*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 5775.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 00-2915 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 In the Matter of Stephen Fowler d/ b/ a Exports R Us Pineville, Louisiana ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) File Number EB- 00- OR- 104 NAL/ Acct. No. X3262010 FORFEITURE ORDER Adopted: December 28, 2000 Released: December 29, 2000 By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau: 1. In this Forfeiture Order (“ Order”), we issue a monetary forfeiture in the amount of seven thousand dollars ($ 7,000) against Stephen Fowler d/ b/ a Exports R Us, for willfully violating Sections 2.803 and 2.815 of the Commission’s Rules (“ Rules”) 1 by marketing an unauthorized external frequency power amplifier. 2. On September 28, 2000, the Commission’s New Orleans, Louisiana Field Office issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of seven thousand dollars ($ 7, 000) to Stephen Fowler d/ b/ a Exports R Us. Stephen Fowler d/ b/ a Exports R Us has not filed a response. Based on the information before us, we affirm the forfeiture. 3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT, pursuant to Section 503( b) of the Act, 2 and Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80 of the Rules, 3 Stephen Fowler d/ b/ a Exports R Us, IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount $7,000, for willful violations of Sections 2. 803 and 2.815 of 1 47 C. F. R. §§ 2.803 and 2.815. 2 47 U. S. C. § 503( b). 3 47 C. F. R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, 1.80. 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 00- 2915 2 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. 4 Payment may be made 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 the NAL/ Acct. number X3262010. 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. 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Forfeiture Order shall be sent by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to Stephen Fowler d/ b/ a Exports R Us at 5529 Monroe Hwy, Pineville, Louisiana 71360. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION David H. Solomon Chief, Enforcement Bureau 4 47 U. S. C. § 504( a). 2