81 FR 17712 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 61 (March 30, 2016)

Page Range		17712-17712
FR Document		2016-07148

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07148]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0895]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the 
Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the following information 
collection. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information 
shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden 
estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and 
ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct 
or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for 
failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA 
that does not display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before May 31, 
2016. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find 
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, 
you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0895.
    Title: Numbering Resource Optimization, CC Docket No. 99-200.
    Form Number: FCC Form 502.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities and state, local 
or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,793 respondents; 10,165 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-44.4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and semi-annual reporting 
requirements and recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 153, 154, 201-205 
and 251 of the Communications Act of 1934.
    Total Annual Burden: 132,384 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $3,465,570.20.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Disaggregated, carrier 
specific forecast and utilization data will be treated as confidential 
and will be exempt from public disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
    Needs and Uses: The data collected on FCC Form 502 helps the 
Commission manage the ten-digit North American Numbering Plan (NANP), 
which is currently being used by the United States and 19 other 
countries. Under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, the 
Commission was given ``exclusive jurisdictions over those portions of 
the North American Numbering Plan that pertains to the United States.'' 
Pursuant to that authority, the Commission conducted a rulemaking in 
March 2000 that the Commission found that mandatory data collection is 
necessary to efficiently monitor and manage numbering use. The 
Commission is revising this information collection to implement its 
newly adopted rules that allow interconnected Voice over Internet 
Protocol (VoIP) providers to obtain numbering resources directly from 
the Numbering Administrators. The following information collection 
requirements will be contained in this collection:
    (1) Utilization/Forecast Report;
    (2) Application for initial numbering resource;
    (3) Application for growth numbering resources;
    (4) Recordkeeping requirement;
    (5) Notifications by state commissions;
    (6) Demonstration to state commission; and
    (7) Petitions for additional delegation of numbering authority.
    The data from this information collection is used by the FCC, state 
regulatory commissions, and the NANPA to monitor numbering resource 
utilization by all carriers using the resource and to project the dates 
of area code and NANP exhaust.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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likewise help the Commission enforce The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a United States.’’ Pursuant to that
the prohibition on covered parties in the collection of information unless it authority, the Commission conducted a
BIA, further assuring incentive auction displays a currently valid control rulemaking in March 2000 that the
participants that the auction process number. No person shall be subject to Commission found that mandatory data
will be fair and competitive. The any penalty for failing to comply with collection is necessary to efficiently
prohibited communication reporting a collection of information subject to the monitor and manage numbering use.
requirement required of covered parties PRA that does not display a valid Office The Commission is revising this
will enable the Commission to ensure of Management and Budget (OMB) information collection to implement its
that no bidder gains an unfair advantage control number. newly adopted rules that allow
over other bidders in its auctions and DATES: Written PRA comments should interconnected Voice over Internet
thus enhances the competitiveness and be submitted on or before May 31, 2016. Protocol (VoIP) providers to obtain
fairness of Commission’s auctions. The If you anticipate that you will be numbering resources directly from the
information collected will be reviewed submitting comments, but find it Numbering Administrators. The
and, if warranted, referred to the difficult to do so within the period of following information collection
Commission’s Enforcement Bureau for time allowed by this notice, you should requirements will be contained in this
possible investigation and advise the contact listed below as soon collection:
administrative action. The Commission as possible. (1) Utilization/Forecast Report;
may also refer allegations of ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to (2) Application for initial numbering
anticompetitive auction conduct to the Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ resource;
Department of Justice for investigation. fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. (3) Application for growth numbering
Federal Communications Commission. resources;
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Marlene H. Dortch,
(4) Recordkeeping requirement;
additional information about the
(5) Notifications by state
Secretary, Office of the Secretary. information collection, contact Nicole
commissions;
[FR Doc. 2016–07121 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am] Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
(6) Demonstration to state
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: commission; and
OMB Control Number: 3060–0895. (7) Petitions for additional delegation
Title: Numbering Resource of numbering authority.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Optimization, CC Docket No. 99–200. The data from this information
COMMISSION Form Number: FCC Form 502.
collection is used by the FCC, state
Type of Review: Revision of a
[OMB 3060–0895] regulatory commissions, and the
currently approved collection.
NANPA to monitor numbering resource
Information Collection Being Reviewed Respondents: Business or other for-
utilization by all carriers using the
by the Federal Communications profit entities and state, local or tribal
resource and to project the dates of area
Commission government.
Number of Respondents and code and NANP exhaust.
AGENCY: Federal Communications Responses: 2,793 respondents; 10,165 Federal Communications Commission.
Commission. responses. Gloria J. Miles,
ACTION: Notice and request for Estimated Time per Response: 1 Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
comments. hour–44.4 hours. Secretary.
Frequency of Response: On occasion [FR Doc. 2016–07148 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am]
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort and semi-annual reporting requirements BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as and recordkeeping requirement.
required by the Paperwork Reduction Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– Statutory authority for this information FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
3520), the Federal Communications collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, COMMISSION
Commission (FCC or the Commission) 153, 154, 201–205 and 251 of the
invites the general public and other [OMB 3060–0953]
Communications Act of 1934.
Federal agencies to take this Total Annual Burden: 132,384 hours. Information Collection Being Reviewed
opportunity to comment on the Total Annual Cost: $3,465,570.20. by the Federal Communications
following information collection. Privacy Impact Assessment: No Commission
Comments are requested concerning: impact(s).
Whether the proposed collection of Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: AGENCY: Federal Communications
information is necessary for the proper Disaggregated, carrier specific forecast Commission.
performance of the functions of the and utilization data will be treated as ACTION: Notice and request for
Commission, including whether the confidential and will be exempt from comments.
information shall have practical utility; public disclosure under 5 U.S.C.
the accuracy of the Commission’s 552(b)(4). SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
burden estimate; ways to enhance the Needs and Uses: The data collected to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
quality, utility, and clarity of the on FCC Form 502 helps the Commission required by the Paperwork Reduction
information collected; ways to minimize manage the ten-digit North American Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
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the burden of the collection of Numbering Plan (NANP), which is 3520), the Federal Communications
information on the respondents, currently being used by the United Commission (FCC or the Commission)
including the use of automated States and 19 other countries. Under the invites the general public and other
collection techniques or other forms of Communications Act of 1934, as Federal agencies to take this
information technology; and ways to amended, the Commission was given opportunity to comment on the
further reduce the information ‘‘exclusive jurisdictions over those following information collection.
collection burden on small business portions of the North American Comments are requested concerning:
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Numbering Plan that pertains to the Whether the proposed collection of

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before May 31, 2016. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
Contact		For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation		81 FR 17712