[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR302.4]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
   CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                         (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)
 
PART 302--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart A--Rules of General Applicability
 
Sec. 302.4  General requirements as to documents.

    (a) Contents. (1) In case there is no rule, regulation, or order of 
the Department that prescribes the contents of a formal application, 
petition, complaint, motion or other authorized or required document, 
such document shall contain a proper identification of the parties 
concerned, a concise but complete statement of the facts relied upon and 
the relief sought, and, where required, such document shall be 
accompanied by an Energy Statement, in conformity with the provisions of 
part 313 of this chapter.
    (2)(i) Each document must include with or provide on its first page:
    (A) The docket title and subject;
    (B) The relevant operating administration before which the 
application or request is filed;
    (C) The identity of the filer and its filing agent, if applicable;
    (D) The name and mailing address of the designated agent for service 
of any documents filed in the proceeding, along with the telephone and 
facsimile numbers and, if available, electronic mail address of that 
person; and
    (E) The title of the specific action being requested.
    (ii) Department of Transportation Dockets has an Expedited 
Processing Sheet that filers can use to assist in preparing this index 
for submission of paper documents, and an electronic registration for 
electronic filing at the DOT DMS internet website.
    (3) All documents filed under this part consisting of twenty (20) or 
more pages must contain a subject index of the matter in such document, 
with page references.
    (b) Verification: The following certification shall be included with 
every pleading filed under this part: ``Pursuant to Title 18 United 
States Code Section 1001, I [the individual signing the pleading, who 
shall be a principal owner, senior officer, or internal counsel of the 
pleader], in my individual capacity and as the authorized representative 
of the pleader, have not in any manner knowingly and willfully 
falsified, concealed or failed to disclose any material fact or made any 
false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or knowingly used any 
documents which contain such statements in connection with the 
preparation, filing or prosecution of the pleading. I understand that an 
individual who is found to have violated the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 
section 1001 shall be fined or imprisoned not more than five

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years, or both.'' In addition, electronic subscription requirements 
shall be those specified at the DOT DMS internet website.