Federal Communications Commission DA 01-2952

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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Arlington County Public Library )File No. SLD-265004

Arlington, Virginia)

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Barbour County School District)File No. SLD-220061

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Boone County School District)File No. SLD-220067

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Braxton County School District)File No. SLD-220068

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Brooke County School District)File No. SLD-220071

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Charles Gibson Public Library)File No. SLD-267921

Buckhannon, West Virginia)

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Chawanakee Joint Elementary School )File No. SLD-229391

North Fork, California)

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Fairfax County Public Schools )File No. SLD-266045

Arlington, Virginia)

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Fayette County School District)File No. SLD-220080

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Fayetteville Public Library)File No. SLD-229568

Fayetteville, Arkansas)

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General George Patton School District No.133)File No. SLD-256841

Riverdale, Illinois)

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Greenbrier County School District)File No. SLD-220083

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District)File No. SLD-257632

Jaffrey, New Hampshire)

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Jefferson County School District)File No. SLD-220093

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Kingman Unified School District No. 20)File No. SLD-250275

Kingman, Arizona)

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Lewis County School District )File No. SLD-220097

Weston, West Virginia)

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Madera Unified School District)File No. SLD-230938

Washington, DC)

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Marshall County School District )File No. SLD-220105

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Massillon City School District)File No. SLD-220108

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Mercer County School District)File No. SLD-220665

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Minneapolis Special School District No. 1)File Nos. SLD-246006, 225073,

Minneapolis, Minnesota) 257346, 258498

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Monroe County School District)File No. SLD-220667

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Mount Carmel School)File No. SLD-249524

Saipan, MP)

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Nicholas County School District )File No. SLD-220670

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Ohio County School District)File No. SLD-220671

Cleveland Ohio)

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Oklahoma City Public Schools)File No. SLD-262187

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

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Peach Public Libraries)File No. SLD-229632

Fort Valley, Georgia)

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Prince George’s County Public Schools)File No. SLD-199306

Arlington, Virginia)

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Putnam County School District )File No. SLD-220674

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Putnam County School District )File No. SLD-249375

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Randolph County School District)File No. SLD-220675

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Randolph County School District)File No. SLD-253456

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Rochester Public Schools)File No. SLD-215714

Rochester, Minnesota)

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Rushford-Peterson Secondary School)File No. SLD-243078

Rushford, Minnesota)

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San Benito Literacy Center)File No. SLD-256090

San Benito, Texas)

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Sangerville Public Library)File No. SLD-239547

Sangerville, Maine)

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Shenandoah Valley School District )File No. SLD-250542

Shenandoah, Pennsylvania)

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St. Mary’s School-Rosebank)File No. SLD-236788

Staten Island, New York)

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Summers County School District)File No. SLD-220678

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Teays Valley Local School District )File No. SLD-225511

Ashville, Ohio)

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Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired)File No. SLD-258861

Austin, Texas)

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Tucker County School District)File No. SLD-220680

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Tuscarora Intermediate Unit No. 11)File No. SLD-225274

McVeytown, Pennsylvania)

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Upshur County School District )File No. SLD-220681

Cleveland, Ohio)

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Virginia Department of Education)File Nos. SLD-270104,239181,

Richmond, Virginia)260964,255954,255882,256005,

)256035,256073,255762,260030,

)259645,261325,261383,261548,

)261285,261162,262784,243642,

)229710,249166,264743,259624,

)249567,275097,217919,231117,

)236216, 252298,252525,237614,

)257127,252376,256402,260330,

)267220,126516,25682,26505,

)126530

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Wayzata Public Schools)File Nos. SLD-245041, 260471

Plymouth, Minnesota)

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Webermeier Memorial Library )File No. SLD-222646

Milford, Nebraska)

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Wilcox County Board of Education)File No. SLD-147046

Camden, Alabama)

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Winchester Public Schools)File No. SLD-259624

Winchester, Virginia)

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Wood County School District)File No. SLD-220692

Cleveland, Ohio)

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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: December 19, 2001Released: December 20, 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 SLD.

