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Chronological index: 1990-1999 E&Js

The chronological index for the FEC's Explanations and Justifications (E&Js) is organized by the date of transmittal to Congress or publication in the Federal Register.

E&Js published during the years 1990 through 1999 are located on this page. To locate a particular Explanation and Justification (E&J) for a regulation, simply choose the year of the E&J from the left, then look up the date and title of the E&J and choose the Notice# listed.

For other years, return to the main chronological index page.

1990

Publication Date Title, FR Notice Citation and
Effective Date
Notice #
June 26, 1990 Explanation and Justification of Regulations on Methods of Allocation Between Federal And Nonfederal Accounts; Reporting

Federal Register notice: 55 FR 26058
Effective Date: January 1, 1991
1990-6
June 27, 1990 Explanation and Justification of Regulations on Presidential Primary and General Election Candidates; Technical Requirements for Computerized Magnetic Media

Federal Register notice: 55 FR 26392
Effective Date: October 3, 1990
1990-9
June 27, 1990 Explanation and Justification of Regulations on Debts Owed by Candidates and Political Committees

Federal Register notice: 55 FR 26378
Effective Date: October 3, 1990
1990-10

1991

Publication Date Title, FR Notice Citation and
Effective Date
Notice #
March 6, 1991 Technical Amendment to Regulations on Acceptance of Honoraria

Federal Register notice: 56 FR 9275
Correction: 56 FR 12583 (March 25, 1991)
Effective Date: March 6, 1991
1991-2

Correction
July 25, 1991 Explanation and Justification of Regulations on Use of Excess Funds

Federal Register notice: 56 FR 34124
Correction: 56 FR 41890 (August 23, 1991)
Effective Date: November 6, 1991
1991-12

Correction
July 29, 1991 Explanation and Justification of Regulations on Public Financing of Presidential Primary and General Election Candidates

Federal Register notice: 56 FR 35898
Corrections: 56 FR 42380 (August 27, 1991) and 56 FR 55972 (October 30, 1991)
Effective Date: November 6, 1991
1991-11

Correction
Correction
July 25, 1991 Explanation and Justification of Regulations on Matching Fund Submission and Certification Procedures for Presidential Primary Candidates

Federal Register notice: < 56 FR 34130
Correction: 56 FR 41891 (August 23, 1991)
Effective Date: November 7, 1991
1991-13

Correction
December 27, 1991 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Loans from Lending Institutions to Candidates and Political Committees

Federal Register notice:
56 FR 67118 (December 27, 1991)
Correction: 57 FR 2638 (January 22, 1992)
Effective Date: April 2, 1992
1991-24

Correction

1992

Publication Date Title, FR Notice Citation and
Effective Date
Notice #
January 15, 1992 Explanation and Justification for Technical Amendments to Regulations on Honoraria

Federal Register notice: 57 FR 1640
Effective Date: January 15, 1992
1992-1
March 13, 1992 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Allocation of Federal and Nonfederal Expenses

Federal Register notice: 57 FR 8990
Correction: 57 FR 11137 (April 1, 1992)
Effective Date: June 18, 1992
(Amendments to 11 CFR 106.5(d) effective retroactive to January 1, 1991)
1992-4

Correction
August 5, 1992 Statement of Basis and Purpose for Regulations on Petitions for Rulemaking

Federal Register notice: 57 FR 34508
Correction: 57 FR 39743 (September 1, 1992)
Effective Date: September 4, 1992
1992-12

Correction
July 15, 1992 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Special Fundraising Projects and Other Use of Candidate Names by Unauthorized Committees

Federal Register notice: 57 FR 31424
Effective Date: November 4, 1992
1992-10
August 12, 1992 Explanation and Justification for Delayed Regulations on Transfers of Funds from State to Federal Campaigns

