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