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AGENCY: Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: The Wireline Competition
Bureau seeks comment on two
proposals submitted to the Commission
regarding what data fields are necessary
in order to complete simple wireline-towireline and intermodal ports within
the one business day porting interval
mandated by the Federal
Communications Commission.
DATES: Comments are due on or before
February 16, 2010, and reply comments
are due on or before February 22, 2010.
Written comments on the Paperwork
Reduction Act proposed information
collection requirements must be
submitted by the public, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and
other interested parties on or before
April 2, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by WC Docket No. 07–244, by
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Federal Communications
Commission’s Web Site: https://
www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail: ecfs@fcc.gov, and include
the following words in the body of the
message, ‘‘get form.’’ A sample form and
directions will be sent in response.
Include the docket number(s) in the
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• Mail: Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: FCC
Headquarters building located at 445
12th Street, SW., Room TW–A325,
Washington, DC 20554.
• People with Disabilities: Contact the
FCC to request reasonable
accommodations (accessible format
documents, sign language interpreters,
CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov
or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202–
418–0432.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and docket
numbers for this rulemaking, WC
Docket No. 07–244. All comments
received will be posted without change
to https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. For
detailed instructions for submitting
comments and additional information
on the rulemaking process, see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
In addition to filing comments with
the Secretary, a copy of any comments
on the Paperwork Reduction Act
information collection requirements
contained herein should be submitted to
the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov
and to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via e-mail to
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov or via
fax at 202–395–5167.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marilyn Jones, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418–2357. For additional
information concerning the Paperwork
Reduction Act information collection
requirements contained in this
document, send an e-mail to
PRA@fcc.gov or contact Judith B.
Herman at 202–418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
Commission’s May 13, 2009 Porting
Interval Order and Further Notice, it
sought comment, inter alia, on whether
different or additional information
fields are necessary for completing
simple ports. On November 2, 2009, the
North American Numbering Council
(NANC) Local Number Portability
Administration Working Group
submitted in this docket a nonconsensus recommendation for
Standard Local Service Request Data
Fields, which accompanied the NANC’s
Recommended Plan for Implementation
of FCC Order 09–41. The
recommendation proposes a set of 14
standard fields required to complete
simple ports within the one business
day porting interval for simple wirelineto-wireline and intermodal ports
mandated by the Commission in the
Porting Interval Order and Further
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Notice. On November 19, 2009, the
National Cable & Telecommunication
Association (NCTA), Cox
Communications, and Comcast
Corporation submitted an alternative
proposal of eight standard fields to
complete simple ports within the one
business day porting interval. We seek
comment on these proposals.
Specifically, we seek comment on what
fields are necessary in order to complete
simple ports—wireline-to-wireline and
intermodal—within the one business
day interval. As we previously clarified,
entities subject to our LNP obligations
may not demand information beyond
what is required to validate a port
request and accomplish a port. Thus,
commenters should focus on the
minimum amount of information
needed to complete a port in
considering what number of fields is
appropriate.
The Commission concluded that nine
months after the NANC submits its
recommendation is sufficient time for
parties to implement changes needed to
implement one business day porting for
simple wireline-to-wireline and
intermodal port requests. Thus, to
expedite the Commission’s further
consideration of the recommendations
and facilitate implementation within
this time frame, interested parties may
file comments on or before February 16,
2010, and reply comments on or before
February 22, 2010.
Comments may be filed using the
Commission’s Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper
copies. Comments filed through the
ECFS can be sent as an electronic file
via the Internet to https://www.fcc.gov/
cgb/ecfs/. Generally, only one copy of
an electronic submission must be filed.
If multiple docket or rulemaking
numbers appear in the caption of the
proceeding, commenters must transmit
one electronic copy of the comments to
each docket or rulemaking number
referenced in the caption. In completing
the transmittal screen, commenters
should include their full name, U.S.
Postal Service mailing address, and the
applicable docket or rulemaking
numbers. All filings concerning this
Public Notice should refer to WC Docket
No. 07–244. Parties may also submit an
electronic comment by Internet e-mail.
