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

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

[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies

of the information collections contact Les Smith at 202-418-0217 or via

internet at [email protected].

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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