Federal Communications Commission	DA 20-1531


DA 20-1531
Released:  December 30, 2020

STREAMLINED RESOLUTION OF REQUESTS RELATED TO ACTIONS BY THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPANY

CC Docket No. 02-6
WC Docket No. 02-60
WC Docket No. 06-122

Pursuant to our procedure for resolving requests for review, requests for waiver, and petitions for reconsideration of decisions related to actions taken by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) that are consistent with precedent (collectively, Requests), the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) grants, dismisses, or denies the following Requests. See Streamlined Process for Resolving Requests for Review of Decisions by the Universal Service Administrative Company, CC Docket Nos. 96-45 and 02-6, WC Docket Nos. 02-60, 06-122, 08-71, 10-90, 11-42, and 14-58, Public Notice, 29 FCC Rcd 11094 (WCB 2014).  Section 54.719(b) of the Commission’s rules provides that any person aggrieved by an action taken by a division of USAC, after first seeking review at USAC, may seek review from the Commission.  Section 54.719(c) of the Commission’s rules provides that parties seeking waivers of the Commission’s rules shall seek review directly from the Commission.  47 CFR § 54.719(b)-(c).  In this Public Notice, we have reclassified as Requests for Waiver those appeals seeking review of a USAC decision that appropriately should have requested a waiver of the Commission’s rules.  Similarly, we have reclassified as Requests for Review those appeals seeking a waiver of the Commission’s rules but that are, in fact, seeking review of a USAC decision.
  The deadline for filing petitions for reconsideration or applications for review concerning the disposition of any of these Requests is 30 days from the release date of this Public Notice. See 47 CFR §§ 1.106(f), 1.115(d); see also 47 CFR § 1.4(b)(2) (setting forth the method for computing the amount of time within which persons or entities must act in response to deadlines established by the Commission).


Schools and Libraries (E-Rate)
CC Docket No. 02-6
Dismiss as Moot See, e.g., Requests for Review and/or Requests for Waiver of the Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by Al-Noor High School et al.; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Order, 27 FCC Rcd 8223, 8224, para. 2 (WCB 2012) (dismissing as moot requests for review where USAC had taken the action the petitioner requested).  

St. Paul Lutheran School, WI, Application No. 171032196, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 17, 2017)
Gwinn Area Community School District, MI, Application No. 161021299, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Feb. 26, 2018)
Granted We remand these applications to USAC and direct USAC to complete its review of the applications and issue a funding commitment or a denial based on a complete review and analysis, no later than 90 calendar days from the release date of this Public Notice.  In remanding these applications to USAC, we make no finding as to the ultimate eligibility of the services or the petitioners’ applications.  We also waive sections 54.507(d) and 54.514(a) of the Commission’s rules and direct USAC to waive any procedural deadline that might be necessary to effectuate our ruling.  See 47 CFR § 54.507(d) (requiring non-recurring services to be implemented by September 30 following the close of the funding year); 47 CFR § 54.514(a) (codifying the invoice filing deadline).

      Ministerial and/or Clerical Errors See, e.g., Requests for Waiver and Review of Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by Ann Arbor Public Schools et al.; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Order, 25 FCC Rcd 17319, 17320 nn.5, 7, 20 (WCB 2010) (Ann Arbor Order) (permitting applicant to correct a billed entity number on its FCC Form 471); Requests for Review of Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by Archer Public Library et al.; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Order, 23 FCC Rcd 15518, 15521 n.19 (WCB 2008) (permitting applicant to correct a pre-discount price on its FCC Form 471 to conform to the price on the source document); Requests for Waiver and Review of Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by Achieve Career Prep. Acad. et al.; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Order, 26 FCC Rcd 10254,102255, para. 2 & n. 9 (WCB 2011) (permitting applicant to correct a mischaracterization of a recurring cost as a non-recurring cost).  

Ashland Unified School District 220, KS, Application No. 201016888, Request for Review and/or Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 16, 2020)
Ingalls Unified School District 477, KS, Application No. 201023273, Request for Review and/or Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Oct. 20, 2020)
Romoland School District, CA, Application No. 201026893, Request for Review and/or Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 19, 2020, supplemented Nov. 30, 2020)
Southern University Lab School, LA, Application Nos. 181035478, 181035690, 191016590, 191016574, Request for Review and/or Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Jan. 6, 2020, supplemented Jan. 13, 2020) The entry for Southern University Lab School was incorrect in a previous public notice.  See Streamlined Resolution of Requests Related to Actions by the Universal Service Administrative Company, CC Docket No. 02-6, WC Docket No. 02-60, Public Notice, DA 20-1389 (WCB Rel. Nov. 30, 2020).  We include the corrected entry in this public notice.

