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                                                           Before the
               Federal Communications Commission
                     Washington, DC  20554

In the Matter of                   )
                                   )
Request for Review of the          )
Decision of the                    )
Universal Service Administrator by )
                                   )
LaSalle Academy                    )    File No. SLD-121126
New York, New York                 )
                                   )
Federal-State Joint Board on       )    CC Docket No.  96-45
Universal Service                  )
                                   )
Changes to the Board of Directors of the     )    CC Docket No. 97-21
National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.  )

                             order

Adopted:  February 18, 2000             Released: February 22, 2000

By the Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau:

1.     This Order dismisses the Letter of Appeal of the LaSalle Academy of New York, New
York, seeking review of a decision issued by the Universal Service Administrative Company's
Schools and Libraries Division on July 20, 1999.  The Commission received LaSalle Academy's
Letter of Appeal on November 12, 1999.  Under section 54.720 of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R.  54.720, any such appeal must be filed within 30 days of the issuance of the decision as to
which review is sought.  Documents are considered to be filed with the Commission only upon
receipt.  47 C.F.R.  1.7.  Because the instant Letter of Appeal was not filed within the specified
30-day period, it will be dismissed without further consideration.
2.     ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to authority delegated under sections
0.91, 0.291, and 54.722(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.91, 0.291, and 54.722(a),
that the Letter of Appeal filed November 12, 1999, by LaSalle Academy, New York, New York,
IS DISMISSED.

                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                              Carol E. Mattey
                              Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau