*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 21270.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 02- 2252 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Request for Review of the ) Decision of the ) Universal Service Administrator by ) ) Hastings- On- Hudson UFSD ) File No. SLD- 175038 Hastings- On- Hudson, 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: September 12, 2002 Released: September 13, 2002 By the Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau: 1. The Telecommunications Access Policy Division has under consideration a Request for Review filed by Hastings- On- Hudson UFSD (Hastings), Hastings- On- Hudson, New York. 1 Hastings seeks review of a decision issued by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company (Administrator) on January 2, 2001. 2 The Commission received Hastings’s Request for Review on May 30, 2002. 3 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. 4 Documents are considered to be filed with the Commission only upon receipt. 5 The 30- day deadline contained in section 54.720( b) of the Commission’s rules applies to all such requests for 1 Letter from Susan Guiney, Hastings- On- Hudson UFSD, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 30, 2002 (Request for Review). 2 See Request for Review; Letter from the School and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Susan Guiney, Hastings- On- Hudson UFSD, dated January 2, 2001 (Administrator’s Decision on Appeal 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 (bearing Commission Mailroom date stamp showing receipt on May 30, 2002). 4 47 C. F. R. § 54.720( b). 5 47 C. F. R. § 1.7. 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 02- 2252 2 review filed by a party affected by a decision issued by the Administrator. 6 Because Hastings failed to file the instant Request for Review within the requisite 30- day period, it will be dismissed without further consideration. 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 May 30, 2002, by Hastings- On- Hudson UFSD, Hastings- On-Hudson, New York, IS DISMISSED. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Mark G. Seifert Deputy Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division Wireline Competition Bureau 6 We note that, 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 January 2, 2001 Administrator’s Decision on Appeal Letter was issued before August 13, 2001, the extended appeal period does not apply to Hastings. 2