1. (1) A business day is any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal State of Utah holiday.
2. (2) As provided in R305-7-102, "days" means calendar days unless otherwise specified.

3. (3) Computing time.

   1. (a) If a period is in calendar days:

      1. (i) exclude the day of the event that triggers the period;
      2. (ii) count every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and
      3. (iii) include the last day of the period, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal State of Utah holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal State of Utah holiday.

   2. (b) If a period is in business days:

      1. (i) exclude the day of the event that triggers the period; and
      2. (ii) count every business day.
   3. (c) If a document is not filed or served by email, any time for responding to the document shall be extended by three business days. This provision does not apply to a Request for Agency Action, Petition for Review or a Petition to Intervene. See R305-7-104(5).

4. (4) Date of issuance.

   The date of issuance of a Permit Order, a Notice of Agency Action or other order is the date the document is signed and dated.

5. (5) Extensions of Time.

   1. (a) To the extent permitted by Section 19-1-301.5, the ALJ may approve extensions of any time limits established by this rule, and may extend time limits adopted in schedules established under R305-7-308. See Section 19-1-301.5(8).
   2. (b) To the extent permitted by Section 19-1-301.5, the ALJ may postpone a deadline or, as applicable, a scheduled conference, oral argument or hearing, upon motion from the parties, or upon the ALJ's own motion. See Section 19-1-301.5(8).
   3. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, R305-7-108(2) governs the ALJ's authority to extend time to file a Request for Agency Action, Petition for Review, or Petition to Intervene. See also the provisions cited in R305-7-108(2).

KEY: administrative procedures, adjudicative procedures, hearings

Date of Last Change: November 12, 2020

Notice of Continuation: October 11, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-1-301; 19-1-301.5; 63G-4-102; 63G-4-201; 63G-4-202; 63G-4-203; 63G-4-205; 63G-4-503