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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
) File No.: EB-00-PO-038
Oregon Pacific Railroad Company )
Milwaukie, OR ) NAL/Acct. No. X3292001
)
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: October 5, 2000 Released: October 10,
2000
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Forfeiture Order (``Order''), we issue a
monetary forfeiture in the amount of ten thousand dollars
($10,000) against Oregon Pacific Railroad Company (``Oregon
Pacific'') for willful and repeated violation of Section 301 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (``the Act'').1 The
noted violations involve Oregon Pacific's operation of a two-way
radio station without Commission authorization.
2. On June 13, 2000, a Resident Agent at the Portland,
Oregon, Office issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for
Forfeiture (``NAL'') in the amount of ten thousand dollars
($10,000) to Oregon Pacific.2 Oregon Pacific has not filed a
response. Based on the information before us, we affirm the
assessment of a monetary forfeiture in this matter.
3. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED THAT, pursuant to Section
503(b) of the Act,3 and Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80(f)(4) of
the Commission's Rules,4 Oregon Pacific Railroad Company, IS
LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $10,000 for
willful and repeated violation of the provisions 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 Commission's Rules5 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.6 Payment may be made by credit card through the
Commission's Credit and Debt Management Center at (202) 418-1995
or by mailing a check or similar instrument, payable to the order
of the ``Federal Communications Commission,'' to the Federal
Communications Commission, P.O. Box 73482, Chicago, Illinois
60673-7482. The payment should note ``NAL/Acct. No. X3292001''
referenced above. Requests for full payment under an installment
plan should be sent to: Chief, Credit and Debt Management Center,
445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.7
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Forfeiture
Order shall be sent by Certified Mail -- Return Receipt
Requested, to Oregon Pacific Railroad Company, P.O. Box 22548,
Portland, Oregon 97269.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David H. Solomon
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
_________________________
1 47 U.S.C. § 301.
2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL Acct. No.
X3292001 (Enf. Bur., Portland Resident Agent Office, released
June 13, 2000).
3 47 U.S.C. § 503(b).
4 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).
5 47 C.F.R. § 1.80.
6 47 U.S.C. § 504(a).
7 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.