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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

Commissions, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Room 1–A804, Washington, DC 20554

or via the Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Les

Smith at (202) 418–0217 or via the

Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control No.: 3060–0895.

Title: Numbering Resources

Optimization, CC Docket No. 99–200.

Form No.: FCC Form 502.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or Other for

Profit; State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 2780.

Estimated Time Per Response: 57

Hours (avg.).

Total Annual Burden: 158,500 Hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $6,490,000.

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

Semi-annually; One-time Requirement;

Recordkeeping; Third Party Disclosure.

Needs and Uses: The ten digit North

American Plan currently being used by

the United States and 19 other countries

is rapidly being depleted. Management

of this resource is impaired by a lack of

uniform data. Under the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, the FCC was given ‘‘exclusive

jurisdiction over those portions of the

North American Numbering Plan that

pertain to the United States.’’ Pursuant

to that authority the Commission

conducted a rulemaking that, among

other things, addressed regular reporting

on numbering use by United States

carriers. In its Report and Order in CC

Docket No. 99–200, In the Matter of

Numbering Resource Optimization (rel.

March 31, 2000), the Commission found

that mandatory data collection is

necessary to efficiently monitor and

manage numbering use. All carriers that

receive numbering resources from the

North American Numbering Plan

Administrator (NANPA) or other

receiving numbering resources from a

Pooling Administrator in thousands

blocks must report forecast and

utilization data semi-annually to the

NANPA. Applications for initial

numbering resources must include

documented proof that the applicant is

authorized to provide service in the area

for which the numbering resources are

requested and that the application is or

will be capable of providing service

within 60 days of the numbering

resources activation date. Applications

for growth numbering resources must

include a Months-To-Exhaust

Worksheet. To facilitate auditing by the

NANPA and by state commissions in

the future, carriers are required to

maintain detailed internal records of

their number usage. State commission

must provide notification to reduce the

reporting frequency for NPAs in their

states to annual. Carriers that open a

clean block prior to utilizing in its

entirety a previously-opened thousandsblock must make a demonstration to the

state commission. States requesting

pooling authority must include a

showing of specific criteria in their

petitions. Carriers are requested to

submit cost support data so that the

Commission can determine the cost

associated with thousands-block

number pooling. The data collected will

be used by the Commission, state

regulatory commissions, and the

NANPA to monitor numbering resource

utilization by all carriers using the

resource and to project the dates of area

code and NANP exhaust.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

June 28, 2000.

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, Public Law 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, 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.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before August 7, 2000.

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 Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 1–C804, 445 12th

Street, SW., DC 20554 or via the Internet

to jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collection(s), contact Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214 or via the

Internet at jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control No.: 3060–0049.

Title: Restricted Radiotelephone

Operator Permit.

Form No.: FCC Form 753.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Number of Respondents: 19,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 20

minutes or .33 hours.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 6,270 hours.

Total Annual Cost: $540,000.

Needs and Uses: Applicants must

possess certain qualifications in order to

qualify for a radio operator license. The

data is submitted on FCC Form 753 aid

the Commission in determining whether

the applicant possesses these

qualifications. This form is being

revised to collect a FCC Registration

Number (FRN) which is required from

anyone doing business with the

Commission.

The data will be used to identify the

individuals to whom the license is

issued and to confirm that the

individual possesses the required

qualifications for the license. If the data

were not collected, it would be

impossible to identify the person to

whom the license was issued nor to

determine whether the applicant were

eligible for the license.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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