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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Mid American Energy Co. ) File No. EB-07-KC-176
Antenna Structure Owner )
ASR # 1001081 ) NOV No. V20073256005
Sioux City, Iowa )
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: September 20, 2007
By the District Director, Kansas City Office, South Central Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to Mid American Energy Co., owner of
antenna structure # 1001081, in South Sioux City, Nebraska.
2. On September 12, 2007, an agent of the Commission's Kansas City Office
of the Enforcement Bureau inspected antenna structure # 1001081
located near West 21st Street and 9th Avenue, South Sioux City,
Nebraska, and observed the following violation:
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 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." At the time of the
inspection, no Antenna Structure Registration Number was visible at
the base of the tower. According to the Commission's Antenna
Structure Registration database, Mid American Energy Co. is the
registered owner of the structure.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Mid American Energy Co.,
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 the
Mid American Energy Co. 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
Kansas City District Office
520 NE Colbern Road
Kansas City, MO. 64086-4711
4. This Notice shall be sent to by Certified Mail/Return Receipt
Requested and regular mail to Mid American Energy Co. at its address
of record.
5. The Privacy Act of 1974 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.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Robert McKinney
District Director
Kansas City Office
South Central Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S: 1.89.
47 U.S.C. S: 403.
P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S: 552a(e)(3).
18 U.S.C. S: 1001 et seq.
Federal Communications Commission
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