Federal Election Commission should defer to FCC in how latter cra...
Federal Election Commission should defer to FCC in how latter crafts its electioneering communications database and determines audience reach for over-air broadcasts, cable systems and satellite systems, NAB said in comments to FEC. Filing was in response to FEC’s…
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Interim Final Rules with Requests for Comments. FEC is considering part of Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) involving political announcements in media. Act itself already is being challenged in court. Section of Act defines certain electioneering communications as those that can be received by 50,000 or more people. NAB said FCC was agency empowered with statutory authority to regulate broadcast, cable and satellite. What’s more, FEC’s interim conclusion that Grade B contour standard should be used to exclusion of other audience- predicting models “was not based on agency expertise or regulatory experience,” NAB said. It also said FEC had no engineering staff to evaluate comments and suggestions on calculating audience reach. FEC is “ill-equipped” to address issues raised by digital transition, including audience reach, NAB said.