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§ 190.5 Service.

(a) Each order, notice, or other document required to be served under this part, will be served personally, by certified mail, overnight courier, or electronic transmission by facsimile or other electronic means that includes reliable acknowledgement of actual receipt.

(b) Service upon a person's duly authorized representative or agent constitutes service upon that person.

(c) Service by certified mail or overnight courier is complete upon mailing. Service by electronic transmission is complete upon transmission and acknowledgement of receipt. An official receipt for the mailing from the U.S. Postal Service or overnight courier, or a facsimile or other electronic transmission confirmation, constitutes prima facie evidence of service.

[45 FR 20413, Mar. 27, 1980, as amended at 73 FR 16567, Mar. 28, 2008; Amdt. 190-16, 78 FR 58909, Sept. 25, 2013; Amdt. 190-18, 81 FR 70985, Oct. 14, 2016; Amdt. 190-21, 84 FR 52026, Oct. 1, 2019]