39 Miss. Code. R. 1-6-102
The filing of petitions and other documents with the Commission shall be made by filing them with the Executive Secretary of the Commission no later than 5:00 p.m.
Unless otherwise provided, the original and twelve (12) copies of all Petitions, Prefiled Testimony, Exhibits, Motions, Pleadings of any nature and any other type of document (except for copies of maps, plans and specifications, see below) required or allowed to be filed under the provisions of these rules shall be filed with the Commission by transmitting a copy to the Executive Secretary. The Executive Secretary shall deliver eight (8) stamped filed copies to the Office of the Executive Director of the Staff.
RP 5 provides the addresses, location and other information necessary to accomplish any manner of filing or submittal of documents;
Methods of filing with the Executive Secretary and submissions to the Staff may be by delivering a copy to the Office of the Executive Secretary or the Office of the Public Utilities Staff; by mailing a copy to the proper mailing address of each agency; or by transmitting electronically by facsimile or by e-mail;
Filing by mail or delivery is complete upon receipt by the Executive Secretary. The submittal of documents to the Staff is complete, where mailed or delivered, upon receipt by the Executive Director of the Staff. Filing by electronic means is complete when the electronic equipment being used by the Commission acknowledges receipt of the material. All persons filing or submitting documents via facsimile or e-mail must ensure that their equipment will receive the automatic acknowledgement from the Commission's and/or the Staff's equipment. The FAX equipment utilized must be configured so that the Transmission Verification Report can reflect an ok result. Otherwise, the filing or submittal is not complete until the filing party obtains an acknowledgement from the Executive Secretary of the Commission and/or the Executive Director of the Staff, where appropriate.
When transmitting by e-mail, the computer being utilized must have an active feature that will receive the Commission's or the Staff's automatic acknowledgement of the transmission. If the sender's equipment fails to receive the Commission's or Staff's automatic acknowledgement of a facsimile or e-mail, the filing is not complete until the filing party obtains an acknowledgement from the Commission and/or the Staff, where appropriate.
i User's Guide The Internet homepage of the Commission contains a user's guide for assistance in filing or serving documents by e-mail or facsimile. This website is www.psc.state.ms.us. The user's guide provides detailed requirements for the filing and service of electronic files and documents.
ii Size of Document Documents filed or served by e-mail are limited to a size of no more than 10 mb per each transmission and must be in an adobe portable document format (PDF). CD ROMS are acceptable. All electronic documents must be provided in non-editable form.
iii Requirement of Paper Copies Within three (3) business days of transmittal of a document for filing by facsimile or e-mail, the requisite number of paper copies, as designated above, shall be furnished to the Executive Secretary of the Commission or to the Executive Director of the Staff, whomever is applicable.
iv Electronic File Stamp The Executive Secretary of the Commission will electronically file stamp date on a document for filing sent via e-mail. It is required that all senders of e-mail provide a return e-mail address for acknowledgment of the filing. All senders of e-mails or facsimile are required to have the capability to accept the acknowledgment of the Commission and of the Staff acknowledging receipt of the document(s).
v Hours for Filings All filings to the Executive Secretary must be made from the hours of 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. each day.
vi Staff's Preference for Service of Documents Upon Staff The Staff's preference is that where a party has e-mail capability, that e-mail is preferred over transmission by facsimile.
vii Required Data Documents filed utilizing e-mail or FAX must contain the sender's name, e-mail address, FAX number, along with their current mailing address and telephone number. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in the rejection of said filing.
viii Documents Submitted Electronically To Staff The same requirements specified in the user's guide regarding the utilization of FAX or e-mail shall apply to any document filed with the Commission or submitted to the Staff.
ix Electronic Transmittal of Tariffs, including Compliance Tariff In order to electronically transmit a tariff with the Commission or with the Staff, the individual sender must comply with the user's guide.
39 Miss. Code. R. 1-6-102