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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Alaska Village Missions, Inc. ) File No. EB-FIELDWR-12-00002132
Licensee of FM Translator Station K249BY )
Facility ID #813 )
Soldotna, Alaska ) NOV No. V201232780006
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: June 29, 2012
By the Resident Agent, Anchorage Resident Agent 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 Alaska Village Missions, Inc.,
licensee of FM translator station K249BY in Soldotna, Alaska.
2. On April 23, 2012, agents of the Enforcement Bureau's Anchorage
Resident Agent Office inspected FM translator station K249BY
located at 44890 Churchill Avenue, Alaska and observed the following
violation:
a. 47 C.F.R. S: Section 74.1265(b): "The call sign of the translator or
booster together with the name, address, and telephone number of the
licensee or local representative of the licensee if the licensee does not
reside in the community served by the translator or booster, and the name
and address of a person and place where station records are maintained,
shall be displayed at the translator or booster site on the structure
supporting the transmitting antenna, so as to be visible to a person
standing on the ground at the transmitter site. The display shall be
prepared so as to withstand normal weathering for a reasonable period of
time and shall be maintained in a legible condition by the licensee."
The agents did observe a display posted at the transmitting antenna site,
however, the display did not have a contact telephone as required, and
the posted contact [Author ID1: at Fri May 4 11:07:00 2012 ]was not local
to Soldotna, Alaska. [Author ID1: at Fri May 4 11:07:00 2012 ][Author ID1:
at Fri May 4 11:06:00 2012 ]
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Alaska Village
Missions, Inc., 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 Alaska Village Missions, Inc. 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
Anchorage Resident Agent Office
P.O. Box 231949
Anchorage, Alaska 99523-1949
4. This Notice shall be sent to Alaska Village Missions, Inc. 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
Marlene Windel
Resident Agent
Anchorage Resident Agent Office
Western 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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