Section 1.37. Number of copies

(a) Paper filings. When a pleading, submittal or document other than correspondence is submitted in hard copy, an original and the cover letter shall be furnished to the Commission at the time of filing, except when:

(1) The document is subject to a statutory requirement or is otherwise ordered or requested by the Commission, a different number of copies may be designated.

(2) The document is subject to § 5.502 or § 5.533 (relating to filing and service of briefs; and procedure to except to initial, tentative and recommended decisions), the filing must conform to the requirements in the applicable section.

(3) A filing, including attachments, exceeds 10 megabytes, in addition to filing the requisite number of hard copies in accordance with this subpart, a CD-ROM or DVD containing the filing and an index to the filing shall be filed with the Commission.

(b) Electronic filings.

(1) When the qualified document, including attachments, is 250 pages or less and does not exceed 10 megabytes, the filing user may file one electronic copy on the electronic filing system and is not required to file paper copies.

(2) When the qualified document, including attachments, exceeds 250 pages, but does not exceed 10 megabytes, the filing user may file one electronic copy on the electronic filing system and shall also file the original in paper form with the Commission. The original in paper form shall be filed no later than 3 business days after the electronic filing is submitted. The filing date for the qualified document in paper form will be determined in accordance with § 1.11(a)(1)—(3) (relating to date of filing).

(c) Supersession. Subsections (a)—(c) supersede 1 Pa. Code § 33.15 (relating to number of copies).

The provisions of this § 1.37 adopted October 12, 1984, effective January 1, 1985, 14 Pa.B. 3819; amended January 24, 1997, effective January 25, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 414; amended April 28, 2006, effective April 29, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 2097; amended September 26, 2008, effective September 27, 2008, 38 Pa.B. 5303; amended September 20, 2013, effective September 21, 2013, 43 Pa.B. 5593; amended January 10, 2014, effective January 11, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 249. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (368393) to (368394).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 1.37 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 504—506, 523, 1301, 1501 and 1504.

Cross References

This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 1.59 (relating to number of copies to be served); 52 Pa. Code § 5.533 (relating to procedure to except to initial, tentative and recommended decisions); 52 Pa. Code § 56.173 (relating to review from informal complaint decisions of the Bureau of Consumer Services); and 52 Pa. Code § 56.403 (relating to review from informal complaint decisions of the Bureau of Consumer Services).