To get filing instructions for e-mail
comments, commenters should send an
e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should
include the following words in the body
of the message, ‘‘get form.’’ A sample
form and directions will be sent in
reply. Parties who choose to file by
paper must file an original and four
copies of each filing. If more than one
docket or rulemaking number appears in
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the caption of this proceeding,
commenters must submit two additional
copies for each additional docket or
rulemaking number.
Paper filings can be sent by hand or
messenger delivery, by commercial
overnight courier, or by first-class or
overnight U.S. Postal Service mail
(although we continue to experience
delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service
mail). Parties are strongly encouraged to
file comments electronically using the
Commission’s ECFS.
The Commission’s contractor will
receive hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the
Commission’s Secretary at the FCC
Headquarters building located at 445
12th Street, SW., Room TW–A325,
Washington, DC 20554.
—The filing hours at this location are 8
a.m. to 7 p.m.
—All hand deliveries must be held
together with rubber bands or
fasteners.
—Any envelopes must be disposed of
before entering the building.
—Commercial overnight mail (other
than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail
and Priority Mail) must be sent to
9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol
Heights, MD 20743.
—U.S. Postal Service first-class mail,
Express Mail, and Priority Mail
should be addressed to 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
All filings must be addressed to the
Commission’s Secretary, Marlene H.
Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Parties shall also serve one copy with
the Commission’s copy contractor, Best
Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals
II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554, (202) 488–5300,
or via e-mail to fcc@bcpiweb.com.
Documents in WC Docket No. 07–244
will be available for public inspection
and copying during business hours at
the FCC Reference Information Center,
Portals II, 445 12th St., SW., Room CY–
A257, Washington, DC 20554. The
documents may also be purchased from
BCPI, telephone (202) 488–5300,
facsimile (202) 488–5563, TTY (202)
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audio format), send an e-mail to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–
418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 (tty).
This matter shall be treated as a
‘‘permit-but-disclose’’ proceeding in
accordance with the Commission’s ex
parte rules. Persons making oral ex
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parte presentations are reminded that
memoranda summarizing the
presentations must contain summaries
of the substance of the presentations
and not merely a listing of the subjects
discussed. More than a one- or twosentence description of the views and
arguments presented generally is
required. Other requirements pertaining
to oral and written presentations are set
forth in Section 1.1206(b) of the
Commission’s rules.
Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 Analysis
This document contains proposed
information collections requirements.
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
collection requirements contained in
this document, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Public and agency
comments are due April 2, 2010.
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. In addition,
pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public
Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4),
we seek specific comment on how we
might ‘‘further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25
employees.’’
OMB Control Number: 3060–0742.
Title: Sections 52.21 through 52.33,
Telephone Number Portability (47 CFR
part 52, subpart C) and CC Docket No.
95–116.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 3,616 respondents;
10,001,890 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 4
minutes (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and one-time reporting requirements,
recordkeeping requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
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Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 672,516 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $13,424,320.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impacts.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
This collection does not address
information of a confidential nature.
Needs and Uses: Section 251(b)(2) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended (the Act), requires local
exchange carriers (LECs) to ‘‘provide, to
the extent technically feasible, number
portability in accordance with
requirements prescribed by the
Commission.’’ Through the local number
portability (LNP) process, consumers
have the ability to retain their phone
number when switching
telecommunications service providers,
enabling them to choose a provider that
best suits their needs and enhancing
competition. In the Porting Interval
Order and Further Notice, the
Commission mandated a one business
day porting interval for simple wirelineto-wireline and intermodal port
requests. The information collected in
the standard local service request data
fields is necessary to complete simple
wireline-to-wireline and intermodal
ports within the one business day
porting interval mandated by the
Commission and will be used to comply
with Section 251 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Part 52, Subpart C implements the
statutory requirements that LECs and
Commercial Mobile Radio Service
(CMRS) providers provide LNP as set
forth in Sections 1, 2, 4, 251, and 332
of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
The Commission requires the following
information to be collected from various
entities: (1) Requests for long-term
number portability; (2) petitions to
extend implementation deadline; (3)
tariffs and cost support materials; and
(4) recordkeeping requirement.