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 February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed byArlington County Public Library, Arlington, Virginia; to February 12, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Barbour County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Boone County School District , Cleveland, Ohio;to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Braxton County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Brooke County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 19, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Charles Gibson Public Library, Buckhannon, West Virginia; to February 4, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Chawanakee Joint Elementary School District, North Fork, California; to February 4, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Fairfax County Public Schools, Arlington, Virginia; to February 12, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Fayette County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 8, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Fayetteville Public Library, Fayetteville, Arkansas; to February 5, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by General George S. Patton School District No. 133, Riverdale, Illinois; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Greenbrier County School District , Cleveland, Ohio; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District, Jaffrey, New Hampshire; to February 1, 2001 for the Request for Review filed by Jefferson County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 19, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Kingman Unified School District No. 20, Kingman, Arizona; to February 25, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Lewis County School District, Weston, West Virginia; to February 8, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Madera Unified School District, Washington, DC; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Marshall County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Massillon City School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Mercer County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 5, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Minneapolis Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, Minnesota; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Monroe County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Mount Carmel School, Saipan, MP; to February 25, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Nicholas County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 12, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Ohio County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Oklahoma City Public Schools, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; to February 19, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Peach Public Library, Fort Valley, Georgia; to February 26, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Prince George’s County Public Schools, Arlington, Virginia; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Putnam County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Putnam County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Randolph County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 5, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Randolph County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Rochester Public Schools, Rochester, Minnesota; to February 8, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Rushford-Peterson Secondary School, Rushford, Minnesota; to February 15, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by San Benito Literacy Center, San Benito, Texas; to February 8, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Sangerville Public Library, Sangerville, Maine; to February 4, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Shenandoah Valley School District, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania; to February 12, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by St. Mary’s School-Rosebank, Staten Island, New York; to February 12, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Summers County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Teays Valley Local School District, Ashville, Ohio; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Austin, Texas; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Tucker County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 11, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Tuscarora Intermediate Unit No. 11, McVeytown, Pennsylvania; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Upshur County School District, Cleveland, Ohio; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Virginia Department of Education, Richmond, Virginia; to February 8, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Wayzata Public Schools, Plymouth, Minnesota; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Webermeier Memorial Library, Milford, Nebraska; to February 15, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Wilcox County Board of Education, Camden, Alabama; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Winchester Public Schools, Winchester, Virginia; to February 1, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Wood County School District, Cleveland, Ohio.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Mark G. Seifert Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division Common Carrier Bureau

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[1]Letter from Ann Friedman, Arlington County Public Library, filed September 5, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Barbour County School District, filed September 17, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Boone County School District, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Boone County School District, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Braxton County School District, filed September 5, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Brooke County School District, filed September 5, 2001; Letter from Denise Weese, Charles Gibson Public Library, filed September 20, 2001; Letter from David A. O’Connor, Chawanakee Joint Elementary School, filed September 6, 2001; Letter from Orin R. Heend, Fairfax County Public Schools, filed September 6, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fayette County School District, filed

September 17, 2001; Letter from Steven Thomas, Fayetteville Public Library, filed September 12, 2001; Letter from Robert Charnot, General George Patton School District No. 133, filed September 10, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Greenbrier County School District, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Paul A. LaFreniere, Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Jefferson County School District, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Alison Mecom, Kingman Unified School District No. 20, filed September 24, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Lewis County School District, filed September 26, 2001; Letter from David A. O’Connor, Madera Unified School District, filed September 10, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Marshall County School District, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Massillon City School District, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mercer County School District, filed September 5, 2001; Letter from Carol R. Johnson, Minneapolis Special School District No. 1, filed September 10, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Monroe County School District, filed September 5, 2001; Letter from Linze C. McGilvrey, Mount Carmel School, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nicholas County School District, filed September 26, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ohio County School District, filed September 17, 2001; Letter from Orin R. Heend, Oklahoma City Public Schools, filed September 5, 2001; Letter from Gilda E. Stanbery-Cotney, Peach Public Libraries, filed September 24, 2001; Letter from Orin R. Heend, Prince George’s County Public Schools, filed October 2, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Putnam County School District, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Putnam County School District, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Randolph County School District, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Randolph County School District, filed September 10, 2001; Letter from Paul Bourgeois, Rochester Public Schools, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Valerie Hasleiet, Rushford-Peterson Secondary School, filed September 11, 2001; Letter from Ron Rogers, San Benito Literacy Center, filed September 19, 2001; Letter from Linda J. Hall, Sangerville Public Library, filed September 12, 2001; Letter from Annmarie Carter, Shenandoah Valley School District, filed September 6, 2001; Letter from Virginia Savarese, St. Mary’s School-Rosebank, filed September 17, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Summers County School District, filed September 17, 2001; Letter from M. James Kramer, Teays Valley Local School District, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Craig A. Abbe, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, filed September 5, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Tucker County School District, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Tony Payne, Tuscarora Intermediate Unit No. 11, filed September 14, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Upshur County School District, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Lan Neugent, Virginia Department of Education, filed September 5, 2001; Letter from Mark Manning, Wayzata Public Schools, filed September 12, 2001; Letter from Edna A. Riedl, Webermeier Memorial Library, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Malcom Cain, Wilcox County Board of Education, filed September 18, 2001; Letter from Steven R. Muller, Winchester Public Schools, filed September 5, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wood County School District, filed September 4, 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).