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§ 13.26 Filing and service of papers.(a) Filing. (1) Unless otherwise
provided by order, all filings must be
made as electronic submissions in a
manner that enables the NRC to receive,
read, authenticate, distribute, and
archive the submission, and process and
retrieve it a single page at a time.
Detailed guidance on making electronic
submissions may be found in the E-Filing
Guidance and on the NRC Web
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. If a filing contains
sections of information or electronic
formats that may not be transmitted
electronically for security or other
reasons, portions not containing those sections will be transmitted
electronically to the E-Filing system. In
addition, optical storage media (OSM) (2) Electronic transmission exemption. The ALJ may relieve a participant who is filing electronic documents of the transmission requirements in paragraph (a) of this section. Such a participant will file electronic documents by physically delivering or mailing an OSM containing the documents. The electronic formatting requirement in paragraph (a) of this section must be met. (3) Electronic document exemption. The ALJ may relieve a participant of both the electronic (computer file) formatting and transmission requirements in paragraph (a)(1) of this section. Such a participant will file paper documents physically or by mail to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. Filing by mail is complete upon deposit in the mail. (4) Requesting an exemption. A
participant seeking an exemption under
paragraphs (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section (5) Every pleading and document filed in the proceeding shall contain a caption setting forth the title of the action, the case number assigned by the presiding officer, and a designation of the document (e.g., motion to quash subpoena). (6) Filing is complete when the filer performs the last act that it must perform to submit a document, such as hitting the send/submit/transmit button for an electronic transmission or depositing the document, in its entirety, in a mailbox. (b) Signatures. The original of each
document must be signed by the
participant or its authorized
representative, or by an attorney having
authority with respect to it. The
document must state the capacity of the person signing; his or her address,
phone number, and e-mail address; and
the date of signature. The signature of a
person signing a pleading or other
similar document submitted by a
participant is a representation that the
document has been subscribed in the (1) An electronic document must be signed using a participant's or a participant representative's digital ID certificate. Additional signatures can be added to the electronic document, including to any affidavits that accompany the document, by a typed-in designation that indicates the signer understands and acknowledges that he or she is assenting to the representations in paragraph (d) of this section. (i) When signing an electronic document using a digital ID certificate, the signature page for the electronic document should contain a typed signature block that includes the phrase "Signed (electronically) by" typed onto the signature line; the name and the capacity of the person signing; the person's address, phone number, and email address; and the date of signature. (ii) If additional individuals need to sign an electronic document, including any affidavits that accompany the document, these individuals must sign by inserting a typed signature block in the electronic document that includes the phrase "Executed in Accord with 10 CFR 2.304(d)" or its equivalent typed on the signature line as well as the name and the capacity of the person signing; the person's address, phone number, and e-mail address; and the date of signature to the extent any of these items are different from the information provided for the digital ID certificate signer. (2) Paper documents must be signed in ink. (c) Service. A participant filing a
document with the ALJ shall at the time
of filing, serve a copy of such document
on every other participant. Service upon
any participant of any document other
than those required to be served as prescribed in § 13.8 shall be made
electronically to the E-Filing system.
When a participant is represented by a (1) Unless otherwise provided in this paragraph, a participant will serve documents on the other participants by the same method that those participants filed. (2) A participant granted an
exemption under paragraph (a)(2) of this
section will serve the participants in the (3) A participant granted an exemption under paragraph (a)(3) will serve the other participants in the proceeding by physically delivering or mailing a paper copy. (4) A certificate of service stating the
names and addresses of the persons
served as well as the method and date (5) Proof of service, which states the
name and address of the person served
as well as the method and date of [72 FR 49152, Aug. 28, 2007] |
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