(1) Long-term number portability
must be provided by LECs and CMRS
providers in switches for which another
carrier has made a specific request for
number portability, according to the
Commission’s deployment schedule.
Wireline carriers began providing LNP
in 1998. In a Memorandum Opinion and
Order, FCC 02–215, CC Docket No. 95–
116, the Commission extended the
deadline for CMRS providers to offer
LNP. CMRS providers began offering
LNP in 2003.
(2) Carriers that are unable to meet the
deadlines for implementing a long-term
number portability solution are required
to file with the Commission at least 60
days in advance of the deadline a
petition to extend the time by which
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implementation in its network will be
completed.
(3) Incumbent LECs may recover their
carrier-specific costs directly related to
providing long-term number portability
by establishing in tariffs filed with the
Commission certain number portability
charges. See 47 CFR 52.33. Incumbent
LECs are required to include many
details in their cost support that are
unique to the number portability
proceeding pursuant to the Cost
Classification Order. For instance,
incumbent LECs must demonstrate that
any incremental overhead costs claimed
in their cost support are actually new
cost incremental to and resulting from
the provision of long-term number
portability. See the Cost Classification
Order.
(4) Incumbent LECs are required to
maintain records that detail both the
nature and specific amount of these
carrier-specific costs that are directly
related to number portability, and those
carrier-specific costs that are not
directly related to number portability.
The information collected and required
by the Commission will be used to
comply with Section 251 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Federal Communications Commission.
Sharon E. Gillett,
Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
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AGENCY: Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: The Commission has before it
a petition for rulemaking filed by Griffin
Licensing, L.L.C. (‘‘Griffin’’), the licensee
of KWTV–DT, channel 9, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Griffin requests the
substitution of channel 39 for channel 9
at Oklahoma City.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or
before February 16, 2010, and reply
comments on or before February 26,
2010.
Federal Communications
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20554. In addition to filing comments
with the FCC, interested parties should
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serve counsel for petitioner as follows:
David A. O’Conner, Esq., Wilkinson
Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, NW.,
Suite 700, Washington, DC 20037.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adrienne Y. Denysyk,
adrienne.denysyk@fcc.gov, Media
Bureau, (202) 418–1600.
This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of
Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No.
10–19, adopted January 20, 2010, and
released January 21, 2010. The full text
of this document is available for public
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC’s Reference
Information Center at Portals II, CY–
A257, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. This document
will also be available via ECFS (https://
fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/). This document
may be purchased from the
Commission’s duplicating contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554, telephone
1–800–478–3160 or via the company’s
Web site at https://www.BCPIWEB.com.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an e-mail to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–
418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 (tty).
This document does not contain
proposed information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13. In addition, therefore, it does not
contain any proposed information
collection burden ‘‘for small business
concerns with fewer than 25
employees,’’ pursuant to the Small
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002,
Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4).
Provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to
this proceeding. Members of the public
should note that from the time a Notice
of Proposed Rule Making is issued until
the matter is no longer subject to
Commission consideration or court
review, all ex parte contacts (other than
ex parte presentations exempt under 47
CFR 1.1204(a)) are prohibited in
Commission proceedings, such as this
one, which involve channel allotments.
See 47 CFR 1.1208 for rules governing
restricted proceedings.
For information regarding proper
filing procedures for comments, see 47
CFR 1.415 and 1.420.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television, Television broadcasting.
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For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR
part 73 as follows:
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.
§ 73.622(i)
[Amended]
2. Section 73.622(i), the PostTransition Table of DTV Allotments
under Oklahoma, is amended by adding
channel 39 and removing channel 9 at
Oklahoma City.
Federal Communications Commission.
