Federal Communications Commission DA 01-1876
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC 20554
In the Matter of)
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Requests for Review of the)
Decision of the)
Universal Service Administrator by)
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Bassett Unified School District )File No. SLD-164641
La Puente, California)
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Chichester School District)File No. SLD-123978
Boothwyn, Pennsylvania)
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Franklin Public Schools)File No. SLD-168087
Franklin, Wisconsin)
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Gary Community School District)File No. SLD-192113
Gary, Indiana)
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Goodrich Independent School District )File No. SLD-155539
Goodrich, Texas)
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Lunenburg County Public Schools )File No. SLD-209013
Victoria, Virginia)
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Mid Peninsula School)File No. SLD-58566
Rock, Michigan)
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New Orleans Public Schools)File No. SLD-201463, 201456,
New Orleans, Louisiana)201493, 201440, 201449, 201409
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New York City Board of Education)File No. SLD-200299, 200310
Brooklyn, New York)
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North Carolina Department of Commerce )File No. SLD-172952
SIPS, Craven County Public Schools)
Raleigh, North Carolina)
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North Carolina Department of Commerce)File No. SLD-184216
SIPS, Halifax County School System)
Raleigh, North Carolina)
North Carolina Department of Commerce)File No. SLD-201160
SIPS, Nash County –Rocky Mount Public School)
System)
Raleigh, North Carolina)
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North Carolina Department of Commerce)File No. SLD-178479
SIPS, Whiteville City Schools)
Whiteville, North Carolina)
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North Carolina Department of Commerce)File No. SLD-194401
SIPS, Wright School)
Raleigh, North Carolina)
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Orange City Christian School)
Orange City, Iowa)
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Pend Oreille County Library District )File No. SLD-209527
Newport, Washington)
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Puerto Rico Department of Education)File No. SLD-203292
San Juan, Puerto Rico)
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Richmond County School District )File No. SLD-210679
Warsaw, Virginia)
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Shawnee Mission School District)File No. SLD-195031
Shawnee Mission, Kansas)
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Southeast Webster Community Schools)File No. SLD-166575
Burnside, Iowa)
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Springdale Public Schools)File No. SLD-195867
Springdale, Arkansas)
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Springfield Public Schools)File No. SLD-203588
Springfield, New Jersey)
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Ursuline Academy)File No. SLD-178448
New Orleans, Louisiana)
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Washington County Public Schools)File No. SLD-208964
Abingdon, Virginia)
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Yeshiva Avir Yakov)File No. SLD-202440
Spring Valley, New York)
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Federal-State Joint Board on) CC Docket No. 96-45
Universal Service)
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Changes to the Board of Directors of the)CC Docket No. 97-21
National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.)
order
Adopted: August 8, 2001 Released: August 9, 2001
By the Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau:
1. The Accounting Policy Division (Division) has under consideration the above-captioned Requests for Review of decisions issued by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company.[1] These requests seek review of SLD decisions pursuant to section 54.719(c) of the Commission’s rules.[2]
2.The Commission’s rules provide that the Common Carrier Bureau (Bureau) must issue a decision resolving a request for review of matters properly before it within ninety days unless the time period is extended.[3] The Bureau requires additional time to review the issues presented. Accordingly, we extend by an additional sixty (60) days the deadline by which the Bureau must take action regarding the instant Requests for Review of decisions by the Schools and Libraries Division.
