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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
City of North Miami Beach ) File No.: EB-FIELDSCR-14-00014664
Licensee of Station WPRR808 )
) NOV No.: V201432600009
North Miami Beach, FL )
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: April 3, 2014
By the Resident Agent, Miami Office, South Central Region, Enforcement
Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation (Notice) issued pursuant to Section 1.89
of the Commission's rules (Rules)^ to the City of North Miami Beach,
licensee of radio station WPRR808 in North Miami Beach, FL. 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 violation(s) noted herein.^
2. On March 26^th, 2014, agents of the Enforcement Bureau's Miami Office
monitored radio station WPRR808 located at 350 NW 215^th St. North
Miami Beach, FL 33169 and observed the following violation(s):
a. 47 C.F.R. S1.903(a): "Stations in the Wireless Radio Services must be
used and operated only in accordance with the rules applicable to
their particular service as set forth in the title and with a valid
authorization granted by the Commission under the provision in this
part, except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section."
According to the license for WPRR808, the City of North Miami Beach
is authorized to operate a control station (FX1) on frequency
465.4375 MHz at a height of 6.1 meters (20 feet). During the
investigation, the agents found the control station (FX1) operating
at a height of 400 feet.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) 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, the City of North Miami Beach 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 the City of
North Miami Beach to support its response to this Notice with an
affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury, signed and dated by
an authorized officer of the City of North Miami Beach with personal
knowledge of the representations provided in the City of North Miami
Beach'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
Miami Office
P.O. Box 520617
Miami, FL 33152
6. This Notice shall be sent to the City of North Miami Beach 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
Michael Mattern
Resident Agent
Miami Office
South Central Region
Enforcement Bureau
^ 47 C.F.R. S 1.89.
^ 47 C.F.R. S 1.89(a).
^ 47 U.S.C. S 308(b).
^ 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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