[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 204 (Friday, October 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 54820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25564]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 92-237; DA 09-2226]


GSA Approves Renewal of North American Numbering Council Charter 
Through September 25, 2011

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On October 16, 2009, the Commission released a public notice 
announcing GSA's approval of the renewal of the North American 
Numbering Council charter through September 25, 2011. The intended 
effect of this action is to make the public aware of the renewal of the 
North American Numbering Council charter.

DATES: Renewed through September 25, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 
Federal Communications Commission, The Portals II, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Suite 5-C162, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Blue, Special Assistant to the 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at (202) 418-1466 or 
[email protected]. The fax number is: (202) 418-1413. The TTY number 
is: (202) 418-0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Released October 16, 2009.
    The General Services Administration (GSA) has renewed the charter 
of the North American Numbering Council (NANC or Council) through 
September 25, 2011. The Council will continue to advise the Federal 
Communications Commission (Commission) on rapidly evolving and 
competitively significant numbering issues facing the 
telecommunications industry.
    In October 1995, the Commission established the NANC, a Federal 
advisory committee created pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, 5 U.S.C., App. 2 (1988), to advise the Commission on issues 
related to North American Numbering Plan (NANP) administration in the 
United States. The original charter of the Council was effective on 
October 5, 1995, establishing an initial two-year term. Amended 
charters were filed on October 5, 1997, October 5, 1999, October 5, 
2001, October 5, 2003, September 26, 2005, and September 27, 2007, each 
renewing the term of the charter for an additional two years.
    Since the last charter renewal, the Council has provided the 
Commission with critically important recommendations regarding number 
administration, such as the recommendation regarding the assignment of 
geographic numbers from the NANP and a central database to support 
interoperability for Internet-based relay services. In addition, the 
Council reviewed and recommended technical requirements for a request 
for proposals associated with a new North American Numbering Plan 
Administrator (NANPA) contract. The Council also provided detailed 
evaluations of the current NANPA, the Pooling Administrator (PA) and 
the Billing and Collection (B&C) Agent. The Council will continue to 
evaluate the performances of the NANPA, the PA and the B&C Agent on an 
annual basis. Moreover, the Council is presently considering and 
formulating recommendations on other important numbering-related issues 
that will require work beyond the term of the present charter.
    The value of this Federal advisory committee to the 
telecommunications industry and to the American public cannot be 
overstated. Numbers are the means by which consumers gain access to, 
and reap the benefits of, the public switched telephone network. The 
Council's recommendations to the Commission will facilitate fair and 
efficient number administration in the United States, and will ensure 
that numbering resources are available to all telecommunications 
service providers on a fair and equitable basis, consistent with the 
requirements of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Marilyn Jones,
Attorney, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 
Federal Communications Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-25564 Filed 10-22-09; 8:45 am]
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