8464-94 Amending Chapter 7 of the South Bend Service Charges of any Cable Television System

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appealed to the FCC in accordance with applicable federal regulations . Sec. 7. 17 . Cable Operator Information. (a) City may require. (1) In those cases when the cable operator has submitted initial rates or proposed an increase that exceeds the reasonable rate standard, the Board of Public Works may require the cable operator to produce information in addition to that submitted, including proprietary information, if needed to make a rate determination. In these cases, a cable operator may request the information be kept confidential in accordance with this section. (2) In cases where initial or proposed rates comply with the reasonable rate standard, the Board of Public Works may request additional information only in order to document that the cable operator' s rates are in accord with the standard. (b) Request for Confidentiality. (1) A cable operator submitting information to the Board of Public Works may request in writing that the information not be made routinely available for public inspection. A copy of the request shall be attached to and cover all of the information and all copies of the information to which it applies . (2) If feasible, the information to which the request applies shall be physically separated from any information to which the request does not apply. If this is not feasible, the portion of the information to which the request applies shall be identified. (3) Each request shall contain a statement of the reasons for withholding inspection and a statement of the facts upon which those reasons are based. (4) Casual requests which do not comply with the requirements of this subsection, shall not be considered. (c) Board of Public Works action. Requests which comply with the requirements of Subsection (b) , will be acted upon by the Board of Public Works . The Board of Public Works will grant the request if the cable operator presents by a preponderance of the evidence, a case for nondisclosure consistent with applicable federal regulations . If the request is granted, the ruling will be placed in a public file in lieu of the information withheld from public inspection. If the request does not present a case for nondisclosure and the Board of Public Works denies the request, the Board of Public Works shall take one of the following actions: (1) If the information has been submitted voluntarily without any direction from the City, the cable operator may request that the City return the information without considering it . Ordinarily, the City will comply with this request . Only in the unusual instance that the public interest so requires, will the information be made available for public inspection. (2) If the information was required to be submitted by the Board of Public Works, the information will be made available for public inspection.