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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
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File Number: EB-09-BS-0046
In the Matter of )
NAL/Acct. No.:
Lloyd Morris ) 201132260001
Boston, Massachusetts ) FRN: 0020036984
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FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: May 17, 2011 Released: May 17, 2011
By the Regional Director, Northeast Region, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Forfeiture Order ("Order"), we issue a monetary forfeiture in
the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to Lloyd Morris
("Morris") for willful and repeated violations of section 301 of the
Communications Act, as amended ("Act"). The noted violations involved
Morris's operation of an unlicensed broadcast station on 99.7 MHz in
the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
2. On October 1, 2010, the Enforcement Bureau's Boston Office issued a
Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture ("NAL") in the amount of
$15,000 to Morris. Morris 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, and sections 0.111, 0.204, 0.311
and 1.80(f)(4) of the Commission's Rules, Lloyd Morris IS LIABLE FOR A
MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $15,000 for violations of section 301
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. 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/Account Number and FRN Number
referenced above. Payment by check or money order may be mailed to Federal
Communications Commission, P.O. Box 979088, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000.
Payment by overnight mail may be sent to U.S. Bank - Government Lockbox
#979088, SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101. Payments
by wire transfer may be made to ABA Number 021030004, receiving bank
TREAS/NYC, and account number 27000001. For payment by credit card, an FCC
Form 159 (Remittance Advice) must be submitted. FCC Form 159 may be
obtained at http://www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form159/159.pdf. When completing the
FCC Form 159, enter the NAL/Account number in block number 23A (call
sign/other ID), and enter the letters "FORF" in block number 24A (payment
type code). Requests for full payment under an installment plan should be
sent to: Chief Financial Officer -- Financial Operations, 445 12th
Street, S.W., Room 1-A625, Washington, D.C. 20554. Please contact the
Financial Operations Group Help Desk at 1-877-480-3201 or Email:
ARINQUIRIES@fcc.gov with any questions regarding payment procedures.
Morris will also send electronic notification on the date said payment is
made to NER-Response@fcc.gov.
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be sent by both
First Class Mail and Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested to Lloyd
Morris at his address of record.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
G. Michael Moffitt
Regional Director, Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 U.S.C. S: 301.
Lloyd Morris, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 25 FCC Rcd
13736 (Enf. Bur., Boston Office, 2010).
47 U.S.C. S: 503(b).
47 C.F.R. S:S: 0.111, 0.204, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).
47 U.S.C. S: 301.
47 U.S.C. S: 504(a).
Federal Communications Commission DA 11-889
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