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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
)
In the Matter of )
)
Pamal Broadcasting Ltd. ) File No.:
EB-02-TP-525
Owner of Antenna Structure Registration No. ) NAL/Acct.
No. 200332700013
1054493 in Cedar Key, Florida )
FRN 0005-8279-69
Latham, New York )
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: May 14, 2003 Released: May
16, 2003
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Forfeiture Order (``Order''), we issue a
monetary forfeiture in the amount of three thousand
dollars ($3,000) to Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd.,
(``Pamal''), for willful and repeated violation of
17.57 of the Commission's Rules, (``Rules'').1 The
noted violation involves Pamal's failure to notify the
Commission of a change in ownership of its antenna
structure #1054493.
2. On January 8, 2003, the FCC's Tampa, Florida Field
Office (``Tampa Office'') issued a Notice of Apparent Liability
for Forfeiture (``NAL'') in the amount of $3,000 to Pamal.2
Pamal 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 Communications Act of 1934, as amended (``Act''),3
and Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80(f)(4) of the Rules,4 Pamal
Broadcasting, Ltd. IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the
amount of $3,000 for willfully and repeatedly violating 17.57 of
the Commission's Rules.
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. 200332700013, and FRN 0005-8279-69. 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 Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd., 6 Johnson Road,
Latham, NY 12110.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David H. Solomon
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
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1 47 C.F.R. § 17.57
2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No.
200332700013 (Enf. Bur., Tampa 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.