Sec. 61.21  Method of filing publications.

    (a) Publications sent for filing must be addressed to ''Secretary, 
Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554.`` The date on 
which the publication is received by the Secretary of the Commission (or 
the Mail Room where submitted by mail) is considered the official filing 
date.
    (b)(1) In addition, for all tariff publications requiring fees as 
set forth in

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part 1, subpart G of this chapter, issuing carriers must submit the 
original of the cover letter (without attachments), FCC Form 159, and 
the appropriate fee to the Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh, PA at the address 
set forth in Sec. 1.1105 of this chapter. Issuing carriers should submit 
these fee materials on the same date as the submission in paragraph (a) 
of this section.
    (2) International carriers must certify in their original cover 
letter that they are authorized under Section 214 of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, to provide service, and reference the FCC file 
number of that authorization.
    (c) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a) and 
(b) of this section, the issuing carrier must send a copy of the cover 
letter with one diskette containing both the complete tariff and any 
attachments, as appropriate, to the Secretary, Federal Communications 
Commission. In addition, the issuing carrier must send one diskette of 
the complete tariff and a copy of the cover letter to the commercial 
contractor (at its office on Commission premises), and to the Chief, 
Tariff Review Branch. The latter should be clearly labeled as the 
``Public Reference Copy.'' The issuing carrier should file the copies 
required by this paragraph so they will be received on the same date as 
the filings in paragraph (a) of this section.

[ 58 FR 44460 , Aug. 23, 1993, as amended at  61 FR 15726 , Apr. 9, 1996. 
Redesignated at  61 FR 59366 , Nov. 22, 1996]