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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  597 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  DC  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Request  for  Review  of  the  Decision  of  the  )  Universal  Service  Administrator  by  ) 
 )  Jesse  Jackson  Academy  )  File  No.  SLD-  311729 
 Houston,  Texas  )  ) 
 Schools  and  Libraries  Universal  Service  )  CC  Docket  No.  02-  6  Support  Mechanism 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  March  2,  2004  Released:  March  3,  2004 
 By  the  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau: 
 1.  Jesse  Jackson  Academy,  Houston,  Texas,  seeks  review  of  an  October  6,  2003  decision  by  the  Schools  and  Libraries  Division  (SLD)  of  the  Universal  Service  Administrative 
 Company  (Administrator).  1  For  a  review  of  decisions  by  SLD  issued  on  or  after  August  13,  2001,  appeals  to  the  Commission  must  be  filed  within  60  days  of  the  issuance  of  the  SLD 
 decision  date.  2  Here,  Jesse  Jackson  Academy  filed  its  appeal  on  December  29,  2003,  after  the  60-  day  period,  in  contravention  of  our  rules.  We  therefore  dismiss  the  appeal. 


 1  Letter  from  Jesse  W.  Jackson,  Jesse  Jackson  Academy,  Houston,  Texas,  to  Federal  Communications  Commission, 
 filed  December  29,  2003  (Request  for  Review);  Funding  Commitment  Decision  Letter  from  the  School  and  Libraries  Division,  Universal  Service  Administrative  Company,  to  Artie  Jackson,  Jesse  Jackson  Academy,  Houston, 


 Texas,  dated  October  6,  2003;  47  C.  F.  R.  §  54.  719(  c). 
 2  47  C.  F.  R.  §  54.720(  b).  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,  17  FCC  Rcd  339  (Com.  Car.  Bur.  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). 
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 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  by  Jesse  Jackson  Academy,  Houston,  Texas  on  December  29,  2003,  IS  DISMISSED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Narda  M.  Jones  Deputy  Chief,  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division 
 Wireline  Competition  Bureau 
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