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.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

17954 

Vol. 87, No. 60 

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

11 CFR Part 104 

[Notice 2022–07] 

Electioneering Communications 

Reporting 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of disposition of petition 

for rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Commission announces 

its disposition of a petition for 

rulemaking filed on October 5, 2012, by 

the Center for Individual Freedom. The 

petition asks that the Commission revise 

two regulations on the reporting of 

electioneering communications. The 

Commission has decided not to initiate 

a rulemaking in response to the petition 

because the regulatory changes it sought 

have already been implemented in a 

separate rulemaking. The petition and 

other documents relating to this matter 

are available on the Commission’s 

website, https://www.fec.gov/fosers/ 

(REG 2012–01 Electioneering 

Communications Reporting). 

DATES: March 29, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert M. Knop, Assistant General 

Counsel, or Ms. Cheryl A. Hemsley, 

Attorney, 1050 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694–1650 

or (800) 424–9530. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 5, 2012, the Commission 

received a petition for rulemaking from 

the Center for Individual Freedom. The 

petitioner asked that the Commission 

revise 11 CFR 104.20(c)(8) and (9) ‘‘by 

deleting the phrase ‘pursuant to 11 CFR 

114.15,’ thereby explicitly applying the 

electioneering communication 

disclosure obligations of corporations 

and labor unions to any form of 

electioneering communication.’’ Center 

for Individual Freedom, Petition for 

Rulemaking (Oct. 5, 2012), REG 2012– 

01, https://sers.fec.gov/fosers/showpdf.

htm?docid=122723. For the reasons 

explained below, the Commission has 

decided not to initiate a rulemaking in 

response to the petition. 

The Federal Election Campaign Act, 

52 U.S.C. 30101–45, requires persons 

who pay for ‘‘electioneering 

communications’’ to satisfy certain 

reporting requirements. An 

electioneering communication is a 

broadcast, cable, or satellite 

communication that refers to a clearly 

identified candidate for federal office, is 

publicly distributed within 60 days 

before a general election or 30 days 

before a primary election and is targeted 

to the relevant electorate. 52 U.S.C. 

30104(f)(3)(A)(i); 11 CFR 100.29(a). 

Every person who makes disbursements 

for the direct costs of producing and 

airing electioneering communications in 

an aggregate amount that exceeds 

$10,000 in a calendar year, must file a 

report with the Commission. 52 U.S.C. 

30104(f)(1), (2); 11 CFR 104.20. 

Commission regulation 11 CFR 

104.20(c) specifies the information that 

must be included in electioneering 

communications reports. When the 

instant petition was filed, paragraph 

(c)(8) provided that, ‘‘[i]f the 

disbursements [for the electioneering 

communications] were not paid 

exclusively from a segregated bank 

account . . . and were not made by a 

corporation or labor organization 

pursuant to 11 CFR 114.15,’’ the reports 

must include ‘‘the name and address of 

each donor who donated an amount 

aggregating $1,000 or more to the person 

making the disbursement, aggregating 

since the first day of the preceding 

calendar year.’’ 11 CFR 104.20(c)(8) 

(2012). Similarly paragraph (c)(9) 

provided that, ‘‘[i]f the disbursements 

[for the electioneering communications] 

were made by a corporation or labor 

organization pursuant to 11 CFR 

114.15,’’ the electioneering 

communications reports must include 

‘‘the name and address of each person 

who made a donation aggregating 

$1,000 or more to the corporation or 

labor organization, aggregating since the 

first day of the preceding calendar year, 

which was made for the purpose of 

furthering electioneering 

communications.’’ 11 CFR 104.20(c)(9) 

(2012). Section 11 CFR 114.15, in turn, 

established certain criteria for 

electioneering communications that 

corporations and labor organizations 

were permitted to finance with their 

general treasury funds. 

The Commission published a Notice 

of Availability on October 26, 2012, to 

ask for public comment on the petition. 

77 FR 65332 (Oct. 26, 2012). The 

Commission received two substantive 

comments: One from the petitioner 

endorsing its own petition, and one 

arguing generally that corporations 

should be subject to disclosure 

requirements. 

The Commission considered the 

petition and the comments at its open 

meeting on March 7, 2013, but did not 

approve the initiation of a rulemaking 

by the affirmative vote of four or more 

Commissioners. See Certification of 

Commission Vote, Agenda Document 

13–10 (Mar. 7, 2013), REG 2012–01, 

https://sers.fec.gov/fosers/showpdf.htm

?docid=296278; see also 52 U.S.C. 

