Filing Center

How to File

The Filing Center of the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) is a resource to submit information to be filed in an existing docket or to open a new docket.

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What documents are filed?

All filings and pleadings related to docketed cases are filed with the Filing Center. These documents include, but are not limited to:

New applications for a docketed case
Advice filings for tariffs and price lists
Telecommunications special contracts
Competitive provider applications
Telecommunications interconnection agreements and complaints
Compliance filings
Select utility reports
Testimony, briefs, formal comments, motions, responses, and replies

Before you file – helpful information

View the Procedural Rules about filing documents and the service of those documents by the PUC.

Filing Requirements Tool – to help you file documents in the right format and learn about other requirements for that filing.

Docket Designations – what do the letters in a docket name stand for?

How to File

Prepare your filing/pleading in text-searchable PDF format or in Microsoft Word or Excel.
An electronic signature is required. Use /s/ if you do not have a PDF image of your signature.
Send an email to the Filing Center and attach your filing. Note: Only the attachments are included in the official filing, so refrain from including substantive information in the email itself.
The email subject line should include: the docket number (if known), a brief description of the filing, and the party/company name. For example: UE 999, Brief, X Electric Company.
If multiple pleadings in one docket, please send each pleading in separate emails. Ex., A motion to adopt a stipulation and the stipulation should be sent in separate emails.
Do NOT send confidential material by email. File a cover letter electronically that states confidential materials are being sent by mail or courier.
The PUC can receive digital filings of 20 MB or smaller. Larger filings can be sent by:

Sending sections of the filing in separate emails and labeled “# of #”.
DVD, CD or flash drive. Physical copies must be received within two business days of the electronic filing and your checklist should indicate documents will be provided by DVD, CD or flash drive.

Use the Filing Requirements Tool to determine if physical copies are required and if you need to serve and provide a certificate of service for your filing.
If necessary for your tariff filing, complete and attach the Less than Statutory Notice (Form 260)

Complete the appropriate application provided by the PUC and sign it with /s/ if a PDF image of your signature is not available.

Email the completed application as an attachment to the Filing Center with any exhibits as text-searchable PDF documents or in Microsoft Word or Excel. Note: Only the attachments are included in the official filing, so refrain from including substantive information in the email itself.
The email subject line should include: whether the attachment is a new or transfer application and the company name. For example: New CP Application, XYZ Company.
You will receive email confirmation once your docket has been filed by the PUC with the official docket number. We will contact you in the event additional information is needed. If your application is declined, you will receive an email explaining why.
A paper copy of the application is NOT required by the PUC.
Other filings related to this application or subsequent certification must be filed with the Filing Center, referencing the assigned docket number. Subsequent filings can be made by attaching a text-searchable PDF or Microsoft Word document to the email.

Complete the Carrier-to-Carrier Agreement Checklist provided by the PUC.
Send an email to the Filing Center with the checklist and the interconnection agreement or amendment attached as a text-searchable PDF document or a Microsoft Word document. Note: Only the attachments are included in the official filing, so refrain from including substantive information in the email itself.
The email subject line should include: whether the filing is an agreement or amendment with the company name. For example: Amendment ABC Company and XYZ Company.
The PUC can receive digital filings of 20 MB or smaller. Larger filings can be sent by:

Sending sections of the filing in separate emails and labeled “# of #”.
DVD, CD or flash drive. Physical copies must be received within two business days of the electronic filing and your checklist should indicate documents will be provided by DVD, CD or flash drive.

You will receive email confirmation once your docket has been filed by the PUC with the official docket number. We will contact you in the event additional information is needed. If your application is declined, you will receive an email explaining why and, if applicable, what steps you need to take.
Only send a physical copy of the agreement or amendment if over 100 pages to: PUC Filing Center, PO Box 1088, Salem, OR 97308-1088. (Must be received within 2 business days of filing. Physical copy may be on paper, or a CD or flash drive.)

Are ALL reports submitted through the PUC’s Filing Center?

No. Please do NOT submit the following:

Annual Fee Statements
Payment Remittance
Oregon Universal Service Fund (OUS1 or OUS2) surcharge form or surcharge remittance
Residential Service Protection Fund surcharge form or surcharge remittance
Telecommunication annual reports containing confidential information (Forms O, L, C, or I)
Any daily safety or safety incident reports
Accident reports required by ORS 654.715

Is my filing a report or compliance filing?

If the information is a one-time filing to show compliance with a Commission order, please file it as a compliance filing within the docket. If the information is required regularly by statute, rule, or order, file the information as a report. If ever in doubt, contact the Filing Center at 503-378-6678.

What report formats are preferred?

Text-searchable PDF format is preferred, but reports prepared in Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint are also accepted. Provide diagrams, photos, or maps in PDF format only.

Is a physical copy required?

A physical copy, consisting of paper, CD or flash drive, is NOT required, unless:

The report contains confidential information,
The report exceeds 100 pages, or
The report is an Energy Utility Results of Operation Report. In this case, provide a CD in a format that can be searched and comments added.

How do I file a report?

Complete the e-Filing Report Cover Sheet.
Send an email to the Filing Center with the cover sheet and report attached.
In the subject, type the R- docket number, if you know it. If not, type your company name and subject of the report.

Submitting reports containing confidential information?

Delete confidential information from the public version and prepare the confidential information a) in print on yellow paper, or b) on a separate CD or flash drive to be sent to the PUC Filing Center by mail/courier. Note: Electronic redaction tools may still allow access to the confidential information. Physically deleting confidential content from the public version reduces the risk of inadvertent disclosure.
Submit the cover sheet or a cover letter, and any public (non-confidential) sections of the report by email to the Filing Center. Please note that confidential information will also be submitted.
Submit a copy of confidential information on yellow paper or on a separate CD or flash drive in a sealed envelope as set out in OAR 860-001-0070. Mail to: PUC Filing Center, PO Box 1088, Salem, OR 97308-1088.