Under section 613(f) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Cable Consumer
Protection and Competition Act of 1992, the Commission is directed
to establish reasonable limits on the number of subscribers that
may be reached through cable opreators' owned or affiliated cable
systems, and on the number of channels that can be occupied by
cable operators' owned or affiliated programming networks. This
information collection will assist the Commission in its rulemaking
proceeding revising these rules consistent with a court remand and
reversal of previous rules.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.