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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
)
In the Matter of )
)
Accessory Connection Inc. ) File No.: EB-02-TP-249
c/o Jon Hannan, Jr. ) NAL/Acct. No.
200232700019
1205 Dewar Court ) FRN 0007-3078-12
Palm Bay, Florida 32905 )
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: February 4, 2003 Released:
February 6, 2003
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Forfeiture Order (``Order''), we issue a
monetary forfeiture in the amount of twenty thousand
dollars ($20,000) to Accessory Connection Inc.
(``Accessory'') for willful and repeated violation of
Sections 301 and 302(b) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended (``Act'').1 The noted violations
involve Accessory's operation of radio transmission
equipment without the required Commission
authorization and use of a radio frequency device that
failed to comply with Commission regulations.
2. On August 5, 2002, the District Director of the
Commission's Tampa, Florida, Field Office (``Tampa Office'')
issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (``NAL'') in
the amount of $20,000 to Accessory.2 Accessory 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 Accessory Connection Inc.
IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $20,000 for
willfully violating Sections 301 and 302(b) 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. 200232700019, and FRN 0007-3078-12. 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 Accessory Connection Inc., c/o Jon Hannan,
Jr., 1205 Dewar Court, Palm Bay, Florida 32905.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David H. Solomon
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
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1 47 U.S.C. §§ 301 and 302a(b).
2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No.
200232700019 (Enf. Bur., Tampa Office, released August 5, 2002).
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.