the Act, nor would 

such payments be reportable under 11 

CFR Part 104 and 2 U.S.C. 434 or subject 

to limitation under 11 CFR Part 110 and 

2 U.S.C. 441a.

Dated: May 19,1980.

Max L. Friedersdorf,

Chairman, Federal Election Commission.

[FR Doc. 80-15918 Filed 5-22-80; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6715-01-M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

12 CFR Part 265

[Docket No. R-0296]

Rules Regarding Delegation of

Authority

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System.

ACTION: Technical Amendment to Final 

Rule.

s u m m a r y : This rule change provides a 

technical amendment advancing the 

“sunset” provision contained in the final 

sentence of 12 CFR 265.1a(c) to June 30, 

1982, for the delegation of authority 

contained in § 265.1a(c). This action will 

continue the delegation of authority by 

the Board of Governors to any three 

Board members designated by the 

Chairman to act on certain matters in 

the absence of a quorum of the Board 

where delay would be inconsistent with 

the public interest.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 19, 1980.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert E. Mannion, Deputy General 

Counsel, 202/452-3274, or Sara A. 

Kelsey, Attorney, 202/452-3236, Legal 

Division, Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System, Washington,

D.C. 20551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: From 

time to time, the Board is required to act