ERF HELP DESK HOURS THIS WEEK

The ERF Help Desk will close at 3:00pm on Wednesday, November 24, and will be closed all day on Friday, November 26, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The ERF Website will still accept rule filings from 8:00am until 5:00pm on both Wednesday and Friday, however no support will be available after 3:00 on Wednesday or all day Friday. Any messages left after 3:00 on Wednesday or throughout the day on Friday with the ERF Help Desk will be returned on Monday, November 29.

The Help Desk schedule for the remainder of the week is as follows:

  * Tuesday, November 23: Filings accepted until 5:00pm. Support available until 5:00pm.

  * Wednesday, November 24: Filings accepted until 5:00pm. Support available until 3:00pm. Messages left after 3:00pm will be returned on Monday, November 29.

  * Thursday, November 25: No filings accepted.

  * Friday, November 26: Filings accepted until 5:00pm. No support available. Messages will be returned on Monday, November 29.

DECEMBER CARRY-OVER REMINDER (not applicable to college and university 111.15 filers)

Tuesday, November 30, 2010, is the last day to originally file, revise, or refile proposed rules before the December carry-over period of Revised Code section 119.03(I)(2) applies. R.C. 119.03(I)(2) requires that any proposed rule filed between December 1, 2010, and the first day of the General Assembly's next session have its JCARR jurisdiction period calculated as if it were originally filed on the first day of the General Assembly's next session. The General Assembly's 2011 session convenes January 3, 2011. Therefore, any proposed rule that you originally file, revise, or refile during the period beginning December 1, 2010, and ending January 2, 2011, will be subject to a 65-day JCARR jurisdiction that begins on January 3, 2011.

Please consult with JCARR (614-466-4086) and plan carefully before electronically executing any original filing, revised filing, or refiling between December 1, 2010, and January 2, 2011. ONCE YOU SUBMIT A FILING ELECTRONICALLY, THE ACTION CANNOT BE REVERSED AND THE JURISDICTION PERIOD CANNOT BE ROLLED BACK. In most circumstances, it would be beneficial to delay a filing until January 3, 2011. Always call JCARR before electronically executing an original filing, revised filing, or refiling between December 1, 2010, and January 2, 2011.

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Greg Fouche
JCARR

Julie Hartzell
Ohio Legislative Service Commission

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Posted to the Rule Filers Mailing List on November 23, 2010