R313-12-111. Submission of Electronic Copies

(1) All submissions to the Director not exempt in paragraph R313-12-111(5) shall also be submitted to the Director in electronic format. This requirement extends to all attachments to these documents.

(2) The electronic copy shall be a true, accurate, searchable and reproducible copy of the official submission, except that it need not include signatures or professional stamps.

(3) All electronic copies shall be submitted on a CD or DVD nonrewritable disc, except that documents smaller than 25 megabytes may be submitted by email.

(4) All documents shall be submitted in one of the following electronic formats, at the choice of the submitter:

(a) A searchable PDF document (a document that may be read and searched using Adobe Reader); or

(b) A Microsoft Word document.

(5) The requirements of this rule do not apply to:

(a) X-ray registration applications;

(b) Submissions shorter than 25 pages unless otherwise ordered by the Director;

(c) Public comments received during a formal public comment period;

(d) Correspondence received from individuals or organizations that are not currently regulated by the agency, unless that correspondence is about proposing an activity or facility that would be subject to agency regulation; and

(e) Documents used to make payments to the agency.

(6) If an official submission includes information for which business confidentiality is claimed or that is security-sensitive, this requirement applies only to that portion of the submission for which no confidentiality is claimed.

(7) The Director may waive the requirements of R313-12-111(1) for good cause.