*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 14743.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 02- 303 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Request for Review of the Decision of ) the Universal Service Administrative ) Company by ) ) Bethel School District #52 ) File No. SLD- 267862 Eugene, Oregon ) ) Heartland Community Schools ) File No. SLD- 221520 Henderson, Nebraska ) ) Henderson County Public Library District ) File No. SLD- 228278 Henderson, Kentucky ) ) Teays Valley Local School District ) File No. SLD- 225511 Ashville, Ohio ) ) Wetzel County School District ) File No. SLD- 220690 New Martinsville, West Virginia ) ) Ypsilanti District Library ) File No. SLD- 247242 Ypsilanti, Michigan ) ) 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: February 7, 2002 Released: February 8, 2002 By the Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau: 1. The Accounting Policy Division has under consideration Requests for Review filed by the above- captioned entities. 1 The above- captioned entities request review of a decision 1 Letter from Tim Gross, Bethel School District #52, to Federal Communications Commission, filed August 24, 2001; Letter from Norman E. Yoder, Heartland Community Schools, to Federal Communications Commission, filed August 21, 2001; Letter from Pamela Vincent, Henderson County Public Library, to Federal Communications Commission, filed August 31, 2001; Letter from M. James Kramer, Teays Valley Local School District, to Federal Communications Commission, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wetzel County School (continued....) 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 02- 303 2 by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company relating to their applications for discounts under the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism. 2 Specifically, the above- captioned entities challenged findings by SLD that their applications were not filed with SLD by the deadline for priority funding in Funding Year 4. However, since their Requests for Review were filed, SLD has granted the relief that each of the above- captioned entities sought. 3 Accordingly, we dismiss the above- captioned Requests for Review as moot. 2. 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 by Bethel School District #52, Eugene, Oregon, filed August 24, 2001; Heartland Community Schools, Henderson, Nebraska, filed August 21, 2001; Henderson County Public Library, Henderson, Kentucky, filed August 31, 2001; Teays Valley Local School District, Ashville, Ohio, filed September 4, 2001; Wetzel County School District, New Martinsville, West Virginia, filed August 28, 2001; Ypsilanti District Library, Ypsilanti, Michigan, filed August 29, 2001, ARE DISMISSED as moot. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Mark G. Seifert Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division Common Carrier Bureau (... continued from previous page) District, to Federal Communications Commission, filed August 28, 2001; Letter from Jill Morey, Ypsilanti District Library, to Federal Communications Commission, filed August 29, 2001 (Requests for Review). 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 See Letter from the Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Tim Gross, Bethel School District #52, dated November 16, 2001; Letter from the Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Charles Doyle, Heartland Community Schools, dated September 28, 2001; Letter from the Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Pamela Vincent, Henderson County Public Library District, dated December 4, 2001; Letter from the Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company to M. James Kramer, Teays Valley Local School District, dated December 14, 2001; Letter from the Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company to Paul Karas, Wetzel County School District, dated January 11, 2002; Letter the Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Claire Lathrop, Ypsilanti District Library, dated October 31, 2001 (Funding Commitment Decision Letters). 2