---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 4.721"
title: "43"
number: "4.721"
heading: "When is a filing with the presiding officer timely?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/4.721"
---

# §4.721. When is a filing with the presiding officer timely?

- (a) **Electronic.** A document filed electronically is deemed timely if filed by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on the date the document is due under the terms specified in the OHA Standing Order on WELSA Proceedings.
- (b) **Non-electronic.** A document not filed electronically is deemed timely if, on or before the last day for filing, it is sent by first-class United States mail, or other class of mail that is at least as expeditious, postage prepaid; or it is dispatched to a commercial courier for delivery within 3 days. The date of mailing or dispatch must be documented by a postmark date, acceptance scan, receipt, or similar written acknowledgement from the company delivering the document for filing. A document not received within 7 business days of the filing deadline is presumed untimely, but the presumption may be overcome by the documentation establishing the date of mailing or dispatch.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 90 FR 2420, Jan. 10, 2025, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 503-504; 25 U.S.C. 9, 372-74, 410, 2201 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1457; Pub. L. 99-264, 100 Stat. 61, as amended.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 7186, Apr. 15, 1971, unless otherwise noted.