33 CFR § 148.246 - When is a document considered filed and where should I file it?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s148.246"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 148.246 - When is a document considered filed and where should I file it?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "148.246"
section_name: "When is a document considered filed and where should I file it?"
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "NN"
subchapter_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS"
part_number: "148"
part_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS: GENERAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1504; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1 (75)."
regulatory_source: "USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "148"
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# 148.246 When is a document considered filed and where should I file it?
(a) If a document to be filed is submitted by mail, it is considered filed on the date it is postmarked. If a document is submitted by hand delivery or electronically, it is considered filed on the date received by the clerk.
(b) File all documents and other materials related to an administrative proceeding at the U.S. Coast Guard Administrative Law Center, Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, room 412, 40 South Gay Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201-4022.