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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Public Notice Regarding Non-Compliant ) File No. EB-03-TS-
141
Battery Chargers )
)
ORDER
Adopted: April 14, 2004 Released: April 16,
2004
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. On September 23, 2003, the Enforcement Bureau
issued a Public Notice stating that the Office of
Engineering and Technology had determined that certain
vehicle battery chargers manufactured and distributed in
the United States by Vector Products, Inc. d/b/a Vector
Manufacturing, Ltd. (``Vector'') were not in compliance
with the technical standards of Part 15 of the
Commission's Rules.1 The Public Notice advised retailers
that continued marketing of the battery chargers would
constitute a violation of Section 302(b) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, (``Act'')2 and
Section 2.803(a) of the Commission's Rules (``Rules'').3
On October 23, 2003, Vector filed a petition for
reconsideration of that Public Notice.4
2. On April 2, 2004, Vector filed a motion to
withdraw the petition for reconsideration.5 Vector notes
that it has entered into a Consent Decree with the
Enforcement Bureau and the Office of Engineering and
Technology which terminates the Enforcement Bureau's
investigation into the Vector battery chargers and
resolves all matters related to Vector's petition for
reconsideration.6 In this Order, we grant Vector's
motion and dismiss its petition for reconsideration.
3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Sections
0.111 and 0.311 of the Rules,7 that Vector's motion to
withdraw IS GRANTED and its October 23, 2003 petition for
reconsideration IS DISMISSED.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
David H. Solomon
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
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1 Public Notice, Notice Regarding Non-Compliant Battery
Chargers, DA 03-2923 (September 23, 2003).
2 47 U.S.C. § 302a(b).
3 47 C.F.R. § 2.803(a).
4 Vector Products, Inc. d/b/a Vector Manufacturing, Ltd.
Petition for Reconsideration (filed October 23, 2003).
5 Vector Products, Inc. d/b/a Vector Manufacturing, Ltd.
Motion to Withdraw Petition for Reconsideration (filed April
2, 2004).
6 Vector Products, Inc. d/b/a Vector Manufacturing, Ltd.,
DA 04-906 (Enf. Bur./OET, released April 2, 2004).
7 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111 and 0.311.