[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 65122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26926]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

October 11, 2002.
    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, Pub. L. 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 A. Marie Moyd, Federal Communications Commission, (202) 418-
2111.

Federal Communications Commission

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0997.
    Expiration Date: 05/31/2005.
    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 per response (avg.); 
825 total annual burden hours (for all collections under this control 
number).
    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 
(Commission) exclusive jurisdiction over the United States' portion of 
the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). See 47 U.S.C. 251(e). The 
purpose of the audits is to monitor telecommunications carriers' 
compliance with Commission's numbering rules and to verify the accuracy 
and validity of the numbering data submitted to the Commission. The 
audits will also allow the Commission 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 Commission rules 
that promote efficient number usage, the numbering audits will help 
preserve the nation's numbering resources.
    The Commission staff developed a standardized audit program for 
conducting random audits. This standard audit program consists of audit 
procedures, an internal controls questionnaire, and a corresponding 
data request. 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 
internal controls questionnaire and the data request require audited 
carriers to respond to specific requests for information during the 
audit. The independent auditor will report its audit findings to the 
Commission. The Commission staff will review and modify the audit 
program on an on-going basis. The Commission will use the audit results 
to determine whether the audited carriers are complying with the 
Commission's rules, and whether the audited carriers' numbering data 
submitted to the Commission, e.g., FCC Form 502, is accurate and valid. 
To the extent that the Commission finds evidence of potential 
violations, possible enforcement action may be taken. See Second Report 
and Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 349, para. 96; see also 47 CFR 52.15(k). 
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.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-26926 Filed 10-22-02; 8:45 am]
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