[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR1.48]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 1_PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE--Table of Contents

 

            Subpart A_General Rules of Practice and Procedure

 

Sec. 1.48  Length of pleadings.



    (a) Affidavits, statements, tables of contents and summaries of 

filings, and other materials which are submitted with and factually 

support a pleading are not counted in determining the length of the 

pleading. If other materials are submitted with a pleading, they will be 

counted in determining its length; and if the length of the pleadings, 

as so computed, is greater than permitted by the provisions of this 

chapter, the pleading will be returned without consideration.

    (b) It is the policy of the Commission that requests for permission 

to file pleadings in excess of the length prescribed by the provisions 

of this chapter shall not be routinely granted. Where the filing period 

is 10 days or less, the request shall be made within 2 business days 

after the period begins to run. Where the period is more than 10 days, 

the request shall be filed at least 10 days before the filing date. (See 

Sec. 1.4.) If a timely request is made, the pleading need not be filed 

earlier than 2 business days after the Commission acts upon the request.



[41 FR 14871, Apr. 8, 1976, and 49 FR 40169, Oct. 15, 1984]