29 C.F.R. § 2200.4 Computing Time

• Library: Code of Federal Regulations
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through October 31, 2023

(a) Computation. The following rules apply in computing any time period specified in these rules or by any order that does not specify a method of computing time.

(1) Period stated in days or longer unit. When the period is stated in days or a longer unit of time:(i) Exclude the day of the event that triggers the period; (ii) Count every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays; and (iii) Include the last day of the period, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday.

(2) Period stated in working days. When the period is stated in working days, count every day except intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.

(3) Operating status of receiving Commission office. Unless the Commission or the Judge orders otherwise, if the receiving Commission office is closed on the last day for filing due to inclement weather or other circumstance, then the time for filing is extended to the first day the office is open that is not a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday.

(4) "Last day" defined. Unless a different time is set by a rule or order, the last day ends:(i) For documents filed electronically in the Commission's E-File System, at 11:59 p.m. in the time zone of the receiving Commission office; and (ii) For filing by other means, when the receiving Commission office is scheduled to close.

(5) "Next day" defined. The "next day" is determined by continuing to count forward when the period is measured after an event and backward when measured before an event.

(6) "Federal holiday" defined. "Federal holiday" means:(i) The day set aside by statute for observing New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day; and, (ii) Any day declared a holiday by the President or Congress (b) Additional time after service by U.S Mail. When a party may or must act...