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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Ramano's School Bus Service, Inc. ) File No. EB-04-
PA-049
)
Norristown, Pennsylvania ) NOV No. 20043240010
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: March 17,
2004
By the District Director, Philadelphia Office, Enforcement
Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued
pursuant to Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules,1 to
Ramano's School Bus Service, Inc. (``Ramano's''), the
licensee of station WPZN846.
2. On March 5, 2004, an agent of the Commission's
Philadelphia Office inspected station WPZN846 and found the
following violation:
2.a. 47 C.F.R. § 90.425(a): ``Each station and
system shall be identified by the transmission
of the assigned call sign during each
transmission or exchange of transmissions, or
once each 15 minutes (30 minutes in the Public
Safety Pool) during periods of continuous
operation. The call sign shall be transmitted
by voice in the English language or by
International Morse Code in accordance with
paragraph (b) of this section.''
Ramano's failed to transmit the call sign
WPZN846 on the 460.125 MHz repeater station
which is located at the Colonial School
District Administrative Building, 230 Flourtown
Road, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended,2 and Section 1.89 of the Commission's
Rules, Ramano's must submit a written statement concerning
this matter within 20 days of release of this Notice. The
response must fully explain each violation, must contain a
statement of the specific actions taken to correct each
violation and preclude recurrence, and should include a time
line for completion of pending corrective actions. The
response must be complete in itself and signed by a
principal or officer of the licensee with personal knowledge
of the matter. All replies and documentation sent in
response to this Notice should be marked with the File No.
and NOV No. specified above, and mailed to the following
address:
Federal Communications Commission
Philadelphia Office
One Oxford Valley Building, Suite 404
2300 East Lincoln Highway
Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047
4. This Notice shall be sent to Ramano's School Bus
Service, Inc., 1065 Belvoir Road, Plymouth Meeting,
Pennsylvania 19462.
5. The Privacy Act of 19743 requires that we advise you
that the Commission will use all relevant material
information before it, including any information disclosed
in your reply, to determine what, if any, enforcement action
is required to ensure compliance. Any false statement made
knowingly and willfully in reply to this Notice is
punishable by fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the
U.S. Code.4
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
John E. Rahtes
District Director
Philadelphia Office
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1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89.
2 47 U.S.C. § 308(b).
3 P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
4 18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.