Federal Communications Commission DA 21-928 DA 21-928 Released: July 29, 2021 FCC ANNOUNCES MEMBERSHIP OF THE RECHARTERED NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING COUNCIL AND THE DATE OF ITS FIRST MEETING Working Group Nominations Also Requested CC Docket No. 92-237 In this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau announces that, consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has appointed members to serve on the North American Numbering Council (NANC or Council) during the two-year term of its renewed charter running from September 2021 to September 2023. Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel has appointed the Honorable Karen Charles Peterson, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ representative to the Council, to serve as Chair of the rechartered NANC. Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel has also appointed Jennifer McKee, Vice President and Associate General Counsel for NCTA – The Internet and Television Association, to serve as Vice Chair. In addition, Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel has selected Christi Shewman, Special Counsel, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau to serve as the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) and Jordan M. Reth, Attorney-Advisor, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, to serve as Deputy Designated Federal Officer (Deputy DFO). A full list of the members appointed to serve during the rechartered NANC’s term is attached to this Public Notice. The first meeting of the recharted NANC will take place on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, beginning at 2:00 p.m. via video conference and will be available to the public via the Internet at http://www.fcc.gov/live. At its first meeting, the NANC members will introduce themselves, hear an overview of the working groups, and receive guidance from the Commission’s Offices of General Counsel and Managing Director concerning federal advisory committee best practices. The NANC will also consider and vote on recommendations from the Call Authentication Trust Anchor working group on the deployment of STIR/SHAKEN by small voice service providers during the pendency of their extension from the STIR/SHAKEN implementation deadline. This agenda may be modified at the discretion of the NANC Chair and the DFO. The NANC meeting is open to the public on the Internet via live feed from the FCC’s webpage at http://www.fcc.gov/live. Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed. In addition, please include a way for the FCC to contact the requester if more information is needed to fill the request. Please allow at least five days’ advance notice for accommodation requests; last minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to accommodate. Members of the public may submit comments to the NANC in the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System, ECFS, at www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Comments to the NANC should be filed in CC Docket No. 92-237. During the renewed charter term, the NANC will be assisted in its work by the Numbering Administration Oversight Working Group and the Call Authentication Trust Anchor Working Group. The Numbering Administration Oversight Working Group will be a permanent, standing working group assisting the NANC in its numbering administrator oversight responsibilities, such as those relating to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator and the Reassigned Numbers Database Administrator, as well as the North American Numbering Plan Billing and Collection Agent. The Call Authentication Trust Anchor Working Group will continue working on issues referred to the NANC by the Commission in a letter dated June 15,2021. Letter from Kris Monteith, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC, to Jennifer McKee, Chair, North American Numbering Council (June 15, 2021), https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-373311A1.pdf. As an issue-specific working group, the Call Authentication Trust Anchor Working Group will dissolve at the conclusion of all work assigned to it by the Commission. The Commission may form additional issue-specific working groups to address issues referred to the rechartered NANC for consideration during its term. More information about the NANC is available at https://www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/advisory-committees/general/north-american-numbering-council. Members of the rechartered NANC are expected to participate on its working groups. The Commission will appoint NANC members to the working groups in its discretion. Parties that are not members of the NANC but have an interest in the specific issues within the purview of its working groups may apply to participate on those working groups. Parties interested in serving on the Numbering Administration Oversight Working Group and/or the Call Authentication Trust Anchor Working Group may submit nominations to the Bureau no later than August 16, 2021. Although no specific nomination form is required, each nomination from an organization (e.g. nonprofit organizations, corporations, or other entities) to serve on a working group must be submitted by e-mail to NANC@fcc.gov, and include the following information: · The name, title, and organization of the nominee and a description of the organization, sector, or other interest the nominee will represent; · The nominee’s mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number; · A statement summarizing the nominee’s qualifications and reasons why the nominee should be appointed to a particular NANC working group; and · A statement, if the nominee will represent a specific organization, describing the organization as well as the benefit of having the organization represented on the NANC’s working group. Organizational Applicants. For applicants seeking to represent an organization, the applicant’s nomination to a NANC working group must also include the following two (2) confirmations: 1. The nomination must be confirmed by a written statement from an authorized person (e.g., organization or company official) that such organization or company supports the nominated person to represent it on the NANC working group. The nominating official must possess executive authority or hold a sufficiently senior position in the organization or company to select a representative that will act in a manner that accurately reflects the viewpoints of the organization or company. This confirmation may be provided in the following format: “I am [insert official’s name], the [insert official’s title] at the [insert name of organization - e.g., company, government entity, trade association, etc.], with responsibilities for [concise description of position]. My organization supports [insert proposed member’s name], who is currently [an employee of/consultant/attorney to the company], to serve as our representative on the NANC’s [specify working group].” 