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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