[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31588-31589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14031]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0895]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
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, the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested
concerning:
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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 Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (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 comments should be submitted on or before August 1,
2019. 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 contacts listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via
email [email protected]; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments
the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted
to OMB: (1) Go to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4)
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following
information collection.
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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0895.
Title: Numbering Resource Optimization.
Form Number: FCC Form 502.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities and State, Local
or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,793 respondents; 10,165
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-44.4 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and semi-annual reporting
requirements and recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 153, 154, 201-205
and 251 of the Communications Act of 1934.
Total Annual Burden: 132,384 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $4,407,451.84.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Disaggregated, carrier
specific forecast and utilization data will be treated as confidential
and will be exempt from public disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
Needs and Uses: The data collected on FCC Form 502 helps the
Commission manage the ten-digit North American Numbering Plan (NANP),
which is currently being used by the United States and 19 other
countries. Under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, the
Commission was given ``exclusive jurisdictions over those portions of
the North American Numbering Plan that pertains to the United States.''
Pursuant to that authority, the Commission conducted a rulemaking in
March 2000 that the Commission found that mandatory data collection is
necessary to efficiently monitor and manage numbering use. The
Commission received OMB approval for this requirement and the
following:
(1) Utilization/Forecast Report;
(2) Application for initial numbering resource;
(3) Application for growth numbering resources;
(4) Recordkeeping requirement;
(5) Notifications by state commissions;
(6) Demonstration to state commission; and
(7) Petitions for additional delegation of numbering authority.
The data from this information collection is used by the FCC, state
regulatory commissions, and the NANPA to monitor numbering resource
utilization by all carriers using the resource and to project the dates
of area code and NANP exhaust.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-14031 Filed 7-1-19; 8:45 am]
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