[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR904.3]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 904_CIVIL PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 904.3  Filing and service of documents.

    (a) Whenever this part requires service of a document or other 
paper, such service may effectively be made on the agent for service of 
process or on the attorney for the person to be served or other 
representative. Refusal by the person to be served, or his or her agent 
or attorney, of service of a document or other paper will be considered 
effective service of the document or other paper as of the date of such 
refusal. Service will be considered effective when the document is 
mailed to an addressee's last known address.
    (b) Any documents or pleadings filed or served must be signed:
    (1) By the person or persons filing the same,

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    (2) By an officer thereof if a corporation,
    (3) By an officer or authorized employee if a government 
instrumentality, or
    (4) By an attorney or other person having authority to sign.
    (c) A pleading or document will be considered served and/or filed as 
of the date of the postmark (or as otherwise shown for government-
franked mail); or (if not mailed) as of the date actually delivered in 
person; or as shown by electronic mail transmission.
    (d) Time periods begin to run on the day following the date of the 
document, paper, or event that begins the time period. Saturdays, 
Sundays, and Federal holidays will be included in computing such time, 
except that when such time expires on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal 
holiday, such period will be extended to include the next business day. 
This method of computing time periods also applies to any act, such as 
paying a civil penalty, required by this part to take place within a 
specified period of time. When the period of time prescribed or allowed 
is less than 11 days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
holidays will be excluded in the computation.
    (e) If an oral or written application is made to NOAA within 10 days 
after the expiration of a time period established in this part for the 
required filing of documents or other papers, NOAA may permit a late 
filing if NOAA finds reasonable grounds for an inability or failure to 
file within the time period. All extensions will be in writing. Except 
as specifically provided in this part, or by order of an Administrative 
Law Judge (Judge) under this part, no requests for an extension of time 
may be granted.