October 2000 Announcements

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Please note that the November 20, 2000, deadline for submitting Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement (BEAR) forms and Service Provider Invoices for Year Two (1999-2000) is fast approaching. Although the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Schools & Libraries (USAC) is still accepting BEARs or invoices for Year Two commitments, please be aware that we do have an absolute deadline for USAC to make payments. While we will make every attempt to process your BEAR or invoice, we cannot promise that they will be paid if they are received after the November 20 deadline. Each day beyond the November 20 deadline increases the risk that your payment may not be fully processed.

Schools and libraries who received a Year 2 funding commitment are also reminded that your Form 486, Receipt of Service Confirmation Form, must be filed before any funds can flow to you or your service provider.

Have you filed your Form 486 indicating that services have started? If not, act now!

The Eligible Services List has been updated as of October 12, 2000, to clarify the eligibility of certain items. Specifically, a number of items had previously been categorized as Eligible even though there were conditions on their eligibility. Such items are now categorized as Conditional and additional information has been added in BOLD text.

There will be a new Eligible Services List posted to the SLD web site early in the Form 471 filing window for Funding Year 4. That new list will reflect additional clarifications. Please watch this section of the SLD web site for notice of the posting of that new list.

The Eligible Services List is saved as a PDF file that may be downloaded and viewed using Adobe Acrobat, version 3.0 or higher. Click here to view the Eligible Services List, or go to the Eligible Services List in the Reference Area of this web site.

If you need assistance viewing or downloading PDF files, see the PDF Help document in the Reference Area of this web site.

The Schools and Libraries Division of the Universal Service Administrative Company will not issue a wave of funding commitment letters next week. This means that there will be no wave notification posted to the SLD website on October 9, 2000, and no wave funding commitment letters mailed to applicants for delivery during the week beginning October 9, 2000.

Weekly wave notifications to applicants will resume the following week. The wave notification for the next wave will be posted to the SLD website on October 16, 2000, and wave funding commitment letters will be delivered following that posting.

Please continue to check the SLD website for information about any changes or updates to the schedule of funding commitments for Funding Year 3.