[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 208 (Friday, October 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65204-65205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23539]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 111329]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
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, 
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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for 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 and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before December 1, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC, 
via email to [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 Title 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, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and 
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: 
(a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further 
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees.''
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Performance Evaluation of Numbering Administration 
Vendor(s).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Not-for-profit 
entities, and State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 6,161 respondents and 6,161 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,540 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Personally identifiable information 
(PII) in the form of business contact information will be collected and 
maintained in accordance with the FCC-2, Business Contacts and 
Certifications, System of Records Notice (SORN), posted at https://www.fcc.gov/managing-director/privacy-transparency/privacy-act-information. There is no intention by the Numbering Administration 
Oversight Working Group (NAOWG), North American Numbering Council 
(NANC), or the Commission to make this business contact information 
publicly available.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Participants must share their 
business contact information to respond to the survey. This information 
will be protected as described in the FCC-2, Business Contacts and 
Certifications SORN, posted at https://www.fcc.gov/managing-director/privacy-transparency/privacy-act-information. Participation in each 
survey is voluntary and any participant can decline to participate at 
any time.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) approval for this new information collection. This 
collection of information is an annual performance satisfaction survey 
of its vendor(s) acting as administrators for various telephone number 
management functions.
    These functions may be performed by one or multiple vendors under 
one or multiple contracts. The vendor(s) act pursuant to their 
contract(s) with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the 
FCC's numbering rules. See 47 CFR 52.1 et seq.
    The survey will be designed and administered by the Numbering 
Administration Oversight Working Group (NAOWG) of the North American 
Numbering Council (NANC). The NANC is a Federal Advisory Committee 
established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The NANC advises 
the FCC and makes recommendations, reached through consensus, that 
foster efficient and impartial number administration. The NANC is 
composed of representatives of telecommunications carriers, regulators, 
cable providers, Voice Over Internet

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Protocol (VoIP) providers, industry associations, vendors, and consumer 
advocates. Working groups, including the NAOWG, made up of industry 
experts, have been established by the NANC to assist in its efforts. 
The NANC charter can be found at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-375774A1.pdf.
    The relevant contract(s) require that the Commission and/or its 
designee shall develop and conduct a performance survey for each 
administrator. The results of this consumer satisfaction survey will 
provide the FCC with indicators on how well the vendor(s) are acting as 
the North American Numbering Program Administrator (NANPA), Pooling 
Administrator (PA), Routing Number Administrator (RNA) and Reassigned 
Numbering Database Administrator (RNDA) is meeting its contractual 
obligations and accomplishing its mission as the NANPA/PA/RNA/RNDA.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-23539 Filed 10-27-22; 8:45 am]
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