Notice2023-10110
Audit Process for Committees That Do Not Receive Public Funds
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May 12, 2023
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Federal Election Commission
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The Federal Election Commission is revising its procedures for how it conducts audits of political committees that do not receive public funds.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30742-30746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10110]
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
[Notice 2023-06]
Audit Process for Committees That Do Not Receive Public Funds
AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.
ACTION: Agency procedure.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Election Commission is revising its procedures for
how it conducts audits of political committees that do not receive
public funds.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dayna C. Brown, Assistant Staff
Director, Audit Division, or Jessica Selinkoff, Assistant General
Counsel, Policy Division, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463,
(202) 694-1200, (202) 694-1650, or (800) 424-9530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971,
as amended, (the ``Act'') provides that the Federal Election Commission
(the ``Commission'') ``may conduct audits . . . of any political
committee required to file a report under section 30104 [of the Act].''
52 U.S.C. 30111(b).\1\ The Commission previously set forth its audit
process for committees that do not receive public funds, in part, in
Directives 69 and 70, Policy Statement Regarding a Program for
Requesting Consideration of Legal Questions by the Commission, 84 FR
36602 (Jul. 19, 2019) (the ``Legal Question Resolution Program''), and
Procedural Rules for Audit Hearing, 74 FR 33140 (Jul. 10, 2009), as
amended, 74 FR 79535 (Aug. 7, 2009) (collectively, the ``Previous
Procedural Documents'').
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\1\ The Commission also has the statutory authority to conduct
an audit in instances which, based upon a complaint, ``the
Commission determines by an affirmative vote of 4 of its members,
that it has reason to believe that a person has committed, or is
about to commit, a violation'' of the Act. 52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(2).
The procedures set forth here do not apply to audits conducted under
52 U.S.C. 30109 after finding reason to believe a violation has
occurred, which are instead governed by the Act's enforcement
provisions. See generally 52 U.S.C. 30109; 11 CFR part 111;
Guidebook for Complainants and Respondents on the FEC Enforcement
Process, available at <a href="https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/respondent_guide.pdf">https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/respondent_guide.pdf</a>.
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The audit procedures set forth herein will take effect June 1,
2024, and will apply to all audits that begin after this date. An audit
begins when committees receive an audit notification; \2\ thus, any
committee that receives an audit notification on or after June 1, 2024
will be audited under these new audit procedures. Audits that began
before these procedures went into effect--i.e., a committee received an
audit notification before June 1, 2024--will continue to be conducted
according to the processes set forth in the Previous Procedural
Documents.
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\2\ See infra, Section I.C (explaining the audit notification).
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The Previous Procedural Documents are hereby sunset as follows.
Directive 70, The Legal Question Resolution Program,\3\ and the
Procedural Rules for Audit Hearings will remain in full effect with
respect to audits commenced before June 1, 2024.\4\ At the conclusion
of the last audit to be commenced before June 1, 2024, Directive 70,
the Legal Question Resolution Program, and the Procedural Rules for
Audit Hearings will no longer apply.
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\3\ The Commission is publishing in the Federal Register a new
version of the Legal Question Resolution Program that will not apply
to questions from audited committees.
\4\ Directive 69, which concerns, among other things, staff
deadlines in audits, is being amended.
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On January 9, 2023, the Commission published a notice of public
hearing and request for public comments on its policies and procedures
regarding the auditing of political committees that do not receive
public funds.\5\ On February 14, 2023, the Commission held a
hearing.\6\ In adopting the process set forth below, the Commission
took into consideration the comments and testimony received during that
process.\7\
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\5\ Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Public Comments, 88
FR 1228 (Jan. 9, 2023).
\6\ For the recording of the hearing, as well as witness
testimony, see <a href="https://www.fec.gov/updates/february-14-2023-public-hearing/">https://www.fec.gov/updates/february-14-2023-public-hearing/</a>.
\7\ For a complete list of comments, see <a href="https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/policy-other-guidance/">https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/policy-other-guidance/</a>.
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The goal of the new audit process is to strike the appropriate
balance, within the constraints of the Act, among efficiency,
procedural protections for audited committees, orderly development of
the law, transparency, and the Commission's statutory authority to seek
voluntary compliance with the Act.