Western Pocono Community Library, PA, Application No. 201034317, Request for Review and/or Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed July 24, 2020, supplemented Nov. 23, 2020)




Late-Filed FCC Form 471 Applications – Funding Year 2020 Application Less Than 60 Days Late See Requests for Waiver and Review of Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by Agri-Business Child Development et al.; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Order, 35 FCC Rcd 8278, 8280, para. 7 (WCB 2020) (Agri-Business Child Development Order) (finding good cause to waive the funding year 2020 FCC Form 471 application filing window deadline for applicants impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that requested a waiver of the filing deadline and submitted their applications within 60 days of the close of the filing window).  Because the Agri-Business Child Development Order was released August 6, 2020, we also find good cause exists to waive the funding year 2020 FCC Form 471 application filing window deadline for those applicants filing their applications on or before that date.  We emphasize, however, that this additional relief applies only to this subset of applications and applicants should not expect the Commission to grant additional waivers absent a showing of extraordinary circumstances.

Community School of Davidson, NC, Application No. 201044674, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Aug. 3, 2020) The application number for Community School of Davidson was incorrect in a previous public notice.  See Streamlined Resolution of Requests Related to Actions by the Universal Service Administrative Company, CC Docket No. 02-6, WC Docket Nos. 02-60, 06-122, Public Notice, 35 FCC Rcd 9927 (WCB 2020).  We include the entry in this public notice with the correct application number.

USAC Decision Issued After Invoice Deadline See Modernizing the E-rate Program for Schools and Libraries, WC Docket No. 13-184, Order, FCC 20-178, para. 15 (rel. Dec. 10, 2020) (authorizing the Bureau to grant a waiver in instances where a program participant was unable to timely submit an invoice because they were awaiting a post-commitment decision from USAC, or received a decision approving a post-commitment request or granting an appeal of a previously denied or reduced funding request after the invoice filing deadline had passed).
Consistent with precedent, we also find good cause exists to waive sections 54.720(a) and (b) of the Commission’s rules, which requires that petitioners file their appeals within 60 days of an adverse USAC decision for Holdrege Public School District and West Virginia Department of Education Office of Transition and Diversion Programs. See Requests for Review and/or Waiver of Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by ABC Unified School District et al.; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Order, 26 FCC Rcd 11019, para. 2 (WCB 2011) (granting waivers of filing deadline for appeals because they submitted their appeals within a reasonable period of time after receiving actual notice of USAC’s adverse decision); 47 CFR §§ 54.720(a), (b).
 
