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Appeals Procedure
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If you disagree with an SLD decision, you have two appeal options:
1. Write to the SLD and tell the SLD why you disagree with the SLD decision and what outcome you request. This is known as a "letter of appeal." The address for appeals is:

Letter of Appeal
Schools and Libraries Division
Box 125 - Correspondence Unit
80 South Jefferson Road
Whippany, NJ 07981

- OR -

2.

Write to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to tell why you disagree with the SLD's decision letter. While you may write directly to the FCC without first presenting your appeal to the SLD, you are encouraged to write first to the SLD so that the SLD has an opportunity to review your appeal and grant it, if appropriate. The FCC overturns SLD decisions infrequently. The FCC address where you may direct appeals is:

Federal Communications Commission
Office of the Secretary
445 - 12th Street, S.W.
Room TW-A325
Washington, DC 20554

You should refer to CC Docket Nos. 96-45 and 97-21 on the first page of your appeal to the FCC.

All appeals must be RECEIVED within 60 days of the date of your decision letter from the SLD. Failure to meet this requirement will result in automatic dismissal of your appeal.

SLD Appeals Procedure:

If you write a letter of appeal and submit it to the SLD, the SLD will send an acknowledgement letter, review your appeal, and respond to it in writing. The SLD will explain whether it agrees with your letter of appeal and whether it can approve your requested outcome. If you disagree with the SLD's response to your appeal, then you may file an appeal with the FCC. That appeal must be RECEIVED by the FCC within 60 days of the date of the SLD decision.

When a client of the SLD receives a written decision from the SLD, there is the opportunity to appeal. The majority of appeals that SLD receives relate to funding commitment decisions. Regardless of the topic of a client's appeal, the process is the same for submitting the letter of appeal to the SLD when a written decision has been rendered.

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