CERTIFICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
Message Posted January 27, 2000
E-RATE NEWSFLASH
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES DIVISION/USAC
Due to weather conditions, many overnight delivery services are unable to
provide normal pick-up service today, Tuesday, January 25, 2000. Therefore,
the deadline for electronic filers for the receipt of the Block 6
Certifications and Signature page of the Form 471 has been extended to 11:59
p.m. EST on Monday, January 31, 2000. If you filed electronically by 11:59
p.m. EST on January 19, 2000, your Block 6 Certifications and Signature page
must be received by the extended deadline of 11:59 p.m. EST on January 31,
2000, in order for your application to be considered complete.
Applicants whose Form 471 certifications may not have been received, were
sent a fax or email on Monday reminding them of the need to send their
certifications by the deadline. Many of you called or emailed our Client
Service Bureau seeking to confirm the receipt of your certification
materials. To all who called or sent email inquiring about the status of
your certification and Item 21 description of service(s) attachment, we
offer this guidance:
1. If you have proof of delivery indicating that your materials were
received by the SLD before the deadline, you do not need to do anything
further.
2. If you received a fax or email from us indicating that we had not
received your Form 471 Block 6 Certification and Block 5, Item 21 Service
Description and if you have not yet sent the documents, you may wish to send
your materials via express delivery service so that you can verify that your
Block 6 Certification page was received by the SLD before the 11:59 p.m. EST
deadline on Monday, January 31, 2000. The Block 6 Certifications and
Signature page along with the Block 5, Item 21 Description of Service(s)
attachment may be sent via express delivery services to:
SLD-Form 471 Certification
c/o Ms. Smith
3833 Greenway Drive
Lawrence, KS 66046
(888)-203-8100
3. If you sent your materials earlier, but have no receipt showing your
materials were received by the SLD, you may wish to re-send your materials
to ensure that you have proof of delivery.
· You may print a copy of Form 471, Block 6 from the pdf version of the Form
471 on the web site and complete the required information. Remember that an
original signature on your completed form is required. Be certain that your
Form 471application number is written on your Block 6 Certifications page.
Without the application number, we are unable to match your certification
with your on-line application.
· You may send copies of the materials that were previously sent if you
printed Block 6 from your on-line application (with the application number
printed on your Certifications and Signature page) as long as you sign the
document again providing us with an original signature.
4. For those wishing to deliver these items in person, following are the
directions from the Kansas City International (KCI) Airport to the SLD
application processing facility--National Computer Systems (NCS)--in
Lawrence, KS. An employee will be available from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. EST
daily from Monday, January 24, 2000 through Monday, January 31, 2000, to
receive your Block 6 and Item 21 attachments for Form 471 at the South
entrance of this facility.
As you depart KCI airport, follow all signs that indicate I-29 North or
Topeka.
Once on I-29 North, seek out the signs for I-435 West. Make sure you stay in
the right lane. Once you are on I-435 West, it will change to I-435 South:
you will stay on this road for approximately 25 miles.
Stay on I-435 West, until you see signs for K-10 (Lawrence)
Take K-10 (Lawrence) for about 20 - 25 miles.
Once you approach Lawrence, the speed limit will reduce to 65 mph. You will
need to stay in the right lane.
You will see a blue sign indicating East Hills Business Park, make a right
into the Business Park. At the stop sign you will make a right again. You
are looking for a building named NCS (National Computer Systems).
NCS is around the curve at the bottom of the hill on the right.
Julie L. Tritt
Executive Policy Specialist
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 10th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
(717) 705-4486
(717) 787-7222 - fax
jtritt@state.pa.us
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