All Saints Catholic School, CA, Application No. 181041290, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Feb. 26, 2020)
Barron Area School District, WI, Application No. 161047039, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Dec. 6, 2019)
Bentonville School District, AR, Application No. 171036285, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Feb. 10, 2020)
Blackhawk School District, PA, Application No. 161022572, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 30, 2018)
Broome-Tioga BOCES, NY, Application Nos. 181028370, 181032845, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed July 1, 2020)
Butte County Library, CA, Application No. 161018113, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Sept. 25, 2018)
Cardinal Maida Academy, PA, Application No. 181015101, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Mar. 5, 2020)
Circle City Prep, IN, Application No. 171022718, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed May 31, 2019)
Department of Management Services, FL, Application No. 171038394, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Apr. 28, 2020)
Dickenson County Public Schools, VA, Application No. 171003107, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed June 6, 2018)
Durant Independent School District, OK, Application No. 171021155, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Jan. 31, 2020)
Edwards County School USD #1, IL, Application No. 181006911, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Mar. 4, 2020)
Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, OH, Application No. 161000213, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Sept. 18, 2018)
Everyday Data, Inc. (Saint Patrick's Bilingual School), PR, Application No. 161008567, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Sept. 27, 2018)
Florida Department of Management Services, FL, Application No. 161036510, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Apr. 17, 2018)
Fremont County School District #24, WY, Application No. 161021594, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed July 12, 2019)
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools (West Park Elem School District), CA, Application No. 161003396, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Apr. 3, 2018)
Harrisburg School District 41-2, SD, Application No. 161026448, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed June 10, 2019)
Henry Johnson Charter School, NY, Application No. 171032858, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Jan. 8, 2020)
Holdrege Public School District, NE, Application Nos. 161057494, 161057655, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Jan. 14, 2020)
Holyland Catholic, WI, Application No. 181018807, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Apr. 27, 2020) 
Howard County Public School System, MD, Application No. 161003537, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed June 28, 2018)
His House, Inc., FL, Application No. 171036570, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Mar. 31, 2020)
Independence Mission Schools, PA, Application No. 171006831, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Aug. 3, 2020)
Independence Mission Schools, PA, Application No. 171006831, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 4, 2020)
Kids Community College High School, Inc., FL, Application No. 171048374, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Apr. 25, 2019)
Klein Independent School District, TX, Application Nos. 161050971, 161051679, 161053108, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Mar. 20, 2020)
Lomira School District, WI, Application No. 161049456, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 20, 2017)
Making Waves Academy, CA, Application No. 181033948, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Aug. 21, 2020)
Marlington Local School District, OH, Application No. 161030265, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Mar. 20, 2020)
Merit Network, Inc. (Detroit Public Library), MI, Application No. 161058956, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Dec. 21, 2017)
Merrimack Education Center (Worcester Public School District), MA, Application No. 161032913, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Feb. 1, 2019)
Montvale Public School District, NJ, Application No. 161001916, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 6, 2018)
Moulton Independent School District, TX, Application No. 181039512, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Mar. 4, 2020)
Newark Public Library, NJ, Application No. 161038336, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Aug. 7, 2018)
New Ulm Area Catholic Schools, MN, Application No. 181034840, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Feb. 25, 2020)
Notre Dame ACE Academies, IN, Application No. 931237, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed July 23, 2018)
Orchard School, IN, Application No. 181025136, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 5, 2019)
Palm Beach Maritime Academy, FL, Application No. 171027355, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed May 28, 2019)
Peñitas Public Library, TX, Application No. 171003618, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed June 5, 2019) 
Phillipsburg School District, NJ, Application No. 171033028, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Dec. 4, 2019)
Reeves County Library, TX, Application No. 171044539, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Sept. 16, 2019)
Riverwalk Education Foundation, Inc., TX, Application No. 171045841, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Sept. 6, 2019)
Runnemede Borough SD, NJ; Broome-Tioga BOCES, NY; Clifton-Fine CSD, NY; Harrisville CSD, NY; Sackets Harbor CSD, NY; South Jefferson CSD, NY; SSCTA BOCES dba GST BOCES, NY; St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES, NY; Thousand Islands CSD, NY; Application Nos. 171048511, 171035367, 171044582, 171033960, 171031481, 171041320, 171033216, 171045745, 171025997, 171034345, 161061466, 161061234, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Sept. 6, 2019)
San Diego Unified School District, CA, Application No. 181016003, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Apr. 15, 2020)
Sandusky City School District, OH, Application No. 161048274, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Jan. 29, 2018, supplemented Nov. 13, 2018)
School District of Waukesha, WI, Application No. 161038487, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Sept. 4, 2018)
St. John the Baptist School, MA, Application No. 181033892, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Apr. 23, 2020)
St. Joseph School District, MO, Application No. 171041565, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Jan. 6, 2020)
St. Louis City School District, IL, Application No. 161016365, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 16, 2018)
St. Monica School, MA, Application No. 181033857, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Apr. 23, 2020) 
St. Petersburg Public Library, FL, Application No. 171007743, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Mar. 31, 2020)
St. Pius V School, MA, Application No. 181033847, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Apr. 23, 2020)
St. Theresa School, MA, Application No. 181037041, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Apr. 23, 2020)
St. Theresa School, MA, Application No. 181033916, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Apr. 23, 2020)
Temple Independent School District, TX, Application No. 161047712, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Aug. 29, 2019)
The Catholic Bishop of Chicago, IL, Application Nos. 161013515, 161015883, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed May 29, 2018)
Thorndale Independent School District, TX, Application No. 161015882, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Aug. 30, 2018)
Township of Ocean School District, NJ, Application No. 161037810, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed June 6, 2018)
Utah Education & Telehealth Network, UT, Application No. 171010297, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Sept. 18, 2020)
West Virginia Department of Education Office of Transition and Diversion Programs, WV, Application No. 171038042, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Mar. 6, 2020)
Workable Programs & Systems, Inc. (Coalgate Indep School District 1), OK, Application No. 171012034, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Dec. 5, 2019)
Worth County School District, GA, Application No. 161023767, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Mar. 7, 2018, Aug. 3, 2018)
Denied 
       Invoice Deadline Extension Requests See, e.g., Requests for Waiver of Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by Ada School District et al.; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Order, 31 FCC Rcd 3834, 3835, para. 7 (WCB 2016) (denying requests for waiver of the Commission’s invoice extension rule for petitioners that failed to demonstrate extraordinary circumstances justifying a waiver); see also Modernizing the E-Rate Program for Schools and Libraries, WC Docket No. 13-184, Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 8870, 8966, para. 240 (2014) (establishing that it is generally not in the public interest to waive the Commission’s invoicing rules absent extraordinary circumstances); 47 CFR § 54.514.