I. Revised Audit Process
A. Overview
The audit process begins with a review of a committee's reports by
the Commission's Reports Analysis Division (``RAD''). If RAD determines
that a committee's reporting errors exceed Commission-approved
compliance thresholds, RAD will refer the
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committee to the Commission's Audit Division. The Audit Division will
recommend that the Commission authorize audits of committees within the
resource limitations of the Division. If the Commission votes to
authorize an audit, Audit staff will send a notification letter to the
audited committee explaining the process, informing the committee of
its right to be represented by counsel, setting forth the basis upon
which the Commission initiated the audit, and requesting records.
Following an Entrance Conference and audit fieldwork, Audit staff
will prepare an Exit Conference Report containing proposed findings and
recommended corrective action. The Exit Conference Report, which will
attach OGC's written legal analysis of each proposed finding, will be
provided to the committee at the Exit Conference. The committee may
submit a written response to the Exit Conference Report addressing any
factual or legal issue. Audit staff and OGC will work diligently to
informally resolve any issues identified in the audited committee's
response. If any issue remains unresolved, the committee may request an
Audit Hearing to present arguments directly before the commissioners.
Following the response period and Audit Hearing, if any, Audit
staff will prepare an Audit Division Recommendation Report, which will
contain Audit's proposed findings, incorporate OGC's legal analysis of
each proposed finding, document informal efforts to resolve issues
raised by the audited committee, and note any corrective action the
committee has taken since the exit conference. Audit staff will also
prepare a proposed Final Audit Report of the Commission as an
attachment. The Commission will vote on the proposed audit findings and
approve a Final Audit Report of the Commission. Following the
conclusion of the audit, the Commission will publish the audit
documents on the Commission's website, as outlined in Section III
below. Commission-approved audit findings may be referred to the
Commission's Alternative Dispute Resolution Office (``ADRO''),
Administrative Fine Program (``AF'') or OGC pursuant to Commission-
approved thresholds.
B. RAD Audit Referral
Pursuant to the Act, the Commission ``shall perform an internal
review of reports filed by select committees to determine if the
reports filed by a particular committee meet the threshold requirements
for substantial compliance with the Act. Such thresholds for compliance
shall be established by the Commission.'' \8\ 52 U.S.C. 30111(b). RAD
issues Requests for Additional Information (``RFAIs'') to committees
based on these Commission-approved thresholds for compliance when
additional clarification is needed or a potential error, omission, or
possible prohibited activity is identified. A committee's failure to
respond, and inadequate or late responses to RFAIs, may result in a
committee accruing one or more audit points. When a committee
accumulates audit points that meet Commission-established thresholds
for an election cycle, RAD will refer the committee to the Audit
Division for an audit (``RAD Audit Referral''), consistent with the
Commission-approved RAD Procedures. Audit staff review the RAD Audit
Referrals and submit a request to the Commission to authorize an audit
of committees meeting the thresholds subject to the Audit Division's
resource limitations. Audits must be authorized by an affirmative vote
of four or more commissioners. The Act provides that ``audit[s] shall
be commenced within 30 days of such vote, except that any audit of an
authorized committee of a candidate . . . shall be commenced within 6
months of the election for which such committee is authorized.'' Id.
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\8\ The Commission publishes criteria for substantial compliance
on its website, via redacted versions of the RAD Review and Referral
Procedures (``RAD Procedures''). See FEC, Documents on enforcement
and compliance practices, Reports Analysis Division documents,
<a href="https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/enforcement/procedural-materials/">https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/enforcement/procedural-materials/</a>.
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C. Notification to the Audited Committee
The audit process begins with a notification letter to the
committee that the Commission has authorized an audit of the committee
(``Notification''). The Notification sets forth the basis upon which
the Commission initiated the audit, requests records, informs the
committee of its right to be represented by counsel, directs the
committee to appropriate Commission resources, and advises the
committee that any records and/or correspondence the committee provides
to the Commission are subject to the Commission's disclosure policies,
set forth below in Section III, and may also be shared with other law
enforcement agencies.
