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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Rodney P. Chambers d/b/a )
Sierra Broadcasting Corporation ) File No. EB-08-SF-0309
Registrant of Antenna Structure )
ASR # 1049236 )
Susanville, California ) NOV No. V200932960001
)
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: October 10, 2008
By the District Director, San Francisco Office, Western Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to Rodney P. Chambers d/b/a Sierra
Broadcasting Corporation ("Chambers"), registrant of antenna structure
# 1049236 near Susanville, California.
2. On August 28, 2008, agents of the Enforcement Bureau's San Francisco
Office inspected antenna structure #1049236 located at 0.875 miles
south of Susanville, California, on SR 36 and observed the following
violation:
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 17.4(a): The owner of an antenna structure that requires
notice of proposed construction to the Federal Aviation
Administration must register the structure with the Commission.
Information provided to the Commission must be accurate. The FCC
registration for antenna structure ASR # 1049236 states the
latitude and longitude of the structure as:
40-o 23' 43.0" north latitude and 120-o 37' 36.0" west longitude, and near
the city of Susanville, California. At the time of the inspection, the
San Francisco agents observed the actual location of the structure to be
approximately: 40-o 23' 44.6" north latitude and 120-o 37' 43.6" west
longitude, about 600 feet from its registered location.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Rodney P. Chambers d/b/a
Sierra Broadcasting Corporation, 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 Sierra Broadcasting Corporation.
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
San Francisco Office
5653 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 105
Pleasanton, CA 94558-8543
4. This Notice shall be sent by Certified Mail/Return Receipt Requested
and regular mail to Rodney P. Chambers d/b/a Sierra Broadcasting
Corporation 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
Thomas N. Van Stavern
District Director
San Francisco District Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S: 1.89.
47 C.F.R. S: 1.17.
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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