Federal Register notice: 57 FR 36344
Date of Delay due to Congressional Adjournment: October 9, 1992
Effective Date: None
1992-13
December 9, 1992 Discussion of Interim Regulations on Ex Parte Communications

Federal Register notice: 57 FR 58133
Effective Date: December 9, 1992
1992-23

1993

Publication Date Title, FR Notice Citation and
Effective Date
Notice #
January 8, 1993
March 17, 1993
Explanation and Justification and Revised Implementation Plan for Second Submission of Regulations on Transfers of Funds From State to Federal Campaigns

Federal Register notices:
58 FR 3474 and 58 FR 14310
Effective Date: July 1, 1993
1993-1
August 6, 1993 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Multicandidate Political Committees

Federal Register notice: 58 FR 42172
January 1, 1994
1993-17
August 30, 1993 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Definition of "Member" of a Membership Association

Federal Register notice: 58 FR 45770
Effective Date: November 10, 1993
1993-20
October 27, 1993 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Recordkeeping and Reporting by Political Committees; Best Efforts

Federal Register notice: 58 FR 57725
Correction: 58 FR 60244 (November 15, 1993)
Effective Date: March 3, 1994
1993-25

Correction
November 10, 1993 Discussion of Revised Interim Regulations on Ex Parte Communications

Federal Register notice: 58 FR 59842
Effective Date: November 10, 1993
1993-26
November 10, 1993 Ratification of Federal Election Commission Regulations

Federal Register notice: 58 FR 59640
Effective Date: November 4, 1993
1993-27

1994

Publication Date Title, FR Notice Citation and
Effective Date
Notice #
April 12, 1994 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Special Fundraising Projects and Other Use of Candidate Names by Unauthorized Committees

Federal Register notice: 59 FR 17267
Correction, 59 FR 35785 (July 13, 1994)
Effective Date: June 30, 1994
1994-5

Correction
June 23, 1994 Statement of Basis and Purpose for Regulations on the National Voter Registration Act of 1993

Federal Register notice: 59 FR 32311
Correction: 59 FR 40639 (August 4, 1994)
Effective Date: July 25, 1994
1994-8

Correction
June 29, 1994 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Presidential Election Campaign Fund and Federal Financing of Presidential Nominating Conventions

Federal Register notice: 59 FR 33606
Effective Date: August 25, 1994
1994-9
December 15, 1994 Technical Amendment to Regulations on the National Voter Registration Act of 1993

Federal Register notice: 59 FR 64560
Effective Date: December 15, 1994
1994-19

1995

Publication Date Title, FR Notice Citation and
Effective Date
Notice #
January 20, 1995 Statement of Basis and Purpose for Regulations on Privacy Act; Implementation

Federal Register notice: 60 FR 4072
Effective Date: February 21, 1995
1995-04
February 9, 1995 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Personal Use of Campaign Funds

Federal Register notice: 60 FR 7862
Effective Date: April 5, 1995
1995-05
June 16, 1995
November 16, 1995
Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Public Financing of Presidential Primary and General Election Candidates; Technical Corrections

Federal Register notices:
60 FR 31854 and 60 FR 57537
Effective Date: August 16, 1995
1995-09

1995-20 (Correction)
July 6, 1995 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Express Advocacy; Independent Expenditures; Corporate and Labor Organization Expenditures

Federal Register notice: 60 FR 35292
Effective Date: October 5, 1995
1995-10
June 15, 1995 Explanation and Justification for Repeal of Obsolete Rules

Federal Register notice: 60 FR 31381
Effective Date: November 9, 1995
1995-08
October 5, 1995
November 29, 1995
Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Communications Disclaimer Requirements; Correction

Federal Register notices:
60 FR 52069 and 60 FR 61199
Effective Date: December 20, 1995
1995-14

1995-21 (Correction)
November 16, 1995 Correcting Amendments to Regulations on Public Financing of Presidential Primary and General Election Candidates

