[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR2.304]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 2_RULES OF PRACTICE FOR DOMESTIC LICENSING PROCEEDINGS AND 
ISSUANCE OF ORDERS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart C_Rules of General Applicability: Hearing Requests, Petitions to 
 
Sec. 2.304  Formal requirements for documents; acceptance for filing.

    (a) Each document filed in an adjudication subject to this part to 
which a docket number has been assigned must show the docket number and 
title of the proceeding.
    (b) Each document must be bound on the left side and typewritten, 
printed, or otherwise reproduced in permanent form on good unglazed 
paper of standard letterhead size. Each page must begin not less than 
one inch from the top, with side and bottom margins of not less than one 
inch. Text must be double-spaced, except that quotations may be single-
spaced and indented. The requirements of this paragraph do not apply to 
original documents or admissible copies offered as exhibits, or to 
specifically prepared exhibits.
    (c) The original of each document must be signed in ink by the party 
or its authorized representative, or by an attorney having authority 
with respect to it. The document must state the capacity of the person 
signing, his or her address, and the date of signature. The signature of 
a person signing in a representative capacity is a representation that 
the document has been subscribed in the capacity specified with full 
authority that he or she has read it and knows the contents that to the 
best of his or her knowledge, information and belief the statements made 
in it are true, and that it is not interposed for delay. If a document 
is not signed, or is signed with intent to defeat the purpose of this 
section, it may be stricken.
    (d) Except as otherwise required by this part or by order, a 
pleading or other document, other than correspondence, must be filed in 
an original and two conformed copies.
    (e) The first document filed by any person in a proceeding must 
designate the name and address of a person on whom service may be made. 
This document must also designate the electronic mail address and 
facsimile number, if any, of the person on whom service may be made.
    (f) A document filed by electronic mail or facsimile transmission 
need not comply with the formal requirements of paragraphs (b), (c), and 
(d) of this section if an original and two (2) copies otherwise 
complying with all of the requirements of this section are mailed within 
two (2) days thereafter to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff.
    (g) Acceptance for filing. Any document that fails to conform to the 
requirements of this section may be refused acceptance for filing and 
may be

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returned with an indication of the reason for nonacceptance. Any 
document that is not accepted for filing will not be entered on the 
Commission's docket.