Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 27 / Thursday, February 10, 2005 / Notices 7109 

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International ................................................ 

Wireless-Tele-Communications .................. 

Wireless Broadband Access Task Force ... 

Wireline Competition .................................. 

Wireline Competition .................................. 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking regarding the mandatory exchange of customer account information among all local and interexchange carriers. 

Title: Flexibility for Delivery of Communications by Mobile Satellite Service Providers 

in the 2 GHz Band, the L-Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands (IB Docket No. 01– 

185). 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order and 

Second Order on Reconsideration concerning the rules that permit the addition of 

ancillary terrestrial components (ATC) to the provision of Mobile-Satellite Service 

(MSS) communications. 

Title: Amendment of part 90 of the Communications Commission’s Rules for Flexible 

Use of the 896–901 MHz and 935–940 MHz Bands Allotted to Business and Industrial Land Transportation Pool; Oppositions and Petitions for Reconsideration of 900 

MHz Band Freeze Notice. 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the use of ‘‘white space’’ in the 900 MHz Business and Industrial Land 

Transportation Pool. 

The Wireless Broadband Access Task Force will report on its findings and recommendations relating to the Commission’s wireless broadband policies (GN Docket No. 04–163). 

Title: Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier Charges Competition (CC Docket No. 02– 

53). 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that will address the 

Commission’s policies governing the federally-tariffed charges of incumbent LECs 

for changing the presubscribed interexchange carrier for end user subscribers (PIC 

change charges). 

Title: Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime; Sprint Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Obligation of Incumbent LECs to Load Numbering Resources and Honor Routing and Rating Points; T-Mobile et al. Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Incumbent LEC Wireless Termination Tariffs (CC Docket No. 

01–92). 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking that resolves a number of issues regarding application of the 

Commission’s intercarrier compensation rules and solicits comment on a number of 

reform proposals submitted by the industry as well as other issues related to intercarrier compensation reform. 

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people using wheelchairs or other 

mobility aids. Sign language 

interpreters, open captioning, and 

assistive listening devices will be 

provided on site. Request other 

reasonable accommodations for people 

with disabilities as early as possible. 

Last minute requests will be accepted, 

but may be impossible to fill. Send an 

e-mail to: fcc504@fcc.gov or call the 

Consumer & Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 

418–0432 (TTY). 

Additional information concerning 

this meeting may be obtained from 

Audrey Spivack or David Fiske, Office 

of Media Relations, (202) 418–0500; 

TTY 1–888–835–5322. Audio/Video 

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over the Internet from the FCC’s Audio/ 

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realaudio. 

For a fee this meeting can be viewed 

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Capitol Connection. The Capitol 

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Copies of materials adopted at this 

meeting can be purchased from the 

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and Printing, Inc. (202) 488–5300; Fax 

(202) 488–5563; TTY (202) 488–5562. 

These copies are available in paper 

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Federal Communications Commission. 

William F. Caton, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–2684 Filed 2–8–05; 11:59 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

[Notice 2005–5] 

Price Index Increases for Expenditure 

and Contribution Limitations 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of expenditure and 

contribution limitation increases. 

SUMMARY: As mandated by provisions of 

the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 

2002 (‘‘BCRA’’), the Federal Election 

Commission (‘‘FEC’’ or ‘‘the 

Commission’’) is adjusting certain 

expenditure and contribution 

limitations set forth in the Federal 

Election Campaign Act of 1971, as 

amended (‘‘FECA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’), to 

account for increases in the consumer 

price index. 

Additional details appear in the 

supplemental information that follows. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date for 

the limits at 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A), 

441a(a)(1)(B) and 441a(h) is November 

3, 2004. The effective date for the limits 

at 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3) and 441a(d) is 

January 1, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gregory J. Scott, Information Division, 

999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20463; Telephone: (202) 694–1100; Toll 

Free (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, Public Law 107–155, 116 Stat. 81 

(March 27, 2002), coordinated party 

expenditure limits (2 U.S.C. 

441a(d)(3)(A) and (B)), and certain 

contribution limits (2 U.S.C. 

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

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are adjusted either annually or 

biennially by the consumer price index. 

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

Commission is publishing this notice to 

announce these limits for 2005 or the 

2005–2006 election cycle. 

Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits 

for 2005 

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

Commission must adjust the 

expenditure limitations established by 2 

U.S.C. 441a(d) (the limits 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 limitation 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. Expenditure Limitation for House of 

Representatives 

Both the national and state party 

committees have an expenditure 

limitation for each general election held 

to fill a seat in the House of 

Representatives. The formula used to 

calculate the expenditure limitation in a 

state with more than one congressional 

district multiplies the base figure of 

$10,000 by the price index (3.831), 

rounding to the nearest $100. Based 

upon this formula, the expenditure 

limitation for 2005 House elections in 

those states is $38,300. The formula 

used to calculate the expenditure 

limitation in a state with only one 

congressional district multiplies the 

base figure of $20,000 by the price index 

(3.831), rounding to the nearest $100. 

Based upon this formula, the 

expenditure limitation for 2005 House 

elections in these states is $76,600. 

2. Expenditure Limitation for Senate 

Both the national and state party 

committees have an expenditure 

limitation for a general election held to 

fill a seat in the Senate. The formula 

used to calculate the Senate expenditure 

limitation considers not only the price 

index but also the voting age population 

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

limitation is the greater of: the base 

figure ($20,000) multiplied by the price 

index (which totals $76,600); or $0.02 

multiplied by the VAP of the state, 

multiplied by the price index. Amounts 

are rounded to the nearest $100. The 

chart below provides the state-by-state 

breakdown of the 2005 expenditure 

limitations for Senate elections. 

SENATE EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS—2005 ELECTIONS 

State VAP 

(in thousands) 

VAP × .02 multiplied by the price 

index (3.831) 

Expenditure Limit 

(the greater of the 

amount in column 

3 or $76,600) 

Alabama ..................................................................................................................... 3,436 $263,300 $263,300 

Alaska ........................................................................................................................ 467 35,800 76,600 

Arizona ....................................................................................................................... 4,197 321,600 321,600 

Arkansas .................................................................................................................... 2,076 159,100 159,100 

California .................................................................................................................... 26,297 2,014,900 2,014,900 

Colorado .................................................................................................................... 3,423 262,300 262,300 

Connecticut ................................................................................................................ 2,665 204,200 204,200 

Delaware .................................................................................................................... 637 48,800 76,600 

Florida ........................................................................................................................ 13,394 1,026,300 1,026,300 

Georgia ...................................................................................................................... 6,497 497,800 497,800 

Hawaii ........................................................................................................................ 964 73,900 76,600 

Idaho .......................................................................................................................... 1021 78,200 78,200 

Illinois ......................................................................................................................... 9,475 726,000 726,000 

Indiana ....................................................................................................................... 4,637 355,300 355,300 

Iowa ........................................................................................................................... 2,274 174,200 174,200 

Kansas ....................................................................................................................... 2,052 157,200 157,200 

Kentucky .................................................................................................................... 3,166 242,600 242,600 

Louisiana .................................................................................................................... 3,351 256,800 256,800 

Maine ......................................................................................................................... 1,035 79,300 79,300 

Maryland .................................................................................................................... 4,163 319,000 319,000 

Massachusetts ........................................................................................................... 4,952 379,400 379,400 

Michigan ..................................................................................................................... 7,579 580,700 580,700 

Minnesota .................................................................................................................. 3,861 295,800 295,800 

Mississippi .................................................................................................................. 2,153 165,000 165,000 

Missouri ...................................................................................................................... 4,370 334,800 334,800 

Montana ..................................................................................................................... 719 55,100 76,600 

Nebraska .................................................................................................................... 1,313 100,600 100,600 

Nevada ....................................................................................................................... 1,731 132,600 132,600 

New Hampshire ......................................................................................................... 995 76,200 76,600 

New Jersey ................................................................................................................ 6,543 501,300 501,300 

New Mexico ............................................................................................................... 1,411 108,100 108,100 

New York ................................................................................................................... 14,655 1,122,900 1,122,900 

North Carolina ............................................................................................................ 6,423 492,100 492,100 

North Dakota .............................................................................................................. 495 37,900 76,600 

Ohio ........................................................................................................................... 8,680 665,100 665,100 

Oklahoma ................................................................................................................... 2,664 204,100 204,100 

Oregon ....................................................................................................................... 2,742 210,100 210,100 

Pennsylvania .............................................................................................................. 9,569 733,200 733,200 

Rhode Island .............................................................................................................. 837 64,100 76,600 

South Carolina ........................................................................................................... 3,173 243,100 243,100 

South Dakota ............................................................................................................. 580 44,400 76,600 

Tennessee ................................................................................................................. 4,510 345,600 345,600 

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SENATE EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS—2005 ELECTIONS—Continued 

State VAP 

(in thousands) 

VAP × .02 multiplied by the price 

index (3.831) 

Expenditure Limit 

(the greater of the 

amount in column 

3 or $76,600) 

Texas ......................................................................................................................... 

