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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


                                          )                                
                                                                           
     In the Matter of                     )   File No.: EB-11-TP-0093      
                                                                           
     Rollins College                      )   NAL/Acct. No.: 201232700007  
                                                                           
     Licensee of Broadcast Station WPRK   )   FRN: 0004575213              
                                                                           
     Winter Park, Florida                 )   Facility ID No.: 57473       
                                                                           
                                          )                                


             NOTICE OF APPARENT LIABILITY FOR FORFEITURE AND ORDER

   Adopted: July 25, 2012 Released: July 25, 2012

   By the District Director, Tampa Office, South Central Region, Enforcement
   Bureau:

   I. INTRODUCTION

    1. In this Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order (NAL),
       we find that Rollins College, licensee of Station WPRK, in Winter
       Park, Florida, apparently willfully and repeatedly violated Section
       73.3527 of the Commission's rules (Rules) by failing to maintain and
       make available a complete public inspection file. We conclude that
       Rollins College is apparently liable for a monetary forfeiture in the
       amount of ten  thousand dollars ($10,000). We further direct Rollins
       College to submit a written statement signed under penalty of perjury,
       no later than 30 days from the release date of this NAL, stating that
       Station WPRK is maintaining a complete public inspection file.

   II. BACKGROUND

    2. On October 28, 2011, in response to a complaint, agents from the
       Commission's Tampa Office (Tampa Office), accompanied by the station's
       manager, conducted an inspection of Station WPRK's main studio during
       regular business hours. In response to a request to inspect the
       station's public inspection file, the station manager produced a
       public inspection file that was missing all issues/programs lists
       after 2007. The station manager was unable to explain why the
       issues/programs lists were missing for 2008-2011.

   III. DISCUSSION

    3. Section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act),
       provides that any person who willfully or repeatedly fails to comply
       substantially with the terms and conditions of any license, or
       willfully or repeatedly fails to comply with any of the provisions of
       the Act or of any rule, regulation, or order issued by the Commission
       thereunder, shall be liable for a forfeiture penalty. Section
       312(f)(1) of the Act defines "willful" as the "conscious and
       deliberate commission or omission of [any] act, irrespective of any
       intent to violate" the law. The legislative history to Section
       312(f)(1) of the Act clarifies that this definition of willful applies
       to both Sections 312 and 503(b) of the Act, and the Commission has so
       interpreted the term in the Section 503(b) context.  The Commission
       may also assess a forfeiture for violations that are merely repeated,
       and not willful.  The term "repeated" means the commission or omission
       of such act more than once or for more than one day. 

     A. Violation of Public Inspection File Requirements

    4. Section 73.3527(a)(2) of the Rules requires non-commercial educational
       stations to maintain for public inspection, a file containing
       materials listed in that section.  Section 73.3527(c)(1) of the Rules
       states that the file shall be available for public inspection at any
       time during regular business hours.  Section 73.3527(e)(8)(i) of the
       Rules requires licensees to place in the public inspection file, for
       each calendar quarter, a list of programs that have provided the
       station's most significant treatment of community issues during the
       preceding three month period. On October 28, 2011, in response to a
       request during normal business hours to inspect the public inspection
       file, Station WPRK failed to make available any copies of the
       station's issues /programs lists after the year 2007. There was no
       evidence that Station WPRK maintained any issues/programs lists after
       2007, and the station had no explanation for the missing items. Based
       on the evidence before us, we find that Rollins College  apparently
       willfully and repeatedly violated Section 73.3527 of the Rules by
       failing to maintain a complete public inspection file and apparently
       willfully violated Section 73.3527 of the Rules by failing to make
       available a complete public inspection file.

