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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Washington Real Estate Investment Trust ) File No. EB-10-CF-0116
ASR # 1204758 )
Rockville, Maryland ) NOV No. V201032340003
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: June 1, 2010
By the District Director, Columbia 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 Washington Real Estate Investment
Trust, the owner of antenna structure # 1204758 in Rockville,
Maryland.
2. On May 19, 2010, agents of the Commission's Columbia Office inspected
antenna structure # 1204758, which is located at 51 Monroe Street,
Rockville, Maryland, and observed the following violation:
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. Materials used to display the Antenna
Structure Registration Number must be weather-resistant and of sufficient
size to be easily seen at the base of the antenna structure." At the time
of inspection, no Antenna Structure Registration Number was readily
visible near the base of the antenna structure.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Washington Real Estate
Investment Trust 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 actions. The response must be complete in itself and signed
by a principal or officer of the tower owner. 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
Columbia Office
9200 Farm House Lane
Columbia, Maryland 21046
4. This Notice shall be sent to Washington Real Estate Investment Trust
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
Salomon Satche
District Director
Columbia Office
Northeast 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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