*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 33592* Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 3681 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Request for Review of the Decision of the ) Universal Service Administrator by ) ) West Harvey- Dixmoor Public School District #147 ) File No. SLD- 329605 Harvey, Illinois ) ) Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support ) CC Docket No. 02- 6 Mechanism ) ORDER Adopted: November 19, 2003 Released: November 20, 2003 By the Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau: 1. West Harvey- Dixmoor Public School District #147 (West Harvey- Dixmoor), Harvey, Illinois, seeks review of a February 10, 2003 decision by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company (Administrator). 1 On June 6, 2003, West Harvey- Dixmoor appealed the decision to SLD, but SLD denied the appeal because West Harvey- Dixmoor filed the appeal more than 60 days after the decision was rendered. 2 We affirm SLD’s decision. For a review of decisions by SLD, appeals to SLD must be filed within 60 days of the issuance of the SLD decision date. 3 Here, West Harvey- Dixmoor filed its appeal to SLD after the 60- day period, in contravention of our rules. We therefore deny the Request for Review. 1 Letter from Garvin Burton, West Harvey- Dixmoor Public School District #147, to Federal Communications Commission, filed August 5, 2003 (Request for Review). See also Funding Commitment Decision Letter from Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Garvin Burton, West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District #147, dated February 10, 2003 (Funding Commitment Decision Letter). 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). 2 See Letter from Garvin Burton, West Harvey- Dixmoor Public School District #147, to Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, filed June 6, 2003; Letter from Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Garvin Burton, West Harvey- Dixmoor Public School District #147, dated June 10, 2003. 3 47 C. F. R. § 54.720( b). See In the Matter of Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02- 6, Second Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC Rcd 9202, 9221 (rel. Apr. 30, 2003). 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 3681 2 2. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to authority delegated under sections 0.91, 0.291, 1.3 and 54.722( a) of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, 1.3 and 54.722( a), that the Request for Review filed on August 6, 2003, by West Harvey- Dixmoor Public School District #147, Harvey, Illinois, IS DENIED. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Narda M. Jones Deputy Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division Wireline Competition Bureau 2