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USAC issued about 26,000 notification letters
to applicants. These letters are titled "Notification of Form 470 Posted But
No Associated Form 471." USAC issues a letter to each Form 470 Block 1
applicant that, on or before January 10, posted a Form 470 to the USAC website
but had not yet filed a Form 471 featuring that Form 470 in a funding request
(Form 471 Block 5 Item 11).
This letter is NOT
an invitation to file a Form 471 as soon as possible. Applicants must still wait at least 28 days
after the posting date of the Form 470 to close their competitive bidding
process, evaluate bids received, select a service provider, sign and date a
contract, and sign and submit the Form 471. This letter is only a confirmation
that, according to USAC's database, no FY2008 Form 471 has yet been filed that
cites a Form 470 posted by the applicant named on the
letter.
Here is how USAC identifies the letter
recipients and prepares the mailing:
- The day following
the last day to post a Form 470 (in other words, 27 days before the Form 471
filing window deadline), USAC compares the list of all Forms 470 filed to the
list of all Forms 470 cited on any posted Form 471.
- USAC identifies
every Form 470 that is not on both lists.
- USAC prepares the
letter file. If an applicant has filed more than one Form 470 not cited on a
Form 471, USAC will issue a letter for each Form 470.
- USAC sends the file
for printing and mailing, which takes about a week to complete.
- The notification
letters are mailed giving the applicant 20 days' notice (15 days plus five days
to allow for mail receipt).
Posted by Stacy Peters on 1/24/08; 2:30:44 PM
from the dept.
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