Federal Register notice: 60 FR 57538
Effective Date: February 9, 1996
1995-19
December 14, 1995 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Corporate and Labor Organization Activity; Express Advocacy and Coordination with Candidates

Federal Register notice: 60 FR 64260
Effective Date: March 13, 1996
1995-23

1996

Publication Date Title, FR Notice Citation and
Effective Date
Notice #
February 1, 1996 Technical Amendments to Regulations on Document Filing

Federal Register notice: 61 FR 3549
Effective Date: February 1, 1996
1996-03
February 16, 1996 Technical Amendments to Regulations on Document Filing

Federal Register notice: 61 FR 6095
Effective Date: February 16, 1996
1996-06
April 24, 1996 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Candidate Debates and News Stories

Federal Register notice: 61 FR 18049
Effective Date: June 21, 1996
Correction: 61 FR 24533 (May 15, 1996)
1996-11

Correction
August 7, 1996 Technical Amendment to Regulations on Coordinated Party Expenditures

Federal Register notice: 61 FR 40961
Effective Date: August 7, 1996
1996-14
August 15, 1996 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Electronic Filing of Reports by Political Committees

Federal Register notice: 61 FR 42371
Effective Date: April 28, 1997 (Note: These regulations were effective on an interim basis as of January 1, 1997)
1996-16
December 31, 1996 Correcting Amendments to Regulations on Public Financing of Presidential Candidates

Federal Register notice: 61 FR 69020
Effective Date: December 31, 1996
1996-22

1997

Publication Date Title, FR Notice Citation and
Effective Date
Notice #
March 12, 1997 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Adjustments to Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts

Federal Register notice: 62 FR 11316
Original Effective Date: March 12, 1997
Corrected Effective Date: April 29, 1997
1997-03
April 30, 1997 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Recordkeeping and Reporting by Political Committees; Best Efforts

Federal Register notice: 62 FR 23335
Effective Date: July 2, 1997
1997-07
December 15, 1997 Privacy Act; Republication and Notice of New Routine Uses for Disclosure

Federal Register notice: 62 FR 65694
Effective Date: January 27, 1998
1997-19

1998

Publication Date Title, FR Notice Citation and
Effective Date
Notice #
August 27, 1998 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Electronic Filing of Reports by Publicly Financed Presidential Primary and General Election Candidates

Federal Register notice: 63 FR 45679
Effective Date: November 13, 1998
1998-13

1999

Publication Date Title, FR Notice Citation and
Effective Date
Notice #
June 17, 1999 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Matching Credit Card and Debit Card Contributions in Presidential Campaigns

Federal Register notice: 64 FR 32394
Effective Date: Retroactive to January 1, 1999
1999-09
July 12, 1999 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Treatment of Limited Liability Companies Under the Federal Election Campaign Act

Federal Register notice: 64 FR 37397
Effective Date: November 12, 1999
1999-10
July 30, 1999 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Definition of "Member" of a Membership Organization

Federal Register notice: 64 FR 41266
Effective Date: November 2, 1999
1999-12
August 5, 1999 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Party Committee Coordinated Expenditures; Costs of Media Travel With Publicly Financed Presidential Candidates

Federal Register notice: 64 FR 42579
Effective Date: November 3, 1999
1999-13
August 5, 1999 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Matching Credit Card and Debit Card Contributions in Presidential Campaigns: Documentation

Federal Register notice: 64 FR 42584
Effective Date: Retroactive to January 1, 1999
1999-15
September 13, 1999 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Public Financing of Presidential Primary and General Election Candidates

Federal Register notice: 64 FR 49355
Effective Date: November 12, 1999
(Exception: E&J for 11 CFR 9003.3 and 9034.4(e)(6)(i) effective June 1, 2000)
1999-17
November 15, 1999 Explanation and Justification for Regulations on Public Financing of Presidential Primary and General Election Candidates

Federal Register notice: 64 FR 61777
Effective Date: April 19, 2000
1999-26