Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 229 / Friday, November 28, 1997 / Proposed Rules 63301

1Administration of the North American

Numbering Plan, Carrier Identification Codes

(CICs), Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and

Order, CC Docket No. 92–237, FCC 97–364 (released

October 9, 1997) (62 FR 54817 (10/22/97) (FNPRM

and Order).

2CICs are numeric codes that enable local

exchange carriers (LECs) providing interstate

interexchange access services to identify the

interstate interexchange carrier (IXC) that the

originating caller wishes to use to transmit its

interstate call. LECs use the CICs to route traffic to

the proper IXC and to bill for the interstate access

service provided. CICs facilitate competition by

enabling callers to use the services of

telecommunications service providers either by

presubscription or by dialing CAC, which

incorporates that carrier’s unique Feature Group D

CIC. 3See 47 CFR 1.45.

comments on the proposed rule may be

filed online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 799

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Hazardous substances, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: November 20, 1997.

Charles M. Auer,

Chemical Control Division, Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics.

Accordingly, EPA is extending the

comment period on the proposed rule to

January 9, 1997.

[FR Doc. 97–31128 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Parts 52 and 64

[CC Docket No. 92–237; DA 97–2439]

Administration of the North American

Numbering Plan, Carrier Identification

Codes (CICs)

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: On November 21, 1997, the

Network Services Division of the

Commission’s Common Carrier Bureau,

released an Order extending the

deadline for filing comments to the

Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

in this docket addressing carrier

identification code use and assignment

[62 FR 54817 (10/22/97)]. The Order is

intended to grant the extension request

filed by the North American Numbering

Council (NANC) and to make the public

aware of the extensions of the filing

deadlines.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before March 6, 1998, and reply

comments must be filed on or before

April 3, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Secretary, Room 222, 1919

M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Nightingale, Attorney,

Network Services Division, Common

Carrier Bureau, (202) 418–2352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Administration of the North American

Numbering Plan, Carrier Identification

Codes (CICs); Order [CC Docket No. 92–

237; DA 97–2439]

[Adopted: November 20, 1997; Released:

November 21, 1997]

1. On October 9, 1997, the

Commission released a Further Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking and Order 1 in

this docket, addressing issues related to

Feature Group D carrier identification

code (CIC) use and assignment.2 In the

FNPRM, the Commission sought

comment on, for example, the use and

application of Feature Group D CICs, on

the definition of ‘‘entity’’ used to

determine who may receive a CIC, and

on CIC conservation issues. In the

Order, the Commission directed the

North American Numbering Council

(NANC) to present to the Commission,

no later than December 15, 1997, the

NANC’s recommendations on the

tentative conclusions and proposals in

the FNPRM, including any alternatives

to them. The Commission stated that

NANC’s recommendations (including

any recommended rules or

recommended resolutions of

ambiguities or policy disputes) should

address, for example, how to define

‘‘entity’’ and whether CIC conservation

measures, such as a limit on CIC

assignments per entity, a limit on the

total number of four-digit CICs available

for assignment, and mandatory CIC

reclamation procedures, are needed to

meet the Commission’s numbering

policy goals.

2. In a letter dated November 19,

1997, the North American Numbering

Council (NANC), through its Chairman,

Alan C. Hasselwander, requested

extension of the deadlines set in the

FNPRM and Order. Specifically, NANC

asks that the deadline by which it must

present recommendations to the

Commission, as required by the Order,

be extended from December 15, 1997, to

February 19, 1998 (the day following

NANC’s February meeting). In addition,

NANC requested that the time by which

parties must file comments and reply

comments in response to the FNPRM be

extended from November 24, 1997, and

December 22, 1997, respectively, to a

period following the date for NANC’s

submission.

3. NANC states that at its November

18, 1997 meeting, the members

unanimously agreed that such a delay is

required. NANC also asserts that the

delay ‘‘will allow NANC to assemble a

diverse group of industry

representatives to consider the

questions raised in the Order and work

diligently to find common ground.’’ In

support of its request that the time by

which parties must file comments in

response to the FNPRM be extended

until after the deadline for NANC’s

submission, NANC states that ‘‘industry

may achieve a more uniform position if

NANC attempts to achieve consensus

before interested parties have publicly

stated their positions.’’

4. The Commission does not routinely

grant extensions of time.3 It is

important, however, that the record be

as complete as possible. A

recommendation from NANC that

reflects consensus based on a diverse

group of industry views is desirable.

Granting NANC’s additional time to

submit its recommendation to the

Commission increases the likelihood

that the recommendation will be

comprehensive. Further, if delaying the

pleading cycle until after NANC reports

will allow NANC to achieve a more

uniform view from a cross-section of the

industry, because interested parties

would not have publicly stated their

positions in advance of NANC’s

opportunity to address them, the record

in this proceeding will benefit. For these

reasons, we grant NANC’s request and,

accordingly, we: (1) extend the period of

time by which NANC must provide its

recommendations to the Commission

until February 19, 1998; and (2) extend

the period of time by which parties

must file comments and reply

comments on the issues raised in the

FNPRM until March 6, 1998, and April

3, 1998, respectively. We emphasize

that the comments and reply comments

on the FNPRM should address the

proposals and tentative conclusions

raised by the Commission in the

FNPRM, and should not be limited to

NANC’s recommendations.

