PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 17-419 Released: May 3, 2017 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES UPCOMING LOCAL NUMBER PORTABILITY ADMINISTRATOR TRANSITION OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PLAN WEBCAST WC Docket No. 07-149 WC Docket No. 09-109 CC Docket No. 95-116 By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) announces the date and time of the sixteenth Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) Transition Outreach and Education Plan (TOEP) webcast. The webcast is scheduled for May 17, 2017, from 3:00-4:00 pm EDT, and will be hosted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP, the Transition Oversight Manager (TOM) for the LNPA transition. Previous TOEP webcasts were held on December 9, 2015; January 27, 2016; March 9, 2016; April 20, 2016; May 25, 2016; June 21, 2016; July 20, 2016; August 31, 2016; September 21, 2016; October 27, 2016; December 13, 2016; January 18, 2017; February 15, 2017; March 15, 2017; and April 12, 2017. 1 These webcasts are designed to keep interested parties informed about the upcoming LNPA transition. Interested parties may register for the webcast by visiting: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1145577. The objectives for the webcasts are three-fold: ? To provide transparent communications regarding the LNPA Transition; ? To serve as an open forum to gather and understand needs and concerns; and, ? To incorporate feedback to improve future communications. One week prior to the webcast, the agenda will be published on the LNPA Transition tab of the napmllc.org website. LNPA Transition-related links and documents, including content from the previous TOEP webcasts, may also be accessed through the Reference Document tab on napmllc.org. Ex parte Presentations. This proceeding shall continue to be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules and other relevant WCB guidance. In a Public Notice released on August 18, 2015, the Bureau modified the applicability of the Commission’s ex 1 See e.g., Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Upcoming Local Number Portability Administrator Transition Outreach and Education Plan Webcast, Public Notice, DA 17-338 (WCB Apr. 7, 2017). parte rules to this proceeding in certain respects. 2 As further explained in that Public Notice, the Bureau determined that “the critical public safety and national security issues and the importance of a seamless and timely transition” justified modifications to the ex parte rule treatment of communications and meetings related to certain issues being addressed in this proceeding, including “the transition of the LNPA and related stakeholder outreach, education, and database testing” issues. 3 Consequently, parties should consult the LNPA Ex parte Status PN to determine if planned ex parte presentations are subject to the modified procedures discussed therein, or the Commission’s standard ex parte rules. Parties should be aware that, to the extent that they make presentations to (i) Commission decision makers, (ii) the NAPM LLC, or (iii) the Transition Oversight Manager, beyond the subjects specified in the LNPA Ex parte Status PN, the Commission’s filing requirements for “permit-but-disclose” proceedings under section 1.1206 of the Commission’s rules apply. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable.pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. For further information, contact Marilyn Jones or Michelle Sclater, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-2357 or Marilyn.Jones@fcc.gov, or (202) 418-0388 or Michelle.Sclater@fcc.gov. – FCC – 2 Notice Concerning Ex Parte Status of Communications with Respect to the Local Number Portability Administrator Selection Proceeding, Public Notice, 30 FCC Rcd 8425 (WCB 2015). 3 Id. at 8426.