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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Tanana Valley State Fair Association ) File No.: EB-07-AN-049
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Registrant of Antenna Structure # 1005017 )
Fairbanks, Alaska ) NOV No.: V20083278002
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: November 29, 2007
By the Anchorage Resident Agent Office, Anchorage, Alaska, Western Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to Tanana Valley State Fair
Association, registered owner of antenna structure number 1005017,
located on College Road, Fairbanks, AK.
2. On September 11, 2007, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Anchorage
Resident Agent Office performed a nighttime inspection of the tower
structure identified above. The agent observed the following
violation:
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 17.21: "Antenna structures shall be painted and lighted
when . . . [t]hey exceed 60.96 meters (200 feet) in height above
ground or they require special aeronautical study." The antenna
structure registration for antenna structure number 1005017 requires
that the structure comply with FCC paragraphs 1, 3, 12, and 21. FCC
Paragraph 12 states "[o]n levels at approximately two-thirds and
one-third of the over-all height of the tower, there shall be
installed at least two 116- or 125-watt lamps (A21/TS) enclosed in
aviation red obstruction light globes. Each light shall be mounted so
as to insure unobstructed visibility of at least one light at each
level from aircraft at any normal angle of approach." During the
inspection it was noted that the one-third level lighting was
extinguished and the two-third level lighting had only one of two
side markers illuminated.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Tanana Valley State Fair
Association, 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 Tanana Valley State Fair Association. 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
Anchorage Resident Agent Office
P.O. Box 221849
Anchorage, AK 99522-1849
4. This Notice shall be sent by Certified Mail/Return Receipt Requested
and regular mail to Tanana Valley State Fair Association 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
David J. Charlton
Resident Agent
Anchorage Resident Agent Office
Western 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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