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                           Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                     Washington, D.C. 20554

                              )
In the Matter of                        )
                              )    File No.: EB-02-NY-231   
Rawlins Charles                    )    NAL/Acct.             No. 
200332380010
                              )    FRN 0007-9944-86
Brooklyn, New York                 )    




                        FORFEITURE ORDER

Adopted:  May 7, 2003                                  Released:  
May 9, 2003

By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

     1.   In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (``Order''),  we  issue  a 
          monetary  forfeiture  in the  amount  of  ten  thousand 
          dollars ($10,000) to  Rawlins Charles, for willful  and 
          repeated   violation    of   Section    301   of    the 
          Communications  Act  of 1934,  as  amended  (``Act'').1  
          The noted  violation involves  Mr. Charles's  operation 
          of  a  radio  station on  the  frequency  of  96.7  MHz 
          without Commission authorization.

     2.   On January  8,  2003,  the  District  Director  of  the 
Commission's  New  York,  New  York  Field  Office  (``New   York 
Office'') issued a  Notice of Apparent  Liability for  Forfeiture 
(``NAL'') in the amount of $10,000 to Mr. Charles.2  Mr.  Charles 
has not filed a  response to the NAL.   Based on the  information 
before us, we affirm the forfeiture.

     3.   ACCORDINGLY, IT IS  ORDERED THAT,  pursuant to  Section 
503(b) of the Act,3 and  Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80(f)(4)  of 
the Commission's Rules  (``Rules''),4 Rawlins  Charles IS  LIABLE 
FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $10,000 for  willfully 
and repeatedly violating Section 301 of the Act.

     4.   Payment of the forfeiture shall  be made in the  manner 
provided for in Section 1.80 of  the Rules within 30 days of  the 
release of this Order.  If the forfeiture is not paid within  the 
period specified, the case may  be referred to the Department  of 
Justice for collection  pursuant to Section  504(a) of the  Act.5  
Payment shall be made by  mailing a check or similar  instrument, 
payable  to   the   order   of   the   ``Federal   Communications 
Commission,'' to the Federal Communications Commission, P.O.  Box 
73482, Chicago,  Illinois 60673-7482.   The payment  should  note 
NAL/Acct. No. 200332380010, and  FRN 0007-9944-86.  Requests  for 
full payment under an installment plan should be sent to:  Chief, 
Revenue and Receivables Operations Group, 445 12th Street,  S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20554.6

     5.        IT IS FURTHER  ORDERED THAT a  copy of this  Order 
shall be  sent by  first class  mail and  certified mail,  return 
receipt requested, to Rawlins Charles, 95 Linden Boulevard,  Apt. 
51C, Brooklyn, New York 11226.

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                         


                         David H. Solomon
                         Chief, Enforcement Bureau
_________________________

     1 47 U.S.C. § 301.

     2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 
200332380010 (Enf.  Bur., New  York Office,  released January  8, 
2003).

     3 47 U.S.C. § 503(b).

     4 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).

     5 47 U.S.C. § 504(a).

     6 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.