Open Meeting Agenda
Thursday September 15, 2016
10:00 AM
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I. CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES 
Minutes for July 14, 2016
Agenda Document No. 16-36-A
Minutes for August 16, 2016
Agenda Document No. 16-37-A
II. REG 2014-10: IMPLEMENTING THE CONSOLIDATED AND
FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015
Agenda Document No. 16-34-A
Agenda Document No. 16-34-B (Draft B)
(Submitted Late)
(Held over from the August 16, 2016 meeting)
(Esther Gyory/Anthony Buckley/Neven Stipanovic of
the Office of the General Counsel)
III. REG 2016-03: POLITICAL PARTY RULES
Agenda Document No. 16-35-A
Agenda Document No. 16-35-B (Draft B)
(Submitted Late)
(Held over from the August 16, 2016 meeting)
(Joseph Wenzinger/Neven Stipanovic of the Office of the General Counsel)
IV. REG 2013-01: DRAFT NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING ON TECHNOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION 
Agenda Document No. 15-54-C
Agenda Document No. 16-43-A (Draft B)
(Submitted Late)
(Held over from the August 16, 2016 meeting)
(Jessica Selinkoff of the Office of the General Counsel)
V. PROMOTING VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE
Memorandum from Commissioner Caroline C. Hunter dated September 14, 2016 
Agenda Document No. 16-42-A
(Submitted Late)
VI. REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON INTERPRETATION OF
CONCILIATION AGREEMENT IN MUR 5635 (THE VIGUERIE
COMPANY, et al.)
Agenda Document No. 16-39-A
(Jin Lee/Kathleen Guith of the Office of the General
Counsel)
VII. PROPOSED STATEMENT OF POLICY ON THE APPLICATION OF THE FOREIGN NATIONAL PROHIBITION TO
DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY FOREIGN NATIONALS 
Memorandum from Chairman Matthew S. Petersen and Commissioners Caroline C. Hunter and Lee E. Goodman dated September 14, 2016
Agenda Document No. 16-41-A
(Submitted Late)
VIII. PROPOSAL TO RESCIND ADVISORY OPINION 2006-15
(TRANSCANADA)

Memorandum from Commissioner Ann M. Ravel dated August 9, 2016
Agenda Document No. 16-32-A
(Held over from the August 16, 2016 meeting)
IX. PROPOSAL TO LAUNCH RULEMAKING TO ENSURE THAT
U.S. POLITICAL SPENDING IS FREE FROM FOREIGN INFLUENCE
(Items IX and X)
Memorandum from Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub dated September 9, 2016
Agenda Document No. 16-40-A
(Submitted Late)
X. STATEMENT OF VICE CHAIRMAN STEVEN T. WALTHER REGARDING PROPOSAL TO RESCIND ADVISORY OPINION 2006-15 (TRANSCANADA) AND TO OPEN A RULEMAKING TO ENSURE THAT U.S. POLITICAL SPENDING IS FREE FROM FOREIGN INFLUENCE
(Items IX and X)
Memorandum from Vice Chairman Steven T. Walther dated September 15, 2016
Agenda Document No. 16-44-A
(Submitted Late)
XI. AUDIT DIVISION RECOMMENDATION MEMORANDUM ON THE
UTAH REPUBLICAN PARTY (URP) (A13-06) (RESUBMISSION)
Memorandum from the Audit Division dated
August 10, 2016
Agenda Document No. 16-38-A
(A'knea Smith/Rickida Morcomb of the Audit Division)
XII. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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