[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 25 (Monday, February 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5869-5870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2752]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 92-237; DA 00-169]


Next Meeting of the North American Numbering Council

AGENCY:  Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  On February 3, 2000, the Commission released a public notice 
announcing the February 22 and 23, 2000, meeting and agenda of the 
North American Numbering Council (NANC). For reasons described below, a 
portion of the meeting will be closed to the public on Wednesday, 
February 23, from 8:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. The intended effect of this 
action is to make the public aware of the NANC's next meeting and its 
agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Jeannie Grimes at (202) 418-2320 or 
[email protected]. The address is: Network Services Division, Common 
Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, The Portals, 445 
12th Street, S.W., Suite 6A320, Washington, DC 20554. The fax number 
is: (202) 418-2345. The TTY number is: (202) 418-0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Released: February 3, 2000.
    The North American Numbering Council (NANC) has scheduled a meeting 
to be held Tuesday, February 22, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., and 
on Wednesday, February 23, from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon. The meeting 
will be held at the Federal Communications Commission, Portals II, 445 
Twelfth Street, S.W., Room TW-C305, Washington, DC.
    The meeting is to be held on Tuesday, February 22, 2000 from 8:30 
a.m. until 5 p.m., and Wednesday, February 23, 11 a.m. until 12 noon 
meeting segment are open to the members of the general public. The FCC 
will attempt to accommodate as many participants as possible. The 
public may submit written statements to the NANC, which must be 
received two business days before the meeting. In addition, oral 
statements at the meeting by parties or entities not represented on the 
NANC will be permitted to the extent time permits. Such statements will 
be limited to five minutes in length by any one party or entity, and 
requests to make an oral statement must be received two business days 
before the meeting. Requests to make an oral statement or provide 
written comments to the NANC should be sent to Jeannie Grimes at the 
address under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT stated above.
    It has been determined that the portion of the meeting to be held 
on Wednesday, February 23, 2000 from 8:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. will be 
closed to the general public. In response to NANC Chairman John R. 
Hoffman's request, after review by the General Counsel, FCC Chairman 
William E. Kennard, has determined that this portion of the February 
23, 2000, meeting of the NANC may be closed to the public. In making 
this determination, Chairman Kennard stated: Given that the NANC's 
review, at the meeting, of the proposal by NeuStar, Inc., to provide 
number pooling administration is likely to involve disclosure of trade 
secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person 
and privileged or confidential, that portion of the NANC meeting is 
subject to the Government in Sunshine Act's (GISA) allowance for 
closure of meetings otherwise required to be open to the public. See 
GISA Section 552b(c)(4). Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C., App. 2 (1988) (FACA), the requirement that Federal Advisory 
Committee meetings be open to the public is, therefore, not applicable 
to the above-specified portion of the February 23, 2000 meeting of the 
NANC.

Proposed Agenda--Tuesday, February 22, 2000

    1. Approval of January 18-19, 2000, meeting minutes.
    2. North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) Report.
    3. North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) Oversight 
Working Group Report.
    4. Numbering Resource Optimization (NRO) Working Group Report.
    5. Local Number Portability Administration (LNPA) Working Group 
Report.
    6. Cost Recovery Working Group Report.
    7. Industry Numbering Committee (INC) Report.

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    8. Assumptions Issue Management Group workplan and timeline.
    9. Oversight update regarding Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs) 
and the regional Number Portability Administration Centers (NPACs).
    10. North American Numbering Plan Administration Billing and 
Collection Agent (NBANC) Update.

Wednesday, February 23, 2000

    11. Number Pooling Issue Management Group (IMG) Report. Final 
report and recommendation regarding the NeuStar, Inc., response to the 
NANC Thousand Block Pooling Administrator Requirements Document. Report 
from the Legal Expertise Working Group on their review of the NeuStar 
response. The NANC will finalize its recommendation to be forwarded to 
the Federal Communications Commission's, Chief, Common Carrier Bureau 
for consideration. This presentation and discussion will take place 
during the 8:30 a.m. until 11 a.m., segment of the meeting and will be 
closed to the general public.
    12. Steering Group Report.
    13. Other Business.

Federal Communications Commission.
Diane Griffin Harmon,
Deputy Chief, Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-2752 Filed 2-4-00; 8:45 am]
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