The deadline for filing and having your service provider certify any Form 472 BEARs for FY2013-2014 is October 28, 2014. As previously discussed, USAC used to grant an extension unasked, but under the new E-Rate Modernization rules you must now ask for one. A single 120 day extension will be automatically granted *only* *upon request on or before the invoice deadline*. If at this point you have any outstanding BEARs from FY2013-2014 or BEARs that you have completed but your service provider has not yet certified, I suggest that you play it safe by requesting an invoice extension from USAC for all active FY2013-2014 FRNs for which invoices have not yet been submitted *AND* approved. Remember, your BEAR is not considered complete until the service provider certifies it. Information on how to submit an invoice extension: http://www.usac.org/sl/applicants/step07/invoice-extensions.aspx BEAR login area: https://www2.sl.universalservice.org/bear/login.aspx _____________________________________________ *Anne Perloff* Maine State E-Rate Coordinator for Schools Networkmaine ... a division of the University of Maine System Web: www.networkmaine.net/erate/ Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 207-561-3584 Fax: 207-561-3531 Mail: Networkmaine 5752 Neville Hall Rm 244 University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 ---