*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 9970.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 01- 1580 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Joshie Yasin Nakamura, Sr. ) File No. EB- 99- SF- 646 a/ k/ a Marvin Eugene Barnes ) 800 Weeks Street ) East Palo Alto, California 94301 ) NAL/ Acct. No. 200132960002 FORFEITURE ORDER Adopted: July 3, 2001 Released: July 6, 2001 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 Joshie Yasin Nakamura, Sr. a/ k/ a Marvin Eugene Barnes for violating Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934 (“ Act”), as amended. 1 Mr. Nakamura operated an unlicensed amateur radio station. 2. On April 19, 2001, the District Director of the Enforcement Bureau’s San Francisco Field Office issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (“ NAL”) for Forfeiture in the amount of ten thousand dollars to Mr. Nakamura. 2 Mr. Nakamura has not filed a response. Based on the information before us, we affirm this forfeiture. 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 Joshie Yasin Nakamura, Sr. a/ k/ a Marvin Eugene Barnes IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $10,000 for violating Section 301 of the Act by operating an unlicensed amateur radio station. 5 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 1 47 U. S. C. § 301. 2 Joshie Yasin Nakamura, Sr., NAL/ Acct. No. 200132960002 (San Francisco Field Office, Enf. Bur., rel. Apr. 19, 2001). 3 47 U. S. C. § 503( b). 4 47 C. F. R. §§ 0. 111, 0.311, 1. 80( f)( 4). 5 47 U. S. C. § 301. 6 47 C. F. R. § 1. 80. 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 01- 1580 2 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 NAL/ Acct. No. 200132960002 The payment should note NAL/ Acct. No. 200132960002 referenced above. Requests for full payment under an installment plan should be sent to: Chief, Revenue and Receivables Operations Group, 445 12th Street, S. W., Washington, D. C. 20554. 8 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be sent by Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested to Joshie Yasin Nakamura, Sr. a/ k/ a Marvin Eugene Barnes at 800 Weeks Street, East Palo Alto, California 94301. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION David H. Solomon Chief, Enforcement Bureau 7 47 U. S. C. § 504( a). 8 See 47 C. F. R. § 1.1914. 2