*Pages 1--5 from Microsoft Word - 11912.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 01- 2291 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Requests for Review of the ) Decision of the ) Universal Service Administrator by ) ) Chichester School District ) File No. SLD- 123978 Boothwyn, Pennsylvania ) ) Franklin Public Schools ) File No. SLD- 168087 Franklin, Wisconsin ) ) Gary Community School District ) File No. SLD- 192113 Gary, Indiana ) ) Goodrich Independent School District ) File No. SLD- 155539 Goodrich, Texas ) ) Lunenburg County Public Schools ) File No. SLD- 209013 Victoria, Virginia ) ) Mid Peninsula School ) File No. SLD- 58566 Rock, Michigan ) ) New York City Board of Education ) File No. SLD- 200299, 200310 Brooklyn, New York ) ) North Carolina Department of Commerce ) File No. SLD- 172952 SIPS, Craven County Public Schools ) Raleigh, North Carolina ) ) 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 ) ) North Carolina Department of Commerce ) File No. SLD- 178479 SIPS, Whiteville City Schools ) Whiteville, North Carolina ) 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 01- 2291 2 ) North Carolina Department of Commerce ) File No. SLD- 194401 SIPS, Wright School ) Raleigh, North Carolina ) ) Orange City Christian School ) Orange City, Iowa ) ) Pend Oreille County Library District ) File No. SLD- 209527 Newport, Washington ) ) Puerto Rico Department of Education ) File No. SLD- 203292 San Juan, Puerto Rico ) ) Richmond County School District ) File No. SLD- 210679 Warsaw, Virginia ) ) Shawnee Mission School District ) File No. SLD- 195031 Shawnee Mission, Kansas ) ) Southeast Webster Community Schools ) File No. SLD- 166575 Burnside, Iowa ) ) Springdale Public Schools ) File No. SLD- 195867 Springdale, Arkansas ) ) Springfield Public Schools ) File No. SLD- 203588 Springfield, New Jersey ) ) Ursuline Academy ) File No. SLD- 178448 New Orleans, Louisiana ) ) Washington County Public Schools ) File No. SLD- 208964 Abingdon, Virginia ) ) Yeshiva Avir Yakov ) File No. SLD- 202440 Spring Valley, New York ) ) Federal- State Joint Board on ) CC Docket No. 96- 45 Universal Service ) Changes to the Board of Directors of the ) CC Docket No. 97- 21 National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. ) ORDER Adopted: October 3, 2001 Released: October 4, 2001 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 01- 2291 3 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 extended by sixty days the time period for considering the Requests for Review. 4 The Bureau requires additional time to review the issues presented. Accordingly, we extend by an additional thirty (30) days the deadline by which the 1 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 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). 4 Requests for Review of Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by Bassett Unified School District, LaPuenta, California, et al., Federal- State Joint Board on Universal Service, Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., CC Docket Nos. 96- 45 and 97- 21, Order, DA 01- 1876 (Com. Car. Bur. rel. August 9, 2001). 3 Federal Communications Commission DA 01- 2291 4 Bureau must take action regarding the instant Requests for Review of decisions by the Schools and Libraries Division. 5 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 of decisions by the Schools and Libraries Division IS EXTENDED BY thirty days to November 29, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Chichester School District, La Puente, California; to November 1, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Franklin Public Schools, Franklin, Wisconsin; to November 12, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Gary Community School District, Gary, Indiana; to November 12, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Goodrich Independent School District, Goodrich, Texas; to November 14, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Lunenburg County Public Schools, Victoria, Virginia; to November 29, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Mid Peninsula School, Rock, Michigan; to November 15, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, New York; to November 28, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by North Carolina Department of Commerce- SIPS, Craven County Public Schools, Raleigh, North Carolina; to November 14, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by North Carolina Department of Commerce- SIPS, Halifax County School System, Raleigh, North Carolina; to November 28, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by North Carolina Department of Commerce- SIPS, Nash County- Rocky Mount Public School System, Raleigh, North Carolina; to November 28, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by North Carolina Department of Commerce- SIPS, Whiteville City Schools, Whiteville, North Carolina; to November 28, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by North Carolina Department of Commerce- SIPS, Wright School, Raleigh, North Carolina; to November 1, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Orange City Christian School, Orange City, Iowa; to November 15, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Pend Oreille County Library District, Newport, Washington; to November 28, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Puerto Rico Department of Education, San Juan, Puerto Rico; to November 5, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Richmond County School District, Warsaw, Virginia; to November 26, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Shawnee Mission School District, Shawnee Mission, Kansas; to November 26, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Southeast Webster Community Schools, Burnside, Iowa; to November 8, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Springdale Public Schools, Springdale, Arkansas; to November 19, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, New Jersey; to October 31, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Ursuline Academy, New Orleans, Louisiana; to November 5, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Washington County Public Schools, Abingdon, Virginia; 5 47 C. F. R. § 524( a). 4 Federal Communications Commission DA 01- 2291 5 to November 12, 2001, for the Request for Review filed by Yeshiva Avir Yakov, Spring Valley, New York. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Mark G. Seifert Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division Common Carrier Bureau 5