2. For applicants seeking to represent an entity that is a party to an FCC contract or subcontract or providing services for the benefit of the FCC under a contract or subcontract, or in the case of any applicant who is individually a party to such a contract or providing services for the benefit of the FCC under such a contract, the nomination must include the following: (a) a general description of the contract/agreement; (b) a description of the product/services that the applicant provides pursuant to the contract/agreement; (c) a list of all parties to the contract/agreement; (d) the name of the Commission contracting officer (if known); and (e) a certification of the applicant that the applicant has provided written notice to the contracting officer and the FCC Manager, Contracts and Purchasing Center, that the applicant or representative nominee, as applicable, has applied for membership on the pertinent NANC working group. Individual Applicants. Applicants possessing expertise or perspectives of interest to the Council, and who seek appointments to serve on a NANC working group in an individual capacity (and not as the representative of a nonprofit organization, corporation, or other entity), would be deemed to be Special Government Employees (SGEs). Such individuals are ineligible to serve if they are federally registered lobbyists. SGEs are subject to a variety of restrictions under the conflict of interest statutes, 18 U.S.C. § 203 et seq., and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, 5 C.F.R. Part 2635. SGEs must file confidential employee financial disclosure reports prior to beginning their service and annually thereafter. SGEs will also be subject to ethics restrictions in section 4(b) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 154(b), and in the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR Part 19 and 5 CFR Parts 3901 and 3902. Nominations to serve on the NANC’s working groups from individual applicants who would serve as SGEs, as defined above, should include the following: · Name, title, and organization of the nominee and a description of the interest the nominee will represent; · Nominee’s mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number; · A statement summarizing the nominee’s qualifications and reasons why the nominee should be appointed to the NANC working group; · A statement that the individual applicant does not have a contractual or other financial agreement (including as a subcontractor) with the Commission; and · A statement that the individual applicant is not a registered federal lobbyist. As noted above, financial and additional disclosures may also apply to individual applicants. Please note this Public Notice is not intended to be the exclusive method by which the Commission will solicit nominations to identify qualified candidates; however, all candidates for NANC working group membership will be subject to the same evaluation criteria. Members will be appointed for a term not to exceed the expiration date of the renewed charter. Any questions concerning the NANC may be directed to Christi Shewman, DFO of the NANC, at Christi.Shewman@fcc.gov or 202-418-0646; or Jordan M. Reth, Deputy DFO, at Jordan.Reth@fcc.gov or 202-418-1418. –FCC– NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING COUNCIL Christi Shewman, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) Jordan M. Reth, Deputy DFO Chair: The Honorable Karen Charles Peterson, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Vice Chair: Jennifer K. McKee, Vice President and Associate General Counsel NCTA – The Internet and Television Association Voting Members: 10x People, LLC Lisa Marie Maxon, CEO 800 Response Information Services, LLC Heather Barrows, Director of Operations ACA Connects – America’s Communications Association Michael Jacobs, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Alternate: Brian Hurley, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee Susan M. Gately, Economic Consultant AT&T Services, Inc. Dr. Ola Oyefusi, Director, Federal Regulatory Alternate: George Guerra, Senior Manager - Network Support Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions Jackie Wohlgemuth, Director, Global Standards Development Alternate: Thomas Goode, General Counsel Bandwidth Inc. Greg Rogers, Head of Global Policy and Regulatory Affairs Alternate: Lisa Jill Freeman, Vice President & Regulatory Compliance Officer – Office of the General Counsel Charter Communications, Inc. Betty J. Sanders, Vice President – Telephone Regulatory Alternate: Glenn A. Clepper, Sr. Director – Regulatory Comcast Corporation Beth Choroser, Vice President Regulatory Affairs Alternate: Beth O’Donnell, Director, Regulatory Affairs Competitive Carriers Association Alexi Maltas, SVP & General Counsel Alternate: Alexandria May, Policy Counsel CTIA Matthew Gerst, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Alternate: Sarah Leggin, Director, Regulatory Affairs Google LLC Craig Lennon, Manager of Messaging and Voice INCOMPAS Christopher L. Shipley, Attorney and Policy Advisor Inteliquent Bryan Bethea, Vice President, Service Delivery Intrado Communications, LLC Robert W. McCausland, VP, Regulatory and Government Affairs Alternate: Jaime Zetterstrom, VP, Compliance and Fraud Lumen Philip Linse, Director Public Policy Maine Public Utilities Commission The Honorable Philip L. Bartlett II, Chairman National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates Robert B. Nelson, President, Citizens Utility Board of Michigan NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association Brian Ford, Director of Industry Affairs Alternate: Tamber Ray, Regulatory Counsel Peerless Network, Inc. Julie M. Oost, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Contracts Alternate: Patrick Phipps, Director – Regulatory Affairs Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia Lara Howley Walt, Senior Attorney Advisor Public Utilities Commission of Nevada The Honorable Tammy Cordova, Commissioner SIP Forum Richard Shockey, Chairman of the Board TDS Telecommunications LLC Paul T. Nejedlo, Senior Administrator – Number Management Teliax Inc. Darren Krebs, Director- Partner Management Telnyx LLC David Casem, CEO and Founder T-Mobile USA, Inc. Rosemary Leist, Senior Numbering Policy Manager Alternate: Scott Freiermuth, Principal Corporate Counsel Twilio Inc. Rebecca Murphy Thompson, Head, Communications Policy Alternate: Melissa Blassingame, Director, Carrier Relations Business Development USConnect Bridget Alexander White, Staff Director – Business Development, John Staurulakis, LLC USTelecom – The Broadband Association Kristine Hackman, Vice President, Advocacy and Policy Verizon Communications Dana Crandall, Distinguished Engineer – Network Engineering & Operations Vonage Colin Brown, Senior Director, Global Carrier Services Special Members (Non-Voting): iconectiv, LLC Chris Drake, Chief Technology Officer Alternate: Cathy McMahon, Senior Director, Account Management and Industry Relations Somos, Inc. Joel Bernstein, Vice President, Regulatory and Public Policy Alternate: Florence Weber, Senior Director of the North American Number Plan Administrator 2