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FY 2008 Form 486 Due and Overdue for Many Entities!
Message Posted March 21, 2009

~ Entities Listed Below ~
The Form 486 (which certifies technology plan approval, receipt of services, and CIPA compliance) is due 120 days from your FCDL date or the start of services (whichever is later), and so the Form 486 deadline varies depending on which wave you were funded. Below is a list of entities that have overdue or near overdue 486s for priority 1 services. The relevant FRN numbers and actual Form 486 due date also are listed (urgent cases in red). If your name is on this list, please file your 486 ASAP. If your 486 is late, the SLD deducts 1/365 of funding for each day it's late. I will send an update each month reminding applicants whose 486s are due in the following month.

A few important notes:

* If your school or library's name is listed below and you already mailed your 486, the form likely is in the mail or waiting to be processed. If you delegated this responsibility to someone else to complete or sign and mail, please double check that it actually has been mailed or submitted.

* File online - even if you don't have a PIN. Go to www.sl.universalservice.org and click on "Apply Online." If you have a PIN, you can certify that form online and do not have to mail-in the signature/certification page. If you don't have a PIN, you can still submit your form online, but you must mail in the certification/signature page, and it must be postmarked by the dates listed below (hitting submit doesn't constitute a submitted form).

* You may include ALL of your funding requests on the same form. There is no need to file a separate 486s for each FRN.

* If you don't need this funding request, please submit a Form 500 to cancel it. Not only does the SLD recommend that you cancel unused FRNs, but you'll be returning these committed funds to the Fund, and your entity's name won't appear on these lists anymore! The easiest to use Form 500 (because it permits you to type-in, print and mail to the SLD) is available at: http://www.e-ratecentral.com/formsRack/app/Form500.asp.

* For more tips on filing the Form 486, visit http://www.e-ratepa.org/Listserve-Archive/2008/05-09-08.htm.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Julie Tritt Schell