Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
(a) The appellant's brief shall be received within 15 days after the appeal is filed. The appellee's brief shall be due 15 days after service of the appellant's brief.(b) Unless otherwise directed by the Board, separate briefs shall be required for cross appeals. The cross-appellant's brief will be due within 15 days after service of the cross appeal, and the cross appellee's brief is due 15 days after service of the cross appellant's brief.(c) Briefs shall conform to the General Rules and shall be filed with the Chairperson of the Board, at the address listed in § 213.3(c) (relating to appeals from determinations of the Secretary). An original and eight copies of briefs shall be filed.(d) Requests for extensions of time under this section shall be made in writing and shall be filed with, and acted upon by, the Chairperson of the Board. In appeals under section 8 of the act (43 P. S. § 165-8), the request shall indicate the concurrence or nonconcurrence of the contracting body and the other parties to the proposed extension.(e) The Board will not consider briefs unless they are filed in accordance with the time standards listed in this section.(f) Subsection (b) supersedes 1 Pa. Code §§ 35.193 and 35.212(d) (relating to filing and service of briefs; and content and form of briefs on exceptions).The provisions of this § 213.5 adopted February 11, 1994, effective 2/12/1994, 24 Pa.B. 871.