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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  1585 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Mitchell  Communications,  Inc.  )  File  No.  EB-  00-  NF-  449  Licensee,  WDVA(  AM)  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  20013264003 
 Danville,  Virginia  ) 
 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  three  thousand  dollars  ($  3,000)  against  Mitchell  Communications,  Inc.  (“  Mitchell”),  licensee  of  station 
 WDVA(  AM),  for  willful  violation  of  Section  17.  4(  a)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”).  1  The  noted 
 violation  involves  Mitchell’s  failure  to  register  its  four-  tower  array  antenna  structure. 


 2.  On  March  20,  2001,  the  Commission’s  Norfolk,  Virginia  Resident  Agent  Office  released  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  in  the  amount  of  three  thousand  dollars  ($  3,000)  to 
 Mitchell.  Mitchell  has  not  filed  a  response  to  the  NAL.  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,  2  and  Sections  0.111,  0.  311  and  1.80(  f)(  4)  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  3  Mitchell  Communications,  Inc.  IS 
 LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $3,000  for  willful  violation  of  Section  17.  4  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  4  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.  5  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  reference  NAL/  Acct.  number  20013264003. 
 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.  6 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §  17.  4. 
 2  47  U.  S.  C.  §  503(  b). 
 3  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.111,  0.311,  1.80(  f)(  4). 
 4  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.80. 
 5  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  a). 
 6  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  THAT  this  notice  shall  be  sent,  by  regular  mail  and  certified 
 mail,  return  receipt  requested,  to  Mitchell  Communications,  Inc.,  WDVA  AM  Station,  1  Radio  Lane, 
 Danville,  VA  24511. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon 
 Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 
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