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CERTIFIED MAIL-RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
March 1, 2011
Mr. Steve Klein
General Manager
Snohomish County Public Utility District
PO Box 1107
Everett, Washington 98206-1107
Re: EB-10-GB-0049
Warning Notice
Dear Mr. Klein:
The Federal Communications Commission has previously notified you by
letter dated May 3, 2010, that it has received complaints of harmful radio
interference possibly caused by equipment operated by your company. This
interference has been reported by an operator in the Amateur Radio
Service. The complainant is:
(Name withheld)
(Address withheld)
(Address withheld)
Tel: (Number withheld)
In this letter, you were advised that this problem, if unresolved, could
be a violation of Commission rules and could result in a monetary
forfeiture. For this reason, we encouraged the parties involved to
voluntarily resolve this matter without Commission intervention. If
however it became necessary to facilitate a resolution, the Commission
might investigate possible rules violations and address appropriate
remedies, including monetary forfeiture.
You were further advised that the Commission expects that most cases can
be resolved within 60 days of the time they are first reported to the
utility company. In addition, if Snohomish County Public Utility was
unable to resolve this matter by July 9, 2010, they were directed to
inform this office about the nature of the problem, the steps being taken
to resolve it and the estimated time in which those steps could be
accomplished. You were further advised to inform the complainant of what
steps would be taken to correct this reported interference problem.
Snohomish County Public Utility did not respond to the May 3, 2010 letter.
Likewise, Mr. (name withheld) reports that there has been no reduction in
the radio frequency interference.
In order to avoid enforcement action on this matter, you have thirty (30)
days from the date of receipt of this warning to respond to this office at
the following address: 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325. The
response must contain a statement of the specific action(s)
taken to identify and eliminate the source(s) of Mr. (name withheld) radio
interference. Your response must also include a carbon copy to Mr. (name
withheld) so that he can confirm any statement that you make regarding
resolution of the interference. If you have any questions about this
matter, please contact me at 717-338-2577.
Sincerely,
Laura L. Smith, Esq.
Special Counsel
Enforcement Bureau
cc: Seattle Field Office
Western Regional Director