The Commission requires the various
disclosure and notifications contained in this collection as a
means of consumer protection to ensure that subscribers and
franchising authorities are aware of cable operators' business
practices, current rates, rate changes for programming, service and
equipment, and channel line-up changes. Please see the
non-substantive change request justification for the reason behind
change request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval.
There are no program changes to
this collection. The Commission has the following adjustments to
this collection as a result of updating the number of cable systems
that are currently respondents to this collection: -4,147 to the
number of respondents, -8,294 to the annual number of responses and
-8,294 to the annual burden hours.
$0
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Kim Matthews 202
418-2130
No
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.