The initial request for records will be relevant to Audit's
gathering of background information about the committee (such as its
organization and compliance contacts), initial review of the
committee's disclosure reports for mathematical and other errors,
reconciliation of bank records and committee databases to reported
activity to ensure activity has been reported accurately,
reconciliation of committee databases to bank records, and
determination of a testing plan based on the noncompliance identified
in the RAD Audit Referral. The initial request for records may include
the following: bank statements, committee reconciliations,
documentation for all accounts (including the federal and Levin
account, if applicable), receipt and disbursement databases, credit
card merchant statements, invoices, canceled checks, committee credit
card records, contributor check copies, communications soliciting and
receiving contributions, signed contracts, payroll journals, deposit
batches, debit and credit memos, source documentation for
contributions, and loan/line of credit information.\9\
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Committees are expected to provide all requested records in an
electronic format that can be accessed and read by Audit staff, except
that committees may submit paper records to the extent the committee
maintained the records in paper format and it is impractical to convert
the records to an electronic format.
The committee has 30 calendar days from the date of the
Notification to provide the records requested in the Notification.\10\
Audit staff will grant a 15-calendar day extension upon the written
request of the committee, for a total of 45 days. Extensions sought for
longer than 15 calendar days may be granted by Audit staff subject to
the committee agreeing, in writing, to toll the applicable statute of
limitations for the duration of the extension granted. Audit staff will
attempt, for a period of no more than 30 calendar days, to resolve
informally with the committee any disputes over the production of
records as early as possible in the process.
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\10\ For this and all deadlines discussed herein, if the
deadline falls on a weekend or legal holiday, as defined at 11 CFR
111.2, the deadline will be the next business day.
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If any disputes over records requests remain upon the expiration of
the 30-calendar day informal resolution period, Audit staff may request
that OGC draft subpoenas, requests for written answers, or other
compulsory process for Commission approval. Audit staff will make such
request by memorandum within 5 days of the expiration of the informal
resolution period. Within 10 calendar days of Audit staff's request,
OGC shall circulate to the Commission
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a recommendation memorandum, attaching Audit's memorandum to OGC, all
communications with the audited committee relevant to the records
dispute, and drafts of the compulsory process documents OGC requests
that the Commission authorize, on a 48-hour no objection basis. If any
commissioner objects, the Commission shall consider the recommendation
memorandum in the next executive session. If a committee does not
comply with approved compulsory process, the Commission shall consider
any recommendation to initiate civil enforcement of such compulsory
process on a 48-hour no objection basis. If any commissioner objects,
the Commission shall consider the request for civil enforcement of
compulsory process in the next executive session.
D. Entrance Conference and Fieldwork
Within 60 days of the date by which the committee provides Audit
staff with requested documents, an Entrance Conference shall be held
between representatives of Audit, RAD, OGC, and the committee. At the
Entrance Conference, Audit staff will explain the Commission's audit
process. Additional meetings between Commission staff and committee
personnel may be held during fieldwork to discuss possible audit
findings and to resolve issues arising during the audit.
If, during fieldwork, Audit staff discover, in the normal course of
their review, evidence suggesting additional instances of material non-
compliance, Audit staff will circulate a request to approve an expanded
audit scope to the Commission on a 48-hour no objection basis. The
request will include a brief summary of the evidence and the relevant
Commission-approved compliance thresholds. If any commissioner objects,
the Commission shall consider the request in executive session. If the
request is approved by an affirmative vote of four or more
commissioners, Audit staff shall send the committee a Supplemental
Notification that sets forth the expanded scope of the audit and basis
therefore, and a supplemental request for records commensurate with the
expanded scope.
In the event of a Supplemental Notification, the committee must
provide the requested records, in the format described above, within 30
calendar days. The committee may request a 15-calendar day extension to
provide the additional records, for a total of 45 calendar days.
Extensions sought for longer than 15 calendar days may be granted by
Audit staff subject to the committee agreeing, in writing, to toll the
applicable statute of limitations for the duration of the extension
granted. Audit staff shall attempt to informally resolve with the
committee any disputes over supplemental records requests in the same
manner as set forth above. If the committee has not provided the
additional records requested within 45 calendar days of the
Supplemental Notification, Audit staff may request that OGC draft
subpoenas, requests for written answers, or other compulsory process
for Commission approval, pursuant to the process described above.
