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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition) 

§ 16.15 

(h) 

Electronic filing. (1) The initial 

complaint may be served electronically 
upon the respondent only if the re-
spondent has previously agreed with 
the complainant in writing to partici-
pate in electronic filing. Documents 
may be filed under this Part electroni-
cally by sending an email containing 
(an) attachment(s) of (a) PDF file(s) of 
the required pleading to the FAA 
Docket Clerk, and the person des-
ignated in paragraph (h)(3) of this sec-
tion. 

(2) The subject line of the email must 

contain the names of the complainant 
and respondent, and must contain the 
FAA docket number (if assigned). The 
size of each email must be less than 10 
MB. Email attachments containing 
executable files (e.g., .exe and .vbs 
files) will not be accepted. 

(3) The email address at which the 

parties may file the documents de-
scribed in this section is 

9-AWA-AGC- 

Part-16@faa.gov. No acknowledgement 
or receipt will be provided by the FAA 
to parties using this method. A party 
filing electronically as described in 
this section must provide to the FAA 
Part 16 Docket Clerk and the opposing 
party an email address of the person 
designated by the party to receive 
pleadings. 

(4) By filing a pleading or document 

electronically as described in this sec-
tion, a party waives the rights under 
this part for service by the opposing 
party and the FAA by methods other 
than email. If a party subsequently de-
cides to ‘‘opt-out’’ of electronic filing, 
that party must so notify the FAA 
Part 16 Docket Clerk and the other 
party in writing, from which time the 
FAA and the parties will begin serving 
the opting-out party in accordance 
with §§ 16.13 and 16.15. This subsection 
only exempts the parties from the fil-
ing and service requirements in 
§ 16.13(a) (with the exception that 
‘‘Documents to be filed with a hearing 
officer shall be filed at the address and 
in the manner stated in the hearing 
order.’’), the method of filing require-
ments in § 16.13(b), and the number of 
documents requirements in § 16.13(c). 

(i) 

Internet accessibility of documents 

filed in the Hearing Docket. (1) Unless 
protected from public disclosure, all 
documents filed in the Hearing Docket 

are accessible through the Federal 
Docket Management System (FDMS): 
http://www.regulations.gov. To access a 
particular case file, use the FDMS 
number assigned to the case. 

(2) Determinations issued by the Di-

rector and Associate Administrator in 
Part 16 cases, indexes of decisions, con-
tact information for the FAA Hearing 
Docket, the rules of practice, and other 
information are available on the FAA 
Office of Airports’ Web site at: 

http:// 

part16.airports.faa.gov/index.cfm. 

[Doc. No. 27783, 61 FR 54004, October 16, 1996, 
as amended at Amdt. 16–1, 78 FR 56142, Sept. 
12, 2013] 

§ 16.15

Service of documents on the 

parties and the agency. 

Except as otherwise provided in this 

part, documents shall be served as fol-
lows: 

(a) 

Whom must be served. Copies of all 

documents filed with the FAA Part 16 
Docket Clerk shall be served by the 
persons filing them on all parties to 
the proceeding. A certificate of service 
shall accompany all documents when 
they are tendered for filing and shall 
certify concurrent service on the FAA 
and all parties. Certificates of service 
shall be in substantially the following 
form: 

I hereby certify that I have this day served 

the foregoing [name of document] on the fol-
lowing persons at the following addresses, 
facsimile numbers (if also served by fac-
simile), or email address (if served electroni-
cally in accordance with § 16.13(h)), by [speci-
fy method of service]: 

[list persons, addresses, facsimile numbers, 
email addresses (as applicable)] 

Dated this 

lday of l, 20l. 

[signature], for [party] 

(b) Method of service. Except as oth-

erwise agreed by the parties and, if ap-
plicable, the hearing officer, the meth-
od of service is the same as set forth in 
§ 16.13(b) for filing documents. 

(c) 

Where service shall be made. Serv-

ice shall be made to the persons identi-
fied in accordance with § 16.13(f). If no 
such person has been designated, serv-
ice shall be made on the party. 

(d) 

Presumption of service. There shall 

be a presumption of lawful service— 

(1) When acknowledgment of receipt 

is by a person who customarily or in 

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