---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 45.11"
title: "43"
number: "45.11"
heading: "What are the form and content requirements for documents under this subpart?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/45.11"
---

# §45.11. What are the form and content requirements for documents under this subpart?

- (a) **Form.** Each document filed in a case under this subpart must:
  - (1) Measure 8 1/2 by 11 inches, except that a table, chart, diagram, or other attachment may be larger if folded to 8 1/2 by 11 inches and attached to the document;
  - (2) Be printed on just one side of the page (except that service copies may be printed on both sides of the page);
  - (3) Be clearly typewritten, printed, or otherwise reproduced by a process that yields legible and permanent copies;
  - (4) Use 11 point font size or larger;
  - (5) Be double-spaced except for footnotes and long quotations, which may be single-spaced;
  - (6) Have margins of at least 1 inch; and
  - (7) **Be bound on the left side, if bound.**
- (b) **Caption.** Each document filed under this subpart must begin with a caption that sets forth:
  - (1) The name of the case under this subpart and the docket number, if one has been assigned;
  - (2) The name and docket number of the license proceeding to which the case under this subpart relates; and
  - (3) A descriptive title for the document, indicating the party for whom it is filed and the nature of the document.
- (c) **Signature.** The original of each document filed under this subpart must be signed by the representative of the person for whom the document is filed. The signature constitutes a certification by the representative that he or she has read the document; that to the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief, the statements made in the document are true; and that the document is not being filed for the purpose of causing delay.
- (d) **Contact information.** Below the representative's signature, the document must provide the representative's name, mailing address, street address (if different), telephone number, facsimile number (if any), and electronic mail address (if any).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 797(e), 811, 823d.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 17194, Mar. 31, 2015, unless otherwise noted.