E. Exit Conference & Response
At the conclusion of fieldwork, Audit staff will assess whether the
audit has uncovered apparent findings of noncompliance.
For audits in which Audit staff preliminarily identify at least one
finding, Audit staff will provide OGC a preliminary Exit Conference
Report, setting forth Audit's preliminary findings for legal review.
OGC shall provide Audit its legal analysis of the preliminary findings,
in writing, which shall be incorporated, with redactions as appropriate
(but to the least extent possible), into the Exit Conference Report as
an attachment. Thereafter, Audit staff, OGC, RAD, and the committee
will meet for an Exit Conference. During this meeting, the committee
will receive the Exit Conference Report, setting forth Audit's
preliminary findings and recommended corrective actions, if any.
Absent a dispute about any proposed finding or recommended
corrective action, committees are encouraged to take the recommended
corrective action promptly, and to the extent they do, the Commission
may take those actions into account in any subsequent OGC enforcement
action, including reducing the civil penalty if the findings are
referred for enforcement. To receive these benefits, the committee must
take the recommended corrective action within 30 calendar days of
receipt of the Exit Conference Report, or within 30 calendar days
following the resolution of a dispute over a recommended corrective
action, whichever occurs later.
Within 30 calendar days of the Exit Conference, the committee may
file a response to the Exit Conference Report (``Response''),
addressing any factual or legal issues, including any recommended
corrective action. The committee may request a 15-calendar day
extension to respond to the Exit Conference Report, for a total of 45
calendar days. Extensions sought for longer than 15 calendar days may
be granted by Audit staff subject to the committee agreeing, in
writing, to toll the applicable statute of limitations for the duration
of the extension granted. If the committee's Response disputes any
factual finding, question of law, or recommended corrective action set
forth in the Exit Conference Report, Audit staff, in consultation with
OGC for disputes over questions of law, shall attempt to resolve the
issue informally with the committee for a period of no more than 30
calendar days. If any issue of fact, law, or recommended corrective
action remains unresolved at the end of the informal resolution period,
the committee may request an Audit Hearing as described further below.
For audits in which Audit staff, in accordance with Commission-
approved thresholds, determine (1) at the conclusion of fieldwork, or
(2) after receipt of the Exit Conference Report Response, that the
committee is in substantial compliance with the Act and there are no
proposed findings, Audit staff will circulate to the Commission an
Audit Division Recommendation Report stating that the committee is in
substantial compliance with the Act and attach a proposed Final Audit
Report of the Commission on a 72-hour no-objection basis no later than
15 calendar days from the Exit Conference or after Audit staff
determines that the committee is in substantial compliance, whichever
occurs earlier. If a commissioner objects, the Audit Division
Recommendation Report shall be considered at the next open meeting.
After the Commission has approved the Final Audit Report of the
Commission by the affirmative vote of four or more commissioners, Audit
staff will publish the file pursuant to the process described in
Section III below, but will include on the public record only the Audit
Division Recommendation Report, Final Audit Report of the Commission,
the Exit Conference Report (if applicable), Response (if applicable),
and the Vote Certification for the Final Audit Report of the
Commission.
F. Audit Hearing
The Commission is continuing to provide audited committees with the
opportunity to address the Commission directly before the Commission
considers adopting any finding that the committee has not complied with
the Act or Commission regulations.
Committees may, within 10 calendar days of the conclusion of the
informal resolution period following the Exit Conference Report
Response, submit a written request to the Commission Secretary for an
Audit Hearing. The request should be sent to
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secretary@<a href="http://fec.gov">fec.gov</a>. The Commission Secretary's Office shall notify
commissioners, Audit staff, and OGC of any such request within five
calendar days of receipt. All timely requests for an Audit Hearing
shall be granted, and the Audit Hearing will be scheduled as soon as
practicable, but no later than 60 calendar days following receipt of
the request. Late requests for an Audit Hearing will not be accepted
absent good cause to be determined by the affirmative votes of four or
more commissioners, and unless the committee agrees to toll the
applicable statute of limitations. Audit Hearings are voluntary, and
the Commission will not draw an adverse inference based on the
committee's request for, or lack of request for, an Audit Hearing.
