---
kind: "section"
citation: "11 C.F.R. § 9038.7"
title: "11"
number: "9038.7"
heading: "Administrative record."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/11/9038.7"
---

# §9038.7. Administrative record.

- (a) The Commission's administrative record for final determinations under [11 CFR part 9033](/cfr/11/part9033.md), sections [9034.5](/cfr/11/9034.5.md), [9036.5](/cfr/11/9036.5.md) and [part 9039](/cfr/11/part9039.md), and for repayment determinations under [11 CFR 9038.2](/cfr/11/9038.2.md), consists of all documents, records, or materials submitted to the Commission for its consideration in making those determinations. The administrative record will include the certification of the Commission's vote(s), the audit report that is sent to the committee (for repayment determinations), the statement(s) of reasons, and the candidate agreement. The committee may include documents, records or materials in the administrative record by submitting them within the time periods set forth at 11 CFR [9033.3(b)](/cfr/11/9033.3.md?p=b), [9033.4(a)(2)](/cfr/11/9033.4.md?p=a-2), [9033.6(c)](/cfr/11/9033.6.md?p=c), [9033.7(b)](/cfr/11/9033.7.md?p=b), [9033.9(b)](/cfr/11/9033.9.md?p=b), [9034.5(g)(2)](/cfr/11/9034.5.md?p=g-2), [9036.5(e)](/cfr/11/9036.5.md?p=e), [9038.1(c)](/cfr/11/9038.1.md?p=c) and [9038.2(c)(2)](/cfr/11/9038.2.md?p=c-2), as appropriate.
- (b) The Commission's administrative record for determinations under [11 CFR part 9033](/cfr/11/part9033.md), sections [9034.5](/cfr/11/9034.5.md), [9036.5](/cfr/11/9036.5.md) and [9038.2](/cfr/11/9038.2.md) and [part 9039](/cfr/11/part9039.md) does not include:
  - (1) Documents and materials in the files of individual Commissioners or employees of the Commission that do not constitute a basis for the Commission's decisions because they were not circulated to the Commission and were not referenced in documents that were circulated to the Commission;
  - (2) Transcripts or audio recordings of Commission discussions other than transcripts or audio recordings of oral hearings pursuant to [11 CFR 9038.2(c)(2)](/cfr/11/9038.2.md?p=c-2), although such transcripts or recordings may be made available under 11 CFR parts [4](/cfr/11/part4.md) or [5](/cfr/11/part5.md); or
  - (3) Documents properly subject to privileges such as an attorney-client privilege, or items constituting attorney work product.
- (c) The administrative record identified in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section is the exclusive record for the Commission's determinations under [11 CFR part 9033](/cfr/11/part9033.md), §§ [9034.5](/cfr/11/9034.5.md), [9036.5](/cfr/11/9036.5.md) and [9038.2](/cfr/11/9038.2.md) and [part 9039](/cfr/11/part9039.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[60 FR 31888, June 16, 1995, as amended at 89 FR 221, Jan. 2, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 9038 and 9039(b).

### Source

Source: 56 FR 35945, July 29, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[60 FR 31888, June 16, 1995, as amended at 89 FR 221, Jan. 2, 2024]