[Title 47 CFR 1.49]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - October 1, 2004 Edition]
[Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATION]
[Chapter I - FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION]
[Subchapter A - GENERAL]
[Part 1 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE]
[Subpart A - General Rules of Practice and Procedure]
[Sec. 1.49 - Specifications as to pleadings and documents.]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


47TELECOMMUNICATION12004-10-012004-10-01false1.49Sec. 1.49TELECOMMUNICATIONFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONGENERALPRACTICE AND PROCEDUREGeneral Rules of Practice and Procedure
Sec. 1.49  Specifications as to pleadings and documents.

    (a) All pleadings and documents filed in paper form in any 
Commission proceeding shall be typewritten or prepared by mechanical 
processing methods, and shall be filed on A4 (21 cm. x 29.7 cm.) or on 
8\1/2\ x 11 inch (21.6 cm. x 27.9 cm.) paper with the margins set so 
that the printed material does not exceed 6 \1/2\ x 9\1/2\ inches (16.5 
cm. x 24.1 cm.). The printed material may be in any typeface of at least 
12-point (0.42333 cm. or \12/72\) in height. The body of the 
text must be double spaced with a minimum distance of \7/32\ of an inch 
(0.5556 cm.) between each line of text. Footnotes and long, indented 
quotations may be single spaced, but must be in type that is 12-point or 
larger in height, with at least \1/16\ of an inch (0.158 cm.) between 
each line of text. Counsel are cautioned against employing extended 
single spaced passages or excessive footnotes to evade prescribed 
pleading lengths. If single-spaced passages or footnotes are used in 
this manner the pleading will, at the discretion of the Commission, 
either be rejected as unacceptable for filing or dismissed with leave to 
be refiled in proper form. Pleadings may be printed on both sides of the 
paper. Pleadings that use only one side of the paper shall be stapled, 
or otherwise bound, in the upper left-hand corner; those using both 
sides of the paper shall be stapled twice, or otherwise bound, along the 
left-hand margin so that it opens like a book. The foregoing shall not 
apply to printed briefs specifically requested by the Commission, 
official publications, charted or maps, original documents (or 
admissible copies thereof) offered as exhibits, specially prepared 
exhibits, or if otherwise specifically provided. All copies shall be 
clearly legible.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, all 
pleadings and documents filed with the Commission, the length of which 
as computed under this chapter exceeds ten pages, shall include, as part 
of the pleading or document, a table of contents with page references.
    (c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, all 
pleadings and documents filed with the Commission, the length of which 
filings as computed under this chapter exceeds ten pages, shall include, 
as part of the pleading or document, a summary of the filing, suitably 
paragraphed, which should be a succinct, but accurate and clear 
condensation of the substance of the filing. It should not be a mere 
repetition of the headings under which the filing is arranged. For 
pleadings and documents exceeding ten but not twenty-five pages in 
length, the summary should seldom exceed one and never two pages; for 
pleadings and documents exceeding twenty-five pages in length, the 
summary should seldom exceed two and never five pages.
    (d) The requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section shall 
not apply to:

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    (1) Interrogatories or answers to interrogatories, and depositions;
    (2) FCC forms or applications;
    (3) Transcripts;
    (4) Contracts and reports;
    (5) Letters; or
    (6) Hearing exhibits, and exhibits or appendicies accompanying any 
document or pleading submitted to the Commission.
    (e) Petitions, pleadings, and other documents associated with 
licensing matters in the Wireless Radio Services may be filed 
electronically in ULS. See Sec. 22.6 for specifications.
    (f)(1) In the following types of proceedings, all pleadings, 
including permissible ex parte submissions, notices of ex parte 
presentations, comments, reply comments, and petitions for 
reconsideration and replies thereto, may be filed in electronic format:
    (i) General rulemaking proceedings other than broadcast allotment 
proceedings;
    (ii) Notice of inquiry proceedings; and
    (iii) Petition for rulemaking proceedings (except broadcast 
allotment proceedings).
    (2) For purposes of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, and any 
prescribed pleading lengths, the length of any document filed in 
electronic form shall be equal to the length of the document if printed 
out and formatted according to the specifications of paragraph (a) of 
this section, or shall be no more that 250 words per page.

    Note: The table of contents and the summary pages shall not be 
included in complying with any page limitation requirements as set forth 
by Commission rule.

[40 FR 19198, May 2, 1975, as amended at 47 FR 26393, June 18, 1982; 51 
FR 16322, May 2, 1986; 54 FR 31032, July 26, 1989; 58 FR 44893, Aug. 25, 
1993; 59 FR 37721, July 25, 1994; 63 FR 24125, May 1, 1998; 63 FR 68920, 
Dec. 14, 1998]