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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Amoco Production Company ) File No.: EB-FIELDWR-13-00012913 Owner of
Antenna Structure No. 1242264 )
) NOV No.: V201432800020
Oxford, CO )
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: March 19, 2014
By the District Director, Denver District Office, Western Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation (Notice) issued pursuant to Section 1.89
of the Commission's rules (Rules)^ to Amoco Production Company
(Amoco), registrant of antenna structure # 1242264 by Oxford, CO.
Pursuant to Section 1.89(a) of the Rules, issuance of this Notice does
not preclude the Enforcement Bureau from further action if warranted,
including issuing a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for
the violations noted herein.^
2. On December 11 and again on December 12, 2013, an agent of the
Enforcement Bureau's Denver District Office inspected antenna
structure # 1242264 located at 37DEG 10' 08.8" north latitude and
107DEG 44' 58.3" west longitude, and observed the following
violations:
a. 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." The agent observed and an employee of
the registrant confirmed that the antenna structure registration
number was not displayed.
b. 47 C.F.R. S 17.23: "each new or altered antenna structure to be
registered on or after January 1, 1996, must conform to the FAA's
painting and lighting recommendations set forth on the structure's
FAA determination of "no hazard,"..." The FAA recommended that
antenna structure 1242264 be painted and lit in accordance with
Chapter 4, 5, and 12 of FAA Circular 70/7460-1K. Chapter 5 specifies
red lights. However, during the night-time observations on December
11 and December 12, 2013, the agent observed no lights working on the
antenna structure.
c. 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 agent's
investigation found that the owner's phone number on the Antenna
Structure Registration was not valid.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended,^ and Section 1.89 of the Rules, we seek additional
information concerning the violations and any remedial actions taken.
Therefore, Amoco must submit a written statement concerning this
matter within twenty (20) days of release of this Notice. The response
(i) must fully explain each violation, including all relevant
surrounding facts and circumstances, (ii) must contain a statement of
the specific action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude
recurrence, and (iii) must include a time line for completion of any
pending corrective action(s). The response must be complete in itself
and must not be abbreviated by reference to other communications or
answers to other notices.^
4. In accordance with Section 1.16 of the Rules, we direct Amoco to
support its response to this Notice with an affidavit or declaration
under penalty of perjury, signed and dated by an authorized officer of
Amoco with personal knowledge of the representations provided in
Amoco's response, verifying the truth and accuracy of the information
therein,^ and confirming that all of the information requested by this
Notice which is in the licensee's possession, custody, control, or
knowledge has been produced. To knowingly and willfully make any false
statement or conceal any material fact in reply to this Notice is
punishable by fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.^
5. 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
Denver District Office
P.O. Box 25446
One Denver Federal Center - Building 1A
Lakewood, CO 80225
6. This Notice shall be sent to Amoco Production Company at its address
of record.
7. 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.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Nikki P. Shears
District Director
Denver District Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
^ 47 C.F.R. S 1.89.
^ 47 C.F.R. S 1.89(a).
^ 47 U.S.C. S 403.
^ 47 C.F.R. S 1.89(c).
^ Section 1.16 of the Rules provides that "[a]ny document to be filed with
the Federal Communications Commission and which is required by any law,
rule or other regulation of the United States to be supported, evidenced,
established or proved by a written sworn declaration, verification,
certificate, statement, oath or affidavit by the person making the same,
may be supported, evidenced, established or proved by the unsworn
declaration, certification, verification, or statement in writing of such
person . . . . Such declaration shall be subscribed by the declarant as
true under penalty of perjury, and dated, in substantially the following
form . . . : `I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of
perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date).
(Signature)'." 47 C.F.R. S 1.16.
^ 18 U.S.C. S 1001 et seq. See also 47 C.F.R. S 1.17.
^ P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S 552a(e)(3).
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