Utah ........................................................................................................................... 

Vermont ..................................................................................................................... 

Virginia ....................................................................................................................... 

Washington ................................................................................................................ 

West Virginia .............................................................................................................. 

Wisconsin ................................................................................................................... 

Wyoming .................................................................................................................... 

16,223 

1,649 

487

5,655 

4,718

1,431 

4,201 

390 

1,243,000 

126,300 

37,300 

433,300 

361,500 

109,600 

321,900 

29,900 

1,243,000 

126,300 

76,600 

433,300 

361,500 

109,600 

321,900 

76,600 

Contribution Limitation Increases for 

Individuals, Nonmulticandidate 

Committees and for Certain Political 

Party Committees Giving to U.S. Senate 

Candidates for 2005–2006 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). 2 U.S.C. 441a(c). These 

contribution limitations are increased 

by multiplying the respective statutory 

contribution amount 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 2001). The 

resulting amount is rounded to the 

nearest multiple of $100. The 

Commission has calculated the 

applicable percent difference to be 6.7 

percent. 

Contribution limitations shall be 

adjusted accordingly: 

Statutory provision Statutory amount 2005–2006 limitation 

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

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

2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(A) ................ 

2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(B) ................ 

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

$2,000 .......................................................................... 

25,000 .......................................................................... 

37,500 .......................................................................... 

57,500 (of which not more than $37,500 may be attributable to contributions to political committees 

that are not political committees of national political 

parties). 

35,000 .......................................................................... 

$2,100. 

26,700. 

40,000. 

61,400 (of which not more than $40,000 may be attributable to contributions to political committees 

that are not political committees of national political 

parties). 

37,300. 

Under the Act, the inflationary 

adjustments are to be made only in oddnumbered years and the increased 

limitations at 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A), 

441a(a)(1)(B) and 441a(h) are to be in 

effect for the 2-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 

respective figures above are in effect 

from November 3, 2004 to November 7, 

2006. The limitation under 2 U.S.C. 

441a(a)(3)(A) and (B) shall be in effect 

beginning January 1st of the oddnumbered year and ending on December 

31st of the next even-numbered year. 

Thus the new contribution limits under 

2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(A) and (B) are in 

effect from January 1, 2005 to December 

31, 2006. 

Dated: February 4, 2005. 

Scott E. Thomas, 

Chairman, Federal Election Commission. 

[FR Doc. 05–2598 Filed 2–9–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Public Meeting of the President’s 

Council on Bioethics on March 3–4, 

2005 

AGENCY: The President’s Council on 

Bioethics, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The President’s Council on 

Bioethics (Leon R. Kass, M.D., 

Chairman) will hold its twentieth 

meeting, at which, among other things, 

it will continue its discussion of ethical 

issues relating to the treatment of the 

aged, and end-of-life care. Subjects 

discussed at past Council meetings 

(though not on the agenda for the 

present one) include: cloning, assisted 

reproduction, reproductive genetics, 

IVF, ICSI, PGD, sex selection, 

inheritable genetic modification, 

patentability of human organisms, 

neuroscience, aging retardation, 

lifespan-extension, and organ 

procurement for transplantation. 

Publications issued by the Council to 

date include: Human Cloning and 

Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry (July 

2002); Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology 

and the Pursuit of Happiness (October 

2003); Being Human: Readings from the 

President’s Council on Bioethics 

(December 2003); Monitoring Stem Cell 

Research (January 2004), and 

Reproduction and Responsibility: The 

Regulation of New Biotechnologies 

(March 2004). 

DATES: The meeting will take place 

Thursday, March 3, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m. ET; and Friday, March 4, 

2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. 

ADDRESSES: The Sphinx Club, 1315 K 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

Phone 202–898–1688. 

Agenda: The meeting agenda will be 

posted at http://www.bioethics.gov. 

Public Comments: The Council 

encourages public input, either in 

person or in writing. At this meeting, 

interested members of the public may 

address the Council, beginning at 11:30 

a.m., on Friday, March 4. Comments are 

limited to no more than five minutes per 

speaker or organization. As a courtesy,