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



In the Matter of                 )
                                )        File Number EB-04-AT-127
Samuel E. Dacres                 )        NAL/Acct.No.200532480001                                        
Stone Mountain, Georgia          )                 FRN: 0012556692 
                                )



                        FORFEITURE ORDER

Adopted:  June 6, 2005                                  Released:  
June 8, 2005

By the  Regional  Director,  South  Central  Region,  Enforcement 
Bureau:

     1.   In this Forfeiture Order (``Order''), we issue a 
          monetary forfeiture in the amount of ten thousand 
          dollars ($10,000) to Samuel E. Dacres for willful and 
          repeated violation of Section 301 of the 
          Communications Act of 1934, as amended (``Act'').1  
          The noted violation involves Mr. Dacres' operation of 
          an FM radio transmitter without a license. 
 
     2.   On February 25, 2005, the District Director of the 
Commission's Atlanta Field Office (``Atlanta Office'') issued a 
Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (``NAL'') in the 
amount of $10,000 to Mr. Dacres.2  Mr. Dacres 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 Commission's 
Rules,4 Samuel E. Dacres IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in 
the amount of $10,000 for willfully and repeatedly operating an 
FM radio transmitter without a license in violation of 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 of the forfeiture must be made by check or similar 
instrument, payable to the order of the Federal Communications 
Commission.  The payment must include the NAL/Acct. No. and FRN 
No. referenced above.  Payment by check or money order may be 
mailed to Federal Communications Commission, P.O. 
Box 358340, Pittsburgh, PA 15251-8340.  Payment by overnight mail 
may be sent to Mellon Bank /LB 358340, 500 Ross Street, Room 
1540670, Pittsburgh, PA 15251.   Payment by wire transfer may be 
made to ABA Number 043000261, receiving bank Mellon Bank, and 
account number 911-6106.  Requests for full payment under an 
installment plan should be sent to: Chief, Revenue and 
Receivables 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 Samuel E. Dacres at his address of record. 


                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                         


                         Dennis P. Carlton
                         Regional Director, South Central Region
                         Enforcement Bureau
_________________________

147 U.S.C. § 301.

2Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 
200532480001 (Enf. Bur., Atlanta Office, released February 25, 
2005).

347 U.S.C. § 503(b).

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

547 U.S.C. § 504(a).

6See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.