TULSI GABBARD 
2ND DISTRICT, HAWAII 
COMMITTEE ON HOM ELAND SECURITY 
SUBCOMMITTEE ON BORDER AND M ARITIME 
SECURITY 
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ASIA A ND THE PACIFIC 
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The Honorable Thomas E. Wheeler 
Chairman 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street, SW 
Washington, DC 20554-0001 
Dear Chairman Wheeler, 
300 ALA MOANA BouLEVARD, RooM 5-104 
HONOLU LU, HI 96850 
(808)541-1986 
502 CANNON HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING 
WASHINGTON, DC 20515 
(202) 225-4906 
http://www.gabbard.house .gov 
Aloha. I am writing in regards to a Request for Waiver of Form 471 Filing Deadline for Funding 
year 2013-2014 submitted on September 22, 2013 (Billed Entity Number: 16043126, Form 471 
Application Number: 909763, CC Docket No. 02-6) in response to an Administrative Decision 
issued by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). This waiver is urgently 
needed and I respectfully request a timely and thorough consideration of the issue. 
On September 22, 2013, Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO) Head Start submitted an official 
appeal waiver request to the FCC. Within the submission, MEO Head Start provided a timeline 
and detailed explanation as to the events that led to their late submission of Form 471. I 
encourage you to acknowledge the circumstances leading to MEO Head Start's late submission 
and the role that Federal funding changes have had on MEO Head Start's operation. Should the 
waiver not be granted, MEO Head Start will miss this opportunity to request discounts that are 
all the more imperative due to sequestration. 
The service that MEO Head Start provides to the community is invaluable and will undoubtedly 
support USAC's mission of helping keep Americans connected. 
Thank you for your prompt attention to this important matter. Please feel free to contact me or 
Rachel James of my staff at rachel.james@mail.house.gov or 808-541-1986 should you have any 
questions. 
Mahalo, 
Tulsi Gabbard 
Member of Congress (HI-02) 
TG/RAJ 
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