Clay C. Pendarvis,
Associate Chief, Video Division, Media
Bureau.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 52
[WC Docket No. 07-244; DA 09-2569]
Local Number Portability Porting Interval and Validation
Requirements; Telephone Number Portability
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on two proposals
submitted to the Commission regarding what data fields are necessary in
order to complete simple wireline-to-wireline and intermodal ports
within the one business day porting interval mandated by the Federal
Communications Commission.
DATES: Comments are due on or before February 16, 2010, and reply
comments are due on or before February 22, 2010. Written comments on
the Paperwork Reduction Act proposed information collection
requirements must be submitted by the public, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), and other interested parties on or before April 2, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by WC Docket No. 07-244,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Federal Communications Commission's Web Site: https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: ecfs@fcc.gov, and include the following words in
the body of the message, ``get form.'' A sample form and directions
will be sent in response. Include the docket number(s) in the subject
line of the message.
Mail: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445
12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Hand Delivery/Courier: FCC Headquarters building located
at 445 12th Street, SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554.
People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
All submissions received must include the agency name and docket
numbers for this rulemaking, WC Docket No. 07-244. All comments
received will be posted without change to https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs.
For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
In addition to filing comments with the Secretary, a copy of any
comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection
requirements contained herein should be submitted to the Federal
Communications Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov and to Nicholas A.
Fraser, Office of Management and Budget, via e-mail to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov or via fax at 202-395-5167.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Jones, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418-2357. For additional information concerning the
Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements contained
in this document, send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Judith B.
Herman at 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Commission's May 13, 2009 Porting
Interval Order and Further Notice, it sought comment, inter alia, on
whether different or additional information fields are necessary for
completing simple ports. On November 2, 2009, the North American
Numbering Council (NANC) Local Number Portability Administration
Working Group submitted in this docket a non-consensus recommendation
for Standard Local Service Request Data Fields, which accompanied the
NANC's Recommended Plan for Implementation of FCC Order 09-41. The
recommendation proposes a set of 14 standard fields required to
complete simple ports within the one business day porting interval for
simple wireline-to-wireline and intermodal ports mandated by the
Commission in the Porting Interval Order and Further Notice. On
November 19, 2009, the National Cable & Telecommunication Association
(NCTA), Cox Communications, and Comcast Corporation submitted an
alternative proposal of eight standard fields to complete simple ports
within the one business day porting interval. We seek comment on these
proposals. Specifically, we seek comment on what fields are necessary
in order to complete simple ports--wireline-to-wireline and
intermodal--within the one business day interval. As we previously
clarified, entities subject to our LNP obligations may not demand
information beyond what is required to validate a port request and
accomplish a port. Thus, commenters should focus on the minimum amount
of information needed to complete a port in considering what number of
fields is appropriate.
The Commission concluded that nine months after the NANC submits
its recommendation is sufficient time for parties to implement changes
needed to implement one business day porting for simple wireline-to-
wireline and intermodal port requests. Thus, to expedite the
Commission's further consideration of the recommendations and
facilitate implementation within this time frame, interested parties
may file comments on or before February 16, 2010, and reply comments on
or before February 22, 2010.
Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Comments filed through
the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Generally, only one copy of an electronic
submission must be filed. If multiple docket or rulemaking numbers
appear in the caption of the proceeding, commenters must transmit one
electronic copy of the comments to each docket or rulemaking number
referenced in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen,
commenters should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing
address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking numbers. All filings
concerning this Public Notice should refer to WC Docket No. 07-244.
Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To
get filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should send an
e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the following words in the
body of the message, ``get form.'' A sample form and directions will be
sent in reply. Parties who choose to file by paper must file an
original and four copies of each filing. If more than one docket or
rulemaking number appears in
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the caption of this proceeding, commenters must submit two additional
copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number.
Paper filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by
commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S.
Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience delays in
receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). Parties are strongly encouraged to
file comments electronically using the Commission's ECFS.
The Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or
messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at the
FCC Headquarters building located at 445 12th Street, SW., Room TW-
A325, Washington, DC 20554.
