Numbering Resource Optimization, CC Docket No. 99-200 (FCC Form 502)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
3060-0895 SS_final version.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-06-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
31307	Business or other for-profit entities	Modified
236492	State, Local and Tribal Governments	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0895	ICR Reference No: 202206-3060-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201906-3060-002
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: Numbering Resource Optimization, CC Docket No. 99-200 (FCC Form 502)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/10/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2022
Responses	74,172	10,165
Time Burden (Hours)	290,637	132,384
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,747,499	4,407,452

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Abstract: Carriers that receive numbering resources from the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) Administrator or that receive numbering resources from the Pooling Administrator in thousand-blocks must report forecast and utilization data semi-annually. These carriers are also required to maintain detailed internal records of their number usage. Carriers must file applications for initial and growth numbering resources. The information will be used by the FCC, state regulatory commissions, and the NANP Administrator to monitor numbering resource utilization and to project the date of area code and NANP exhaust.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 151,153,154 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 201-205, 251 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 1,3,4 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 19505	04/04/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 35552	06/10/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business or other for-profit entities
State, Local and Tribal Governments

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	74,172	10,165	0	0	64,007	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	290,637	132,384	0	0	158,253	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,747,499	4,407,452	0	0	340,047	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Since the last submission to OMB, the annual public burden for the information collections contained in this submission is 290,637 annual burden hours, an increase of 158,253 burden hours. This increase is primarily based on an evaluation of industry trends, particularly since interconnected VoIP providers have become eligible to directly obtain telephone numbering resources (which has occurred mostly between the last renewal submission and the current one), thus increasing both the number of respondents required to submit information (to 8,415, an increase of 5,622 respondents) and the number of responses we anticipate receiving annually (to 74,172, an increase of 64,007 responses). In addition, we have re-evaluated the number of burden hours necessary for preparing a demonstration to a state commission. These increases in respondents, responses, and burden hours, combined with an increase in the salary rate, has resulted in an adjustment to the annual costs of $4,747,499 (rounded up) an increase of $340,047. There are no program changes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 06/10/2022

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