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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  00-  1428 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  )  )  File  No.:  EB-  98-  HU-  147 
 Leonard  D.  Martin  )  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.:  X3254-  003 
 Houston,  TX  ) 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  June  26,  2000  Released:  June  27,  2000 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 I.  INTRODUCTION 


 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  seventeen  thousand  dollars  ($  17,000)  against  Leonard  D.  Martin  for  willful  and  repeated  violation  of  Section  301  of 
 the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (“  the  Act”)  1  and  Section  303(  n)  of  the  Act.  2  The  noted  violations  involve  Mr.  Martin’s  operation  of  a  two-  way  radio  station  without  Commission  authorization  and 
 Mr.  Martin’s  refusal  to  allow  an  inspection  of  his  station. 
 2.  On  March  3,  2000,  a  Resident  Agent  at  the  Houston  Office  issued  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  in  the  amount  of  seventeen  thousand  dollars  ($  17,  000)  to  Mr.  Martin.  3  Mr. 
 Martin  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,  4  and  Sections  0.111,  0.311  and  1.80(  f)(  4)  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  5  Leonard  D.  Martin,  IS  LIABLE  FOR 
 A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $17,000  for  willful  and  repeated  violation  of  the  provisions  of  Sections  301  and  303(  n)  of  the  Act. 


 4.  Payment  of  the  forfeiture  shall  be  made  in  the  manner  provided  for  in  Section  1.80  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  6  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 


 1  47  U.  S.  C.  §  301. 
 2  47  U.  S.  C.  §  303(  n). 
 3  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  NAL  Acct.  No.  X3254-  003  (Enf.  Bur.,  Houston  Resident  Agent 
 Office,  released  March  3,  2000). 
 4  47  U.  S.  C.  §  503(  b). 


 5  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.  111,  0.311,  1.80(  f)(  4). 
 6  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.80. 
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 504(  a)  of  the  Act.  7  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.  X3254-  003”  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.  8 


 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that  a  copy  of  this  Forfeiture  Order  shall  be  sent  by  Certified  Mail  --  Return  Receipt  Requested,  to  Mr.  Leonard  D.  Martin  at  4415  Spellman,  Houston,  Texas  77035. 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 David  H.  Solomon  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 


 7  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  a). 
 8  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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