--The filing hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
--All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or
fasteners.
--Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building.
--Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express
Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive,
Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
--U.S. Postal Service first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail
should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Marlene H.
Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445
12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. Parties shall also serve one
copy with the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing,
Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402,
Washington, DC 20554, (202) 488-5300, or via e-mail to fcc@bcpiweb.com.
Documents in WC Docket No. 07-244 will be available for public
inspection and copying during business hours at the FCC Reference
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th St., SW., Room CY-A257,
Washington, DC 20554. The documents may also be purchased from BCPI,
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To request materials in accessible formats for people with
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Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
This matter shall be treated as a ``permit-but-disclose''
proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. Persons
making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda
summarizing the presentations must contain summaries of the substance
of the presentations and not merely a listing of the subjects
discussed. More than a one- or two-sentence description of the views
and arguments presented generally is required. Other requirements
pertaining to oral and written presentations are set forth in Section
1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules.
Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis
This document contains proposed information collections
requirements. 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 collection
requirements contained in this document, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Public and agency comments
are due April 2, 2010.
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. In
addition, pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002,
Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), we seek specific comment
on how we might ``further reduce the information collection burden for
small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.''
OMB Control Number: 3060-0742.
Title: Sections 52.21 through 52.33, Telephone Number Portability
(47 CFR part 52, subpart C) and CC Docket No. 95-116.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,616 respondents; 10,001,890
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 minutes (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting
requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 672,516 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $13,424,320.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: This collection does not
address information of a confidential nature.
Needs and Uses: Section 251(b)(2) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended (the Act), requires local exchange carriers (LECs) to
``provide, to the extent technically feasible, number portability in
accordance with requirements prescribed by the Commission.'' Through
the local number portability (LNP) process, consumers have the ability
to retain their phone number when switching telecommunications service
providers, enabling them to choose a provider that best suits their
needs and enhancing competition. In the Porting Interval Order and
Further Notice, the Commission mandated a one business day porting
interval for simple wireline-to-wireline and intermodal port requests.
The information collected in the standard local service request data
fields is necessary to complete simple wireline-to-wireline and
intermodal ports within the one business day porting interval mandated
by the Commission and will be used to comply with Section 251 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Part 52, Subpart C implements the statutory requirements that LECs
and Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers provide LNP as set
forth in Sections 1, 2, 4, 251, and 332 of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996. The Commission requires the following information to be
collected from various entities: (1) Requests for long-term number
portability; (2) petitions to extend implementation deadline; (3)
tariffs and cost support materials; and (4) recordkeeping requirement.
(1) Long-term number portability must be provided by LECs and CMRS
providers in switches for which another carrier has made a specific
request for number portability, according to the Commission's
deployment schedule. Wireline carriers began providing LNP in 1998. In
a Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 02-215, CC Docket No. 95-116, the
Commission extended the deadline for CMRS providers to offer LNP. CMRS
providers began offering LNP in 2003.
(2) Carriers that are unable to meet the deadlines for implementing
a long-term number portability solution are required to file with the
Commission at least 60 days in advance of the deadline a petition to
extend the time by which
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implementation in its network will be completed.
(3) Incumbent LECs may recover their carrier-specific costs
directly related to providing long-term number portability by
establishing in tariffs filed with the Commission certain number
portability charges. See 47 CFR 52.33. Incumbent LECs are required to
include many details in their cost support that are unique to the
number portability proceeding pursuant to the Cost Classification
Order. For instance, incumbent LECs must demonstrate that any
incremental overhead costs claimed in their cost support are actually
new cost incremental to and resulting from the provision of long-term
number portability. See the Cost Classification Order.
(4) Incumbent LECs are required to maintain records that detail
both the nature and specific amount of these carrier-specific costs
that are directly related to number portability, and those carrier-
specific costs that are not directly related to number portability. The
information collected and required by the Commission will be used to
comply with Section 251 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Federal Communications Commission.
Sharon E. Gillett,
Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
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