Utah Code R313-12-111 - Submission of Electronic Copies

(1) Any submissions to the director that are not exempt in accordance with Subsection R313-12-111(5) shall also be submitted to the director in electronic format. This requirement extends to the 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) Electronic copies shall be submitted on a CD, DVD nonrewritable disc, or by another electronic means approved by the director, documents smaller than 25 megabytes may be submitted by email.

(4) 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) submissions shorter than 25 pages unless otherwise ordered by the director;

(b) public comments received during a formal public comment period;

(c) 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

(d) documents used to make payments to the agency.

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

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

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Utah Code R313-12-111

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-08, effective 4/14/2025