---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 45.70"
title: "43"
number: "45.70"
heading: "How must documents be filed and served under this subpart?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/45.70"
---

# §45.70. How must documents be filed and served under this subpart?

- (a) **Filing.**
  - (1) A document under this subpart must be filed using one of the methods set forth in [§ 45.12(b)](/cfr/43/45.12.md?p=b).
  - (2) **A document is considered filed on the date it is received.** However, any document received after 5 p.m. at the place where the filing is due is considered filed on the next regular business day.
- (b) **Service.**
  - (1) Any document filed under this subpart must be served at the same time the document is delivered or sent for filing. A complete copy of the document must be delivered or sent to each license party and FERC, using:
    - (i) One of the methods of service in [§ 45.13(c)](/cfr/43/45.13.md?p=c); or
    - (ii) **Regular mail.**
  - (2) The provisions of [§ 45.13(d)](/cfr/43/45.13.md?p=d) regarding a certificate of service apply to service under this subpart.

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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