Congress Congressional Affairs

The Commission's regulations (18 C.F.R. sec. 388.2201 (2005)) require that communications from elected officials relating to a contested on the record proceeding be included in the Commission's public files and made available for public inspection and comment. Congressional letters pertaining to contested proceedings have been routinely included in the Commission's public files. However, this requirement also applies to letters from constituents transmitted to the Commission by elected officials. Previously, such constituent letters were placed in the non-public file to protect personal identifying information concerning the constituent.

Please be advised that constituent letters that relate to contested proceedings before the Commission will be redacted to remove personal identifying information (including the constituent's name, home address, phone number, email address, and social security number) and then placed in the Commission's public files, along with the congressional letter of transmittal.