CSC Consulting Group (School City of East Chicago), IN, Application No. 171006926, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 26, 2018)
CXtec, Inc. (Mt View-Birch Tree School District R3), MO, Application No. 161050593, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Oct. 31, 2018)
Hoover Schrum Memorial School District 157, IL, Application No. 171030691, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed July 26, 2018)
Kennewick School District, WA, Application No. 161053155, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed July 30, 2018)
OneNet (Muldrow Public Library), OK, Application No. 161044665, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Aug. 16, 2019)
Schuyler Public Library, NE, Application No. 171049131, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 14, 2018)
South Central Local Schools, OH, Application No. 161044582, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Mar. 21, 2019)
Weld County School District 6, CO, Application Nos. 171039084, 171039920, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 7, 2018)
West Oak Lane Charter School, PA, Application No. 860335, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 13, 2017)
Wythe County Public Schools, VA, Application Nos. 171038108, 171029131, 171030262, 171029327, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 20, 2018)
      Late-Filed FCC Form 471 Applications See, e.g., Requests for Waiver and Review of Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by Academy of Math and Science Academy, Schools and Libraries Universal Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Order, 25 FCC Rcd 9256, 9261-62, para. 13 (2010) (Academy of Math and Science Order) (denying requests for waiver of the FCC Form 471 filing window deadline where petitioners failed to present special circumstances justifying waiver of our rules).  

Alma Public School District, MI, Application No. 201047609, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 3, 2020)
Central Region Consortium, PA, Application No. 201047637, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 23, 2020)
Miller Twp. C.C. School #210, IL, Application No. 201047647, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 12, 2020)
      Late-Filed FCC Form 471 Applications—Denied on Reconsideration See, e.g., Academy of Math and Science Order, 25 FCC Rcd at 9261-62, para. 13 (denying requests for waiver of the FCC Form 471 filing window deadline where petitioners failed to present special circumstances justifying waiver of our rules).  The Bureau previously dismissed Christ Lutheran School’s waiver request in a public notice. See Streamlined Resolution of Requests Related to Actions by the Universal Service Administrative Company, CC Docket No. 02-6, WC Docket Nos. 02-60, 06-122, Public Notice, DA 20-1389 (WCB Nov. 30, 2020).  Reviewing the facts on reconsideration, we deny its request finding that its FCC Form 471 application was filed outside the filing window and the petitioner failed to present special circumstances justifying waiver of our rules. 

Christ Lutheran School, NE, Application No. 201045942, Petition for Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Dec. 3, 2020)
      Relying on FCC Form 470 That Did Not Seek Bids on Type of E-rate Services Later Requested See, e.g., Request for Review of a Decision of the Universal Service Administrator by Albert Lea Schools et al.; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4533 (WCB 2009); Petition for Reconsideration by Chicago Public Schools; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Order, 29 FCC Rcd 9289 (WCB 2014) (denying appeals of applicants that filed FCC Forms 470 that did not include the types of services for which the applicants later requested E-rate funding).

Fontana J8 School District, WI, Application No. 191025488, Request for Review, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 16, 2020)
Maple Run Unified School District, VT, Application No. 191025050, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Dec. 11, 2019)




 Untimely Filed Appeals or Waiver Requests See, e.g., Requests for Review of Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by Agra Public Schools I-134 et al.; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Order, 25 FCC Rcd 5684 (WCB 2010); Requests for Waiver or Review of Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by Bound Brook School District et al.; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Order, 29 FCC Rcd 5823 (WCB 2014) (denying requests for review and/or waiver on the grounds that the petitioners failed to 1) submit their appeals either to the Commission or to USAC within 60 days; or failed to submit their waiver requests to the Commission within 60 days as required by the Commission’s rules; and 2) did not show special circumstances necessary for the Commission to waive the deadline).

