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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  137 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 CARMELITA  T.  GOSSARD  )  File  No.  EB-  00-  TS-  044  d/  b/  a  AA  BEEP  ) 
 Licensee  of  Paging  Station  KNKK662  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  X3210-  003  Cudjoe  Key,  Florida  ) 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  January  18,  2001  Released:  January  22,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Technical  and  Public  Safety  Division,  Enforcement  Bureau: 


 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  five  thousand  dollars  ($  5,000)  against  Carmelita  T.  Gossard,  d/  b/  a  AA  Beep  (“  AA  Beep”),  for  willful  violation 
 of  Section  301  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934  (“  Act”)  1  ,  as  amended,  and  Section  22.  3  of  the 
 Commission’s  Rules  (“  the  Rules”).  2  The  noted  violations  involve  AA  Beep’s  operation  of  a  paging  system 
 without  Commission  authorization. 


 2.  On  October  10,  2000,  the  Enforcement  Bureau  released  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  in  the  amount  of  five  thousand  dollars  ($  5,000)  to  AA  Beep.  3  AA  Beep  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  AA  Beep  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A 
 MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $5,000  for  willful  violation  of  the  provisions  of  Sections  301  of  the  Act  and  Section  22.3  of  the  Rules. 


 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 
 504(  a)  of  the  Act.  7  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  referenced  above. 


 1  47  U.  S.  C.  §  301. 


 2  47  C.  F.  R.  §  22.3. 
 3  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  NAL  Acct.  No.  X3210-  003  (Enf.  Bur.,  released  October  10, 
 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. 
 7  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  a). 
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 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  this  notice  shall  be  sent,  by  certified  mail,  return 
 receipt  requested,  to  counsel  for  Carmelita  T.  Gossard,  d/  b/  a  AA  Beep,  O’Connor  &  Hannan,  Attention 
 Audrey  P.  Rasmussen,  1666  K  Street,  NW,  Suite  500,  Washington,  DC  20006-  2803. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Joseph  P.  Casey 
 Chief,  Technical  and  Public  Safety  Division 
 Enforcement  Bureau 


 8  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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