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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  02-  2250 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  DC  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Request  for  Review  of  the  )  Decision  of  the  ) 
 Universal  Service  Administrator  by  )  ) 
 Wilcox  County  Board  of  Education  )  File  No.  SLD-  147046  Camden,  Alabama  ) 
 )  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:  September  12,  2002  Released:  September  13,  2002 
 By  the  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau: 
 1.  This  Order  dismisses  the  Request  for  Review  filed  by  the  Wilcox  County  Board  of  Education  (Wilcox),  Camden,  Alabama.  1  Wilcox  seeks  review  of  a  decision  issued  by  the 
 Schools  and  Libraries  Division  (SLD)  of  the  Universal  Service  Administrative  Company  (Administrator)  on  July  18,  2001  canceling  Funding  Request  Number  (FRN)  295852.  2 
 Specifically,  Wilcox  requests  that  the  deadline  for  invoices  be  extended.  3  The  Commission  received  Wilcox’s  Request  for  Review  on  September  18,  2001.  4 


 2.  For  requests  seeking  review  of  decisions  issued  before  August  13,  2001  under  section  54.720(  b)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  any  such  appeal  must  be  filed  with  the  Commission  or 
 SLD  within  30  days  of  the  issuance  of  the  decision  that  the  party  seeks  to  have  reviewed.  5 


 1  Letter  from  Malcolm  Cain,  Wilcox  County  Board  of  Education,  to  Federal  Communications  Commission,  filed 
 September  18,  2001  (Request  for  Review). 
 2  See  Request  for  Review;  Letter  from  Schools  and  Libraries  Division,  Universal  Service  Administrative  Company, 
 to  Wilcox  County  School  District,  dated  July  18,  2001  (Funding  Year  1999  Funding  Commitment  Cancellation  Letter).  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  See  Request  for  Review. 


 4  Id. 
 5  47  C.  F.  R.  §  54.720(  b). 
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 Documents  are  considered  to  be  filed  with  the  Commission  only  upon  receipt.  6  The  30-  day  deadline  contained  in  section  54.720(  b)  of  the  Commission’s  rules  applies  to  all  such  requests  for 
 review  filed  by  a  party  affected  by  a  decision  issued  by  the  Administrator.  7  Because  Wilcox  failed  to  file  the  instant  Request  for  Review  within  the  requisite  30-  day  period,  it  will  be 
 dismissed  without  further  consideration.  8 
 3.  ACCORDINGLY,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  authority  delegated  under  sections  0.91,  0.291,  and  54.722(  a)  of  the  Commission's  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.91,  0.291,  and  54.722(  a), 


 that  the  Request  for  Review  filed  by  Wilcox  County  Board  of  Education,  on  September  18,  2001,  IS  DISMISSED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Mark  G.  Seifert  Deputy  Chief,  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division 
 Wireline  Competition  Bureau 


 6  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.7. 
 7  Due  to  recent  disruptions  in  the  reliability  of  the  mail  service,  the  30-  day  appeal  period  has  been  extended  by  an 
 additional  30  days  for  requests  seeking  review  of  decisions  issued  on  or  after  August  13,  2001.  See  Implementation  of  Interim  Filing  Procedures  for  Filings  of  Requests  for  Review,  Federal-  State  Joint  Board  on  Universal  Service, 


 CC  Docket  No.  96-  45,  Order,  FCC  01-  376  (rel.  Dec.  26,  2001),  as  corrected  by  Implementation  of  Interim  Filing  Procedures  for  Filings  of  Requests  for  Review,  Federal-  State  Joint  Board  on  Universal  Service,  CC  Docket  No.  96- 
 45,  Errata  (Com.  Car.  Bur.  rel.  Dec.  28,  2001  and  Jan.  4,  2002).  Because  the  July  18,  2001  Funding  Year  1999  Funding  Commitment  Cancellation  Letter  was  issued  before  August  13,  2001,  the  extended  appeal  period  does  not 
 apply  to  Wilcox. 
 8  Even  if  Wilcox’s  Request  for  Review  had  been  filed  in  a  timely  manner,  Wilcox’s  request  would  have  been 
 dismissed  as  moot  because  SLD  approved  Wilcox’s  request  to  extend  their  invoice  deadline.  See  Letter  from  Universal  Service  Administrative  Company,  Schools  and  Libraries  Division,  to  Malcolm  Cain,  Wilcox  County 


 School  District,  issued  May  2,  2002. 
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