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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Borough of West Mifflin ) File No. EB-09-PA-0062
Licensee of Radio Station WPRX383 )
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania ) NOV No. V200932400021 )
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: September 10, 2009
By the District Director, Philadelphia Office, Northeast Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules to the Borough of West Mifflin,
licensee of Land Mobile Radio Service station WPRX383 in West Mifflin,
Pennsylvania.
2. On August 26, 2009, an agent of the Commission's Philadelphia Office
inspected radio station WPRX383 located at the Borough of West
Mifflin, Public Works Department, 750 Saint Agnes Lane, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania and observed the following violation:
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 47 C.F.R. S: 1.903(a): "Stations in the Wireless Radio
Services must be used and operated only in accordance with the rules
applicable to their particular service as set forth in this title and
with a valid authorization granted by the Commission..." At the time
of the inspection, the mobile radio transmitters authorized under
Land Mobile Radio Service station WPRX383 were found to be operating
on the frequency 45.36 MHz, which is not authorized under WPRX383 or
any other authorization issued to the Borough of West Mifflin.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, the Borough of
West Mifflin must submit a written statement concerning this matter
within twenty (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 licensee. 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
Philadelphia Office
One Oxford Valley Building, Suite 404
2300 East Lincoln Highway
Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047
4. This Notice shall be sent to the Borough of West Mifflin 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
Gene J. Stanbro
District Director
Philadelphia District Office
Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S: 1.89.
47 U.S.C. S: 308(b).
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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