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Rulemaking Calendar BCRA Rulemaking Projects—April 2002 Through January 2003 (rev. 7/17/02)
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April 4/8 reassignment of OGC staff
4/11 Commission discussion of rulemaking plans
4/16 & 4/17 training for new Regulations staff		  
4/24 NPRM to Reg C
4/29 Reg C discussion		            
May 5/9 approve NPRM
5/14 begin comments
5/29 req. to testify
5/29 public comm due		  
5/24 Reg C discussion
5/29 Reg C discussion		  
 
 		        
June 6/4-5 hearing
6/10 final reg to Reg C
6/13 Reg C discussion
6/22 approve final rule
6/25 90 days		  
 
 
 		  
 		        
July  
7/25 publish final rule		  
7/25 Reg C discussion		    
 
 		  
 
7/29 NPRM to Reg C		    
Aug.   8/1 approve NPRM
8/8 publish NPRM
8/21 comments due
8/28-29 Public Hearing		 8/14 NPRM to Reg C
8/26 Reg C discussion		   8/2 Reg C discussion
8/15 approve NPRM
8/22 publish NPRM		 8/9 NPRM to Reg C
8/14 Reg C discussion
8/22 approve NPRM
8/29 publish NPRM		  
Sept.   9/13 Regs C discussion
9/26 approve final rules		 9/12 approve NPRM
9/19 publish NPRM		  
 		  
9/20 comments due		  
9/27 comments due		 9/20 NPRM to Reg. C
9/25 Reg C discussion
Oct.   10/3 publish final rules
 		  
10/11 comments due
10/23-24 Public Hearing		   10/8 final rule to Reg C
10/16 Reg C discussion
10/31 approve final rule		 10/21 final reg to Reg C
10/30 Reg C discussion		 10/8 approve NPRM
10/15 publish NPRM
Nov. 11/6 BCRA eff date
11/6 regs eff date		 11/6 BCRA eff date 11/6 BCRA eff date
11/13 final rule to Reg C
11/20 Reg C discussion		 11/4 interim final rule to Reg C
11/6 BCRA eff date
11/15 Reg C discussion		 11/6 publish final rule
11/6 BCRA eff date		 11/6 BCRA eff date
11/21 approve final rule
11/29 publish final rule		 11/6 BCRA eff date
11/8 comments due
11/22 final rule to
Reg C
Dec.    
 
 
12/22 270 days		 12/5 approve final rules 12/12 publish final rule
 
 
12/22 270 days		 12/12 approve interim final rule
12/19 publish interim final rule
12/22 270 days		  
 
 
12/22 270 days		  
 
 
12/22 270 days		 12/2 Reg C discussion
12/12 approve final rules
12/19 publish final rules
12/22 270 days
Jan.         1/1/03 contribution limit effective date    

*Other provisions include inaugural committees, fraudulent solicitations, disclaimers, personal use and civil penalties. Provisions on minors, foreign national, and U.S. nationals have been combined with increased contribution limits to form the "Contribution Limitations and Prohibitions" rulemaking project.