Girls Athletic Leadership School, NV, Application No. 201044234, Request for Waiver, CC Docket No. 02-6 (filed Nov. 23, 2020)
 
Rural Health Care Program
WC Docket No. 02-60

Dismissed
Waiver of the Invoice Filing Deadline We dismiss as moot Munson Healthcare’s request for waiver of the invoice filing deadline pursuant to section 54. 645(b) (2019) with respect to funding request numbers (FRNs) 19651101 and 19660971.  The Bureau provided the requested relief to Munson Healthcare on September 16, 2020, when the Bureau, sua sponte, waived section 54.645(b) for applicants and service providers who either received Funding Commitment Letters within 180 days of the invoice filing deadline or received a Funding Commitment Letter with a lapsed invoice filing deadline.  Munson Healthcare’s FRNs 19651101 and 19660971 were included in the Appendix to the Order and were provided a 180-day extension from the later of the issuance of the funding commitment letter or the release of the Order.  The extended invoice filing deadline for these FRNs is March 15, 2021.  See Rural Health Care Support Mechanism, WC Docket 02-60, Order, 35 FCC Rcd 10356, 10358, para. 5 (WCB 2020) (Funding Year 2019 Healthcare Connect Fund Invoice Waiver Order).   We also dismiss as moot Munson Healthcare’s request for waiver of the invoice filing deadline pursuant to section 54. 645(b) (2019) with respect to funding request numbers (FRNs) 19663031 and 19663491.  Munson Healthcare and its service provider, Everstream GLC Holding Company, LLC, have invoiced fully and received disbursements for FRNs 19663031 and 19663491.  See Requests for Review of Decision of the Universal Service Administrator by Diversified Computer Services, Inc., Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket 02-6, Order, 27 FCC Rcd 5250, 5251, para. 3 (WCB 2012) (dismissing appeals as moot where invoicing records demonstrate that the entity was fully compensated for funding it requested and all submitted invoices were funded).

Munson Healthcare, MI, Request for Waiver, WC Docket 02-60, Funding Request Nos. 19663031, 19663491, 19651101, 19660971 (filed July 27, 2020)
Granted
Waiver of the Invoice Filing Deadline
Ascension Technologies (Seton Highland Lakes Hospital), TX, Request for Waiver, WC Docket No. 02-60, Funding Request No. 1963571 (filed Nov. 20, 2020) See Funding Year 2019 Healthcare Connect Fund Invoice Waiver Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 10358, para. 5 (directing USAC to waive the invoice filing deadline for funding year 2019 RHC Program participants that received a funding commitment with a lapsed invoice filing deadline).  We allow Ascension Technologies to submit invoices to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) within 180 days of the release of this Public Notice.

FRC, LLC (Palmetto State Providers Network), SC, Request for Waiver, WC Docket No. 02-60, Funding Request No. 18442101 (filed Dec. 3, 2019) See Petition for Reconsideration by Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Charlottesville, VA et al.; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, WC Docket 02-6, 32 FCC Rcd 4626, 4631, para. 12 (WCB 2017) (finding a waiver of the invoice filing deadline appropriate where the petitioner was recovering from a medical issue requiring hospitalization until after the invoice filing deadline and made a quick effort to seek a waiver of the invoice filing deadline).  We allow Palmetto State Providers Network to submit invoices to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) within 180 days of the release of this Public Notice.

KBH Consortium, ME, Request for Waiver, WC Docket No. 02-60, Funding Request No. 18884521 (filed May 4, 2020)  See Rural Health Care Support Mechanism, WC Docket 02-60, Order, 35 FCC Rcd 1986, 1994 (WCB 2020) (Funding Year 2018 Invoice Waiver Order); Rural Health Care Support Mechanism, WC Docket No. 02-60, Order, 32 FCC Rcd 5065, 5065-66, paras. 2, 4 (WCB 2017) (Funding Year 2016 Invoice Waiver Order) (granting a waiver of the invoice filing deadline when the deadline had already passed at the time that health care providers received USAC’s decision, which made compliance with program rules impossible). We waive the petitioner’s invoice filing deadline and allow them to submit invoices to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) within 180 days from the release of this Public Notice.

