Section 3.48.025. Format for filings.

	(a)  Except as provided in (e) of this section, all text in filings, including correspondence, tariff filings, pleadings, and letters, whether filed on paper or electronically under 3 AAC 48.095, must be legibly typewritten in a font not less than 11 point, or hand printed in black ink, and must be formatted for or printed on 8-1/2 inch by 11 inch paper.  Pleadings and testimony must have left-hand margins not less than one and one-half inches, right-hand margins not less than one-half inch, and top and bottom margins not less than one inch.  All other filings must have not less than one inch margins on all sides, except that spreadsheets, graphs, maps, and similar documents must have not less than one-half inch margins on all sides.  Spreadsheets, graphs, maps, and similar documents may have a font less than 11 point if the font is legible.  
	(b)  Original paper filings of more than one page must be fastened with a clip on the upper left-hand corner or wrapped with a rubber band.  Stapled or bound original materials will not be accepted.  For both paper and electronic filings, pages must be numbered at the bottom of each page in the form "page x of y," with the exception of tariff sheets and commission forms using an alternate page format.  Copies may be stapled or bound.  
	(c)  Filings formatted to print on paper larger than 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches may not be reduced before filing if doing so will make the substantive text, graphics, or photographic material illegible.  Instead, oversized paper filings must be folded to 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches before filing.  Electronic filings containing documents that should be printed on oversized paper must identify those documents and the proper paper sizes necessary to print legible copies of the documents.  If the oversized document is greater than 11 inches by 17 inches and is part of a filing that is to be made electronically, a placeholder page generally describing the oversized document must be inserted in the filing where the oversized document otherwise would be and must be filed with the commission under 3 AAC 48.090(b)(3) with a cover letter that includes the commission's docket number for the corresponding electronic filing, and the title, filed date, and page reference of the electronic filing to which the oversized filing pertains.  An electronic filing with a placeholder page is not complete until the paper version of the oversized document is officially received under 3 AAC 48.090(a) by the commission.  Oversized documents must have not less than one-half inch margins on all sides and must be legible.  
	(d)  Filings that are formatted to include distinct divisions, whether filed on paper or electronically in accordance with 3 AAC 48.095, must identify those divisions by a cover page inserted at the beginning of the division indicating the name or title of each division.  The name or title must be roughly centered on the page and be exclusive of all other information.  
	(e)  The requirements of (a) of this section do not apply to filings submitted under (c) of this section, 3 AAC 48.100(k), or 3 AAC 48.330, or to filings using commission forms that require a different format.  However, any submission must be legible and otherwise comply with this section.  
	(f)  The commission will not accept a filing that fails to meet the requirements of this section.  

Authorities

42.05.141;42.05.151;42.06.140

Notes

Reference

3 AAC 48.090
3 AAC 48.100

Authority

AS 42.05.141 AS 42.05.151 AS 42.06.140

History

Eff. 2/16/2012, Register 201