§1502.23. Filing and service of submissions.
16 C.F.R. § 1502.23
Submissions, including pleadings in a hearing, are to be filed with the Office of the Secretary. Two copies shall be filed. To determine compliance with filing deadlines in a hearing, a submission is considered filed on the day of filing with or mailing to the Office of the Secretary. When this part allows a response to a submission and prescribes a period of time for the filing of the response, an additional 3 days are allowed for the filing of the response if the submission is served by mail.
The person making a submission shall serve copies of it on the other participants.
Service is accomplished by mailing a submission to the address shown in the notice of participation or by personal delivery.
All submissions are to be accompanied by a certificate of service or by a statement that service is not required, stating the reason therefor.
No written submission or other portion of the administrative record may be held in confidence, except as provided in § 1502.3.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1261(q)(1)(B), 1262(a), 1262(e), 1269(a); 15 U.S.C. 1474(a); 21 U.S.C. 371(e)-(g).
Source
Source: 56 FR 9278, Mar. 6, 1991, unless otherwise noted.