[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR27.26]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
               CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
PART 27_PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 27.26  Form, filing and service of papers.

    (a) Form. (1) Documents filed with the hearing clerk shall include 
an original and two copies.
    (2) The first page of every pleading and paper filed in the 
proceeding shall contain a caption setting forth the title of the 
action, the case number assigned by the hearing clerk, and a designation 
of the paper (e.g., motion to quash subpoena).
    (3) Every pleading and paper shall be signed by, and shall contain 
the address and telephone number of, the party or the person on whose 
behalf the paper was filed, or his or her representative.
    (4) Papers are considered filed when they are mailed. Date of 
mailing may be established by a certificate from the party or its 
representative or by proof that the document was sent by certified or 
registered mail.
    (b) Service. A party filing a document with the hearing clerk shall, 
at the time of filing, serve a copy of such document on every other 
party. Service upon any party of any document, other than those required 
to be served as prescribed in Sec. 27.8, shall be made by delivering a 
copy or by placing a copy of the document in the United States mail, 
postage prepaid and addressed, to the party's last known address. When a 
party is represented by a representative, service shall be made upon 
such

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representative in lieu of the actual party.
    (c) Proof of service. A certificate of the individual serving the 
document by personal delivery or by mail, setting forth the manner of 
service, shall be proof of service.