30106(c) and 30107(a)(8) (requiring an 

affirmative vote of at least four 

Commissioners to take any action to 

amend a regulation). Accordingly, the 

Commission directed the Office of 

General Counsel to draft a notice of 

disposition that included a summary of 

the statements expressed by 

Commissioners regarding the petition. 

The Commission has not made public 

or deliberated on a draft notice of 

disposition addressing the merits of the 

petition. Instead, pursuant to 11 CFR 

200.4(b), the Commission is now issuing 

this notice of disposition to explain that 

the Commission is not initiating a 

rulemaking in response to the petition 

because the regulatory changes it sought 

have already been implemented in a 

separate rulemaking. Specifically, on 

October 21, 2014, the Commission 

published changes to its rules governing 

independent expenditures and 

electioneering communications by 

corporations and labor organizations. 

Independent Expenditures and 

Electioneering Communications by 

Corporations and Labor Organizations, 

79 FR 62797, 62816 (Oct. 21, 2014); see 

also Independent Expenditures and 

Electioneering Communications by 

Corporations and Labor Organizations, 

80 FR 12079 (Mar. 6, 2015) (noting that 

amendments became effective on 

January 27, 2015). Among other 

changes, these amendments deleted 

section 114.15 in its entirety and 

removed the references to it from 11 

CFR 104.20(c)(8) and (9). 79 FR at 

62817, 62819. 

Accordingly, the Commission 

declines to initiate a rulemaking in 


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response to the petition because all of 

the changes it sought have already been 

made. 

Dated: March 23, 2022. 

On behalf of the Commission. 

Allen J. Dickerson, 

Chairman, Federal Election Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06594 Filed 3–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0381; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–01314–R] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Helicopters Model AS355E, 

AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS– 

365N2, AS 365 N3, SA–365N, SA– 

365N1, EC 155B, and EC155B1 

helicopters. This proposed AD was 

prompted by investigation results from 

an engine compartment fire, which 

determined some of the internal parts of 

the engine upper fixed cowling (engine 

cowling) were painted with finish paint 

on top of the primer layer. This 

proposed AD would require a one-time 

inspection of certain part-numbered 

engine cowlings, and corrective actions 

if necessary, as specified in a European 

Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

AD, which is proposed for incorporation 

by reference (IBR). The FAA is 

proposing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this proposed AD by May 13, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For EASA material that is proposed 

for IBR in this AD, contact EASA, 

Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 

8999 000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; 

internet www.easa.europa.eu. You may 

find the EASA material on the EASA 

website at https://ad.easa.europa.eu. 

You may view this material at the FAA, 

Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood 

Pkwy., Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 

76177. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (817) 222–5110. This material is 

also available at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2022– 

0381. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0381; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

NPRM, the EASA AD, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for Docket Operations is 

listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrea Jimenez, Aerospace Engineer, 

COS Program Management Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, Compliance 

& Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1600 

Stewart Ave., Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590; telephone (516) 228–7330; email 

andrea.jimenez@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0381; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2021–01314–R’’ at the beginning 

of your comments. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this proposal 

because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

agency will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about this NPRM. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Andrea Jimenez, 

Aerospace Engineer, COS Program 

Management Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1600 

Stewart Ave., Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590; telephone (516) 228–7330; email 

andrea.jimenez@faa.gov. Any 

commentary that the FAA receives that 

is not specifically designated as CBI will 

be placed in the public docket for this 

rulemaking. 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2021–0265, 

dated November 23, 2021 (EASA AD 

2021–0265), to correct an unsafe 

condition for Airbus Helicopters (AH), 

formerly Eurocopter, Eurocopter France, 

Aerospatiale, Sud Aviation, Model SA 

365 N, SA 365 N1, AS 365 N2, AS 365 

N3, EC 155 B, EC 155 B1, AS 355 E, AS 

355 F, AS 355 F1 and AS 355 F2 

helicopters, all serial numbers. 

This proposed AD was prompted by 

investigation results from an engine 

compartment fire, which determined 

some of the internal parts of the engine 

cowling were painted with finish paint 

on top of the primer layer. The FAA is 

proposing this AD to detect finish paint 

inside the duct of the engine cowling. 

The unsafe condition, if not addressed, 

could result in fire propagation in case 

of exposure to high temperature, 

damage to the helicopter, and injury to 

the occupants. See EASA AD 2021–0265 

for additional background information. 


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