Manage Coordination Requests / Manage Coordination Request Pauses
Once a request is accepted as complete and accurate by all impacted incumbents, incumbents have 60 days within which to evaluate the request and issue an evaluation decision. However, an impacted incumbent can propose pausing the 60-day timeline for evaluating and completing a request. The clock can only be paused by mutual incumbent-licensee agreement. If the licensee does not concur with the pause, impacted incumbents are still obligated to provide an official response within the 60-day timeline. If both parties agree that informal discussions would be helpful, pausing the clock releases an incumbent from being forced to formally decline or condition the pending coordination request within the 60-day timeline. For more information about timelines for incumbent actions, see Coordination Request Timelines.
Only one pause at a time can be in place for a coordination request. After a pause expires or is ended, another pause can be initiated for that coordination request.
Follow these steps to pause the 60-day timeline for evaluating and completing a coordination request.
Reach the Request Details view for the coordination request you want to act on.
If you have not already done so, download coordination request data to inform your decision.
In the Request Details view, click Pause Request.
In the Submit Pause Request pop-up, enter the number of days you want to pause the 60-day analysis clock.
Optionally, enter comments to describe the need for more analysis time.
Optionally, attach documents further describing the need for more analysis time. Otherwise, skip to step 9.
Click Attach File.
Navigate to the file you want.
Select the file and click OK (browser dependent).
The Submit Pause pop-up displays the file you uploaded.
Repeat steps 7 through 9 to add another file.
If you would like to edit or remove a file from your review, click Cancel to begin again.
Click Submit to send your coordination request pause.
Follow these steps to pause the 60-day timeline for evaluating and completing a coordination request.
Reach the Request Details view for the coordination request you want to act on.
Depending on whether the licensee has already accepted the pause, click the button to remove the pause as follows:
Cancel Pending Pause Request — Appears if the licensee has not yet responded to the pause.
Unpause — Appears if the licensee accepted the pause.
In the Cancel Pause pop-up, click Submit to confirm that you want to remove the pause.