Section 810-RICR-00-00-1.4 - The ClerkA. Powers and Duties. The Clerk shall have the powers and duties granted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-1-10.B. Authentication of Commission Action. All orders of the Commission shall be signed by at least one Commissioner, provided that at least one additional Commissioner concurs (and so states in the order), and may be authenticated by the Clerk or such other person as may be authorized by the Commission.C. Filings with the Commission. The filing of written applications, petitions, protests, motions, briefs, objections, rate schedules, notices, reports, or amendments to such documents with the Commission as required or allowed by these rules, by any rule, regulation, or order of the Commission, or by any applicable statute, shall be made by delivering them within the time limit, if any, for such filing, by one of the following methods: 1. by hand-delivery, addressed to the Clerk of the Commission; or2. by United States mail or express delivery, addressed to the Clerk; or3. by electronically filing in the format prescribed by the Clerk.D. Electronic filings must be supplemented by hard copies of the written materials, as directed by the Clerk, pursuant to § 1.6(G) of this Part; however, signature pages for settlement documents will be accepted by facsimile and incorporated in the docket.E. Docket. The Clerk shall maintain a docket of all proceedings, and each new proceeding shall be assigned an appropriate docket number after preliminary review. The docket shall be available for inspection and copying by the public during the office hours of the Commission. If a portion of the docket has been judged proprietary, it shall not be available for public inspection.F. General Rate Filings. The time periods set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-3-11 shall commence thirty (30) days from the date of the general rate filing as received by the Clerk, as long as the filing substantially conforms in all material respects to the filing requirements set forth in these rules. However, after preliminary review, if the Clerk determines that the filing does not substantially conform to the filing requirements in all material respects, the time periods set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-3-11 shall commence thirty (30) days after the date of docketing. The Clerk, in such cases, will not docket the filing until the applicant cures any nonconformance to the satisfaction of the Clerk.G. Hearing Calendar. The Clerk shall maintain a hearing calendar of all proceedings set for hearing.810 R.I. Code R. 810-RICR-00-00-1.4