1. (a)

   1. (1) All pleadings and other documents to be filed in any proceeding shall be filed with the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission secretary and, within one (1) business day of the filing, the person filing shall provide by electronic mail a PDF version of the filing for use on the commission’s website.
   2. (2) If circumstances warrant, the person filing documents may request a waiver of the requirement to submit the documents in a PDF version.
2. (b) A copy of any notice of violation filed with the commission secretary shall not be placed on the commission’s docket until a request for hearing is filed in accordance with this section and 8 CAR § 11-603.
3. (c) A facsimile or electronic mail sent by midnight central standard time (CST) shall be the effective filing date for a pleading or other document.

4. (d)

   1. (1) Any person filing a pleading or other document with the commission secretary shall file an original and one (1) copy for the administrative hearing officer.
   2. (2) The commission secretary shall not file any pleading or other document until an original and one (1) copy is provided.

5. (e)

   1. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, the commission secretary may accept facsimile or electronic mail copies for filing.
   2. (2) Only one (1) copy need be transmitted, and the commission secretary shall file that copy.
   3. (3) Within three (3) business days of the filing, an original and one (1) copy of the pleading or other document must be received by the commission secretary.

6. (f)

   1. (1) If one (1) or more copies of a pleading or other document are to be returned by mail to the person filing, that person shall provide the additional copies to the commission secretary.
   2. (2) The person filing also shall provide the commission secretary a self-addressed, stamped envelope with proper postage for returning the copies.

Codification Notes: “PDF” means portable document format.