98-20660. Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41570-41571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20660]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval

July 28, 1998.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13. An agency 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 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control 
number. 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 estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 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 information techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before September 3, 
1998. 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 comments to Les Smith, Federal Communications, 
Room 234, 1919 M St., NW, Washington, DC 20554 or via internet to 
[e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collections contact Les Smith at 202-418-0217 or via 
internet at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0815.
    Title: North American Numbering Plan Funding Worksheet.
    Form Number: FCC Form 496.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 3,700.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement; Third party 
disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,850 hours.
    Cost to Respondents: $0.
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to Congress' directive in the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996 that the FCC establish an independent 
entity to administer telecommunications numbering, the Commission 
determined on July 13, 1995, that the costs associated with 
administering numbering duties should be based on each 
telecommunication carrier's gross revenues less payments made to other 
carriers. The costs NANPA incurs from establishing telecommunications 
numbering administration arrangements and other numbering portability 
are to be borne by all telecommunications carriers on a competitively 
neutral basis. 47 USC Section 251(e)(2). Section 52.16(b) of the 
Commission's rules require the Billing and Collection agent to design a 
standard reporting worksheet to collect information for assessment 
calculations from carriers and to distribute it to carriers.
    We propose to authorize the North American Numbering Plan 
Administrator's (NANPA) billing and collections agent to send the 
attached form requesting that telecommunications carriers provide 
information regarding their yearly gross revenues less payments made to 
other telecommunications carriers. The form has been simplified. The 
1999 edition of the form does not require that carriers compute the 
amount they are to send in to fund the NANPA. Instead, the carriers 
will receive a bill from NANPA's Billing and Collection Agent for 
payments in February 1999. The Commission and the NANPA's billing and 
collection agent will use the information collected in the worksheet to 
determine the total revenue received from telecommunications carriers 
in order to arrive at an amount that each carrier must pay to fund the 
NANPA.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-20660 Filed 8-3-98; 8:45 am]
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