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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Fairbanks Golf & Country Club ) File No.: EB-07-AN-050
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Registrant of Antenna Structure # 1003454 )
Fairbanks, Alaska ) NOV No.: V20083278003
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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 Fairbanks Golf & Country Club,
registrant of antenna structure number 1003454, located on Farmers
Loop Road, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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 1003454 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, as observed from Farmers Loop Road, it was noted that
both the one-third level and two-third level lighting had white light
emanating, indicating an improperly installed, cracked or broken or
improper type globes.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Fairbanks Golf & Country
Club, 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
Fairbanks Golf & Country Club. 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 Fairbanks Golf & Country Club 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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