[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57717-57718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28683]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

November 6, 2001.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid control number. For further information 
contact Shoko B. Hair, Federal Communications Commission, (202) 418-
1379.

Federal Communications Commission

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0997.
    Expiration Date: 04/30/2002.
    Title: 47 CFR Section 52.15(k), Numbering Utilization and 
Compliance Audit Program.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 25 respondents; 33 hour per response 
(avg.); 825 total annual burden hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion; Third Party Disclosure.
    Description: The state of the nation's numbering resources has a 
direct effect on the growth of competition in the telecommunications 
industry. The nation's numbering resources are depleting rapidly. Under 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications 
Act of 1996, Congress granted the Federal Communications Commission 
(FCC) exclusive jurisdiction over the United States' portion of the 
North American Numbering Plan (NANP). Consistent with this authority, 
the FCC adopted an audit requirement to preserve numbering resources. 
The

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purpose of the audits is to monitor telecommunications carriers' 
compliance with FCC rules and to verify the accuracy and validity of 
the numbering data submitted to the FCC. The audits will also allow the 
FCC to identify inefficiencies in the manner in which carriers use 
numbers, including excessive use of certain categories of numbers 
(e.g., administrative, aging, or intermediate numbers). By ensuring 
compliance with FCC rules and providing in-depth information, these 
audits will help preserve the nation's numbering resources. The FCC 
staff developed a standardized audit program consisting of audit 
procedures and guidelines, a internal control questionnaire, and a 
corresponding data request, for the independent auditor to follow in 
conducting audits. The independent auditor would conduct audits using 
these tools. The audit procedures generally require the audited carrier 
to respond to requests for information from the independent auditor. 
The independent auditor will report its audit findings to the FCC. The 
FCC will use the audit results to determine whether the audited 
carriers are complying with the FCC's rules, and whether the audited 
carriers' numbering data submitted to the FCC, e.g., FCC Form 502, is 
accurate and valid. To the extent that the FCC finds evidence of 
potential violations, possible enforcement action may be taken. 
Obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Public reporting burden for the collections of information are as 
noted above. Send comments regarding the burden estimates or any other 
aspect of the collections of information, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden to Performance Evaluation and Records Management, 
Washington, DC 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-28683 Filed 11-15-01; 8:45 am]
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