82 FR 8521 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 16 (January 26, 2017)

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 Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 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 OMB 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 OMB control number.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 16 (Thursday, January 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8521-8522]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01727]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1005]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

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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 Commission) 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 
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 OMB 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 OMB control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 27, 
2017. 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 to 
[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: 3060-1005.
    Title: Numbering Resource Optimization-Phase 3.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and State, local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 17 respondents; 17 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 40-50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 153, 154, 201-205, 207-209, 218, 225-227, 251-252, 271, and 332.
    Total Annual Burden: 830 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the 
Commission. If the Commission requests respondents to submit 
information which respondents believe is confidential, respondents may 
request confidential treatment of such information pursuant to 47 CFR 
0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission established a safety valve to ensure 
that carriers experiencing rapid growth in a given market will be able 
to meet customer demand. States may use this safety valve to grant 
requests from carriers that demonstrate the following:
    (1) The carrier will exhaust its numbering resources in a market or 
rate area within three months (in lieu of six months-to-exhaust 
requirement); and
    (2) Projected growth is based on the carrier's actual growth in the 
market or rate area, or in the carrier's actual growth in a reasonably 
comparable market, but only if that projected growth varies no more 
than 15 percent from historical growth in the relevant market.
    The Commission lifted the ban on service-specific and technology-
specific overlays (collectively, specialized overlays or SOs), allowing 
State commissions seeking to implement SOs to request delegated 
authority to do so on a case-by-case basis. To provide further guidance 
to State commissions, the Commission set forth the criteria that each 
request for delegated authority to implement a SO should address. This 
will enable us to examine the feasibility of SOs in a particular area, 
and determine whether the Commission's stated goals are likely to be 
met if the SO is implemented. Specifically, State commissions should 
also specifically address the following:
    (1) The technologies or services to be included in the SO;
    (2) The geographic area to be covered;
    (3) Whether the SO will be transitional;
    (4) When the SO will be implemented and, if a transitional SO is 
proposed, when the SO will become an all-services overlay;
    (5) Whether the SO will include take-backs;
    (6) Whether there will be 10-digit dialing in the SO and the 
underlying area code(s);
    (7) Whether the SO and underlying area code(s) will be subject to 
rationing; and
    (8) Whether the SO will cover an area in which pooling is taking 
place.
    The Commission uses the information it collects to assist the State 
commissions in carrying out their delegated authority over numbering 
resources.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-01727 Filed 1-25-17; 8:45 am]
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