   B. Proposed Forfeiture and Reporting Requirement

    5. Pursuant to the Commission's Forfeiture Policy Statement and Section
       1.80 of the Rules, the base forfeiture amount for failing to maintain
       a complete public inspection file is $10,000. In assessing the
       monetary forfeiture amount, we must also take into account the
       statutory factors set forth in Section 503(b)(2)(E) of the Act, which
       include the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the
       violations, and with respect to the violator, the degree of
       culpability, any history of prior offenses, ability to pay, and other
       such matters as justice may require. Applying the Forfeiture Policy
       Statement, Section 1.80 of the Rules, and the statutory factors to the
       instant case, we conclude that Rollins College  is apparently liable
       for a total forfeiture of $10,000.

    6. We also direct Rollins College to submit a written statement signed
       under penalty of perjury, pursuant to Section 1.16 of the Rules, by an
       officer or director of Rollins College, stating that is maintaining
       issues/programs lists in its public inspection file. This statement
       must be provided to the Tampa Office at the address listed in
       paragraph 12, below, within thirty (30) calendar days of the release
       date of this NAL.

   IV. ORDERING CLAUSES

    7. 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, 0.314, and 1.80 of the Commission's rules, Rollins College is
       hereby NOTIFIED of this APPARENT LIABILITY FOR A FORFEITURE in the
       amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for violations of Section
       73.3527 of the Commission's rules.

    8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 1.80 of the
       Commission's rules, within thirty (30) calendar days of the release
       date of this Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order,
       Rollins College SHALL PAY the full amount of the proposed forfeiture
       or SHALL FILE a written statement seeking reduction or cancellation of
       the proposed forfeiture.

    9. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Rollins College SHALL SUBMIT a statement as
       described in paragraph 6 to the Tampa Office within thirty (30)
       calendar days of the release date of this Notice of Apparent Liability
       for Forfeiture and Order. The statement must be mailed to Federal
       Communications Commission, Enforcement Bureau, South Central Region,
       Tampa Office, 4010 W Boy Scout Blvd, Suite 425, Tampa, FL 33607.
       Rollins College shall also e-mail the written statement to
       SCR-Response@fcc.gov.

   10. Payment of the forfeiture must be made by check or similar instrument,
       wire transfer, or credit card, and must include the NAL/Account number
       and FRN referenced above. Rollins College will also send electronic
       notification on the date said payment is made to SCR-Response@fcc.gov.
       Regardless of the form of payment, a completed FCC Form 159
       (Remittance Advice) must be submitted. When completing the FCC Form
       159, enter the Account Number in block number 23A (call sign/other ID)
       and enter the letters "FORF" in block number 24A (payment type
       code).   Below are additional instructions you should follow based on
       the form of payment you select:

     * Payment by check or money order must be made payable to the order of
       the Federal Communications Commission.  Such payments (along with the
       completed Form 159) must be mailed to Federal Communications
       Commission, P.O. Box 979088, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, or sent
       via overnight mail to U.S. Bank - Government Lockbox #979088,
       SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101. 

     * Payment by wire transfer must be made to ABA Number 021030004,
       receiving bank TREAS/NYC, and Account Number 27000001.  To complete
       the wire transfer and ensure appropriate crediting of the wired funds,
       a completed Form 159 must be faxed to U.S. Bank at (314) 418-4232 on
       the same business day the wire transfer is initiated. 

     * Payment by credit card must be made by providing the required credit
       card information on FCC Form 159 and signing and dating the Form 159
       to authorize the credit card payment. The completed Form 159 must then
       be mailed to Federal Communications Commission, P.O. Box 979088, St.
       Louis, MO 63197-9000, or sent via overnight mail to U.S. Bank -
       Government Lockbox #979088, SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 Convention Plaza, St.
       Louis, MO 63101. 

   11. Any request for full payment under an installment plan should be sent
       to:  Chief Financial Officer-Financial Operations, Federal
       Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 1-A625,
       Washington, D.C.  20554.  If you have questions regarding payment
       procedures, please contact the Financial Operations Group Help Desk by
       phone, 1-877-480-3201, or by e-mail, ARINQUIRIES@fcc.gov.

