Each copy of each document submitted for filing and publication, except a Presidential document or a duplicate original, must be certified as follows:

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(Certified to be a true copy of the original)The certification must be signed by a certifying officer designated under § 16.1 of this chapter.[54 FR 9681, Mar. 7, 1989]