COUNTING TIME AND FILING DOCUMENTS

Subpart 1. Counting time. To count a time period, the day of filing, mailing, publication, or other action is not counted and the last day of the time period is counted. Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays are included in calendar day time periods and are not included in working day time periods. If a calendar day time period ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the time period ends on the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. A time period is in calendar days unless it is stated as "working days." Subp. 2. Paper size. All documents must be submitted to the office on standard size 8-1/2 inch by 11 inch paper, except: A. handwritten comments from the public; and B. exhibits. Subp. 3. Facsimile transmission. A person may file any document with the office using facsimile transmission. Filing a facsimile is equivalent to filing the original document, and is effective when the office receives it. A transmission commenced before 4:30 p.m. on the last day of filing is timely filed. The person filing the document must mail or deliver the original signed document to the office within five days.