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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Chester County Department of Emergency Services ) File No. EB-11-PA-0227
Registrant of Antenna Structure )
ASR Number 1026038 )
Coventryville, Pennsylvania ) NOV No. V201232400004
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: November 1, 2011
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 Chester County Department of
Emergency Services, the owner of antenna structure number 1026038 in
Coventryville, Pennsylvania (the "Antenna Structure").
2. On October 11, 2011, agents of the Commission's Philadelphia Office
inspected the Antenna Structure and observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. S: 17.57: "The owner of an antenna structure for which an
Antenna Structure Registration Number has been obtained must notify the
Commission within 24 hours of completion of construction (FCC Form 854-R)
and/or dismantlement (FCC Form 854). The owner must also immediately
notify the Commission using FCC Form 854 upon any change in structure
height or change in ownership information." The FCC's antenna structure
registration database indicates that the Antenna Structure is owned by
Atlantic States Microwave Transmission Company despite being owned by
Chester County Department of Emergency Services.
3. Pursuant to section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Chester County Department
of Emergency Services 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
Philadelphia Office
One Oxford Valley Building, Suite 404
2300 East Lincoln Highway
Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047
4. This Notice shall be sent to Chester County Department of Emergency
Services 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 Office
Enforcement Bureau
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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