5. Accordingly, it is ordered, pursuant

to Section 1.46 of the Commission’s

Rules, 47 CFR § 1.46, that the North

American Numbering Council’s request

to extend the deadline by which it must

present recommendations to the

Commission in response to the Order

issued in this proceeding on October 9,

1997, Is granted, by extending the

deadline until February 19, 1998.

6. It is further ordered, pursuant to

Section 1.46 of the Commission’s Rules,

47 CFR 1.46, that the North American
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Numbering Council’s request to extend

the deadlines by which parties must file

comments and reply comments in

response to the Further Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking issued in this

proceeding on October 9, 1997, IS

GRANTED, by extending the deadline

for filing comments until March 6, 1998,

and by extending the deadline for filing

reply comments until April 3, 1998.

Federal Communications Commission.

Geraldine A. Matise,

Chief, Network Services Division Common

Carrier Bureau.

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47 CFR Part 64

[CC Docket No. 97–213, FCC 97–356]

Communications Assistance for Law

Enforcement Act

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: On October 10, 1997, the

Commission released a Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking in CC Docket No.

97–213 to implement the portion of the

Communications Assistance for Law

Enforcement Act that requires

Commission rulemaking. This NPRM

contains proposed or modified

information collections subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA). It has been submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review under the PRA. OMB,

the public, and other Federal agencies

are invited to comment on the proposed

or modified information collections

contained in this proceeding.

DATES: Comments are due December 12,

1997; Reply Comments are due January

12, 1997. Written comments by the

public on the proposed and/or modified

information collections are due

December 12, 1997. Written comments

must be submitted by the OMB on the

proposed and/or modified information

collections on or before 60 days after the

date of publication in the Federal

Register.

ADDRESSES: In addition to filing

comments with the Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission, a copy of

any comments on the information

collections contained herein should be

submitted to Judy Boley, Federal

Communications Commission, Room

234, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington,

DC 20554, or via the Internet to

jboley@fcc.gov, and to Timothy Fain,

OMB Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB, 725—

17th Street, N.W., Washington, DC

20503 or via the Internet to

fainlt@al.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Ward, Network Services Division,

Common Carrier Bureau, (202) 418–

2320. For additional information

concerning the information collections

contained in this NPRM contact Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214, or via the

Internet at jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

summarizes the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking in CC Docket No.

97–213, In the Matter of

Communications Assistance for Law

Enforcement Act, FCC 97–356, adopted

October 2, 1997, and released October

10, 1997, as corrected in Erratum, CC

Docket No. 97–213, rel. October 24,

1997. The record in this proceeding is

available for inspection and copying

during the weekday hours of 9 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. in the Commission’s

Reference Center, room 239, 1919 M St.,

N.W., Washington, D.C., or copies may

be purchased from the Commission’s

duplicating contractor, ITS, Inc. 2000 M

Street, N.W., Suite 140, Washington,

D.C. 20037, phone (202) 857–3800.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This NPRM contains either a

proposed or modified information

collection. The Commission, as part of

its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork burdens, invites the general

public and the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) to comment on the

information collections contained in

this NPRM, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. No. 104–13. Public and agency

comments are due at the same time as

other comments on this NPRM; OMB

notification of action is due 60 days

from the date of publication of this

NPRM in the Federal Register.

Comments should address: (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 estimates; (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.

OMB Approval Number: None.

Title: Communications Assistance for

Law Enforcement Act, NPRM.

CC Docket No: 97–213.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: New collection.

Respondents: Business or other for

profit.

Proposed requirement Number of

respondents

Estimated

time per

response

Total annual

burden

hours

Affidavits (proposed Sec. 64.1704(c)) .................................................................................................... 3,500 2.45 8,575

Record keeping (proposed Sec. 64.1704) ............................................................................................. 3,500 4.9 17,150

Compliance Statements (proposed Sec. 64.1704) ................................................................................ 3,500 1.0 3,500

List of Designated Personnel ................................................................................................................. 3,500 5.0 17,500

Total Annual Burden Hours ......................................................................................................... .................... ...................... 46,725

Estimated Cost per Respondent: $700.

Needs and Uses

The Communications Assistance for

Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) requires

the Commission to adopt rules that

regulate the conduct and record keeping

of lawful electronic surveillance.

CALEA also requires the Commission to

adjudicate petitions from

telecommunications carriers and

interested parties to the extent to which

they must comply with CALEA’s

requirements, capability standards, and

the reasonable achievability of law

enforcement officials’ capability

requirements. The information

submitted to the Commission by

telecommunications carriers will be

used to determine whether or not the

telecommunications carriers are in

conformance with CALEA’s

requirements. The information

maintained by telecommunications

carriers will be used by law enforcement