[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56620-56621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17762]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[WC Docket 23-1; FR ID 162637]


Federal Advisory Committee, North American Numbering Council

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of intent to renew the charter for the North American 
Numbering Council.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC 
or Commission) hereby announces that the charter of the North American 
Numbering Council (hereinafter Committee) will be renewed for a two-
year period pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and 
following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, 
General Services Administration.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Christi Shewman, 
Designated Federal Officer, at [email protected] or 202-418-0646.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After consultation with the General Services 
Administration, the Commission intends to renew the charter on or 
before September 8, 2023, providing the Committee with authorization to 
operate for two years. The purpose of the Committee is to advise the 
Commission and to make recommendations that foster efficient and 
impartial North American Numbering Plan administration. The Committee 
will advise the Commission on numbering policy and technical issues in 
areas of responsibility that the Commission has entrusted to the 
Committee, with a focus on examining numbering in the changing world of 
communications.

[[Page 56621]]

Advisory Committee

    The Committee will be organized under, and will operate in 
accordance with, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. app. 2). The Committee will be solely advisory in 
nature. Consistent with FACA and its requirements, each meeting of the 
Committee will be open to the public unless otherwise noticed. A notice 
of each meeting will be published in the Federal Register at least 
fifteen (15) days in advance of the meeting. Records will be maintained 
of each meeting and made available for public inspection. All 
activities of the Committee will be conducted in an open, transparent, 
and accessible manner. The Committee shall terminate two (2) years from 
the filing date of its charter, or earlier upon the completion of its 
work as determined by the Chairwoman of the FCC, unless its charter is 
renewed prior to the termination date. During the Committee's next 
term, it is anticipated that the Committee will meet in Washington, DC 
and/or virtually via video conference, at the discretion of the 
Commission, approximately two (2) times a year, with additional 
meetings scheduled as needed. The first meeting date and agenda topics 
will be described in a Public Notice issued and published in the 
Federal Register at least fifteen (15) days prior to the first meeting 
date. In addition, as needed, working groups or subcommittees will be 
established to facilitate the Committee's work between meetings of the 
full Committee. Meetings of the Committee will be fully accessible to 
individuals with disabilities.

(5 U.S.C. app 2 10(a)(2))

Federal Communications Commission.
Jodie May,
Division Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2023-17762 Filed 8-17-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P