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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Billy Thomas Alsbrooks ) File No.: EB-00-TP-648
405 Wymore Road #104 ) NAL/Acct. No. 200432700004
Altamonte Springs, Florida ) FRN 0009880790
)
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: April 13, 2004 Released: April 15, 2004
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 Billy Thomas Alsbrooks
(``Mr. Alsbrooks'') for willful violation of Section
301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
(``Act'').1 The noted violation involves Mr.
Alsbrooks operating a radio station on the frequency
of 91.3 MHz without Commission authorization.
2. On December 12, 2003, 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 $10,000 to Mr. Alsbrooks.2 Mr. Alsbrooks 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 Billy Thomas Alsbrooks
IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $10,000 for
willfully 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. 200432700004 and FRN 0009880790. 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
7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order
shall be sent by first class mail and certified mail return
receipt requested, to Billy Thomas Alsbrooks, 405 Wymore Road
#104, Altamonte Springs, Florida 32714 and to Billy Thomas
Alsbrooks, 205 Gerry Drive, Altamonte Springs, Florida 32714.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David H. Solomon
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
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1 47 U.S.C. § 301.
2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No.
200432700004 (Enf. Bur., Tampa Office, released December 12,
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.