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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Churchill County Telephone and Telegraph )
Antenna Structure Registrant ) File No. EB-10-SF-0230
ASR # 1012853 )
Fallon, Nevada ) NOV No. V201132960010
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: January 25, 2011
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 Churchill County Telephone and
Telegraph registrant of antenna structure #1012853 in Fallon, Nevada.
2. On September 28, 2010, agents of the Enforcement Bureau's San
Francisco Office inspected antenna structure #1012853 located
approximately 0.5 mile southeast of Fallon Municipal Airport in
Fallon, Nevada, and observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. S: 17.21: "Antenna structures shall be painted and lighted when:
(a) they exceed 60.96 meters (200 feet) in height above the ground or they
require special aeronautical study." The FCC Antenna Structure
Registration for antenna structure # 1012853 indicates painting and
lighting in accordance with FCC Chapters 1 and 2. At the time of
inspection, agents observed that the tower was not painted.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Churchill County Telephone
and Telegraph, 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 Churchill County Telephone and Telegraph. 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 94588-8543
4. This Notice shall be sent to Churchill County Telephone and Telegraph
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 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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Federal Communications Commission