Any request for an Audit Hearing shall specify what issue(s) the
committee expects to address and should include citations to any
authorities (including prior Commission actions) on which the committee
is relying or intends to rely at the Audit Hearing. The committee may
incorporate by specific reference any information or arguments set
forth in its Response to the Exit Conference Report. Audit staff will
provide to the Commission prior to the Audit Hearing the committee's
request for an Audit Hearing, the Exit Conference Report and attached
OGC legal analysis, the Response, and Audit and OGC's analysis of the
Response. If the committee discovers new information after submission
of their request for an Audit Hearing, it should provide the new
information to Audit staff as soon as possible, prior to the Audit
Hearing. Audit staff will, in turn, notify the Commission. If the
committee submits documents within 48 hours of the Audit Hearing, the
Commission may ask the committee to toll the applicable statute of
limitations so that it may consider such late-submitted documents.
The purpose of the Audit Hearing is to provide a committee
undergoing an audit with an opportunity to present its arguments
directly to the commissioners when the Audit Division proposes a
finding that the committee has not complied with the Act or Commission
regulations, but before the Commission adopts a Final Audit Report of
the Commission containing any findings of non-compliance. A committee
may be represented by counsel, at the committee's own expense, or may
appear pro se at the hearing. A committee (or its counsel) will have
the opportunity to present arguments. Commissioners will have the
opportunity to pose questions to the audited committee or their
counsel, if represented. At the Audit Hearing, absent prior notice to
the Audit Division and for good cause shown, committees may raise only
issues that were identified in their Response to the Exit Conference
Report or request for an Audit Hearing. Similarly, absent good cause,
committees may not introduce any new documents at the Audit Hearing
that were not previously provided to Audit staff at least 48 hours
prior to the Audit Hearing. Good cause will be decided by the
Commission at its sole discretion. If the Commission determines that
there is good cause to allow the committee to raise additional issues
or to introduce new documents, the committee may be asked to agree to
toll the applicable statute of limitations to allow time for the
Commission and Audit to consider the new information or issues.
The Commission will conduct the Audit Hearing in an executive
session and will have a transcript made of the hearing. The transcript
will become part of the record of that audit and may be relied upon for
Commission determinations. Committees may be bound by any
representations made by the committee or its counsel at the Audit
Hearing. The Commission will make the transcript available to the
committee for inspection as soon as is practical after the hearing. A
committee may purchase copies of its Audit Hearing transcript from the
court reporter.
Committees should notify the Commission Secretary at least one week
prior to the scheduled date of the Audit Hearing if they intend to use
charts, handouts, or audio-visual aids during their presentation to the
Commission, to allow the Commission time to coordinate the handling of
these arrangements.
The Commission will determine the format and time allotted for each
hearing at its discretion. Among the non-exclusive factors that the
Commission may consider are agency time constraints and the complexity
of the issues to be raised. The Commission will determine the amount of
time allocated for each portion of the hearing; the time limit may vary
between Audit Hearings. The Commission anticipates that most Audit
Hearings will begin with a brief opening statement by the committee or
its counsel. Thereafter, commissioners will have the opportunity to
pose questions to the audited committee, Audit staff and OGC
representatives, as necessary, to clarify any issue of fact or question
of law. Audit Hearings will normally conclude with closing remarks from
the committee or its counsel. Third-party witnesses may not be called
to testify at the Audit Hearing. However, any commissioner may invite
the committee to submit supplementary information or briefing after the
Audit Hearing. The Commission discourages voluminous submissions.
Supplementary information shall be submitted no more than 10 calendar
days after the Audit Hearing unless the request for information imposes
a different deadline. Requests to supplement the record may be made by
the audited committee within 10 calendar days of the Audit Hearing, but
no supplemental information will be accepted absent Commission approval
of such a request by four or more affirmative votes. Materials
requested by the Commission and materials considered by the Commission
in making its determination may be made part of the public record.
