11 CFR § 200.5 - Agency considerations.

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title: "11 CFR § 200.5 - Agency considerations."
title_number: 11
title_name: "Federal Elections"
section_number: "200.5"
section_name: "Agency considerations."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION"
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subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "200"
part_name: "PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING"
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authority: "52 U.S.C. 30107(a)(8), 30111(a)(8); 5 U.S.C. 553(e)."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 34510, Aug. 5, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
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# 200.5 Agency considerations.

The Commission's decision on the petition for rulemaking may include, but will not be limited to, the following considerations—

(a) The Commission's statutory authority;

(b) Policy considerations;

(c) The desirability of proceeding on a case-by-case-basis;

(d) The necessity or desirability of statutory revision;

(e) Available agency resources.