What will happen if there is a failure of the ERF system? How will agencies file rules?
In the event of a system failure, the LSC Director is empowered by statute to allow an agency to file on paper only. (See R.C. 103.0512 and Section 22 of Am. Sub. S.B. 11 of the 123rd General Assembly.) If the system fails, however, LSC will have no way of knowing which agencies had planned to file rules at the time of the failure. The agencies must contact the ERF Help Desk (614-387-2078) for authorization to file on paper. When given, that authorization will extend to the agencies’ filings with LSC, JCARR, the Secretary of State, the Office of Small Business, and the Department of Aging. The agency will have to submit the electronic version once the system is functioning again, but the file date will not change.
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