[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR221.12]

[Page 96]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
  CHAPTER II--NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND 
           ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 221_PRESCRIPTIONS IN FERC HYDROPOWER LICENSES--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B_Hearing Process
 
Sec. 221.12  Where and how must documents be filed?

    (a) Place of filing. Any documents relating to a case under this 
subpart must be filed with the appropriate office, as follows:
    (1) Before NMFS refers a case for docketing under Sec. 221.25, any 
documents must be filed with the Office of Habitat Conservation. The 
Office of Habitat Conservation's address, telephone number, and 
facsimile number are set forth in Sec. 221.2.
    (2) NMFS will notify the parties of the date on which it refers a 
case for docketing under Sec. 221.25. After that date, any documents 
must be filed with:
    (i) The Department of Commerce's designated ALJ office. The name, 
address, telephone number, and facsimile number of the Department of 
Commerce's designated ALJ office will be provided in the referral notice 
from NMFS; or
    (ii) The hearings component of or used by another Department, if 
that Department will be conducting the hearing under Sec. 221.25. The 
name, address, telephone number, and facsimile number of the appropriate 
hearings component will be provided in the referral notice from NMFS.
    (b) Method of filing. (1) A document must be filed with the 
appropriate office under paragraph (a) of this section using one of the 
following methods:
    (i) By hand delivery of the original document;
    (ii) By sending the original document by express mail or courier 
service for delivery on the next business day; or
    (iii) By sending the document by facsimile if:
    (A) The document is 20 pages or less, including all attachments;
    (B) The sending facsimile machine confirms that the transmission was 
successful; and
    (C) The original of the document is sent by regular mail on the same 
day.
    (2) Parties are encouraged, but not required to supplement any 
original document by providing the appropriate office with an electronic 
copy of the document on compact disc.
    (c) Date of filing. A document under this subpart is considered 
filed on the date it is received. However, any document received after 5 
p.m. at the place where the filing is due is considered filed on the 
next regular business day.
    (d) Nonconforming documents. If any document submitted for filing 
under this subpart does not comply with the requirements of this subpart 
or any applicable order, it may be rejected. If the defect is minor, the 
party may be notified of the defect and given a chance to correct it.