[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR1.51]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 
PART 1--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart A--General Rules of Practice and Procedure
 
Sec. 1.51  Number of copies of pleadings, briefs and other papers.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Commission's rules 
and regulations, the number of copies of pleadings, briefs, and other 
papers to be filed is as follows:
    (a) In hearing proceedings, the following number of copies shall be 
filed:
    (1) If the paper filed relates to a matter to be acted upon by the 
presiding officer or the Chief Administrative Law Judge, an original and 
6 copies shall be filed.
    (2) If the paper filed relates to matters to be acted on by the 
Commission, an original and 14 copies shall be filed.
    (3) If more than one person presided (is presiding) at the hearing 
an additional copy shall be filed for each such additional person.
    (b) In rulemaking proceedings which have not been designated for 
hearing, see section 1.419 of this chapter.
    (c) In matters other than rule making and hearing cases, the 
following number of copies shall be filed:
    (1) If the paper filed relates to matters to be acted on by the 
Commission, an original and 4 copies shall be filed. If the matter 
relates to Part 22 of the rules, see Sec. 22.6.
    (2) If the paper filed related to matters to be acted on by staff 
officials under delegated authority, an original and 4 copies shall be 
filed. If the matter relates to Part 22 of the rules, see Sec. 22.6.
    (d) Where statute or regulation provides for service by the 
Commission of papers filed with the Commission, an additional copy of 
such papers shall be filed for each person to be served.
    (e) The parties to any proceeding may, on notice, be required to 
file additional copies of any or all filings made in that proceeding.
    (f) For application and licensing matters involving the Wireless 
Radio Services, pleadings, briefs or other documents may be filed 
electronically in ULS, or if filed manually, one original and one copy 
of a pleading, brief or other document must be filed.
    (g) Participants that file pleadings, briefs or other documents 
electronically in ULS need only submit one copy, so long as the 
submission conforms to any procedural or filing requirements established 
for formal electronic comments. (see Sec. 1.49)
    (h) Pleadings, briefs or other documents filed electronically in ULS 
by a party represented by an attorney shall include the name, street 
address, and telephone number of at least one attorney of record. 
Parties not represented by an attorney that file electronically

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in ULS shall provide their name, street address, and telephone number.

(Secs. 4, 303, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1082; (47 U.S.C. 154, 303))

[40 FR 48136, Oct. 14, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 50399, Nov. 16, 1976; 
45 FR 64190, Sept. 29, 1980; 45 FR 79486, Dec. 1, 1980; 50 FR 26567, 
June 27, 1985; 54 FR 29037, July 11, 1989; 54 FR 31032, July 26, 1989; 
62 FR 4170, Jan. 29, 1997; 63 FR 24125, May 1, 1998; 63 FR 68920, Dec. 
14, 1998]