The FY2017 BEAR deadline is in just a few days. The deadline is Monday, October 29, 2018 because the regular October 28 deadline falls on a Sunday this year.  

If you have any outstanding unpaid BEARs for FY2017 (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018) - either because you have not yet filed them or they have not yet been approved - I strongly encourage you to file for an Invoice Deadline Extension now. USAC will automatically grant a single 120-day extension upon request, but you must file the request on or before the BEAR deadline.

Instructions for filing an Invoice Deadline Extension Request in EPC are included in the attached guide for filing BEARs. Note that these requests used to be filed in the BEAR area, but now should be filed in EPC.