[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR386.5]

[Page 259-260]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 386_RULES OF PRACTICE FOR MOTOR CARRIER, BROKER, FREIGHT FORWARDER, 
AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart A_Scope of Rules; Definitions and General Provisions
 
Sec.  386.5  Form of filings and extensions of time.

    (a) Form. Each document must be typewritten or legibly handwritten.
    (b) Contents. Unless otherwise specified in this part, each document 
must contain a short, plain statement of the

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facts on which the person's case rests and a brief statement of the 
action requested in the document. Except by prior order, all contents 
will be made publicly available.
    (c) Length. Except for the Notice of Claim and reply, motions, 
briefs, and other filings may not exceed 20 pages except as permitted by 
Order following a motion to exceed the page limitation based upon good 
cause shown. Exhibits or attachments in support of the relevant filing 
are not included in the page limit.
    (d) Paper and margins. Filed documents must be printed on 8\1/
2\[sec] by 11[sec] paper with a one-inch margin on all four sides of 
text, to include pagination and footnotes.
    (e) Spacing, and font size for typewritten documents. Typewritten 
documents will use the following line format: single-spacing for the 
caption and footnotes, and double-spacing for the main text. All printed 
matter must appear in at least 12-point font, including footnotes.
    (f) Extensions of time. Only those requests showing good cause will 
be granted. No motion for continuance or postponement of a hearing date 
filed within 15 days of the date set for a hearing will be granted 
unless accompanied by an affidavit showing extraordinary circumstances 
warrant a continuance. Unless directed otherwise by the Agency 
decisionmaker before whom a matter is pending, the parties may stipulate 
to reasonable extensions of time by filing the stipulation in the 
official docket and serving copies on all parties on the certificate of 
service. Motions for extensions of time must be filed in accordance with 
Sec.  386.6 and served in accordance with Sec.  386.7. A copy must also 
be served upon the person presiding over the proceeding at the time of 
the filing.

[70 FR 28479, May 18, 2005]