Federal Communications Commission	DA 21-1108


  
DA 21-1108
Released:  September 3, 2021

DEADLINES ESTABLISHED FOR FORM 477 FILINGS OF DATA
 AS OF JUNE 30, 2021


WC Docket No. 11-10

On August 30, 2021, the Office of Economics and Analytics (Office) released a Public Notice extending the Form 477 filing deadline for data as of June 30, 2021 beyond the original September 1, 2021 date. Form 477 Filing Deadline Extended, WC Docket No. 11-10, Public Notice, DA 21-1076 (rel. Aug. 30, 2021).
  The Office provided this extension to allow filers time to focus on recovering from the effects of Hurricane Ida.  With this Public Notice, the Office establishes the Form 477 filing deadlines.
On Sunday, August 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida struck the Gulf Coast of the United States as a Category 4 hurricane and has caused significant damage, including disruption to electricity and communications services.  President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for Louisiana on August 29, 2021 and an emergency declaration for Mississippi on August 28, 2021. See White House, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Louisiana Disaster Declaration (Aug. 29, 2021),  https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/29/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-louisiana-disaster-declaration-3/; White House, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Mississippi Emergency Declaration (Aug. 28, 2021), https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/28/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-mississippi-emergency-declaration/.  
  
Consequently, we hereby extend the deadline to October 1, 2021 for the submission of Form 477 data as of June 30, 2021 for affected filers in Louisiana and Mississippi.  In this context, “affected” filers are those entities required to file Form 477 that operate facilities, or, in a significant manner essential to the business operation, rely on personnel, records, or financial institutions located in the parishes of Louisiana or the counties of Mississippi that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has designated as eligible for Individual or Public Assistance for the purposes of federal disaster relief as of the date of release of this Public Notice, which includes all parishes and counties in those states, to provide services or to conduct substantial business activities with the Commission. 
For all other filers, we establish the deadline of September 15, 2021 for their submission.
Information on how to file Form 477 is available on the FCC’s Form 477 Resources for Filers webpage at www.fcc.gov/form477.  For Form 477 filing assistance, please call 1-877-480-3201 or 1-717-338-2824 (tty), or submit an e-support request online at https://esupport.fcc.gov/request.htm.

For additional information, please contact the Industry Analysis Division of the Office of Economics and Analytics at (202) 418-0940 or (202) 418-0484 (tty).

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