[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR16.13]

[Page 85-86]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 16--RULES OF PRACTICE FOR FEDERALLY-ASSISTED AIRPORT ENFORCEMENT 
PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B--General Rules Applicable to Complaints, Proceedings Initiated 
                         by the FAA, and Appeals
 
Sec. 16.13  Filing of documents.

    Except as otherwise provided in this part, documents shall be filed 
with the FAA during a proceeding under this part as follows:
    (a) Filing address. Documents to be filed with the FAA shall be 
filed with the Office of the Chief Counsel, Attention: FAA Part 16 
Airport Proceedings Docket, AGC-610, Federal Aviation Administration, 
800 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC, 20591. Documents to be filed 
with a hearing officer shall be filed at the address stated in the 
hearing order.
    (b) Date and method of filing. Filing of any document shall be by 
personal delivery or mail as defined in this part, or by facsimile (when 
confirmed by filing on the same date by one of the foregoing methods). 
Unless the date is

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shown to be inaccurate, documents to be filed with the FAA shall be 
deemed to be filed on the date of personal delivery, on the mailing date 
shown on the certificate of service, on the date shown on the postmark 
if there is no certificate of service, on the send date shown on the 
facsimile (provided filing has been confirmed through one of the 
foregoing methods), or on the mailing date shown by other evidence if 
there is no certificate of service and no postmark.
    (c) Number of copies. Unless otherwise specified, an executed 
original and three copies of each document shall be filed with the FAA 
Part 16 Airport Proceedings Docket. Copies need not be signed, but the 
name of the person signing the original shall be shown. If a hearing 
order has been issued in the case, one of the three copies shall be 
filed with the hearing officer. If filing by facsimile, the facsimile 
copy does not constitute one of the copies required under this section.
    (d) Form. Documents filed with the FAA shall be typewritten or 
legibly printed. In the case of docketed proceedings, the document shall 
include the docket number of the proceeding on the front page.
    (e) Signing of documents and other papers. The original of every 
document filed shall be signed by the person filing it or the person's 
duly authorized representative. The signature shall serve as a 
certification that the signer has read the document and, based on 
reasonable inquiry and to the best of the signer's knowledge, 
information, and belief, the document is--
    (1) Consistent with this part;
    (2) Warranted by existing law or that a good faith argument exists 
for extension, modification, or reversal of existing law; and
    (3) Not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to 
cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of the 
administrative process.
    (f) Designation of person to receive service. The initial document 
filed by any person shall state on the first page the name, post office 
address, telephone number, and facsimile number, if any, of the 
person(s) to be served with documents in the proceeding. If any of these 
items change during the proceeding, the person shall promptly file 
notice of the change with the FAA Part 16 Airport Proceedings Docket and 
the hearing officer and shall serve the notice on all parties.
    (g) Docket numbers. Each submission identified as a complaint under 
this part by the submitting person will be assigned a docket number.