Taglines

It will no longer be necessary to type in the rule tagline when assigning a rule to your package. Instead, the ERF system will read the tagline from the rule body when you upload an .xml file.

If you upload the RSFA .xml file before uploading the rule body .xml file, the following phrase will appear on the RSFA when it is rendered in draft mode: "(the above tagline is from the draft RSFA; it will be replaced by the current tagline from the rule loaded on the website)". This text will no longer appear once the rule body .xml is uploaded.

If you upload the rule body as a .pdf, you will be asked to supply the current tagline. In addition, if you are proposing to amend the tagline, you'll be asked to supply the proposed tagline.

NOTE: If you are proposing to amend the tagline, the current tagline will be used on the cover letter.

Date Checking

The ERF system will now evaluate the effective and next five year review dates at the time you enter them. If it calculates that your entry is possibly incorrect, you will see a warning. You will have the opportunity to make the correction before completing the filing thus avoiding an additional filing to correct a typographical error or mistake.

Enhanced Printing (Print All)

Once you complete a filing action, the documents can be viewed by clicking on the "History" button. A print all feature has been added to the History page which lets you print all the documents associated with a single filing action on a specific rule. This means that you can now press one button and the ERF system will create a large .pdf that incorporates any of the following that were submitted in a single filing action: rule, appendix(s), RSFA, RSFA pt. B, Environmental Impact Statement, RSFA attachment(s), additional communications, and public hearing notice.

Timeframe for Withdrawing a Final Filing

Withdrawal of a final filing can be made up until the day the rule becomes effective. Once a rule has effectuated, the ERF system will not allow you to withdraw the final filing.

RSFA Attachments

The "Upload Attachments" button has been renamed to "Upload RSFA Attachments". The button has been relocated from the package screen to the rule screen. Its purpose hasn't changed - continue to use it to upload attachments to all parts of the RSFA (pt. A, pt. B, and/or Environmental Impact Statement). The renaming and relocation are being done to help distinguish RSFA attachments from rule appendixes.

When you click on this button, you'll still supply a title, indicate copyright status and upload the file. One new feature has been added to this page. If every RSFA in the package will be using this attachment, you only need to upload it once. We recommend uploading the attachment when you upload the last RSFA in the package. At the time you upload the attachment, click on "Add attachment to all RSFAs in package". This tells the ERF system to associate the attachment with each RSFA. For more help on using the attachment feature, please click on the "help!" link.

Modified Dates

Changes were made in the database which required the ERF system to visit each package. Thus, the modification date for all packages has been updated to August 7, 2002.

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Posted to the Rule Filers Mailing List on August 8, 2002