   12. The written statement seeking reduction or cancellation of the
       proposed forfeiture, if any, must include a detailed factual statement
       supported by appropriate documentation and affidavits pursuant to
       Sections 1.80(f)(3) and 1.16 of the Rules. Mail the written statement
       to Federal Communications Commission, Enforcement Bureau, South
       Central Region, Tampa Office, 4010 W Boy Scout Blvd, Suite 425, Tampa,
       FL 33607, and include the NAL/Acct. number referenced in the caption.
       Rollins College  also shall e-mail the written response to 
       SCR-Response@fcc.gov.

   13. The Commission will not consider reducing or canceling a forfeiture in
       response to a claim of inability to pay unless the petitioner submits:
       (1) federal tax returns for the most recent three-year period; (2)
       financial statements prepared according to generally accepted
       accounting practices (GAAP); or (3) some other reliable and objective
       documentation that accurately reflects the petitioner's current
       financial status. Any claim of inability to pay must specifically
       identify the basis for the claim by reference to the financial
       documentation submitted.

   14. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Notice of Apparent Liability
       for Forfeiture and Order shall be sent by both Certified Mail, Return
       Receipt Requested, and First Class Mail to Rollins College at 1000
       Holt Avenue, Box 2745, Winter Park, FL 32789-4499.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   Ralph Barlow

   District Director,

   Tampa Office

   South Central Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   47 C.F.R. S: 73.3527.

   47 U.S.C. S: 503(b).

   47 U.S.C. S: 312(f)(1).

   H.R. Rep. No. 97-765, 97th Cong. 2d Sess. 51 (1982) ("This provision
   [inserted in Section 312] defines the terms `willful' and `repeated' for
   purposes of section 312, and for any other relevant section of the act
   (e.g., Section 503) . . . . As defined[,] . . . `willful' means that the
   licensee knew that he was doing the act in question, regardless of whether
   there was an intent to violate the law. `Repeated' means more than once,
   or where the act is continuous, for more than one day. Whether an act is
   considered to be `continuous' would depend upon the circumstances in each
   case. The definitions are intended primarily to clarify the language in
   Sections 312 and 503, and are consistent with the Commission's application
   of those terms . . . .").

   See, e.g., Application for Review of Southern California Broadcasting Co.,
   Memorandum Opinion and Order, 6 FCC Rcd 4387, 4388 (1991), recons. denied,
   7 FCC Rcd 3454 (1992).

   See, e.g., Callais Cablevision, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for
   Monetary Forfeiture, 16 FCC Rcd 1359, 1362, para. 10 (2001) (Callais
   Cablevision, Inc.) (proposing a forfeiture for, inter alia, a cable
   television operator's repeated signal leakage).

   Section 312(f)(2) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. S: 312(f)(2), which also applies
   to violations for which forfeitures are assessed under Section 503(b) of
   the Act, provides that "[t]he term 'repeated', when used with reference to
   the commission or omission of any act, means the commission or omission of
   such act more than once or, if such commission or omission is continuous,
   for more than one day." See Callais Cablevision, Inc., 16 FCC Rcd  at
   1362.

   47 C.F.R. S: 73.3527(a)(2).

   47 C.F.R. S: 73.3527(c)(1).

   47 C.F.R. S: 73.3527(e)(8)(i).

   The Commission's Forfeiture Policy Statement and Amendment of Section 1.80
   of the Rules to Incorporate the Forfeiture Guidelines, Report and Order,
   12 FCC Rcd 17087 (1997) (Forfeiture Policy Statement), recons. denied, 15
   FCC Rcd 303 (1999); 47 C.F.R. S: 1.80.

   47 U.S.C. S: 503(b)(2)(E).

   47 C.F.R. S: 1.16.

   47 U.S.C. S: 503(b); 47 C.F.R. S:S: 0.111, 0.204, 0.311, 0.314, 1.80,
   73.3527.

   An FCC Form 159 and detailed instructions for completing the form may be
   obtained at http://www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form159/159.pdf.

   See 47 C.F.R. S: 1.1914.

   47 C.F.R. S:S: 1.16, 1.80(f)(3).

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