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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Vector Communications, Inc. ) File Number EB-04-TP-004
Owner of Antenna Structures ) NAL/Acct. No. 200532700007
1204872, 1204873 and 1204874 ) FRN 0006163547
Ocala, FL
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: June 17, 2005 Released:
June 21, 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 twenty thousand
dollars ($20,000) to Vector Communications, Inc.
(``Vector'') for willful and repeated violation of
Section 17.51(a) of the Commission's Rules
(``Rules'').1 The noted violation involves Vector's
failure to exhibit red obstruction lighting on antenna
structures 1204872, 1204873 and 1204874.
2. On April 11, 2005, the District Director of the
Commission's Tampa Field Office (``Tampa Office'') issued a
Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (``NAL'') in the
amount of $20,000 to Vector.2 Vector 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 Vector Communications, Inc. IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY
FORFEITURE in the amount of $20,000 for willfully and repeatedly
failing to exhibit red obstruction lighting on its antenna
structures in violation of Section 17.51(a) of the 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 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 Vector Communications, Inc. at its address
of record.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Dennis P. Carlton
Regional Director, South Central Region
Enforcement Bureau
_________________________
147 C.F.R. § 17.51(a).
2Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No.
200532700007 (Enf. Bur., Tampa Office, released April 11, 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.