3.Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to section 54.724(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.724(a), that the time period for taking action in the above-captioned Requests for Review IS EXTENDED BY an additional sixty days to October 26, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Bassett Unified School District, La Puente, California; to October 30, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Chichester School District, La Puente, California; to October 2, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Franklin Public Schools, Franklin, Wisconsin; to October 12, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Gary Community School District, Gary, Indiana; to October 12, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Goodrich Independent School District, Goodrich, Texas; to October 15, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Lunenburg County Public Schools, Victoria, Virginia; to October 30, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Mid Peninsula School, Rock, Michigan; to October 22, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by New OrleansPublic Schools, New Orleans, Louisiana; to October 16, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, New York; to October 29, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by North Carolina Department of Commerce-SIPS, Craven County Public Schools, Raleigh, North Carolina; to October 15, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by North Carolina Department of Commerce-SIPS, Halifax County School System, Raleigh, North Carolina; to October 29, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by North Carolina Department of Commerce-SIPS, Nash County- Rocky Mount Public School System, Raleigh, North Carolina; to October 29, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by North Carolina Department of Commerce-SIPS, Whiteville City Schools, Whiteville, North Carolina; to October 29, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by North Carolina Department of Commerce-SIPS, Wright School, Raleigh, North Carolina; to October 2, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Orange City Christian School, Orange City, Iowa; to October 16, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Pend Oreille County Library District, Newport, Washington; to October 29, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Puerto Rico Department of Education, San Juan, Puerto Rico; to October 5, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Richmond County School District, Warsaw, Virginia; to October 26, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Shawnee Mission School District, Shawnee Mission, Kansas; to October 26, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Southeast Webster Community Schools, Burnside, Iowa; to October 9, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Springdale Public Schools, Springdale, Arkansas;
to October 19, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, New Jersey; to October 1, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Ursuline Academy, New Orleans, Louisiana; to October 5, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Washington County Public Schools, Abingdon, Virginia; to October 12, 2001, for the Letter of Appeal filed by Yeshiva Avir Yakov, Spring Valley, New York.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Mark G. Seifert
Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division
Common Carrier Bureau
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[1]Letter from Siran Grigorian, Bassett Unified School District, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 30, 2001; Letter from Joyce Voshell, Chichester School District, to Federal Communications Commission, filed June 4, 2001; Letter from Kaye Hernon, Franklin Public School District, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 7, 2001; Letter from Yamilette Williams, Gary Community School District, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 16, 2001; Letter from Keith McCallum, Goodrich Independent School District, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 15, 2001; Letter from Marie Gee, Lunenburg County Public Schools, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 17, 2001; Letter from Tammy Winters, Mid Peninsula School, to Federal Communications Commission, filed June 4, 2001; Letter from Alonzo R. Luce, Ph.D. and A.G. Davis, New Orleans Public Schools, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 25, 2001;Letter from Jackson S. N. Tung, New York City Board of Education, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 21, 2001;Letter from Dr. Nancy Atkins, North Carolina Department of Commerce-SIPS, Craven County Public Schools, to Federal Communications Commission, filed June 1, 2001; Letter from Dr. Nancy Atkins, North Carolina Department of Commerce-SIPS, Halifax County School System, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 18, 2001;Letter from Dr. Nancy Atkins, North Carolina Department of Commerce-SIPS, Nash County, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 31, 2001;Letter from Patricia L. Medlin, North Carolina Department of Commerce-SIPS, Whiteville City Schools, to Federal Communications Commission, filed June 1, 2001;Letter from Dr. Nancy Atkins, North Carolina Department of Commerce-SIPS, Wright School, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 31, 2001; Letter from Paula Ribbens, Orange City Christian Academy, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 7, 2001; Letter from Kevin G. Paulus, Pend Oreille County Library District, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 21, 2001; Letter from Jose Santana and Stephen Diaz Gavin, Puerto Rico Department of Education, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 31, 2001; Letter from Karl G. O’Dell, Richmond County School District, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 9, 2001; Letter from Rich Cavallaro, Shawnee Mission Public Schools, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 30, 2001; Letter from Dr. Mike Jorgensen, Southeast Webster Community Schools, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 29, 2001; Letter from Jim Rollins, Ed.D, Springdale Public Schools, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 14, 2001; Letter from Daniela Tattoli, Springfield Public Schools, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 23, 2001; Letter from Sr. Elizabeth S. Hatzenbuehler, Ursuline Academy, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 4, 2001; Letter from Jean Luker, Washington County Public Schools, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 9, 2001; Letter from Charles Bludman, Yeshiva Avir Yakov, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 15, 2001.
[2] Section 54.719(c) of the Commission’s rules provides that any person aggrieved by an action taken by a division of the Administrator may seek review from the Commission. 47 C.F.R. § 54.719(c).
[3] 47 C.F.R. § 54.724(a).