[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR61.14]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 61_TARIFFS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B_Rules for Electronic Filing
 
Sec.  61.14  Method of filing publications.

    (a) Publications filed electronically must be addressed to 
``Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554.'' 
The Electronic Tariff Filing System will accept filings 24 hours a day, 
seven days a week. The official filing date of a publication received by 
the Electronic Tariff Filing System will be determined by the date and 
time the transmission ends. If the transmission ends after the close of 
a business day, as that term is defined in Sec.  1.4(e)(2) of this 
Chapter, the filing will be date and time stamped as of the opening of 
the next business day.
    (b)(1) In addition, except for issuing carriers filing tariffing 
fees electronically, for all tariff publications requiring fees as set 
forth in part 1, subpart G of this chapter, issuing carriers must submit 
the original of the cover letter (without attachments), FCC Form 159, 
and the appropriate fee to the Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh, PA at the 
address set forth in Sec.  1.1105 of this chapter.
    (2) Issuing carriers filing tariffing fees electronically must 
submit the Form 159. The issuing carrier may submit the Form 159 in 
either of the methods set forth in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) or (b)(2)(ii) of 
this section:

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    (i) Issuing carriers submitting tariffing fees electronically may 
submit a paper copy of the Form 159, and the original transmittal letter 
to the Secretary of the Commission in lieu of the Mellon Bank, or;
    (ii) Issuing carriers submitting tariffing fees electronically may 
submit a copy of the Form 159 electronically as an associated document 
with their tariff filing publication. In this instance issuing carriers 
must provide an electronic signature on their letter of transmittal in 
accordance with section 1.52 of this chapter.
    (iii) Regardless of whether the Form 159 is submitted pursuant to 
paragraph (b)(2)(i) or (b)(2)(ii) of this section, the Form 159 should 
display the Electronic Audit Code in the box in the upper left hand 
corner marked ``reserved.'' Issuing carriers should submit these fee 
materials on the same date as the submission in paragraph (a) of this 
section.
    (c) Carriers that are required to file publications electronically 
may not file those publications on paper or other media unless 
specifically required to do so by the Commission.
    (d) Carriers that are required to file publications electronically 
need only transmit one set of files to the Commission. No other copies 
to any other party are required.
    (e) Carriers that are required to file publications electronically 
must continue to comply with the format requirements set forth in part 
61.

[63 FR 35540, June 30, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 46586, Aug. 26, 1999]