October 3, 2016<\/p>\n
I’ll cut to the chase.<\/p>\n
It’s taking USAC about 3 weeks to generate BEAR PINs from the date they receive a request<\/a>.<\/p>\n It takes 1-2 weeks to get your Form 498 approved from the date you submit the form.<\/p>\n You need both a PIN (which is not the same as an EPC password), AND an approved Form 498 in order to submit a BEAR.<\/p>\n All FY 2015 BEARs or all invoice deadline extension requests for recurring services FRNs MUST, MUST, MUST<\/strong> be submitted on or before October 28, 2016…. NO EXCEPTIONS.<\/strong><\/p>\n Therefore<\/strong>, if you have not yet received your BEAR PIN or Form 498 approval, and you have an FRN on the attached list<\/a> with a deadline date of 10\/28\/2016, you should submit an Invoice Deadline Extension Request (IDER).<\/p>\n The Invoice Deadline Extension Request is very easy to create, especially because all of the data you need is on the attached spreadsheet<\/a> (first 6 columns).\u00a0 USAC will approve the request, and you will automatically have an additional 120 days to submit your BEAR.\u00a0 This will be your one and only extension approval.<\/p>\n If you end up filing your BEAR before the October 28 deadline, the extension doesn’t hurt you in any way.<\/p>\n How do you submit an IDER?<\/strong>\u00a0 There are two ways:\u00a0 Submit a Question (on USAC’s public-facing site) or via Fax.<\/p>\n ** Via Submit a Question:<\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.slforms.universalservice.org\/EMailResponse\/emr_select.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n Under ‘Topic Inquiry’ select “Invoice Deadline Extension Request.”\u00a0 Then select \u201cOther.\u201d\u00a0 Complete the cover page, and then in the ‘Questions’ text box, list the following information:<\/p>\n ** Via Fax:\u00a0 (973) 599-6526<\/p>\n The attached spreadsheet<\/a> shows all FY 2015 FRNs for recurring services that have no disbursements as of October 2.\u00a0 It does not contain internal connections FRNs which have an invoice deadline of January 28, 2017 (I’ll send a reminder for those invoices later).<\/p>\n If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at jtschell@comcast.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n — Julie<\/p>\n Julie Tritt Schell penn*link<\/p>\n\n\n
\nPA E-rate Coordinator
\n717-730-7133 – o
\n717-730-9060 – f
\njtschell@comcast.net<\/a>
\nwww.e-ratepa.org<\/a><\/p>\n