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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
Certified Mail # 7001 0320 0004 8142 7692
Return Receipt Requested
In the Matter of )
)
The Burlington Northern & Sante Fe Rwy Co. ) File No. EB-
05-DV-262
)
Antenna Structure Registrant ) NOV No. V20053280015
)
ASR # 1240221 )
Gillette, Wyoming )
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: August
26, 2005
By the District Director, Denver Office, Western Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued
pursuant to Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules,1 to the
Burlington Northern & Sante Fe Rwy Co. ("BNSF"), registered
owner of antenna structure # 1240221.
2. On June 10, 2005, an agent of the Commission's Denver
Office inspected antenna structure # 1240221 in Gillette,
Wyoming, and observed the following violation:
2.a. 47 C.F.R. § 17.4(g): "The Antenna Structure
Registration Number must be displayed in a
conspicuous place so that it is readily visible
near the base of the antenna structure.
Materials used to display the Antenna Structure
Registration Number must be weather-resistant
and of sufficient size to be easily seen at the
base of the antenna structure." At the time of
inspection, no Antenna Structure Registration
Number was visible at the base of the
structure.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended,2 and Section 1.89 of the Commission's
Rules, BNSF 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 action(s) taken to correct each
violation and preclude recurrence, and should include a time
line for completion of pending corrective action(s). The
response must be complete in itself and signed by a
principal or officer of BNSF. 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
Denver Office
215 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 303
Lakewood, CO 80226
4. This Notice shall be sent by Certified Mail/Return
Receipt Requested and regular mail to the Burlington
Northern & Sante Fe Rwy Co. at its address of record.
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
Nikki P. Shears
District Director
Denver Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
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147 C.F.R. § 1.89.
247 U.S.C. § 308(b).
3P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
418 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.