On 12/31/96, the Commission released a
Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 96-491, which modified section
76.913. 76.913 permits a local franchise authority ("LFA") that is
unable to meet certification standards to petition the Commission
to regulate the basic service cable rates of its franchisee. Under
revised section 76.913, if the LFA lacks the resources to
administer basic service rate regulation, its petition no longer
must be accompanied by a demonstration that franchise fees are
insufficient to fund any additional activities required to
administer basic service rate regulation.
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.