[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 19505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06994]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0895; FR ID 78449]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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: 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 FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 3, 
2022. 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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: 8,415 respondents; 74,172 
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 Section 251 of the Communications Act of 1934.
    Total Annual Burden: 290,637 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $4,747,499.
    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 jurisdiction 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. 2022-06994 Filed 4-1-22; 8:45 am]
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