[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 29, Volume 9] [Revised as of July 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 29CFR2200.8] [Page 243] TITLE 29--LABOR CHAPTER XX--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION PART 2200--RULES OF PROCEDURE--Table of Contents Subpart A--General Provisions Sec. 2200.8 Filing. (a) What to file. All papers required to be served on a party or intervenor, except for those papers associated with part of a discovery request under Rules 52 through 56, shall be filed either before service or within a reasonable time thereafter. (b) Where to file. Prior to assignment of a case to a Judge, all papers shall be filed with the Executive Secretary at One Lafayette Centre, 1120-20th Street, NW., Suite 980, Washington, DC 20036-3419. Subsequent to the assignment of the case to a Judge, all papers shall be filed with the Judge at the address given in the notice informing of such assignment. Subsequent to the docketing of the Judge's report, all papers shall be filed with the Executive Secretary, except as provided in Sec. 2200.90(b)(3). (c) How to file. Unless otherwise ordered, all filing may be accomplished by postage-prepaid first class mail or by personal delivery. (d) Number of copies. Unless otherwise ordered or stated in this part: (1) If a case is before a Judge or if it has not yet been assigned to a Judge, only the original of a document shall be filed. (2) If a case is before the Commission for review, the original and eight copies of a document shall be filed. (e) Filing date. Filing is effective upon mailing (if by mail) or upon receipt by the Commission (if filing is by personal delivery, overnight delivery service, or facsimile transmission), except that the filing of petitions for discretionary review is effective only upon receipt by the Commission. See Sec. 2200.91. (f) Facsimile transmissions. (1) Any document may be filed with the Commission or its Judges by facsimile transmission. Filing shall be deemed completed at the time that the facsimile transmission is received by the Commission or the Judge. The filed facsimile shall have the same force and effect as the original. (2) All facsimile transmissions shall include a facsimile of the appropriate certificate of service. (3) Within 3 days after the Commission or the Judge has received the facsimile, the party filing the document shall forward to the Commission or the Judge a signed, original document and, where appropriate, the proper number of multiple copies. (4) It is the responsibility of parties desiring to file documents by the use of facsimile transmission equipment to utilize equipment that is compatible with facsimile transmission equipment operated by the Commission. Legibility of the transmitted documents is the responsibility of the serving party. [57 FR 41684, Sept. 11, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 26065, Apr. 30, 1993; 62 FR 35963, July 3, 1997]