G. Audit Division Recommendation Report and Proposed Final Audit Report
of the Commission
No later than 60 calendar days after the Exit Conference Report
Response deadline, the expiration of the 30 calendar day period for
informal resolution of disputes, the Audit Hearing, or the expiration
of the committee's opportunity to request an Audit Hearing, whichever
occurs later, Audit staff will circulate to the Commission an Audit
Division Recommendation Report. The Audit Division Recommendation
Report is a consolidated and updated (to the extent necessary)
presentation of Audit's proposed findings and OGC's legal analysis,
prepared for Commission consideration prior to voting on any
recommended findings. Specifically, the Audit Division Recommendation
Report will include, for each proposed finding, Audit staff's factual
findings, OGC's legal analysis, and whether the committee implemented
Audit's recommended corrective actions. The Audit Division
Recommendation Report will also include, as an attachment, a proposed
Final Audit Report of the Commission. The proposed Final Audit Report
of the Commission shall contain any proposed findings and legal
analysis that Audit staff recommend that the Commission adopt and shall
include, as attachments, any non-financial materials relevant to the
Commission's decision and not otherwise incorporated into the proposed
Final Audit Report (such as copies of materials produced by the
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committee).\11\ The Audit Division Recommendation Report and proposed
Final Audit Report of the Commission will be circulated to the
Commission for a vote on a one-week tally. If any commissioner objects
during the tally vote, the Audit Division Recommendation Report shall
be placed on the Commission's next open session agenda.
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\11\ As used here and in Section III, below, ``non-financial
materials'' include, but are not limited to, public communications
described in 11 CFR 100.26 and solicitations for contributions.
``Financial materials'' include, but are not limited to, bank
records, committee databases and spreadsheets, cancelled checks,
loan documentation, credit card merchant statements, invoices,
contributor check copies, credit card receipts, signed contracts,
payroll journals, and deposit batches.
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II. Final Audit Report of the Commission
The Final Audit Report of the Commission will include all findings
receiving four or more affirmative votes of the commissioners. If no
findings are approved, the Final Audit Report of the Commission shall
so state.
Any proposed audit finding that is rejected by four or more votes
will not be included in the Final Audit Report of the Commission. Any
proposed audit finding the disposition of which does not receive four
or more votes will be included in the Final Audit Report of the
Commission under the heading ``Issues Not Agreed Upon by a Majority of
the Commission.'' Any commissioner may issue a statement describing the
reasons for their vote on any recommendation made by the Audit staff.
Any such statement of reasons shall be made part of the file.
III. Publication of the Audit File
Within 30 calendar days of the conclusion of the audit by adoption
of a Final Audit Report of the Commission, the Commission will publish
the audit file on its website. The Commission will disclose the
following audit materials as a matter of regular practice, subject to
redactions, as necessary, for confidentiality under 52 U.S.C. 30109 and
applicable privileges: (1) the Exit Conference Report and accompanying
OGC legal analysis, (2) the Audit Division Recommendation Report, (3)
memoranda requesting compulsory process, (4) the Final Audit Report of
the Commission, (5) committee responses, including attached
declarations and affidavits but not including any financial materials,
(6) the committee request for an Audit Hearing, (7) the transcript of
the Audit Hearing, (8) Vote Certifications, (9) Statements of any
commissioners, and (10) any other non-financial materials and documents
upon which commissioners relied.
IV. Potential Enforcement
Within 30 calendar days of the adoption of the Final Audit Report
of the Commission, Audit staff will assess whether any Commission-
approved audit findings meet Commission approved thresholds for
referral to one of the Commission's enforcement processes in OGC, ADRO,
or AF. Such referrals are considered ``information ascertained in the
ordinary course of the Commission's supervisory responsibilities.'' 52
U.S.C. 30109(a)(2). To the extent the committee took the recommended
corrective action as set forth in Section I.E., the Commission may
reduce the civil penalty in an OGC enforcement action. To receive this
benefit, the committee must have taken the recommended corrective
action within 30 calendar days of receipt of the Exit Conference
Report, or within 30 calendar days following the resolution of a
dispute over a recommended corrective action, whichever occurs later.
On behalf of the Commission.
Dara S. Lindenbaum,
Chair, Federal Election Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-10110 Filed 5-11-23; 8:45 am]
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