Person Family Medical and Dental – Roxboro, NC, Request for Waiver, WC Docket No. 02-60, Funding Request No. 18313421 (filed Sept. 28, 2020)

Contribution Methodology
WC Docket No. 06-122

Granted

Request for Waiver of Form 499-A Filing Deadline Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) 47 CFR § 54.713(c).  See, e.g., Schools and Libraries Universal Support Mechanism et al., CC Docket No. 02-6, WC Docket No. 02-60, WC Docket No. 11-42, WC Docket No. 06-122, Order, 32 FCC Rcd 7456, 7461-63, paras. 17-21 (WCB 2017) (finding good cause to waive certain rules and deadlines for contributors whose operations were substantially impacted by the Hurricanes and thus prevented from meeting filing deadlines).


SnapDial LLC, Request for Waiver of FCC Form 499-A Filing Deadline, WC Docket No. 06-122 (filed Dec. 7, 2020)

Request for Waiver of Form 499-Q Revision Deadline Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) See, e.g., Schools and Libraries Universal Support Mechanism et al., CC Docket No. 02-6, WC Docket No. 02-60, WC Docket No. 11-42, WC Docket No. 06-122, Order, 32 FCC Rcd 7456, 7461-63, paras. 17-21 (WCB 2017) (finding good cause to extend the 45-day revision deadline for Form 499-Q filings for providers whose operations were substantially impacted by the Hurricanes).


NTT Cloud Communications US, Inc., Petition for Waiver of Form 499-Q Revision Deadline or Recovery Rules to Address COVID-Related Contribution Spike, WC Docket No. 06-122 (filed Dec. 10, 2020)

Denied

Request for Waiver of Late Filing Fees 47 CFR § 54.713.  See, e.g., Universal Service Contribution Methodology; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Requests for Review of Decisions of Universal Service Administrator by Airband Communications, Inc. et al., WC Docket No. 06-122, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 25 FCC Rcd 10861 (WCB 2010) (denying deadline waivers where claims of good cause amount to no more than simple negligence, errors by the petitioner, or circumstances squarely within the petitioner’s control); Universal Service Contribution Methodology; Requests for Review of Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by Achilles Networks, Inc., et al., WC Docket No. 06-122, Order, 25 FCC Rcd 4646, 4648-49, paras. 5, 8 (WCB 2010) (good cause not shown when filers claim they were unaware of their obligation to file the forms, ignorant of the process for electronically filing the forms, or had otherwise failed to file the forms); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Request for Review by National Network Communications, Inc., CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 22 FCC Rcd 6783 (WCB 2007) (good cause not shown when filer claimed it did not have skilled personnel to interpret and correctly apply FCC 499 instructions).


Blueray Concepts, Letter from David Kent, to Federal Communications Commission, WC Docket No. 06-122 (filed Dec. 1, 2020)

Request for Waiver of Late Fees, Interest, and Penalties See Streamlined Resolution of Requests Related to Actions by the Universal Service Administrative Company, WC Docket No. 06-122, et al., Public Notice, 33 FCC Rcd 4421 (WCB 2018) (providing notice of denial of UT&T, LLC, Request for Waiver); see also, Universal Service Contribution Methodology, Emergency Request for Review of Universal Service Administrator Decision by Level 3, Communications, LLC, et al., WC Docket No. 06-122, Order, 25 FCC Rcd 1115 (WCB 2010); Requests for Waiver of Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by ComScape Telecommunications of Raleigh-Durham, Inc. and Millennium Telecom, LLC, WC Docket No. 06-122, Order, 25 FCC Rcd. 7399 (WCB 2010) (both denying reversal of late fees, penalties, and interest where petitioner failed to comply with USAC’s “pay and dispute” policy); USAC has a pay-and-dispute procedure for resolving billing and collection issues, https://www.usac.org/service-providers/making-payments/billing-disputes/ (last visited Dec. 18, 2020). 


UT&T, LLC, Request for Waiver of Late Fees, Interest, and Penalties, WC Docket 06-122 (filed Dec. 16, 2020)


For additional information concerning this Public Notice, please contact James Bachtell in the Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at james.bachtell@fcc.gov or (202) 418-2694.
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